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Creator::

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Satellite Tracking Program  Search this

Extent:

41 cu. ft. (82 document boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Color photographs

Black-and-white photographs

Maps

Clippings

Manuscripts

Architectural drawings

Date:

1953-1968

Descriptive Entry:

This record unit consists mostly of records documenting the administration and operation of the STP tracking stations and includes files on the stations kept by the Photographic Observation Section, 1956-1961; SOD, 1961-1965; and STADAD, 1965-1968. The station files consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda, reports, and technical data concerning satellite tracking operations; station fiscal matters; the construction and maintenance of station buildings and facilities; conferences and meetings held at the stations; the procurement of equipment and supplies for the stations; station personnel; and special projects conducted at each station. Also included are administrative records of SOD and STADAD; station files and administrative records of the Engineering Section of SOD and STADAD, mostly concerning the operation of the Baker-Nunn tracking cameras at each station; station financial statements; and records documenting relations between SAO and foreign countries or states where tracking stations were located.

Many of the files in this record unit are arranged in a numerical-subject records management system instituted at SAO about 1964. In the system, records were assigned a number code based on subject classification and filed numerically. Often records prior to 1964 were refiled using the numerical-subject system. Retrieval of records using the system is difficult. For a detailed explanation of the SAO numerical-subject filing system, see appendix 1 in the Archives.

Historical Note:

Created in 1956 as part of the International Geophysical Year, the Satellite Tracking Program (STP) of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) was a world-wide network of stations responsible for the optical tracking of satellites. From 1956 until June 1959, the program was funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation. In July 1959, funding was assumed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The goal of STP was to obtain photographs of satellites in sufficient number and accuracy to allow the determination of highly precise orbits. Data derived from the orbits provided information concerning variations in the density and temperature of the upper atmosphere and helped construct new representations of the earth's gravitational potential and geometrical figure. Twelve camera stations were established around the world between 36 degrees north and 36 degrees south of the equator. Stations were located at Jupiter, Florida (closed in 1967); Organ Pass, New Mexico (moved to Mt. Hopkins, Arizona in 1968); Maui, Hawaii; Curacao, Netherlands Antilles, West Indies (moved to Natal, Brazil, in 1966); Arequipa, Peru; Villa Dolores, Argentina (moved to Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, in 1966); Shiraz, Iran (moved to Debre Zeit, Ethiopia, in 1966); Olifantsfontein, South Africa; Naini Tal, India; San Fernando, Spain; Tokyo, Japan (closed in 1968); and Woomera, Australia (moved to the Space Research Site at Island Lagoon, Australia, in 1964). Cooperative programs enabled STP to track satellites at United States Air Force stations at Oslo, Norway, and Johnston and Kwajalein Islands in the Pacific Ocean; the Royal Canadian Air Force station at Cold Lake, Alberta; Harvard University's Agassiz Station; and the geodetic station at the National Technical University of Athens, Greece. A special satellite tracking camera, designed by James C. Baker and Joseph Nunn, was installed in each station.

When it was created in 1956, STP was a part of SAO's Upper Atmosphere Studies Division. The 12 satellite tracking camera stations were administered by the Photographic Observation Section, under the direction of Karl G. Henize. In 1961, STP became a separate Department of SAO. At that time the Station Operations Division (SOD) was created within STP for the administrative direction and logistical support of all satellite tracking camera stations, for maintenance of equipment and development of new equipment and techniques, and for technical support in observing procedures. SOD was organized into three sections: Administrative, Operations, and Engineering. Richard C. Brock became the first chief of the Station Operations Division in June 1961. Other incumbents included Jan Rolff, 1962-1964, and Carl W. Hagge, acting chief, 1964-1965. In 1965, SOD was abolished and replaced by the Satellite Tracking and Data Acquisition Department (STADAD). STADAD assumed the duties of its predecessor and was also responsible for administering SAO's Meteor Simulation Project station at Wallops Island, Virginia. STADAD was comprised of five divisions: Optical Tracking Division, Moonwatch Division, Wallops Island Division, Engineering Division, and Administrative Support Division. John I. Hsia was appointed the first manager of STADAD in 1965. Other incumbents included Jack A. Coffey, 1966-1968, and Harry Albers, 1968- .

Topic:

International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958  Search this

Astrophysical observatories  Search this

Astronomical observatories  Search this

Research  Search this

Genre/Form:

Color photographs

Black-and-white photographs

Maps

Clippings

Manuscripts

Architectural drawings

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 263, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Satellite Tracking Program, Satellite Tracking Station Records

Identifier:

Record Unit 263

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Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

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Collection Creator::

National Museum of American Art. Office of Program Support  Search this

Container:

Oversize

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 321, National Museum of American Art. Office of Program Support, Records

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Records

Records / Series 17: Large Format Material / Oversize

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-faru0321-refidd1e20605

Collector:

Sultner-Welles, Donald H. (Sultner, Donald Harvey), 1914-1981  Search this

Printer:

Janus, Allan  Search this

Interviewee:

Hanfstaengl, Erna  Search this

Names:

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra  Search this

Chautauqua Institute  Search this

Colonial Williamsburg Foundation  Search this

Holland-America Cruises  Search this

Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945  Search this

Extent:

87.6 Cubic feet (318 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Passports

Photographs

Travelogs

Receipts

Ephemera

Files

Filmstrips

Lecture notes

Personal papers

Silver-dye bleach process

Contracts

Notebooks

Prints

Press releases

Ships' passenger lists

Project files

Magnetic tapes

Posters

Postcards

Vertical files

Dye destruction process

Travel diaries

Letters (correspondence)

Professional papers

Bank statements

Correspondence

Audiotapes

Series 12.

Clippings

Card files

Concert programs

Dye destruction photoprints

Biography files

Awards

Business records

Birthday cards

Date:

circa 1790-1981

bulk 1945-1980

Scope and Contents:

This collection is primarily the work of one individual, Donald Harvey Sultner, known professionally as Donald Sultner-Welles (1914-1981). The collection forms a written and visual record of Sultner's family, life, and career from 1913-1980. Its major strength is Sultner's photographic documentation of the world during his travels, ca. 1950-1980. Work by other photographers and artists, correspondence, greeting cards, and contemporary memorabilia and ephemera are included, along with fewer than fifty examples of earlier materials, ca. 1790-1900, collected by Sultner.

The entire collection reflects Sultner's lifework and interests. Housed in boxes the collection is organized into eleven series: Personal Papers; Professional Papers; Lecture Materials; Biographical Materials; Transparencies; Photoprints; Photonegatives; Prints, Drawings, Mixed Media; Audio Tapes; Miscellaneous; and Restricted Materials. The arrangement within each series is based as closely as possi-ble on Sultner's own organization of the materials. However, in several instances similar materials were found separated and have been placed together. In addition, obvious filing mistakes and spelling errors have been corrected. The spelling of geographic place names is based on Official Standard Names prepared by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, Office of Geography, U.S. Department of the Interior. Not all names given by Sultner were found in the gazetteers, so there may be errors.

The bulk of the collection consists of 2-1/4-inch by 2-1/4-inch color transparencies (Series 5). However, the manuscript materials (Series 1-4) provide a detailed complement to the transparencies. For example, from the mid-1950s until the late 1970s, Sultner kept a travel diary (Se-ries 1). Written on the backs of postcards, this stream-of-consciousness journal reflects not only his daily trips, but his impressions of the countries and thoughts on his photography. A juxtaposition of cards with images is especially useful in understanding what Sultner photographed as well as why and how he photographed it. Sultner's professional corre-spondence (Series 2) documents the various types of groups before which he performed and equipment manufacturers dealt with for cameras, projectors, and so on. Notes, drafts, and final lectures (Series 3) present the performance side of Sultner. This material, when viewed with tapes of concerts and slides, begins to recreate the photo-concert as Sultner presented it. Scrapbooks (Series 4), kept by Sultner from the 1940s to the 1980s, present Sultner's life and career in chronological fashion.

The transparency portion of the collection (Series 5), containing over 87,000 images, is especially rich because of its documentation of the countries of the world. People are seen at their daily tasks, such as washing clothes, marketing, shopping, and eating. Cities are documented as they changed over the years. Two areas in particular will be of spe-cial interest to European and Asian researchers. The first is Sultner's USIS Asian tour in 1959. He visited Japan, Java, India, Korea, the Phil-ippines, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. The serene, prewar cities and coun-tryside of Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam evince nothing of the devastation to come in the 1960a and 70s.

The second area of interest is Sultner's passion for documenting archi-tecture. As a guest of the German government in 1954, Sultner documented the devastation of World War II and photographed both the reconstruction of bombed buildings and the construction of buildings reflecting "new" postwar architectural styles. In addition to photographing post-WW II styles, throughout his career Sultner documented Palladian, baroque and Rococo architecture. This interest manifested itself in several of his lectures.

A third subject area of interest to Sultner was gardens. Among his first lectures following his USIS tour was "Gardens of the World." Sultner de-veloped this theme into an ongoing commitment to ecology, culminating in a filmstrip, "The Time is Now" (Series 10), prepared for the Hudson River Conservation Society in the 1960s. Carl Carmer, a noted author, wrote the text for the filmstrip. Sultner's taped interviews, lectures, and program music (Series 9) complement the transparencies. During his USIS-sponsored Asian tour in 1959, Sultner recorded impressions of his trip on tape. Interviews with people living in the countries he visited, radio interviews, and his own personal reflections are included. Of particular interest are his "No Harm Asking" interviews in Manila (tape #2), his interview of two French hotel managers in Saigon discussing post-French control conditions (tape #9), and--perhaps the most unusual--his discussion with Erna Hanfstaengl about her personal relationship with Adolf Hitler (tape #107). Scripts for lectures (Series 3) round out the documentation of Sultner's profes-sional work.

Because of the arrangement of the transparencies, it is necessary to check several areas for the same subject. For example, Vietnam images are in the "World" section alphabetically under Vietnam (box 81). Sult-ner also lectured on Vietnam, so there are Vietnamese images in the "framed subjects" (Boxes 137-138). Another example, perhaps more compli-cated, but more common to Sultner, was his distinguishing between images of unidentified "People" and identified "Portraits." Transparency stud ies of human beings will be found under the subseries "People." "Subjects --Portraits," various countries in the subseries "World," and "Lectures." There are also individuals in the black-and-white photoprints (Series 6), and photonegatives (Series 8). The painter and print-maker Charles Shee-ler appears in a number of locations, as does tenor Roland Hayes. Another area of complexity with regard to people concerns the transparencies and negatives. Sultner interfiled his transparencies and negatives of iden-tified individuals. For appropriate storage, these two different formats have been arranged in separate series. Therefore, instead of container lists for the two series, there is a combined alphabetical index to both (pp. 166-206).

Of tangential interest are the photoprints (Series 6), etchings, wood-cuts, and other prints (Series 8) collected by Sultner. One particular subseries of interest contains photographs presented to Sultner by Asian photographers during his 1959 tour. Over 45 images were given to Sultner and represent the standards of camera-club photography in the 1950s. Thesecond subseries consists of over 25 prints by the Italian-American art-ist Luigi Lucioni (1900- ). For further information on this artist,see The Etchings of Luigi Lucioni, -A Catalogue Raisonne', by Stuart P.Embury (Washington, 1984). Lucioni also painted Sultner's portrait in1952 and the "People" section of the transparencies contains a number of images of Lucioni at work. Another significant category is the Japanese prints, including two by a major nineteenth-century artist, Ando Hiro-shige (1797-1858).

Series 11 contains restricted letters to Sultner from friends. These materials will become available to the public in the year 2031. Twenty-three document boxes of clippings and magazine articles found in standard magazines and newspapers (e.g., Time, Life, Look, Modern Maturity, etc.) were destroyed. These materials represented general articles being published on a number of topics during Sultner's lifetime. A list of subject file headings Sultner used is with the manuscript mate-rials.

A second grouping of materials destroyed were nine filing cabinet drawers of travel material--maps, guide books, and other tourist pamphlets used by Sultner on his travels. This material, as with the first group of ma-terial, was of the common variety easily found. Any books or pamphlets found with the clippings were sorted out and sent to Smithsonian Institu-tion Libraries. Other library material that came in with the estate was sent immediately to the library and disposed of through their channels. Any office equipment, such as filing cabinets and supplies, etc., has been put to use in the National Museum of American History.

Arrangement:

Series 1: Personal Papers, 1923-1981

Series 2: Professional Papers, 1954-1980

Series 3: Lecture Materials, 1952-1980

Series 4: Biographical Materials, 1954-1980

Series 5: Transparencies, 1947-1980

Series 6: Photoprints, 1913-ca. 1980

Series 7: Photonegatives, 1929-1981

Series 8: Prints, Drawings, Mixed Media, ca. 1790-1979

Series 9: Audio Tapes, 1947-1980

Series 10: Miscellaneous, 1947-1980

Biographical / Historical:

Donald Harvey Sultner was bom in York, Pennsylvania, on April 13, 1914, the son of Lillian May Arnold Sultner and Harvey A. Sultner. In 1923 Sultner attended the Lewis Institute in Detroit, Michigan, to overcome a speech impediment. He entered the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1932 and graduated in 1936. Sultner studied merchandising and sang in the glee club, then under the direction of composer Harl MacDonald. Sultner, a baritone, continued his interest in music and studied voice with Reinald Werrenrath and with Florence Benedict and Bruce Benjamin in New York City. In the late 1940s and early 1950s he appeared in concert with accompanists at schools, clubs, and resort hotels along the East Coast. It appears that photography was always an important part of Sultner's life. Using a small format (120) camera, he recorded his vacation travels around the United States and Canada, parties, and his family. While living in New York, Sultner continued photographing friends and family and began photographing the famous people he encountered on his concert tours. In the early 1950s he began taking 2-1/4-inch by 2-1/4-inch color transparencies (slides) of landscapes and architecture as he traveled giving concerts.

Sultner, who had taken the stage name of "Sultner-Welles," began what was to be his lifework as a professional "photo-lecturer" in 1952. He illustrated his talks on nature, art, architecture, and the environment with his color slides. In 1954 Sultner toured West Germany as a guest of the Bonn government, and in 1959 he lectured in Asia under the auspices of the U.S. State Department. He was dubbed the "camera ambassador." Constantly adding new material to his collection of slides, Sultner traveled extensively throughout the United States, speaking before garden clubs, cultural organi-zations, and schools. He also appeared aboard various ships of the Holland-America line during a number of cruises abroad.

Sultner had established his performance style by the early 1960s. He expanded his lectures to include a combination of art, words, and music. The expanded presentation resulted in the "photo-concert," a unique synthesis of light and sound that Sultner frequently per-formed with a symphony orchestra. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra commissioned "Concertino for Camera and Orchestra" by Eric Knight with Sultner in mind. The world premiere was in Baltimore in March 1979. While he spoke on many art, garden, and architectural topics, Sultner specialized in subjects relating to the baroque and rococo periods and Palladian architecture.

Sultner died of cancer in York, Pennsylvania, on March 25, 1981, at the age of 67.

1914 -- April 13, born York, Pennsylvania.

1929 -- In Detroit at Lewis Institute to overcome a speech impediment.

1932 -- To University of Pennsylvania.

1935 -- Summer trip to Roanoke (VA), Picketts, Hershey (PA); fall trip to New England for fraternity (AXP) convention.

1936 -- Spring glee club trip; graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania; summer trips to Newport News (VA), northern trip to Canada, Picketts (PA).

1937 -- Fall trip to Williamsburg (VA), Duke University (NC); Sultner family begins building "Glen Hill" (Dover, PA).

1938 -- Summer at home, and Picketts (PA), Camp Pratt.

1939 -- Spring trip to Washington, D.C.; September trip to The Homestead (WV), Hot Springs (WV), Virginia; Lake Mohonk (NY).

1940 -- Summer trip to New Orleans, Blowing Rock (NC); winter trip to Skytop Club (NY); fall trip to Atlantic City (NJ), Philadelphia (PA), Annapolis (MD).

1941 -- Winter 1941-42 appearance in "Hit the Deck." Lake Mohonk (NY) with Ted Walstrum (Sept. 22-23); Skytop Club (NY) (February); summer trip to Canada, Lake Chazy (NY) (Aug. 17-23).

1942 -- Spring in Atlantic City (NJ); summer to Buck Hill Falls, Lakes Chazy and Mohonk.

1943 -- Summer trip to Mohonk (NY).

1944 -- Summer: To Toronto (Ontario), Muskoka Lake, Bigwin Island, Montreal (Quebec), Mohonk (NY).

1945 -- Summer: To Winnepesauke (ME), Woodstock (NY), Ogunquit (ME), Bridgeport (CT).

1946 -- To Mohonk (NY), Ogunquit (ME), Old Saybrook (CT), Nantucket (RI).

1947 -- Singing tour of Canada and New England; winter-spring tour to Georgia and Florida.

1948 -- To Florida and Nassau, Feb.-Mar., Vermont, July-Aug.; Nassau-Havana-Miami-Bermuda, October.

1949 -- Singing tour of North and South Carolina.

1950 -- Summer trip to South.

1951 -- To District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, [New Jersey?], New York, Vermont.

1952 -- January 9: first public photo-concert, Pennsylvania Academy of the Arts, Philadelphia; trips to Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont.

1953 -- To Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont.

1954 -- Guest of German government for a study tour in the fall. To District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia.

1955 -- To Holland; Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia.

1956 -- To California, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.

1957 -- Holland-America Cruise to Germany, Austria, Italy. To Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia.

1958 -- Holland-America Cruises to Germany, Austria, Holland, Italy, Switzerland. To Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota., Missouri, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Wisconsin.

1959 -- United States Information Service (USIS)-sponsored tour of Asia: Burma, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaya, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Vietnam. Also visited Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Spain; Alaska, California, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania.

1960 -- Holland-America Cruise to Austria, Belgium, Caribbean, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Morocco. To Arizona, California, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.

1961 -- To Canada, France, Germany, Switzerland; Alabama, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode.Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin.

1962 -- Portfolio, "Autumn in Vermont," with introduction by Carl Carmer, published in Autumn issue of Vermont Life. Holland-America Cruise to Denmark, England, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Sweden. To Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia.

1963 -- Holland-America Cruise to Caribbean, Canada, Sweden, Thailand. To Alabama, California, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, N;w York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington.

1964 -- Holland-America Cruise to Germany, Canada, England, Holland, Wales. To Delaware, District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia.

1965 -- Holland-America Cruise to Austria, Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Holland, Portugal, Wales. To Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Indiana, Kentucky, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia.

1966 -- Holland-America Cruise to Caribbean, Germany, France, Holland, Italy, Portugal, Switzerland. To New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.

1967 -- Holland-America Cruise to Caribbean, Austria, Denmark, England, Germany, Holland, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, Wales. To Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia.

1968 -- To Germany; Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia.

1969 -- To England, France, Germany, Holland, Switzerland; Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia.

1970 -- Holland-America Cruise to Caribbean, Denmark, Iceland, Sweden. To Alabama, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia.

1971 -- Holland-America Cruise to Caribbean, Canada, Denmark, Italy, Portugal, Sweden. To Alabama, Georgia, Massachusetts, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania.

1972 -- Holland-America Cruise to Asia, Pacific, Caribbean, Africa, Austria, Italy, Japan, Thailand, Turkey. To California, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia.

1973 -- Holland-America Cruise to Austria, Denmark, Germany, Holland, Iceland, Sweden. To California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont.

1974 -- To Germany, Switzerland; California, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia.

1975 -- To Austria; California, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia.

1976 -- To Canada; Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Utah.

1977 -- To Canada, Germany; New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia.

1978 -- To Scotland; Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina.

1979 -- To England; Florida.

1980 -- To Florida.

1981 -- March 25: Sultner dies of cancer, York, Pennsylania.

Introduction:

The Donald H. Sultner-Welles Collection, ca. 1790-1981, came to the National Museum of American History in 1982 from the estate of Mr. Sultner. The collection was created by Sultner over his adult life and represents one of the most extensive collections of color transparencies created by one individual and held in a public repository. Sultner's emphasis was on world culture. He took the majority of his photographs in the eastern United States, western Europe, and Asia. Gardens, architecture, and people are the three major subject areas represented in the collection. Of additional interest are Sultner's taped impressions of his 1959 United States Information Service (USIS)-sponsored Asian tour. The collection occupies 309 boxes and covers more than 83 cubic feet.

The Donald H. Sultner-Welles Collection is open to researchers in the Archives Center, third floor east, of the National Museum of American History, between 12th and 14th Streets, on Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20560. The Archives Center is open Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Written and telephone (202/357-3270) inquiries are welcome and researchers are encouraged to contact the Archives Center before their arrival. The FAX number is 202/786-2453.

This is the eleventh in a series of occasional guides to collections in the Archives Center. Finding aids to other collections are available. The Guide to Manuscript Collections in the National Museum of History and Technology (1978) and an updated compilation contain brief descriptions of all archival holdings in the Museum. All current Archives Center holdings are available for search on the Smithsonian Institution Bibliographic Information System (SIBIS), an online database.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but a portion of the collection is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

A small number of letters and photographs are restricted until the year 2031. Identification list in box.

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:

Portraits -- 20th century  Search this

Lecturers  Search this

Photographers  Search this

Gardens -- Photographs -- 1300-1980  Search this

Architecture -- Photographs -- 1300-1980  Search this

Travel photography -- 1950-2000  Search this

Genre/Form:

Passports

Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Travelogs

Receipts -- 20th century

Ephemera

Files

Filmstrips

Lecture notes

Personal papers -- 20th century

Silver-dye bleach process

Contracts

Notebooks

Prints

Press releases

Ships' passenger lists

Project files

Magnetic tapes

Posters

Postcards

Vertical files

Dye destruction process

Travel diaries

Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century.

Professional papers

Bank statements

Correspondence -- 1930-1950

Photographs -- Phototransparencies -- 20th century

Audiotapes -- 1940-1980

Series 12. -- Cibachrome (TM)

Photographs -- 20th century

Clippings

Card files

Concert programs

Dye destruction photoprints

Biography files

Awards

Business records

Birthday cards

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0145

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Donald H. Sultner-Welles Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0145

Creator:

Jacques Seligmann & Co.  Search this

Subject:

Hauke, Cesar M. de (Cesar Mange)  Search this

Glaenzer, Eugene  Search this

Haardt, Georges  Search this

Seligman, Germain  Search this

Seligmann, Arnold  Search this

Parker, Theresa D.  Search this

Waegen, Rolf Hans  Search this

Trevor, Clyfford  Search this

Seligmann, René  Search this

Seligmann, Jacques  Search this

De Hauke & Co., Inc.  Search this

Jacques Seligmann & Co  Search this

Eugene Glaenzer & Co.  Search this

Germain Seligmann & Co.  Search this

Gersel  Search this

Type:

Gallery records

Topic:

Mackay, Clarence Hungerford, 1874-1938 -- Art collections  Search this

Schiff, Mortimer L. -- Art collections  Search this

Arenberg, duc d' -- Art collections  Search this

Liechtenstein, House of -- Art collections  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- France -- Paris  Search this

Art -- Collectors and collecting  Search this

Art galleries, Commercial -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Art dealers -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Art and the war  Search this

La Fresnaye, Roger de, 1885-1925  Search this

Art, Renaissance  Search this

Decorative arts  Search this

Art treasures in war  Search this

Art, European  Search this

Art galleries, Commercial -- France -- Paris  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9936

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)212486

AAA_collcode_jacqself

Theme:

The Art Market

Art Gallery Records

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

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Artist:

Alexander M. Gerasimov, 1881 - 1963  Search this

Sitter:

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 30 Jan 1882 - 12 Apr 1945  Search this

Reza Shah Pahlavi, 1878 - 1944  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

94 x 78.7cm (37 x 31")

Type:

Painting

Place:

Îran\Tehran\Tehran

Date:

1944

Topic:

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this

Architecture\Window  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Carpet  Search this

Artwork\Sculpture\Statue  Search this

Home Furnishings\Curtain  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Couch  Search this

Reza Shah Pahlavi: Male  Search this

Reza Shah Pahlavi: Rulers and Nobility\King\Shah  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Male  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Law and Law Enforcement\Lawyer  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Governor\New York  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\State Senator\New York  Search this

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Politics and Government\Vice-Presidential Candidate  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Private Collection

Object number:

PC991572

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm43aae29cc-c9b1-40ba-bcdb-c68bb18ceac0

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_PC991572

Artist:

George Tames, 1919 - 1994  Search this

Sitter:

John Foster Dulles, 25 Feb 1888 - 24 May 1959  Search this

Medium:

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions:

Image: 25.7 x 38.2cm (10 1/8 x 15 1/16")

Sheet: 40.6 x 50.5cm (16 x 19 7/8")

Mat: 55.9 x 71.1cm (22 x 28")

Type:

Photograph

Place:

United States\District of Columbia\Washington

Date:

c. 1953

Topic:

Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses  Search this

Printed Material\Document  Search this

Interior\Office  Search this

Architecture\Window  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk  Search this

Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States  Search this

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Home Furnishings\Globe  Search this

John Foster Dulles: Male  Search this

John Foster Dulles: Politics and Government\US Senator\New York  Search this

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Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Frances O. Tames

Object number:

NPG.94.145

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© George Tames/The New York Times/Redux

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Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm49a8e7e28-4432-4295-aca5-64f938b3ea1d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.94.145

Artist:

Auguste Edouart, 1788 - 1861  Search this

Sitter:

Justin Perkins, 1805 - 1869  Search this

Mar Yohannan, 18th century  Search this

Medium:

Lithograph and cut paper on paper

Dimensions:

Image/Sheet: 28 × 21.1 cm (11 × 8 5/16")

Frame: 47.9 × 37.8 × 3.2 cm (18 7/8 × 14 7/8 × 1 1/4")

Type:

Silhouette

Date:

1842

Topic:

Costume\Headgear\Hat  Search this

Printed Material\Book  Search this

Exterior\Church  Search this

Architecture\Building\Church  Search this

Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this

Mar Yohannan: Male  Search this

Mar Yohannan: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Bishop  Search this

Justin Perkins: Male  Search this

Justin Perkins: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Missionary  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Robert L. McNeil, Jr.

Object number:

S/NPG.91.126.80.A

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4299e3943-f707-443f-a351-577b5d914aef

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.91.126.80.A

Artist:

Robert Clark Templeton, 11 May 1929 - 16 July 1991  Search this

Sitter:

James Earl Carter, Jr., born 1 Oct 1924  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Stretcher: 235 × 142.2cm (92 1/2 × 56")

Frame (Verified): 236.2 x 144.8 x 5.7cm (93 x 57 x 2 1/4")

Type:

Painting

Place:

United States\District of Columbia\Washington

Date:

1980

Topic:

Printed Material\Book  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair\Armchair  Search this

Interior\Office  Search this

Artwork\Sculpture\Bust  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookcase  Search this

Equipment\Drafting & Writing Implements\Writing implement\Pen  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk  Search this

Artwork\Portrait  Search this

Architecture\Fireplace  Search this

James Earl Carter, Jr.: Male  Search this

James Earl Carter, Jr.: Literature\Writer  Search this

James Earl Carter, Jr.: Natural Resources\Agriculturist\Farmer  Search this

James Earl Carter, Jr.: Military\Navy\Officer  Search this

James Earl Carter, Jr.: Politics and Government\President of US  Search this

James Earl Carter, Jr.: Politics and Government\Governor\Georgia  Search this

James Earl Carter, Jr.: Society and Social Change\Founder\Charity  Search this

James Earl Carter, Jr.: Politics and Government\State Senator\Georgia  Search this

James Earl Carter, Jr.: Nobel Prize  Search this

James Earl Carter, Jr.: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of the 1977 Inaugural Committee

Object number:

NPG.84.154

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© 1991, Leonore Templeton

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Exhibition:

America's Presidents (Reinstallation September 2017)

On View:

NPG, West Gallery 210

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm491008063-d22d-420f-8cdb-b9712fd4339e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.84.154

Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 1.3 cm x 75.3 cm x 3.4 cm; 1/2 in x 29 21/32 in x 1 11/32 in

Object Name:

rule

scale rule

Place made:

Iran: Tehrān, Tehran

Date made:

19th century

Subject:

Mathematics  Search this

Credit Line:

Transfer from U.S. Department of State

ID Number:

1979.0991.01

Accession number:

1979.0991

Catalog number:

166897

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Science & Mathematics

Measuring & Mapping

Scale Rules

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-5626-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_904680

Artist:

Gohar Dashti (Iran, born 1980)  Search this

Printer:

Wilcovak B.V.  Search this

Medium:

Ink-jet print on paper

Dimensions:

H x W (image): 80 × 120 cm (31 1/2 × 47 1/4 in)

Type:

Photograph

Origin:

Iran

Date:

2017, printed 2018

Topic:

building  Search this

Iran  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

shrub  Search this

Contemporary Art  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Jahangir and Eleanor Amuzegar Endowment for Contemporary Iranian Art

Accession Number:

S2018.11

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye39c382258-8d8c-424e-8552-7609d1540fd7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S2018.11

Medium:

Stone-paste painted under and over turquoise (copper-tinted) glaze, with gold leaf

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 20.9 x 21.3 x 2 cm (8 1/4 x 8 3/8 x 13/16 in)

Type:

Ceramic

Architectural Element

Origin:

Takht-i Sulayman, Iran

Date:

1270s

Period:

Il-Khanid dynasty

Topic:

phoenix  Search this

Il-Khanid dynasty (1256 - 1353)  Search this

Iran  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Hauge collection  Search this

WWII-era provenance  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Osborne and Gratia Hauge

Accession Number:

S1997.114

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Google Cultural Institute

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37fe656a5-cf08-4391-8d25-e4ab1015c8b1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S1997.114

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 10.3 x 19.5 x 1.5 cm (4 1/16 x 7 11/16 x 9/16 in)

Type:

Ceramic

Architectural Element

Origin:

Iran

Date:

Dated 627 H

Topic:

Iran  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Ernst Herzfeld

Accession Number:

FSC-P-6940

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3bdb2073c-a55b-4950-8e5b-928862eb76ef

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-6940

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 8.6 x 9.9 x 1.2 cm (3 3/8 x 3 7/8 x 1/2 in)

Type:

Ceramic

Architectural Element

Origin:

Iran

Date:

13th century

Topic:

Iran  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Ernst Herzfeld

Accession Number:

FSC-P-6942

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye306f810f4-b219-494b-9cc1-f78084a0f28c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-6942

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 10.6 x 10.6 x 1.5 cm (4 3/16 x 4 3/16 x 9/16 in)

Type:

Ceramic

Architectural Element

Origin:

Iran

Date:

14th century

Topic:

Iran  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Ernst Herzfeld

Accession Number:

FSC-P-6943

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3c388941e-22d8-4bba-9615-ad32b3bda11b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-6943

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 12.9 x 13 x 1.6 cm (5 1/16 x 5 1/8 x 5/8 in)

Type:

Ceramic

Architectural Element

Origin:

Iran

Date:

14th century

Topic:

Iran  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Ernst Herzfeld

Accession Number:

FSC-P-6944

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye36e88364a-b672-449c-b47a-68a49503266e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-6944

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 8.3 x 8.2 x 1.6 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 x 5/8 in)

Type:

Ceramic

Architectural Element

Origin:

Iran

Date:

14th century

Topic:

Iran  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Ernst Herzfeld

Accession Number:

FSC-P-6945

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye334ed9047-baa5-4482-b5ce-750489ee8f51

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-6945

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 14.8 x 5.8 x 1.5 cm (5 13/16 x 2 5/16 x 9/16 in)

Type:

Ceramic

Architectural Element

Origin:

Iran

Date:

13th century

Topic:

Iran  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Ernst Herzfeld

Accession Number:

FSC-P-6946

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3a37a4d6b-d552-4a96-95ba-83ac882f6b1e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-6946

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 19.3 x 18.8 x 2.8 cm (7 5/8 x 7 3/8 x 1 1/8 in)

Type:

Ceramic

Architectural Element

Origin:

Iran

Date:

18th-19th century

Topic:

Iran  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Ernst Herzfeld

Accession Number:

FSC-P-6951

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3efa97609-ba3f-4a8b-bfdd-9896df3c8567

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_FSC-P-6951

Medium:

Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 24.9 x 15.6 cm (9 13/16 x 6 1/8 in)

Type:

Manuscript

Origin:

Shiraz, Iran

Date:

circa 1520

Period:

Safavid period

Topic:

building  Search this

Safavid period (1501 - 1722)  Search this

Iran  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

Henri Vever collection  Search this

WWII-era provenance  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler

Accession Number:

S1986.167

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye39dae90c0-ceff-42a8-8785-ad6a73063633

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S1986.167

Medium:

Stone-paste, molded, with turquoise glaze

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 61.3 x 42.2 x 7.6 cm (24 1/8 x 16 5/8 x 3 in)

Type:

Ceramic

Architectural Element

Origin:

Iran

Date:

13th century

Topic:

Iran  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

WWII-era provenance  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Arthur M. Sackler

Accession Number:

S1987.89

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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On View:

Smithsonian Castle, Commons Room

Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye37e64a889-693b-4e5e-8459-1f9cca4fff57

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_S1987.89