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Whitney Chadwick papers

Creator:
Chadwick, Whitney  Search this
Names:
Brooks, Romaine  Search this
Carrington, Leonora, 1917-2011  Search this
Hicks, Sheila, 1934-  Search this
Extent:
10.1 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Interviews
Scrapbooks
Date:
circa 1970-2021
Scope and Contents:
The papers document art historian Whitney Chadwick's groundbreaking studies of gender and sexuality in surrealism, modernism, and contemporary art. Files include research materials for Chadwick's books including the seminal Women, Art and Society and Women Artists and the Surrealist Movement. Included are correspondence with artists, colleagues and publishers; photographs and slides; interviews on microcassettes; transcripts of interviews and letters; scripts for lectures and public talks; and documents related to rights and reproduction requests, speaking engagements, teaching at San Francisco State University, fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute, research in Scandinavian, and her honorary doctorate from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Artists of particular emphasis include Leonora Carrington, Romaine Brooks, and Sheila Hicks. Additional items include an early scrapbook detailing Chadwick's trip to Berlin as the recipient of an American Field Service "America Abroad" scholarship when in high school, and reviews and other materials related to her novel "Framed".
Biographical / Historical:
Whitney Chadwick (1943-) is an art historian in San Francisco, Calif.­ Chadwick was educated at Middlebury College and The Pennsylvania State University. She specialized in twentieth-century European and American art, feminism and gender studies. She taught at San Francisco State University. She was married to painter and fellow SFSU faculty member Robert Bechtle.
Provenance:
Donated in 2023 by Robert Firehock, Chadwick's nephew.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.

Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Occupation:
Art historians -- California -- San Francisco  Search this
Topic:
Women art historians  Search this
Feminism and art  Search this
Genre/Form:
Interviews
Scrapbooks
Identifier:
AAA.chadwhit
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95cfbf4ba-8b4e-4fcd-8014-46512bcef7ca
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-chadwhit

Untitled, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Serra, Richard 1939-2024  Search this
Medium:
Corten steel
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Museum of Contemporary Art 250 South Grand Avenue at California Plaza Los Angeles California 90012 Accession Number: 85.85
Date:
1976
Topic:
Abstract--Geometric  Search this
Control number:
IAS 64230077
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_26200

Twins, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Serra, Richard 1939-2024  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: carbon steel; Supports: steel, concrete
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Clos Pegase Winery 1060 Dunaweal Lane Calistoga California 94515
Date:
1972. Dedicated Aug. 13, 1994
Topic:
Abstract--Geometric  Search this
Control number:
IAS CA001102
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_334252

Base Plate Deflection-In It Out It, (sculpture)

Sculptor:
Serra, Richard 1939-2024  Search this
Medium:
Hot-rolled steel
Type:
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Norton Simon Museum 411 West Colorado Boulevard Pasadena California 91105
Date:
1970
Topic:
Undetermined  Search this
Control number:
IAS 75001187
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_3622

Photographs of Robert Adams

Artist:
Adams, Robert 1937-  Search this
Author:
Greenough, Sarah 1951-  Search this
Writer of afterword:
Williams, Terry Tempest  Search this
Host institution:
National Gallery of Art (U.S.),.)  Search this
Nevada Museum of Art  Search this
Subject:
Adams, Robert 1937-  Search this
Physical description:
332 pages illustrations 30 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Catalogues d'exposition
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2021
20th century
21st century
20e siècle
21e siècle
Topic:
Landscape photography  Search this
Photographie de paysages  Search this
PHOTOGRAPHY / General  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1158636

Land Collection

Author:
Nicholson, H. B (Henry B.)  Search this
Cordy-Collins, Alana  Search this
Land, Lewis K  Search this
California Academy of Sciences  Search this
Subject:
Land, Lewis K Art collections  Search this
Land, Lewis K Collections d'art  Search this
Physical description:
272 pages : illusrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Date:
1979
C1979
Topic:
Indian art  Search this
Art précolombien--Expositions  Search this
Call number:
E59.A7 P65X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_122154

Yosemite

Author:
Zorach, William 1889-1966  Search this
Issuing body:
Zabriskie Gallery  Search this
Author:
Smithsonian Libraries Art and Artist Files Collection  Search this
Subject:
Zorach, William 1889-1966  Search this
Physical description:
folder (4 pages) 2 illustrations 18 x 25 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Artist files
Place:
United States
California
Yosemite Valley
Yosemite Valley (Calif.)
Date:
1979
20th century
Topic:
Watercolor painting  Search this
Drawing  Search this
Landscape painting  Search this
In art  Search this
Call number:
AAF--Zorach, William
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_710868

Feb. 10, 2010: Culture Fix: X-VOTO The Retablo Inspired Art of David Mecalco

Creator:
Smithsonian Magazine  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Podcast
MIME Type:
audio/mpeg
Uploaded:
Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:00:00 EST
Topic:
Inventions  Search this
Innovations  Search this
See more episodes:
Smithsonian magazine's Museum Day September 25th 2010
Data Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:podcasts_9de310a8baf63dce46531d9f012f484a

Introductory Video: Intersections: World Arts, Local Lives

Creator:
Smithsonian Magazine  Search this
Type:
Video recordings
Podcast
MIME Type:
video/mp4
Uploaded:
Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:00:00 EST
Topic:
Inventions  Search this
Innovations  Search this
See more episodes:
Smithsonian magazine's Museum Day September 25th 2010
Data Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:podcasts_ca74c20f793947602a0c769b94b70a7a

January 20, 2010: Culture Fix: Yoruba Palace Doors by Areogun

Creator:
Smithsonian Magazine  Search this
Type:
Sound recordings
Podcast
MIME Type:
audio/mpeg
Uploaded:
Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:00:00 EST
Topic:
Inventions  Search this
Innovations  Search this
See more episodes:
Smithsonian magazine's Museum Day September 25th 2010
Data Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:podcasts_e96d4c177d8fdb7ed961188518b06d1a

El mito y los matones (September), from La Historia De California Calendar 1977

Artist:
José Montoya, born Escobosa, NM 1932-died Sacramento, CA 2013  Search this
Medium:
screenprint on paper
Dimensions:
sheet and image: 17 1/2 × 23 1/8 in. (44.5 × 58.7 cm)
Type:
Graphic Arts-Print
Date:
1977
Topic:
Figure group  Search this
Dress  Search this
Credit Line:
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Margaret Terrazas Santos Collection
Object number:
2019.52.32
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/vk7a954a5d9-5a0f-435c-9ec3-f11caa059631
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:saam_2019.52.32

If You Can't Smile and Say Yes; Bring Another Drink

Recording artist:
King Cole Trio  Search this
Manufacturer:
Capitol  Search this
Physical Description:
shellac (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 10 in; 25.4 cm
Object Name:
sound recording
Place made:
United States: California, Los Angeles, Hollywood
Recording date:
1943
1944
General subject association:
Music  Search this
Related Publication:
Jazz Records 1942-1965, Vol. 2: Bl - Co
Credit Line:
Gift of Lucy C. Shain in memory of James Lewis Shain
ID Number:
1978.0670.115
Maker number:
192
Accession number:
1978.0670
Catalog number:
1978.0670.115
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Music & Musical Instruments
Popular Entertainment
Family & Social Life
Sound Recordings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a8-e5dd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_670211
Online Media:

Kudos Affiliates!!! Summer 2023

Creator:
Smithsonian Affiliates  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Wed, 19 Jul 2023 19:34:25 +0000
Topic:
Exhibition  Search this
See more posts:
Smithsonian Affiliations
Data Source:
Smithsonian Affiliates
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_e7f6269e8e20f9623ab78d79b99abcf5

An Unbroken Line: Josh Berer and Mariam Lodin Share the Art of Islamic Calligraphy

Creator:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Wed, 20 Sep 2023 18:36:00 GMT
Topic:
Cultural property  Search this
See more posts:
Festival Blog
Data Source:
Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_4f16595b9654463807f308fe1135299c

Parke, Davis Research Laboratory Records.

Author:
Parke, Davis Company  Search this
Collector:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences  Search this
Names:
Pfizer Inc.  Search this
Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis  Search this
Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis. Pharmaceutical Research Division  Search this
Davis, George S.  Search this
Duffield, Samuel P., Dr. (physician, pharmacist)  Search this
Parke, Hervey Coke , 1827-1899  Search this
Extent:
365 Cubic feet (510 boxes, 43 map folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Annual reports
Blueprints
Brochures
Catalogs
Correspondence
Employee records
Formulae, chemical
Lantern slides
Newsletters
Newspaper clippings
Notebooks
Price lists
16mm films
Sound recordings
Tracings
Trade literature
Date:
1866-1992
Summary:
The collection documents Parke, Davis and Company, one of the largest and oldest pharmaceutical firms in America.
Scope and Contents:
The collection documents Parke, Davis and Company, one of America's oldest and largest drug makers. Parke, Davis had the first research laboratory in the American pharmaceutical industry. The company played a major role in the development of some of the principle new drugs of the twentieth century and pioneered the field of drug standardization. They were one of the first American firms to produce antitoxins, hormones, and other biologicals. They introduced new and important drugs such as adrenalin, dilantin, chlorenpleniol, and other antibiotics. They also did important research on vitamins, disinfectants, and pencillin.

The collection contains complete documentaion of all the research activities done, including research laboratory notes, correspondence, and published papers. The collection also contains corporate, financial, advertising and sales materials, photographs, and audiovisual materials. The collection is important for those researchers interested in the history of public health, the history of biologicals, pharmaceutical manufacturing and business history.
Arrangement:
Collection is divided into 13 series.

Series 1: Corporate Materials, 1887-1951

Series 2: Financial Materials, 1880-1970

Series 3: Employee/Personnel Materials, 1900-1989

Series 4: Advertising/Sales Materials, 1868-1980

Series 5: Photographs, 1866-1992

Series 6: Notebooks, 1908-1968

Series 7: Control Department Records, 1884-1931

Series 8: Formulas, 1882-1967

Series 9: Equipment Data Files, 1922-1978

Series 10: Publications, 1968-1988

Series 11: Research Materials, 1920-1978

Series 12: Drawings, 1911-1971

Series 13: Addenda, 1867-1970

Series 14: Audio Materials, 1956-1957
Historical:
Parke, Davis and Company traces it's origins to Samuel Pearce Duffield (1833-1916), a physician and pharmacist. Duffield was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and his family moved to Detroit when he was an infant. Duffield graduated from the University of Michigan in 1854 and he attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania, latter leaving for Germany where he studied chemistry and sought treatment for his eyesight. He subsequently earned a Doctor of Philosophy from Ludwig University at Giessen in Germany. Duffield returned to Detroit in 1858 and established a retail drugstore with a strong interest in manufacturing pharmaceuticals. Duffield sought financial partners for his retail and manufacturing venture with A.L. Patrick and Francis C. Conant. Both men retracted their investments and Duffield met Hervey Coke Parke (1927-1899), a native of Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.

Duffield and Parke formed a formal partnership in 1866. George S. Davis, a third partner and traveling salesman previously with Farrand, Sheley and Company, was added 1867. Augustus F. Jennings joined the company as a partner to head manufacturing. The company became known as Duffield, Parke, Davis, & Jennings Company. Duffield withdrew in 1869 and the name Parke, Davis & Company was adopted in 1871. The company incorporated in 1875 and began planning world-wide scientific expeditions to discover new vegetable drugs such as Guarana, Bearsfoot, Eucalyptus Globulus, and Coca. The company first showed a profit in 1876, and the first dividend paid to shareholders in 1878 and dividends paid until mid-1960s. Research was a major activity of the company.

In 1907, Parke, Davis and Company bought 340 acres in northeast Avon Township, Michigan, and called it Parkedale Farm. The farm was dedicated on October 8, 1908, and included sterilization rooms and a vaccine propagating building. By 1909 the farm included 200 horses, 25 to 50 cattle, 150 sheep, and employed 20 men. The horses produced the antitoxin for diphtheria and tetanus, the cattle produced a vaccine for smallpox preventatives, and the sheep made serum. Only the healthiest animals were used and all were well cared for. Exotic plants were also grown on the site and used for drugs. Parke-Davis' chief products were antitoxins and vaccines as well as farm crops for feeding the animals. The farm continued to produce vaccines for diphtheria, scarlet fever, tetanus, smallpox, anthrax, and in the 1950s, the Salk polio vaccine.

Due to a weakening financial position, the company became susceptible to take-over, and was purchased by Warner-Lambert in 1970. Warner Lambert, was then acquired by Pfizer in 2000. In 2007, Pfizer closed its research facilities in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Source

Rochester Hills Museum at Voon Hoosen Farm (last accessed on September 29, 2021 https://www.rochesterhills.org/Museum/LocalHistory/ParkeDavisFarm.pdf)

Parke, Davis and Company. Parke-Davis At 100...progress in the past...promise for the future. Detroit, Michigan, 1966.
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Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collection

Trade catalogs related to Parke, Davis & Co.; Warner-Lambert; Pfizer Pharmaceuticals; and Pfizer, Inc.

Materials at Other Organizations

Detroit Public Library, Special Collections

Parke, Davis & Company records, 1892-1959

Scrapbook of clippings, 1929-44; Excursions & Announcements, 1892-1902; and company newsletters.

University of California San Francisco

Drug Industry Documents was created by the University of California San Francisco Library in collaboration with faculty members C. Seth Landefeld, MD and Michael Steinman, MD. Originally established to house documents from an off-label marketing lawsuit against Parke-Davis (United States of America ex rel. David Franklin vs. Parke-Davis), the archive has grown to include documents from additional sources illustrating how the pharmaceutical industry, academic journals and institutions, continuing medical education organizations and regulatory/funding agencies operate in ways that are detrimental to public health.
Separated Materials:
Division of Medicine and Science, National Museum of American History

The division holds objects related to Parke, Davis that primarily include containers (boxes and glass bottles) that held phamrmaceuticals, biologicals (vaccines), crude drugs, and herb packages. See accessions: 1978.0882; 1982.0043; 1982.0043; 1984.0351; 1985.0475; 1988.3152; 1991.0415; 1992.3127; 2001.3066; 2012.0165; and 2018.5001.
Provenance:
The initial collection of approximately 185 cubic feet was donated by the Warner-Lambert Company, through Jerry A. Weisbach, Vice-President and President of the Pharmaceutical Research Division, on February 3, 1982.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but 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.
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:
advertising  Search this
Antibiotics  Search this
Architectural Blueprints  Search this
Biologicals  Search this
Chemistry  Search this
Diseases  Search this
Drugs -- 1900-1950  Search this
Drug factories  Search this
Influenza Epidemic, 1918-1919  Search this
Laboratories  Search this
Medical scientists -- 1900-1950  Search this
Patents  Search this
Pharmaceutical industry -- 1900-1950  Search this
Pharmacology -- 1900-1950  Search this
Photographs  Search this
Vaccines  Search this
Genre/Form:
Annual reports -- 20th century
Blueprints -- 20th century
Brochures -- 20th century
Catalogs
Correspondence -- 19th-20th century
Employee records
Formulae, chemical
Lantern slides -- 1900-1950
Newsletters -- 20th century
Newspaper clippings
Notebooks -- 1900-1950
Price lists
16mm films
Sound recordings -- Audiotapes -- Open reel
Tracings
Trade literature
Citation:
Parke, Davis Research Laboratory Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0001
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Parke, Davis Research Laboratory Records.
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8869c518d-5cbd-42cf-b508-e688de3bf14d
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0001
Online Media:

Carmel San Dune, (painting)

Painter:
Breuer, Henry Joseph 1860-1932  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Date:
1915
Topic:
Landscape--Beach  Search this
Landscape--California--Carmel  Search this
Control number:
IAP 71066647
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_143165

Golden Gate from Bakers Beach, (painting)

Painter:
Breuer, Henry Joseph 1860-1932  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Topic:
Waterscape--Coast  Search this
Landscape--California--San Francisco  Search this
Control number:
IAP 71066648
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_143166

Sand Dunes Near San Francisco, (painting)

Painter:
Breuer, Henry Joseph 1860-1932  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Date:
1917
Topic:
Landscape--Beach  Search this
Landscape--California--San Francisco  Search this
Control number:
IAP 71960186
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_158021

Monterey, (painting)

Painter:
Breuer, Henry Joseph 1860-1932  Search this
Type:
Paintings
Date:
1916
Topic:
Waterscape  Search this
Landscape--California--Monterey  Search this
Control number:
IAP 9A600003
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_245893

Jacket worn by May Ishimoto for ABT Anniversary Tour

Physical Description:
fabric; thread; metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 25 in x 20 in; 63.5 cm x 50.8 cm
Object Name:
jacket
Place made:
United States: California
Date made:
1990
Credit Line:
Mary Ishimoto Morris
ID Number:
2016.3163.04
Nonaccession number:
2016.3163
Catalog number:
2016.3163.04
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-0a0f-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1884423

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