George Rohrmann Collection
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Rohrmann, G. F. (George F.)
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1970-1975
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129 color slides (35mm)
626 negatives (photographic) (black and white, 35mm)
- Collection ID:
- EEPA.2018-003
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Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art
The collection depicts the everyday life and architecture of Basotho, Hausa, Makonde, Matabele, Pedi, Swazi, and Xhosa peoples in Nigeria, Southern Africa, and Tanzania.
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National Museum of American Art. Office of Educational Programs
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1993-1997
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-031
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes video and audio elements of three films produced for the National Museum of American Art's five-part interdisciplinary series called "America Past and Present." Series titles in this accession are "Public Sculpture: America's Legacy," "Land & Landscape: Views of America's History and Culture," and "Latino Art and C...
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Education and Public Programs, Department of (NMAH, SI)
National Museum of American History (U.S.)
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2002-2003.
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20 Cubic feet (21 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0848
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Comment cards, on which museum visitors recorded their memories of the events of September 11, 2001, and their opinions on how their lives have changed as a result of those events. Comment cards have been made available in the exhibition hall in every venue for visitors to record their comments.
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Haring Cotton Machine Company.
Haring, Peter Paul, -1935
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Haring, Grace
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1895-1977
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1 Cubic foot (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1014
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers relating to Haring's development of cotton picking machines, 1894-1930.
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Page, Charles Grafton, 1812-1868
Poinier, Lois W.
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1844-1870
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0.25 Cubic feet (1 box, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0933
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers relate to American inventor Charles Grafton Page, an early developer of electromagnetic machinery.
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Reisman, Marshall, 1914-2009
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1959-2010
bulk 1972-1989
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.reismars
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Archives of American Art
The Marshall Reisman papers concerning George Nakashima are dated 1959-2010, bulk 1972-1989, and comprise 0.2 linear feet. The papers include letters, correspondence, annotated sketches, photographs, financial records, and printed material related to commissioned works by woodworker and sculptor George Nakashima for art collector Marshall Reisman.
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Valvo, Ninfa, 1900-1993
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1930-1973
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2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.valvninf
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Archives of American Art
The papers of curator Ninfa Valvo regarding the M. H. de Young Memorial Museum measure 2 linear feet and date from 1930 to 1973. The papers mostly consist of material related to the de Young Museum in the form of administration records, photographs of exhibition installations and artwork, and museum programs and calendars.
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Salem China Company
American Limoges China Co.
Sebring Pottery Company
Crescent China Company
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1930s-1981
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10.15 Cubic feet (26 boxes, 9 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0325
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Includes records of the Salem China Company relating to the administration of the company, its sales and art department, and other material relating to plant operations prior to 1960, when the company ceased manufacturing and became a distributor only. Includes photographs of various promotions, Salem China patterns, factory buildings, sales staff, show rooms, etc. as well as extensive advertising material of the Salem China Co. and its competitors. Another series contains blueprints and drawings of the Salem China Company's plant and equipment. Another series contains bulletins issued by the Associated Industries of Cleveland from 1977 to 1981.
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Moon, Carl, 1878-1948
Fred Harvey (Firm)
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1907-1914
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434 Photographs
- Collection ID:
- NMAI.AC.090
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National Museum of the American Indian
This collection contains photographs that were commissioned by Fred Harvey Co. and shot by Carl Moon circa 1907-1914. The photographs depict American Indian communities in the southwest including A:shiwi (Zuni), Acoma Pueblo, Diné (Navajo), Hopi, Laguna Pueblo, and Taos Pueblo among many others.
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Edwards, Nanci
Fleckner, John A., 1941-
Green , Rayna, Curator, 1942-
Johnson, Paula, Curator
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1976-2005
bulk 1996-2001
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3 Cubic feet (10 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0817
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection is divided into six series. It includes mostly printed materials and interviews, and dates from approximately 1976 to 2005. There are wine-related event materials, interview transcripts and audiotapes, printed material and histories from people and institutions representing a wide spectrum of the wine business. Wine-related objects...