Mural painting and decoration (9)
Astronautical museums (7)
Chase, William Merritt (4)
Davies, Arthur B. (Arthur Bowen) (4)
Tworkov, Jack (4)
Weber, Max (4)
Dubuffet, Jean, 1901- (3)
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (3)
National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division. (3)
New York World's Fair (1939-1940) (3)
Pach, Walter (3)
Rockefeller, Nelson A. (Nelson Aldrich) (3)
Saint-Gaudens, Homer, b. 1880 (3)
Jivaro (2)
Oto Indians (2)
Winnebago Indians (2)
10th Naval District Steel Band (1)
Almerico, Tony, 1905- (1)
Animal sounds (1)
Amazon River Region (2)
Congo (Democratic Republic) (2)
Query: Explorers Club
Refregier, Anton, 1905-
circa 1900-circa 1990
AAA.refranto
The papers of Woodstock area painter, muralist, and designer, Anton Refregier (1905-1979) date from circa 1900 to circa 1990 and measure 35.9 linear feet. The collection records Refregier's early commercial work and murals for the Works Progress Adminstration (WPA) and documents his career through to the 1970s with records of commissions for many public and private buildings, exhibitions in the United States and abroad, teaching positions, essays and publications, and extensive travel, particularly to the Soviet Union and Mexico. The collection contains scattered biographical material, personal and business correspondence, notes and writings, 15 diaries and journals, mural and tapestry files, exhibition files, personal business records, printed material, 10 scrapbooks, artwork including sketches and cartoons for murals, and photographs of Refregier, his friends, family and travels.
Willy Ley Papers
Ley, Willy, 1906-1969
48.29 Cubic feet (107 Boxes)
This collection consists of Willey Ley's personal files, including his business correspondence, book contracts, and galley proofs, as well as publicity concerning Dr. Ley and his activities, and inquiries and comments from Ley's readership during his tenure as columnist for Galaxy Magazine (1952-1969). The material also includes articles gathered by Ley on topics ranging from astronomy and space travel to biology and natural parks to mythology, psychic phenomena, and UFOs.
Reginald Marsh papers
Marsh, Reginald, 1898-1954
AAA.marsregi
The papers of Reginald Marsh (1898-1954) measure approximately 9.3 linear feet and date from circa 1897 to 1955. The collection documents the life and work of the artist, who was best known for his paintings and illustrations depicting scenes of vaudeville, night clubs, burlesque, and New York City. Marsh was a lifelong free-lance illustrator for the New Yorker, Esquire and many other national magazines. Papers include correspondence, diaries, notebooks, sketches, scrapbooks, business and financial papers, and photographs, as well as some biographical and printed material.
Oral history interviews with Henry Bascom Collins, Jr.
Collins, Henry Bascom, 1899- interviewee
7 audiotapes (reference copies). 14 digital .mp3 files (reference copies).
Judith Linhares papers
Linhares, Judith, 1940-
AAA.linhjudi
The papers of artist Judith Linhares measure 3.02 linear feet and date from circa 1955-2014. The collection documents her life, career, and inspirations through biographical material, correspondence, writings, illustrated notebooks, exhibition files, and printed material. Eight scrapbooks which Linhares identifies as her "archive" include additional printed material, professional correspondence, consignment agreements, artist statements, photographs, and interview transcripts.
Richard Rathbun Papers
Rathbun, Richard, 1852-1918
7.9 cu. ft. (15 document boxes) (1 half document box) (1 3x5 box)
The papers of Richard Rathbun document his early investigations in geology and paleontology; his college career at Cornell University, 1871-1872; his work as geologist on the Geological Commission of Brazil, 1875-1878; and his scientific and administrative careers with the United States Fish Commission and United States National Museum. O...
United States National Museum. Division of Plants
11 cu. ft. (21 document boxes) (25 microfilm reels)
Most of these records are the official files of George Vasey as botanist of the United States Department of Agriculture and curator of the United States National Herbarium from 1872 to 1893. They include incoming and occasional outgoing correspondence, mostly to Vasey, but sometimes to Jeremiah M. Rusk, secretary of Agriculture; Edwin Willits,...
Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art records
Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art
265.8 Linear feet
AAA.carninst
The records of the Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art measure 265.8 linear feet and date from 1883-1962, with the bulk of the material dating from 1885-1940. The collection includes extensive correspondence between the museum's founding director, John Beatty, and his successor, Homer Saint-Gaudens, with artists, dealers, galleries, collectors, museum directors, representatives abroad, shipping and insurance agents, and museum trustees. The collection also includes Department of Fine Arts interoffice memoranda and reports; loan exhibition files; Carnegie International planning, jury, shipping, and sale records; Department of Fine Arts letterpress copy books, and a copy of the original card catalog index to these records.
Henry Grattan Tyrrell and Mary Maude Knox Tyrrell Papers
Earl Shaffer Papers
Shaffer, Earl V., 1918-
bulk 1803 - 2007, undated
16 Cubic feet (46 boxes, 14 oversize folders)
This collection contains the trail diaries, papers, photographs and slides, and writings of Earl V. Shaffer, the man credited with being the first person to hike the entire Appalachian Trail (AT). His complete trail hikes took place in 1948, 1965, and 1998. He was also a hiking and nature enthusiast and advocate.