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Collection Creator:

Sanford, Marion  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1939-1988

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin papers, 1929-1988. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Funding for the preservation of the Cornelia Chapin Home Movies was provided by the National Film Preservation Foundation.

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Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin papers

Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin papers / Series 1: Biographical Material

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95be21761-5573-48d3-8ae1-1479b02e69fa

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-sanfmari-ref15

Collection Creator:

Sanford, Marion  Search this

Container:

Box 3, Folder 8

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1932-1939

Scope and Contents:

Oversized material housed in Box 5.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin papers, 1929-1988. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art. Funding for the preservation of the Cornelia Chapin Home Movies was provided by the National Film Preservation Foundation.

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Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin papers

Marion Sanford and Cornelia Chapin papers / Series 4: Scrapbooks

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9a9794a3d-db3e-4c9e-b70b-1816b29b3f0b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-sanfmari-ref46

Creator:

Hadzi, Dimitri, 1921-2006  Search this

Names:

Harvard University -- Faculty  Search this

Foundry, Nicci  Search this

Extent:

37.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Interviews

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Diaries

Motion picture film

Date:

1910s-2007

Summary:

The papers of Greek American sculptor and educator Dimitri Hadzi measure 37.2 linear feet and date from 1910s-2007, with the bulk of records dating 1936-2007. The collection documents Hadzi's career through biographical material such as education records, World War II files, and some interviews; correspondence with family, artists, art historians, architects, and professional organizations; diaries, notebooks, and other writings; exhibition, gallery and museum, teaching, and project files; personal business records; clippings, exhibition ephemera, invitations, and other printed material; photographs of Hadzi, events and exhibitions, installations, foundries, and studios; some artwork; and audio recordings and motion picture films.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of Greek American sculptor and educator Dimitri Hadzi measure 37.2 linear feet and date from 1910s-2007, with the bulk of records dating 1936-2007. The collection documents Hadzi's career through biographical material; correspondence; diaries, notebooks, and other writings; exhibition, gallery and museum, teaching, and project files; personal business records; printed material; photographs, some artwork, audio recordings, and motion picture films.

Biographical material includes files pertaining to Hadzi's education at Cooper Union (1946-1950) and Polytechnion in Athens, Greece (1950-1951) as well as his high school years at Brooklyn Technical High School (1936-1940); years enlisted in the Army Air Force (1942-1946); and his hobbies of music, mineral collecting, and geology. Also found are address books, honors and awards, interviews, and resumes. Hadzi's professional correspondents include artists, art historians, architects, and professional organizations. Also found is personal correspondence with family, friends, and acquaintances, most extensively during his years in the military.

Diaries and notebooks consist of memoranda books, travel logs, and annotated calendars. Writings include drafts, correspondence, and some printed material from Dimitri Hadzi (1996) by Peter Selz. Material gathered for his incomplete memoir, artist statements, and writings about Hadzi are also present.

Exhibition files shed light on various group and solo exhibitions of Hadzi's work. The files mostly consist of shipping records, correspondence, press releases and other printed matter, photographs, and loan documents. Gallery and museum files include loan and sale agreements, price lists, clippings, newsletters, shipping information, and some papers related to exhibitions.

Project files include sketches and blueprints, correspondence, legal documents, shipping information, and some audiovisual material regarding the installation of Hadzi's sculptures. The files also pertain to recasted sculptures, small-scale projects, and unexecuted commissions. Teaching Files include administrative correspondence, clippings, lecture and discussion notes, course descriptions, and correspondence from Hadzi's tenure as Visual and Environmental Studies professor at Harvard University. Papers related to instructor positions, employment opportunities, and lectures outside of Harvard are also present. Personal business records include sales, inventories, and other financial material; correspondence, shipping information, and price lists from foundries and material distributors; studio logs, correspondence, and notes.

Printed materials consist of exhibition invitations, announcements, post cards, and books; news clippings and articles; printed matter from special events, exhibitions of other artists, press releases, and newsletters. Photographs include portraits and snapshots of Hadzi, depicting him working in studios and foundries, at installation sites and events, and with his family. Also included are photographs of other artists, Hadzi's travel in Japan, and his artwork. Artwork found in this collection consists of six sketchbooks, several small drawings, and one woodblock.

Audiovisual material is extensive and includes documentation of the creation, installation, and exhibition of some of Hadzi's work. The majority of the footage centers on the creation and installation of the Thermopylae sculpture in front of the JFK Federal Building in Boston, Massachusetts in 1968.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 13 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1910s, bulk 1936-2004 (Box 1-3, 33; 2.7 linear feet)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1943-2007 (Box 3-6; 3 linear feet)

Series 3: Diaries and Notebooks, 1939-2006 (Box 6-9; 3 linear feet)

Series 4: Writing Files, 1945-2003 (Box 9; 10 folders)

Series 5: Exhibition Files, 1958-2002 (Box 9-10; 1.2 linear feet)

Series 6: Project Files, 1957-2002 (Box 11-15, 33; 4.7 linear feet)

Series 7: Teaching Files, 1955-2000 (Box 15-16; 12 folders)

Series 8: Museum and Gallery Files, 1947-2008 (Box 16-17; 1.8 linear feet)

Series 9: Personal Business Records, 1949-2007 (Box 17-20; 2.5 linear feet)

Series 10: Printed Material, 1949-2007 (Box 20-24, 33; 3.7 linear feet)

Series 11: Photographs, circa 1930s-2006 (Box 24-25, 33; 1.5 linear feet)

Series 12: Artwork, circa 1939-1998 (Box 25; 11 folders)

Series 13: Audiovisual Material (Box 26-40; 11.1 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical:

Dimitri Hadzi (1921-2006) was an Greek American sculptor who lived and worked in Rome from the 1950s to 1975, and then in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1975 to 2006. Born to Greek immigrants, Hadzi attended Brooklyn Technical High School before enlisting in the Army Air Force in 1942. After the World War II, Hadzi studied painting and sculpture at Cooper Union and graduated with honors in 1950. He was awarded a Fulbright fellowship to study at the Polytechnion, Athens, Greece, and subsequently moved to Rome where he remained until the mid-1970s. Hadzi worked mostly with stone and bronze, from which he created semi-abstract shapes and structures drawn from his Greek heritage. His work was selected for the Venice Biennale in 1956, and and his first solo-exhibition came two years later at the Galeria Schneider, Rome, Italy. Throughout his career, Hadzi held solo exhibitions at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Philips Collection, Athens Gallery in Greece, Rikugie Gallery in Japan, and many others. His group exhibitions include Recent Sculptor USA (1959), Museum of Modern Art, New York; Annual Exhibition, The Whitney Museum (1961); Seven Sculptors at Harvard, Harvard University (1983); and American Academy of Arts & Letters Centennial Portfolio, Pace Prints, New York (1998). Hadzi's public commissions include those at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1963), St. Paul's Church, Rome, Italy (1966-1976), Dallas Center, Texas (1980). His artwork is held in permanent collections of the Hirshhorn Museum and Scultpure Garden, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Hakone Museum of Sculpture in Japan, and the Montreal Museum of Art, among others. Hadzi was professor of Visual and Environmental Studies at Harvard University from 1975-1989, and was named Professor Emeritus in 1989.

Provenance:

Donated 1989 and 1998 by Dimitri Hadzi and in 2008 and 2011 by Cynthia Hadzi, Dimitri Hadzi's widow.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research. Archival audiovisual recordings must be digitized for research access. Researchers may access digitized audiovisual materials in the Archives' Washington, D.C. or New York, N.Y. Research Centers by appointment. Contact Reference 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:

Educators -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge  Search this

Sculptors -- Italy -- Rome  Search this

Sculptors -- Massachusetts -- Cambridge  Search this

Topic:

Sculpture, Modern -- 20th century  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Interviews

Sound recordings

Video recordings

Diaries

Motion picture film

Citation:

Dimitri Hadzi papers, 1910s-2003. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

The processing of this collection received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.

Identifier:

AAA.hadzdimi

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9cee20746-bba7-4f55-9b4d-68aa26f19cc0

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-hadzdimi

Creator:

De Rivera, José Ruiz, 1904-1985  Search this

Names:

American Iron and Steel Institute  Search this

Exposition universelle et internationale (1958 : Brussels, Belgium)  Search this

New York World's Fair (1964-1965)  Search this

Smithsonian Institution  Search this

Ashton, Dore  Search this

Goldsmith, Howard  Search this

Marter, Joan M.  Search this

Extent:

5.6 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Collages

Sketchbooks

Interviews

Transcripts

Sketches

Motion pictures (visual works)

Blueprints

Photographs

Date:

1930-1991

Summary:

The papers of sculptor José de Rivera date from 1930 to 1991 and measure 5.6 linear feet. Found within the papers are biographical materials, letters, scattered personal business records, commission files, art work including four sketchbooks, printed material, and photographs. One of the commission files includes a motion picture film.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of sculptor José de Rivera date from 1930 to 1991 and measure 5.6 linear feet. Found within the papers are biographical materials, letters, scattered personal business records, commission files, art work including four sketchbooks, printed material, and photographs. One of the commission files includes a motion picture film.

Biographical material consists of a biographical account, resumé, military service records, an interview transcript, certificates, addresses, and miscellaneous notes and writings.

Twenty-nine folders of letters are primarily from de Rivera's patron, attorney Howard Goldsmith, but also include single letters from Marcel Breuer, John Canaday, Emlen Etting, Dag Hammarskjold, and G. Vantongerloo.

Scattered personal business records include rental records, sculpture inventories, a contract, receipts, and miscellaneous records.

Commission files contain letters, contracts, receipts, clippings, blueprints, miscellaneous printed material, and photographs concerning several of de Rivera's commissions, including Brussels Construction for the Brussels Universal and International Exhibition, his sculpture for the 1964 New York World's Fair, and Infinity, commissioned for the Smithsonian. A file for Construction #73 completed for the American Iron and Steel Institute also contains a reel of 16mm motion picture film.

Art work consists of four sketchbooks, drawings, and geometric collages including detached cut out shapes.

Printed material includes primarily clippings and exhibition announcements and catalogs. There is also a copy of the book José de Rivera Constructions by Dore Ashton and Joan M. Marter. Photographs are of de Rivera, miscellaneous art-related events, his studio, his art works, and of miscellaneous exhibition installations. Commission files also contain photographs.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 7 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1942-1984 (Box 1; 11 folders)

Series 2: Letters, 1938-1988 (Box 1; 29 folders)

Series 3: Personal Business Records, 1947-1984 (Box 1; 11 folders)

Series 4: Commission Files, 1955-1977 (Box 1-2, 6-7, OVs 10-11, FC 13; 1.1 linear feet)

Series 5: Art Work, 1960-1984 (Box 2, 6, OV 8; 0.9 linear feet)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1931-1991 (Box 2-4, 6; 1.5 linear feet)

Series 7: Photographs, 1930-1985 (Box 4-7, OV 9-OV 10, 12; 1.7 linear feet)

Biographical Note:

José de Rivera (1904-1985) worked primarily in New York as an abstract expressionist sculptor known for twisting steel or bronze bands into space-defining three-dimensional shapes.

José A. Ruiz was born on September 18, 1904 in West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the son of Joseph and Honorine Montamat Ruiz. He would later take the surname of his maternal grandmother, de Rivera. Early in his life his family moved to New Orleans where his father was a sugar mill engineer on a plantation. De Rivera became adept at repairing machinery and doing blacksmith work with his father. Shortly after completing high school in 1922, de Rivera moved to Chicago where he was employed in foundries and machine shops as a pipe fitter and tool and die maker. His 1926 marriage to Rose Covelli ended in divorce.

Beginning in 1928 de Rivera attended night drawing classes conducted at the Studio School by painter John W. Norton. De Rivera was impressed by the Egyptian collections at the Field Museum. The work of Mondrian, Brancusi, and Georges Vantongerloo also exerted a strong influence on him. In 1932, he traveled through southern Europe and North Africa visiting Spain, Italy, France, Greece, and Egypt. Upon his return to the United States he decided to become a sculptor.

From 1937-1938, de Rivera was employed by the Works Progress Administration-Federal Art Project and created the sculpture Flight for the Newark, New Jersey airport. During World War II, he first served in the U.S. Army Corps from 1942 to 1943. For the following three years, he designed and constructed ship models used as training aids in the U. S. Navy.

De Rivera's first solo exhibition was in 1946 in New York at the Mortimer Levitt Gallery. In 1953, de Rivera taught sculpture at Brooklyn College. For the following three years, he was a critic in sculpture at Yale University and taught at the School of Design at North Carolina State College from 1957 to 1960. De Rivera married Lita Jeronimo in 1955.

In 1961 de Rivera was given a retrospective exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art. One of his most notable works Infinity was commissioned by the Smithsonian Institution for the front of its newly built Museum of History and Technology in 1963.

José de Rivera died on March 19, 1985 in New York City.

Separated Material:

The Archives of American Art also holds microfilm of material lent for microfilming (reel N70-32) including biographical material, correspondence, writings, drawings, printed material, and photographs. Loaned material was returned to the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.

Provenance:

In 1970, José de Rivera loaned the Archives of Amrican Art material for microfilming. The artist and the Grace Borgenicht Gallery donated additional papers in 1982 and De Rivera's son, Joseph A. Ruiz II, gave more material in 1998.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

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.

Topic:

Hispanic American artists  Search this

Sculptors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Interviews  Search this

Sculpture, American -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Artists' studios -- Photographs  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Collages

Sketchbooks

Interviews

Transcripts

Sketches

Motion pictures (visual works)

Blueprints

Photographs

Citation:

José de Rivera papers, 1930-1991. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.derijose

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw90e6c5475-2b48-4c4c-8467-5370b77740fc

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-derijose

Creator:

James Leffel and Company  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Extent:

20 Cubic feet (42 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Blueprints

Business records

Charts

Clippings

Correspondence

Drawings

Order books

Patents

Photographs

Specifications

Trade catalogs

Glass plate negatives

Place:

Springfield (Ohio)

Date:

circa 1848-1976

Summary:

Collection documents James Leffel and Company of Springfield, Ohio, manufacturer of turbines, water wheels and engines.

Scope and Contents:

The records contain business and legal records; correspondence; patents and patent files; specifications; charts; blueprints; mechanical drawings and original catalog art; photographs and negatives; catalogs, and clippings documenting James Leffel and Company.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into eight series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1974-1978

Series 2: Patent Materials, 1848-1931

Series 3: Testing Data, 1913-1966, bulk 1920s

Series 4: Catalogs, 1870-1946

Series 5: Catalog Artwork, 1919-1959

Series 6: Trade Literature, 1890s-1976

Series 7: Photographs, 1908-1929

Series 7: Writings and Journal Articles, 1881-1854

Series 8: Glass Plate Negatives, 1890s-1950s, undated

Biographical:

James Leffel was born in 1806 in Botetourt County, Virginia to John and Catherine Leffel. The family moved to Ohio, settling near Springfield. where John Leffel established saw and grist mills. Leffel grew up surrounded by mills and and developed a strong interest in water wheels. Leffel trained as a millwright acquiring skills in metal work to make sickles, knives, and other small iron implements. In the late 1830s, Leffel established his first foundry and machine shop near Springfield, Ohio, quickly expanding and taking on two partners, William A. John and T.Y. Ferrell and adding mill gearing and stoves to their line of products. By 1845, Leffel ended his business relationship with John and Ferrell and formed a partnership with William Blackeney, a machinist who helped him support the foundry and its work. In 1846, Andrew Richards joined Leffel to build a cotton mill and machine shop. Leffel envisioned the utilization of water power in Springfield. Ohio, with the establishment of mills along a race--a dug channel leading from a creek or river to the mill--that would eventually bring trade. With the help of Samuel and James Barnett, gristmill operators, Leffel was able to "cut a race" and erect a Water Power and Flouring Mill. Leffel was especially interested in water wheel development and would receive patent US34,150 for a water wheel (1862) which later reissued as RE1791 and RE1792 in 1864.

Leffel also patented cooking stoves (US6775) in 1849 which became known as the "Buckeye," "Double Oven" and "Red Cook Stove" that were successful and earned him a strong reputation. In 1852, Leffel broke with Richards, and Nathaniel Cook, a machinist, joined Leffel and Blackeney. With his 1862 patent for a water wheel, Leffel focused his attention on demonstrating the water wheel and speaking about its productive uses. Numerous test runs of the water wheel convinced Leffel that he could sell the wheel to mills and factory operators. Leffel marketed the wheel as the "American Double Turbine" an efficient, cheap turbine for the mass market (Layton page 86 ). In 1863, Leffel and Blackeney formed a new firm, along with Perry Betchel and Leander Mudge to create a foundry designed solely for the production of the wheel. Leffel later joined forces with John Foos, a mill operator and James S. Goode, a lawyer, to form the James Leffel and Company. Leffel sold his water wheel to flour mills, woolen goods manufacturers, paper mills and farm equipment manufacturers. The company became one of the leading manufacturers of waterwheels and turbines and today continues to operate under the name of James Leffel and Company as part of Canyon Hydro which acquired the company in 2019.

Leffel died in 1866.

Source

Becker, Carl M. "James Leffel: Double Turbiner Water Wheel Inventor, Ohio History, Volume 75, No. 4, Autumn 1966, pages 200-211.

Layton, Edwin. "Scientific Technology, 1845-1900: The Hydraulic Turbine and the Origins of American Industrial Research," Technology and Culture, January 1979, Vol. 20, No. 1, pages 64-89.

Related Materials:

Materials at the Smithsonian

Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Trade Literature Collection

Pelton Water Wheel Collection, NMAH.AC.1093

Lombard Governor Company Records, NMAH.AC.1091

Niagara Falls Power Company Photographs, NMAH.AC.0949

J. & W. Jolly Company Records, NMAH.AC.1009

Uriah Boyden Papers, NMAH.AC.0982

William R. Hutton Papers, NMAH.AC.0987

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series: Waterworks

Materials at Other Organizations

Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio

James Leffel & Company Records, 1867-1971

The James Leffel and Company Records consist of ledgers, journals, order books, inventories, cash and day books, payroll files, correspondence, photographs, publications, and scrapbooks of a late 19th and early 20th century Springfield, Ohio manufacturer of turbines, water wheels and engines.

Ohio Historical Society, Columbus, Ohio

James Leffel and Company Records, 1845-1890

Records of water-wheel company of Springfield, Ohio including a letter press book, notebook of hydraulic tables, and patents for water wheels and cooking stoves.

Provenance:

Collected for the National Museum of American History.

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:

Hydraulic turbines  Search this

Steam-boilers  Search this

Stokers, Mechanical  Search this

Steam-engines  Search this

Valves  Search this

Water-wheels  Search this

Turbines  Search this

Genre/Form:

Blueprints

Business records

Charts

Clippings

Correspondence

Drawings

Order books

Patents

Photographs -- 19th century

Specifications

Trade catalogs

Glass plate negatives

Citation:

James Leffel and Company Records, 1867-1957, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0960

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b36140e4-0b0b-4f5c-8c2e-f3cfb0a2abf0

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0960

Associated person:

Bruce Type Foundry  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 12 in x 9 1/16 in x 1/4 in; 30.48 cm x 23.01875 cm x .635 cm

Object Name:

Periodical

Credit Line:

Douglas D. and Lloyd Morgan

ID Number:

1982.0187.00997

Accession number:

1982.0187

Catalog number:

1982.0187.00997

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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-3586-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_825122

Measurements:

overall: 12 in x 10 in x 1/16 in; 30.48 cm x 25.4 cm x .15875 cm

Object Name:

Pamphlet

Credit Line:

Douglas D. and Lloyd Morgan

ID Number:

1982.0187.00895

Accession number:

1982.0187

Catalog number:

1982.0187.00895

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Work and Industry: Graphic Arts

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-6f37-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_825702

Creator:

Wiseman, Frederick J., 1875-1961  Search this

Names:

Early Birds of Aviation (Organization).  Search this

Wiseman-Peters (Fred Wiseman and J. W. Peters) (Aircraft manufacturer)  Search this

Extent:

0.59 Cubic feet (1 flatbox)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Tickets

Correspondence

Clippings

Date:

1909-1968

bulk [ca. 1910s, 1950s]

Summary:

Fred Wiseman, along with J. W. Peters and D.C. Prentiss, built a biplane named the Wiseman-Peters. During July 1910, both Peters and Wiseman flew the Wiseman-Peters and the following year Wiseman entered the 1911 Aviation Meet at Selfridge Field, Michigan. On February 17, 1911, Wiseman made the first airplane-carried mail flight officially sanctioned by any local U.S. post office and made available to the public when he carried mail, a bundle of newspapers and a sack of groceries from Petaluma, CA, to Santa Rosa, CA. After the 1911 season, Wiseman gave up flying.

This collection consists of a large scrapbook. Inside the scrapbook are newspaper clippings, correspondence, 1st Day Covers, race tickets, and photographs chronicling both Wiseman's automobile and aviation careers.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of a large scrapbook. Inside the scrapbook are newspaper clippings, correspondence, 1st Day Covers, race tickets, and photographs chronicling both Wiseman's automobile and aviation careers.

Note: The digital images in this finding aid were repurposed from scans made by an outside contractor for a commercial product and may show irregular cropping and orientation in addition to color variations resulting from damage to and deterioration of the original objects.

Arrangement:

Materials are in the order the donor attached them to the scrapbook. Correspondence is often located within the envelope that is attached to the scrapbook. Some materials are loose and have been left in the arrangement in which they were found, unless a portion of a newspaper article could be matched to its other parts.

Biographical / Historical:

Fred Wiseman (1875-1961) was born in Santa Rosa, California, and after attending local schools he engaged in both the bicycle and automotive businesses. Wiseman won considerable fame racing Stoddard-Dayton cars on the West Coast as well as in the Chicago area. He became interested in aviation after attending the Wright brothers' homecoming celebration in 1909 and the first Los Angeles aviation meet at Dominguez Field in 1910.

After these two events, Wiseman was convinced he wanted to learn to fly and so he returned to his home in Santa Rosa and persuaded Ben Noonan to put up $10,000 to build a plane. Wiseman, along with J. W. Peters and D.C. Prentiss, built a biplane named the Wiseman-Peters. During July 1910, both Peters and Wiseman flew the Wiseman-Peters and the following year Wiseman entered the 1911 Aviation Meet at Selfridge Field, Michigan.

On February 17, 1911, Wiseman made the first airplane-carried mail flight officially sanctioned by any local U.S. post office and made available to the public when he carried mail, a bundle of newspapers and a sack of groceries from Petaluma, CA, to Santa Rosa, CA. (The first air mail flight sanctioned by the U.S. Post Office in Washington, D.C., took place on September 23, 1911, when Earle Ovington carried mail from Garden City, Long Island, to Mineola; and the first continuously scheduled U.S. air mail service began on May 15, 1918, with routes between Washington, Philadelphia, and New York.)

During 1911, Wiseman had an active season of exhibition work, including flying for one week at the California State Fair. However, after this season Wiseman gave up flying because he thought there was no future in it. He sold his plane and returned to the automobile business. He later worked for Standard Oil Company of California. Wiseman was a member of the Early Birds of Aviation, an organization of pilots who flew solo in an aircraft prior to December 17, 1916.

Weldon Cooke, another pioneer aviator from California, bought and modified the Wiseman-Peters aircraft, renaming it the Wiseman-Cooke. Cooke flew the Wiseman-Cooke for exhibition and air mail flights. The Wiseman-Cooke aircraft is currently part of the Smithsonian Institution's collections.

Provenance:

No donor information, Gift?, unknown, XXXX-0618, unknown

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests

Topic:

Automobile racing  Search this

Air mail service  Search this

Aeronautics, Commercial  Search this

Aeronautics -- Exhibitions  Search this

Airplane racing  Search this

Aeronautics -- Competitions  Search this

Aeronautics -- 1903-1916  Search this

Aeronautics  Search this

Air pilots  Search this

Wiseman-Peters #2 Biplane (1910)  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Tickets

Correspondence

Clippings

Citation:

Fred Wiseman Scrapbook, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0618, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.0618

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2b1a6ef9c-06ed-414f-adc3-98f31de066e0

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0618

Artist:

Edward Jonas, born 1948  Search this

Foundry:

The Crucible LLC  Search this

Sitter:

Raymond D. Nasher, 21 Oct 1926 - 16 Mar 2007  Search this

Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

Without Base: 44.5 x 25.4 x 25.4cm (17 1/2 x 10 x 10")

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

2005

Topic:

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this

Raymond D. Nasher: Male  Search this

Raymond D. Nasher: Business and Finance\Banker  Search this

Raymond D. Nasher: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Real estate agent  Search this

Raymond D. Nasher: Visual Arts\Art collector  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Edward Jonas and the Portrait Society of America

Object number:

NPG.2007.218

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© 2005 Edward Jonas

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f0b1925c-8828-4d17-b14c-a530de2db08b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2007.218

Artist:

Jo Davidson, 30 Mar 1883 - 2 Jan 1952  Search this

Foundry:

C. Valsuani  Search this

Sitter:

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin, 16 Apr 1889 - 25 Dec 1977  Search this

Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

With Base: 48.3 x 17.8 x 22.2cm (19 x 7 x 8 3/4")

Without Base: 31.8 x 18.7 x 22.5cm (12 1/2 x 7 3/8 x 8 7/8")

Base: 16.1 x 15.9 x 15.2cm (6 5/16 x 6 1/4 x 6")

Type:

Sculpture

Place:

United States\New York\Kings\New York

Date:

1925

Topic:

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Male  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performer\Actor\Movie  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performer\Comedian  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Performing Arts\Performer\Vaudeville  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Literature\Writer\Screenwriter  Search this

Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin: Oscar  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.72.30

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Exhibition:

Bravo!

On View:

NPG, South Gallery 321 Mezzanine

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm478a8f47d-b0f5-444d-8ef7-a27efb154823

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.72.30

Cast after:

Jo Davidson, 30 Mar 1883 - 2 Jan 1952  Search this

Foundry:

Roman Bronze Works, Inc.  Search this

Sitter:

Robert Joseph Flaherty, 16 Feb 1884 - 23 Jul 1951  Search this

Medium:

Bronze

Dimensions:

With Base: 47 x 31.4 x 29.5cm (18 1/2 x 12 3/8 x 11 5/8")

Without Base: 39.7 x 31.4 x 29.5cm (15 5/8 x 12 3/8 x 11 2/8")

Base: 7.6 x 22.8 x 22.8cm (3 x 9 x 9")

Type:

Sculpture

Date:

1973 cast after 1949 original

Topic:

Robert Joseph Flaherty: Male  Search this

Robert Joseph Flaherty: Natural Resource Occupations\Explorer  Search this

Robert Joseph Flaherty: Performing Arts\Performing arts director\Film director  Search this

Robert Joseph Flaherty: Performing Arts\Producer\Film producer  Search this

Robert Joseph Flaherty: Performing Arts\Filmmaker\Documentary filmmaker  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.73.21

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Exhibition:

Bravo!

On View:

NPG, South Gallery 310 Mezzanine

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm47e98acff-1dd0-49c9-a459-b8f8c2add80a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.73.21

Sculptor:

Eberle, Abastenia St. Leger 1878-1942  Search this

Founder:

B. Zoppo Foundry  Search this

Medium:

Bronze

Type:

Sculptures

Owner/Location:

Des Moines Art Center 4700 Grand Avenue Des Moines Iowa 50312 Accession Number: 1982.20

Date:

1906

Topic:

Figure female--Child--Full length  Search this

Recreation--Sport & Play--Skating  Search this

Control number:

IAS 14570030

Data Source:

Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_ari_480106

Company Name:

McGraw-Edison Co.  Search this

Related companies:

Lectromelt Div. ; Power Systems Group ; Toastmaster Div. (Elgin, IL) ; Alrectic Div. ; Speed Queen Atlantic Co., Inc. ; McGraw Electric Co. (Elgin, IL) ; Waters-Genter Co. ; Clark Water Heater Div. ; Bussmann Mfg. Co. ; Brevel Motors ; Bussmann Div. (St. Louis, MO)  Search this

Notes content:

Batteries ; power capacitors ; transformers ; surge arrestors ; "Buss" fuses ; other electrical equipment and components ; D-H vacuum deoxidation process ; "Lectromelt" furnaces ; "Toastmaster" portable automatic heaters ; "Toastmaster" toasters and parts list ; toaster hospitality trays ; other kitchen appliances ; "Toastmaster" water heaters ; "Alrectic" overhead highway sign structures ; electrical protective devices...this comprises the uncataloged portion.

Includes:

Trade catalog and price lists

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

49 pieces; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

York, Pennsylvania, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Appliances (household)  Search this

Architectural designs and building materials  Search this

Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this

Foundries; supplies and equipment  Search this

Furnaces and boilers  Search this

Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this

Road building machinery and equipment  Search this

Topic:

"Decoration and ornament, Architectural"  Search this

Air conditioning  Search this

Architectural design  Search this

Boilers  Search this

Building materials  Search this

Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this

Foundries  Search this

Furnaces  Search this

Heating  Search this

Heating and ventilation industry  Search this

Household appliances  Search this

Road machinery  Search this

Roads -- Design and construction  Search this

Ventilation  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_30410

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_30410

Medium:

Cast iron, wood, paint

Dimensions:

35 1/2 × 25 × 22 in. (90.2 × 63.5 × 55.9 cm)

Style:

Naturalism

Type:

Chairs

Date:

ca.1850-1920

Period:

Victorian (1837-1901)

Topic:

cast iron  Search this

chairs  Search this

armchairs  Search this

ferns  Search this

Garden ornaments and furniture  Search this

outdoor furniture  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian Gardens, Horticultural Artifacts Collection.

Accession number:

1984.210.001.a, b

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Gardens

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/aq4251218a7-61f1-440f-a0ad-e935be529a5c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:hac_1984.210.001.a__b

Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Extent:

4.82 Cubic feet (consisting of 10 boxes, 1 folder, 5 oversize folders, 2 map case folders, 1 flat box (partial).)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuals

Printed ephemera

Mail order catalogs

Manufacturers' catalogs

Trade cards

Printed material

Letterheads

Advertising fliers

Technical manuals

Advertising cards

Advertising mail

Publications

Sales catalogs

Trade catalogs

Illustrations

Sales letters

Correspondence

Advertisements

Trade literature

Commercial catalogs

Advertising

Sales records

Catalogs

Catalogues

Technical reports

Business letters

Business records

Ephemera

Invoices

Annual reports

Reports

Print advertising

Receipts

Business cards

Business ephemera

Date:

1803-1967

bulk 1830-1915

Summary:

A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Iron forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana

Scope and Contents:

Iron and steel are companion industries so there is overlap in the products and goods manufactured and sold, which is evident in the documents. Iron was commonly used in construction as well as ornamental application in architecture and art, especially facades and sculptures, in addition to landscape and cemetery design, particularly in fencing. Some applications include bridges, concrete supports, joists, grating, casements, stairs, railings, trellises, doors, seats and other furniture, vases, vanes, shutters, posts, and fire escapes. Bar, plates, pig iron, cast iron, ore, and steel are commonly referred to in the collection materials. The emphasis is on products rather than production methods.

Materials represent a sampling of business records such as invoices, financial sheets, correspondence and a small number of advertising and promotional circulars. There are price sheets and a few product catalogs. Several company/foundry histories and prospectus documents are present. There is a large volume of import/export documents (European) present.

No extensive runs or complete records exist for any single company or brand, and no particular subtopic is represented in detail, although for any singular subtopic though some publications may provide general and historical overviews of a person, company, or facet of industry.

Arrangement:

The materials are arranged into three series.

Business Records and Marketing Materials

Genre

Subject

Forms Part Of:

Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.

Missing Title

Series 1: Business Ephemera

Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers

Series 4: Photographic Reference Material

Provenance:

Iron is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060, purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.

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:

Mail-order business -- Catalogs  Search this

Benches, iron  Search this

Fences -- wrought iron  Search this

Iron and steel industry  Search this

Gates -- Iron  Search this

Iron and steel bridges  Search this

Public works  Search this

Wrought-iron  Search this

Periodicals  Search this

Ironwork  Search this

Sales promotion  Search this

Iron industry and trade -- United States  Search this

Iron and steel workers -- 1920-1930 -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Public buildings  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuals

Printed ephemera

Mail order catalogs

Manufacturers' catalogs

Trade cards

Printed material

Letterheads

Advertising fliers

Technical manuals -- 20th century

Advertising cards

Advertising mail

Publications

Sales catalogs

Trade catalogs

Illustrations

Sales letters

Correspondence

Advertisements

Trade literature

Commercial catalogs

Advertising

Sales records

Catalogs

Catalogues

Technical reports

Business letters

Business records

Publications -- Business

Ephemera

Invoices

Annual reports

Reports

Print advertising

Receipts

Business cards

Business ephemera

Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Iron, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Iron

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8feadb922-cd2c-4736-ba8f-2e992b118056

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-iron

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft C

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2cf49d8b8-50f3-483f-acc4-0c343b59a465

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref10789

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AC-170030-01

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft C / CCF (Canadian Car and Foundry Co Ltd) (Canada)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2f72bd9c2-6cff-4a23-b87d-d498356b6da1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref10790

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AC-170040-01

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft C / CCF (Canadian Car and Foundry Co Ltd) (Canada)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2100d0f50-450c-4d2f-85c5-a68cb2870db5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref10793

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AC-170050-01

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft C / CCF (Canadian Car and Foundry Co Ltd) (Canada)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg21433d5b9-73fd-41d4-9b01-5ed2f8f1d05a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-a-ref10796

Collection Creator:

National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.

Identifier:

NASM.XXXX.1183.A, File AC-170010-NF

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National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft

National Air and Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Aircraft / Series A: Aircraft / Aircraft C / CCF (Canadian Car and Foundry Co Ltd) (Canada)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg24286a37d-0bb5-4432-93e2-4897600bf8c7

EDAN-URL:

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