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button

Associated Name:
United Farm Workers  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 4.5 cm; x 1 3/4 in
Object Name:
Button
General subject association:
Labor Unions  Search this
Hispanics  Search this
Latino  Search this
Immigrants  Search this
Classified:
Buttons, Badges, Ribbons  Search this
ID Number:
1989.0693.2220
Catalog number:
1989.0693.2220
Accession number:
1989.0693
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Political and Military History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Agriculture
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-206b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1308616

button

Associated Name:
United Farm Workers  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3.7 cm; x 1 7/16 in
Object Name:
Button
General subject association:
Latino  Search this
Hispanics  Search this
Labor Unions  Search this
Immigrants  Search this
Classified:
Buttons, Badges, Ribbons  Search this
ID Number:
1989.0693.2221
Catalog number:
1989.0693.2221
Accession number:
1989.0693
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Political and Military History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Agriculture
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-222b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1308617

button

Associated Name:
United Farm Workers  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3.7 cm; x 1 7/16 in
Object Name:
Button
General subject association:
Labor Unions  Search this
Immigrants  Search this
Latino  Search this
Hispanics  Search this
ID Number:
1989.0693.2223
Catalog number:
1989.0693.2223
Accession number:
1989.0693
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Political and Military History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Agriculture
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-ecbc-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1309056

button

Associated Name:
United Farm Workers  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 3.7 cm; x 1 7/16 in
Object Name:
Button
General subject association:
Labor Unions  Search this
Immigrants  Search this
Hispanics  Search this
Latino  Search this
Classified:
Buttons, Badges, Ribbons  Search this
ID Number:
1989.0693.2224
Catalog number:
1989.0693.2224
Accession number:
1989.0693
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Political and Military History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Agriculture
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-ecbd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1309057

button

Associated Name:
United Farm Workers  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 2.2 cm; x 7/8 in
Object Name:
Button
General subject association:
Labor Unions  Search this
Immigrants  Search this
Latino  Search this
Hispanics  Search this
Classified:
Buttons, Badges, Ribbons  Search this
ID Number:
1989.0693.2225
Catalog number:
1989.0693.2225
Accession number:
1989.0693
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Political and Military History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Agriculture
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-ecbe-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1309058

button

Associated Name:
United Farm Workers  Search this
Physical Description:
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 2.2 cm; x 7/8 in
Object Name:
Button
General subject association:
Labor Unions  Search this
Immigrants  Search this
Latino  Search this
Hispanics  Search this
Classified:
Buttons, Badges, Ribbons  Search this
ID Number:
1989.0693.2226
Catalog number:
1989.0693.2226
Accession number:
1989.0693
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Political and Military History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
Agriculture
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-1fe6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1309059

De la tierra somos !no somos ilegales!

Artist:
Carlos A. Cortéz, born Milwaukee, WI 1923-died Chicago, IL 2005  Search this
Medium:
linoleum cut on paper
Dimensions:
image: 33 1/4 x 12 1/8 in. (84.4 x 30.8 cm) sheet: 36 x 24 1/4 in. (91.5 x 61.6 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1984
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Allegory\other\liberation  Search this
History\United States\immigration  Search this
Monument\religious\Pyramid of the Sun  Search this
Object\vegetable\corn  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tomás Ybarra-Frausto
Copyright:
© 2020, Dora Katsikakis
Object number:
1995.50.6
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
See more items in:
Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department:
Graphic Arts
Data Source:
Smithsonian American Art Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk76cb70942-00f8-4bc7-9813-ae589fc66234
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_1995.50.6

Audiovisual Records, 2016-2022

Creator:
Lemelson Center  Search this
Subject:
Johnson, Lonnie 1949-  Search this
Kelley, Tiffany  Search this
Young, Anna  Search this
Fox, Susannah  Search this
Gupta, Vikas  Search this
McLurkin, James  Search this
Robinson, Jeri  Search this
Kare, Susan D  Search this
Hildebrand, Andy  Search this
Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem 1947-  Search this
West, James E. 1931-  Search this
West, Ellington  Search this
Sullivan, Kathy 1951-  Search this
Loreto, Oscar Jr  Search this
Mancina, Dan  Search this
Fotheringham, Aaron  Search this
Lindahl, Lisa  Search this
Miller, Hinda  Search this
Smith, Polly Palmer  Search this
Matthews, Jessica O  Search this
Hamilton, Marilyn  Search this
Will, Sarah  Search this
Schultz, Mike 1981-  Search this
Mathis, Nat 1946-  Search this
Shukla, Kavita  Search this
Rothblatt, Martine  Search this
Shadd, Warren  Search this
Edwards, Dan  Search this
Graetz, Martin  Search this
Piner, Steven  Search this
Russell, Steve  Search this
Samson, Peter  Search this
Saunders, Robert  Search this
Augspurger, Mike  Search this
Chakrabary, Ananda  Search this
Charles, Dan  Search this
Kevles, Dan  Search this
Schmidt, Jennie  Search this
Gadgil, Ashok  Search this
Bdeir, Ayah 1982-  Search this
Moser, Petra  Search this
Wasem, Ruth Ellen  Search this
Kerr, William  Search this
Cook, Lisa D  Search this
Grandison, Tyrone  Search this
Holly, James Jr  Search this
Johnson, Shontavia  Search this
Lewis, Cathleen S. 1958-  Search this
McIlwain, Charlton D. 1971-  Search this
Smith, Tahira Reid  Search this
Slaton, Amy E. 1957-  Search this
Swanson, Kara W  Search this
Baer, Ralph H  Search this
Bath, Patricia 1942-2019  Search this
Cherian, Sunil  Search this
Dankovich, Theresa  Search this
MacCready, Paul B  Search this
Donovan, Marion 1917-1998  Search this
Phillips, Van  Search this
Stone, David  Search this
Willson, Bryan  Search this
Wiitanen, Wayne  Search this
O'Connor, Sean Martin  Search this
Brock, André 1978-  Search this
Behar, Dany  Search this
Comedy, Yolanda Leslie  Search this
Fouché, Rayvon 1969-  Search this
Guha, Subhendu  Search this
Lemelson, Jerome 1923-  Search this
Lemelson Center Innovative Lives Program  Search this
Inventive Minds (Exhibition) (2015- : Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Patents on Life: Diamond v. Chakrabarty at 40 (2020: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
New Perspectives Symposium: Black Inventors and Innovators (2020: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
New Perspectives Symposium: Immigrant Inventors (2021: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Type:
Electronic records
Collection descriptions
Date:
2016
2016-2022
Topic:
Congresses and conventions  Search this
Inventors  Search this
Inventions  Search this
Interviews  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Museums--Educational aspects  Search this
Museums--Public relations  Search this
African American inventors  Search this
Immigrants  Search this
Intellectual property  Search this
Video games  Search this
Technological innovations  Search this
Local number:
SIA Acc. 22-097
See more items in:
Audiovisual Records 1995-2022 [Lemelson Center]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_404747

Margaret Ann Robinson's Passport

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
photograph (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 6 in x 4 1/8 in; 15.24 cm x 10.4775 cm
Object Name:
passport
Place made:
United Kingdom
Date made:
1967
General subject association:
Immigration  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Ann Ratner
ID Number:
2016.0294.01
Catalog number:
2016.0294.01
Accession number:
2016.0294
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Costume
Exhibition:
Many Voices, One Nation
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-14a5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1817842

Dr. Mani Menon's Lab Coat

Physical Description:
cotton; ; synthetic fibers (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 109 cm x 69 cm; 42 29/32 in x 27 5/32 in
Object Name:
lab coat
Subject:
Immigrants  Search this
India  Search this
Medical  Search this
ID Number:
2016.0266.01
Accession number:
2016.0266
Catalog number:
2016.0266.01
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Home and Community Life: Ethnic
Exhibition:
Many Voices, One Nation
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-6cfb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1822312

French Horsehair Trunk

Physical Description:
skin, hide, horsehair (overall material)
metal, iron (overall material)
metal, tin (overall material)
wood (overall material)
paint (overall material)
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 46 cm x 112 cm x 52 cm; 18 1/8 in x 44 1/8 in x 20 1/2 in
Object Name:
Trunk
Place made:
France
Date made:
1880
Subject:
Roman Catholicism  Search this
Immigration  Search this
Monasticism  Search this
Related event:
The Development of the Industrial United States  Search this
ID Number:
CL.314563.02
Catalog number:
314563.02
Accession number:
314563
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Religion
Cultures & Communities
Family & Social Life
Religion
Transportation
Exhibition:
On the Water
Exhibition Location:
National Museum of American History
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-46c3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_678392
Online Media:

Festival Recordings: Learning Center/Camp Fire: Czech American Community in New Mexico: W&V Dorn; Gospel Traditions

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. New Mexico Program 1992 Washington, D.C.  Search this
Place, Janet L. (recorder)  Search this
Recorder:
Bergeson, Kevin (recorder)  Search this
Performer:
Kretek, Edward, 1927-1997  Search this
Kretek, Gertrude  Search this
Kretek, Geraldine, 1929-  Search this
Jones, Rodney  Search this
Dorn, Vodra, 1957-  Search this
Dorn, William, 1952-  Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Extent:
compact audio cassette
1 Sound cassette (analog.)
Culture:
Americans  Search this
Czech-Americans  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Sound cassettes
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
New Mexico
Deming (N.M.)
Albuquerque (N.M.)
Date:
1992 June 26
Track Information:
101 Czech American Community in New Mexico / Edward Kretek, Gertrude Kretek, Geraldine Kretek.

102 Gospel Traditions / Rodney Jones, Vodra Dorn, William Dorn. Piano.
Local Numbers:
FP-1992-CT-0131
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 26, 1992.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
Topic:
Oral history  Search this
Gospel music  Search this
Piano  Search this
Emigration and immigration  Search this
Discrimination  Search this
Food habits  Search this
Agriculture  Search this
Gardens  Search this
African Americans  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1992 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
CFCH.SFF.1992, Item FP-1992-CT-0131
See more items in:
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1992 Festival of American Folklife
Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1992 Festival of American Folklife / Series 4: New Mexico / Audio
Archival Repository:
Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk59d6174cd-631e-4253-bd95-82360f95e794
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-cfch-sff-1992-ref679

An American in the making the life story of an immigrant With a new pref. by Louise Ravage Tresfort

Author:
Ravage, M. E (Marcus Eli) 1884-1965  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 324 pages 21 cm
Type:
Biography
Biographies
Place:
United States
Date:
1971
Topic:
Immigrants  Search this
Romanian Americans  Search this
Américains d'origine roumaine  Search this
Call number:
E184.R8 R25 1971
E184.R8R25 1971
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_8018

Statue of Liberty by Oscar Handlin and the editors of the Newsweek Book Division

Author:
Handlin, Oscar 1915-2011  Search this
Author:
Newsweek, inc Book Division  Search this
Physical description:
172 pages illustrations (part color) 30 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.Y. and N.J.)
United States
Statue of Liberty National Monument (N.Y. et N.J.)
Statue of Liberty National Monument
Date:
1971
Topic:
Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Emigration and immigration  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
F128.64.L6 H3X
N40.1.B295 H2
F128.64.L6H3X
N40.1.B295H2
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_8408

The Immigrant experience the anguish of becoming American [by] Jack Agueros [and others] Edited with an introd. by Thomas C. Wheeler

Author:
Agueros, Jack  Search this
Wheeler, Thomas C  Search this
Physical description:
212 pages 22 cm
Type:
Case studies
Études de cas
Case Reports
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
1971
Topic:
Americanization  Search this
Americanization--Case studies  Search this
Américanisation  Search this
Emigration and immigration  Search this
Émigration et immigration  Search this
Call number:
JV6450 .I33
JV6450.I33
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_8564

Quin Shen Yu Papers

Creator:
Yu, Quin Shen, 1916-2003  Search this
Former owner:
Yu, Susan Shen  Search this
Extent:
1 Cubic foot (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Biographies
Black-and-white photographs
Notes
Report cards
Writings
Date:
1916-2012
Summary:
The collection consists of papers relating to Chinese immigrant Quin Shen Yu and his family.
Content Description:
The collection consists of papers relating to Chinese immigrant Quin Shen Yu and his family. It includes identification documents and credentials; photographs of the family and of Yu's life; letters; scrapbook; school papers such as report cards and assignments; writings and notes; papers from Yu's time in the Boy Scouts; biographical information, including a book and a CD.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into one series.
Provenance:
Collection donated to the Archives Center in 2019 by Susan Shen Yu.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Emigration and immigration  Search this
Identification cards  Search this
Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century  Search this
Genre/Form:
Biographies
Black-and-white photographs
Notes
Report cards
Writings
Citation:
Quin Shen Yu Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1487
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82f42e4e2-0d59-44b6-9abb-3daea9ac7529
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1487

Prayer Book Bag

User:
Roth Schild, Lazurus  Search this
Physical Description:
skin, leather (overall material)
glass (beads material)
Measurements:
overall: 6 3/4 in x 6 3/8 in; 17.145 cm x 16.1925 cm
Object Name:
bag
Place Made:
Germany
Date made:
ca 1810 - 1825
Subject:
Judaism  Search this
Immigration  Search this
Prayer  Search this
Family  Search this
Weddings  Search this
Related Publication:
Grossman, Grace Cohen, with Richard Eighme Ahlborn. Judaica at the Smithsonian: Cultural Politics as Cultural Model
Myers, Susan H.. The Promise of a New Life: Jewish Immigrants in America, 1820-1880
Credit Line:
Gift of Louis S. Rothschild
ID Number:
CL.61.0367
Accession number:
235938
Catalog number:
61.0367
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Religion
Religion
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-1107-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1166730
Online Media:

nightshirt

Physical Description:
fiber, flax (overall material)
fiber, ramie (overall material)
fiber, hemp (overall material)
fiber, bast (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 100 cm x 40.5 cm; 39 3/8 in x 15 15/16 in
Object Name:
Nightshirt
Place made:
France: Brittany, Quimper
Date made:
1500 - 1599
Subject:
Immigration  Search this
Family  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Yves Coajou
ID Number:
CL.302003.02
Accession number:
302003
Catalog number:
302003.02
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Ethnic
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-9649-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1166734

bodice

Physical Description:
fiber, wool (overall material)
metal (overall material)
fiber, silk (overall material)
Measurements:
back center (without collar): 15 1/2 in; 39.37 cm
shoulder: 14 in; 35.56 cm
sleeves: 22 1/2 in; 57.15 cm
Object Name:
Bodice
Place made:
Finland
Date made:
ca 1900
Subject:
Immigration  Search this
Weddings  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Julia Nylund Moore
ID Number:
CL.312207.01A
Accession number:
312207
Catalog number:
312207.01A
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Ethnic
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-0545-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1166792

skirt

Physical Description:
fiber, wool (overall material)
metal (overall material)
fiber, silk (overall material)
Measurements:
back center: 38 1/2 in; 97.79 cm
waist: 26 1/2 in; 67.31 cm
Object Name:
Skirt
Place made:
Finland
Date made:
ca 1900
Subject:
Immigration  Search this
Weddings  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of Julia Nylund Moore
ID Number:
CL.312207.01B
Accession number:
312207
Catalog number:
312207.01B
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Ethnic
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-681f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1166796

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