Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music, Series 5: Politics and Political Movements
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DeVincent, Sam, 1918-1997
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circa 1817-1982
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19 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0300.S05
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sam DeVincent loved music and art and began collecting sheet music with lithographs at an early age. Series 5: Politics and Political Movements contains circa 1,565 pieces of sheet music and song folios documenting the political history of the United States. An overview to the entire DeVincent collection is available here: Sam DeVincent Collection of Illustrated American Sheet Music.
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Ball, Fred Uhl, 1945-1985
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1936-2002
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1 Linear foot
- Collection ID:
- AAA.ballfred
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Archives of American Art
The papers of enamelist and sculptor, Fred Uhl Ball, measure 1.0 linear feet and date from 1936 to 2002. The collection provides scattered documentation of Ball's career through biographical material, family photographs, photographs of artwork, and printed material. The collection also includes a small group of papers concerning Ball's father, ceramicist F. Carlton Ball, his mother, illustrator and enamelist Kathryn Uhl Ball, and his grandfather, silversmith George Uhl.
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Knips, Walter Friedrich, 1911-1994
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circa 1950s
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3 Film reels (1,550 feet, 16mm and 8mm)
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.2015.07
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Human Studies Film Archives
Walter Friedrich Knips was a commercial attaché for the German foreign service. He served in Karachi, Pakistan, from 1952 to 1957. The film footage included in this collection covers trips taken by Knips and his family to Hunza, Srinagar, Gilgit, and Nanga Parabat between 1953 and 1955 and family home movies from Pakistan and Houston dating from 1952 to 1960.
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Beck, Larry, 1938-1994
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1938-1994
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6 Linear feet (13 archival boxes, 1 half size archival box, and 2 oversize boxes )
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.017
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National Museum of the American Indian
The Lawrence 'Larry' James Beck papers, located in the Cultural Resource Center of the National Museum of the American Indian, contain biographical materials, sculpture portfolios, art shows, notes, sketches and drawings, publications, correspondence and visual material including photos, slides and negatives of Larry's art.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Architectural History and Historic Preservation
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circa 1850-2006
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59 cu. ft. (59 record storage boxes) (10 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-225
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of information files, original reports and correspondence, papers and articles, and other background material on Smithsonian buildings. These records were compiled by the Office of Architectural History and Historic Preservation (OAHP), research associates, and volunteers. Items in brackets describe cross-references ...
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Science Media Group
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1994-2013
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-067
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Science Media Group (SMG) was founded by Dr. Matthew H. Schneps and Dr. Philip Michael Sadler as an experimental project to explore novel applications of video in the service of science education. In operation at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and the Harvard College Observatory from 1989 to 2013, this accession consists of...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
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1964-1971
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297.65 cu. ft. (568 document boxes) (91 3x5 boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 99
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records reflect the growing scope and complexity of the Smithsonian during Ripley's tenure. They document the Smithsonian's changing administrative structure; growing relationships with universities, foundations, and other external groups; efforts to attract more government support for the Smithsonian; pursuit of new initiatives and...
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1832-1977
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60.54 Cubic feet (consisting of 131 boxes, 13 folders, 17 oversize folders, 20 map case folders, 2 flat boxes (1 full, 1 partial), plus digital images of some collection material.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Railroads
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Railroads forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Gilbert, Glen Alexander, 1913-1982
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1935-1982
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1.82 Cubic feet (4 document boxes; 1 slim document box)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0187
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of a seven volume set representing a partial documentation of Gilbert's contribution to ATC development. The material was compiled by Gilbert's wife after his death in 1982. The collection also includes two books by Gilbert on air traffic control.
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Sachs, Charlotte Cramer, 1907-2004
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1905-2002
bulk 1940-2002
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4 Cubic feet (13 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0878
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers relating to Charlotte Cramer Sachs's life and career as an inventor mainly of food and household-related products: correspondence, photographs, business papers, awards, patents, printed materials, notes, and miscellany. The collection primarily consists of invention-related marketing materials including invention samples and prototypes, notes, clippings, business correspondence, and customer account records.