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Weinrib, David, 1924-2016
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circa 1950-2015
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28.2 Megabytes
4.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.weindavi
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Archives of American Art
The papers of multimedia sculptor, curator, and instructor David Weinrib measure 4.6 linear feet and date from circa 1950-2015. The collection documents Weinrib's life and career through a small amount of biographical material, project files, and printed and photographic material. Project files make up the bulk of the collection and document Weinrib's teaching at Black Mountain College, his curation of the Pratt Sculpture Park, and an extensive project that he undertook with his second wife, JoAnn Weinrib, in 1998 titled "Sculptors in Their Environments." This project file includes photographic documentation of numerous artists working in their studios including Vito Acconci, Louise Bourgeois, Petah Coyne, Mary Frank, Judy Pfaff, Ursula von Rydingsvard, and many others.
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Hatch, Lorenzo James, 1856-1914
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bulk 1902-1914
circa 1890-1950
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1.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hatclore
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Archives of American Art
The Lorenzo James Hatch and Hatch family papers measure 1.7 linear feet and date from circa 1890-1950, with the bulk of the materials dating from 1902-1914. The papers consist of family correspondence, printed material, three scrapbooks of printed materials and photographs, and a travel account. Letters are from Lorenzo Hatch, his wife Grace Harrison Hatch, and other family members. Most of the collection concerns the family's time in Peking (Beijing), China from 1908-1914 while Hatch was assisting the Chinese government create a Bureau of Printing and Engraving. The papers reveal impressions of the social and economic conditions of the Chinese, the revolutionary events of 1911 and 1912, the Pneumonic Plague epidemic in China from 1910-1911, and sight-seeing trips. An unprocessed addition of 0.4 linear feet includes biographical material; photographs of Hatch, his family and works of art; personal correspondence; artwork; printed material, and legal and financial records relating to the estate of Lorenzo Hatch. Also included is a horseshoe from Harrison Hatch's pony "Moses" (in China).
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Dill, Malcolm
Garden Club of America
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1929-1931
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0.1 Cubic feet (16 35mm slides., 35mm)
- Collection ID:
- AAG.DIL
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Archives of American Gardens
The Malcolm Howard Dill Collection contains 17 35mm slide reproductions of photographs of and design plans for private and community projects in Ohio and Indiana by the landscape architect, Malcolm Howard Dill.
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Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994
Scurlock, Addison N., 1883-1964
Custom Craft
Scurlock Studio (Washington, D.C.)
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1888-1993
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106 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0618.S01
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Scurlock photographic studio was a fixture in the Shaw area of Washington, DC from 1911 to 1994, and encompassed two generations of photographers, Addison N. Scurlock (1883-1964) and his sons George H. (1920- 2005) and Robert S. (1916-1994). Series 1 primarily consists of black and white photographs, but also includes job envelopes, order forms, correspondence, notes, and other photographic materials such as negatives. An overview to the entire Scurlock collection is available here: Scurlock Studio Records.
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Waugh, Donald.
Waugh, Leuman Maurice, 1877-1972.
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1909-1963
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2.1 Linear feet ((5 boxes; 1 map case drawer))
1,749 Photographic prints
1,035 Lantern slides
1579 Negatives (photographic)
80 Film reels (16mm)
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.003
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National Museum of the American Indian
The Leuman Maurice Waugh collection contains papers, photographs, and film holdings that were created by Waugh during his dental research expeditions to indigenous communities in Newfoundland and Labrador in eastern Canada and in Arctic Alaska.
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Messmore, George Harold
Messmore and Damon Company
Damon, Joseph
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1892 - 1998
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16 Cubic feet (40 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0846
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The records document Messmore and Damon's work in the design and construction of parade floats, museum dioramas, exhibitions, displays and scenery. The materials include business records, photographs, patents, scrapbooks, promotional materials, sound recordings and moving image.
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Nadel, Leonard, 1916-1990
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1950-2006
bulk 1956-1960
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3 Cubic feet (10 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1313
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Photographer Leonard Nadel's supplemental material relating to and photographs of the Mexican braceros (manual laborers). They were photographed in California, Texas, and Mexico for the Ford Foundation's Fund for the Republic during the late 1950s and early 1960s in support of a report entitled Strangers in Our Fields by Dr. Ernesto Galarza.
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Saint, Lawrence B., 1885-1961
Washington Cathedral
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1926-1936
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9.3 Cubic feet (29 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0090
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of chemical formulae developed by Lawrence Saint for use in his stained glass work at the Washington National Cathedral. There are supporting samples, records, and notes.
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Federal Art Project (U.S.)
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1935-1948
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70 Microfilm reels
- Collection ID:
- AAA.fedeartp09
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Selected records from the United States National Archives and Records Administration of the Federal Art Project (FAP) of the Work Projects Administration. Records cover a broad range of topics. The bulk are from the Central Files, "States" and "General Subject" series, 1935-1944. Also microfilmed are materials from series Federal Art Project, Feder...
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI
Modjeski and Masters
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1870-1979
bulk 1900-1940
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60 Cubic feet (139 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0976
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The records document the work of consulting engineers and bridge builders, Ralph Modjeski (1861-1940) and Frank Masters (1883-1974) of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.