Interview of Olga F. Linares covered her childhood in Chiriqui Province, Panama; education at Oak Grove School in Maine; undergraduate degree from Vassar College; and graduate school at Harvard University with her Ph.D. work focused on archeology and s...
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The de Alba and Rubinoff interviews are restricted; permission must be secured from the interviewees. The Lombardo recording is restricted; permission must be secured from the interviewee. Contact SIHistory@si.edu to request permission.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9624, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Oral History Interviews
Interview of Elena Guardia Lombardo begins with her family history in Panama and the role of her father, Tomas Guardia, a civil engineer, on the Inter-American Highway; education at Sacred Heart College in North Carolina and Strayer School of Business ...
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The de Alba and Rubinoff interviews are restricted; permission must be secured from the interviewees. The Lombardo recording is restricted; permission must be secured from the interviewee. Contact SIHistory@si.edu to request permission.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9624, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Oral History Interviews
Research Records and Field Notes, 1964-1982, and undated
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Archival materials
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This series consists of materials relating to Silberglied's research interests in the field of lepidopterology and evolutionary theory; his work in the development
of a more refined technique in the use of ultraviolet photography for research purposes; his efforts in the area of conservation both in the United States and Latin America;
miscellaneous research papers that were not organized by him in a specific fashion; and field notes documenting research in the Galapagos Islands, Cocos Islands, Lignum vitae
Key (Florida), Mexico, Panama, Africa, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and various regions of the United States.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7316, Robert Elliot Silberglied Papers
(The original video was made from the original film that was in a high state of deterioration. Original film was then destroyed.)
1. South America, Panama Canal, Havana, (2 of 2)
Descriptive Summary: On board ship, small lighthouse, (Havana harbor?), boys and girls swimming to meet the ship, diving, etc., huge dual memorial column, men drinking, women lounging, shop scenes, S.S. Pastore, shots of a beach, boy on a donkey, harbor and ship shots, tropical forest, Santa Paula boat trip, dock/harbor small gauge railway
Date: 1934
Camera Operator: Harry M. Bergman
Performer(s)/Persons Pictured: Harry M. Bergman, Ruth Perl, et. al.
2. Chicago World's Fair, Salt Lake, Yellowstone
Descriptive Summary: Excelsior Geyser Crater, Yellowstone, geysers, Old Faithful, Kettle Spring, geisers, Sponge Geyser, bears, Continental Divide, Keshore Geyser, more bears, trout fishing, views of the park, waterfalls, bears, Tower Falls, hot springs, copper mine, mine railroad, blasting, Chicago World's Fair, Hall of Science, sky tram, views of the fair, Swiss Village, automated dinosaur, Firestone Building, Belgium, Planetarium, Sears towers, parade, Ford Building, Swift Building
Date: 1934
Camera Operator: Harry M. Bergman
Performer(s)/Persons Pictured: Harry M. Bergman, Ruth Perl, et. al.
3. The Yawl Thora
a. Cruise on Thora
Descriptive Summary: professional done title cards are interspersed throughout this film, whistling buoy at Eastern Shoals, porpoise at play, sea bass fishing off the Shoals of Montauk, Block Island
Date: ca. 1927
Camera Operator: Harry M. Bergman
Performer(s)/Persons Pictured: Harry M. Bergman
b. Thora to Shelter Island
Descriptive Summary: Thora at harbor, houses and shore in the distance, sailing along the East River [the Hudson?], sail boats, on board ship, women canoeing, barge carrying timber, mining along the river, a side-wheeler, dock side, the Rockaway Park Yacht Club?
Date: ca. 1927
Camera Operator: Harry N. Bergman
Performer(s)/Persons Pictured: Harry N. Bergman
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the original and master (preservation) films are 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.
Collection Rights:
The National Museum of American History may not authorize publication, reproduction, or distribution by a commercial, for-profit publisher, distributor, media producer, or film maker without the express permission of the Donors.
The term of the requirement for written authorization prior to third party, for-profit, commercial use will last 50 (fifty) years unless agreed to in writing by both the National Museum of American History and the Donors.
Collection Citation:
Kahn Family Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Generous support for this collection has come from the National Film Preservation Foundation and Mr. Alan R. Kahn.
Photographs are of Ciampaglia, family members, colleagues, his home and studio, travel scenes, and art work. Album 1 contains photographs of Ciampaglia with friends at Cooper Union, mural projects including the Potter Residence Ceiling Decorations, Green Hill Farms Hotel Pool Decoration, the Bushnell Memorial Hall Murals with Barry Faulkner, the First Slovak Girl's Academy Mural, and the Forum Building Auditorium Ceiling Mural with Eric Gugler, miscellaneous art work, and photographs of a trip to Mason Island, Connecticut. Album 2 contains photographs of trips to Italy, Tangiers, Brussels, Paris, and Canterbury. Album 3 contains photographs of family members and Ciampaglia's home at Woodpecker's Point, Middle Valley, New Jersey. Album 4 contains photographs of Ciampaglia's studio, miscellaneous art work, the U.S. Military Cemetery Murals in Nettuno, Italy, and photographs of trips to Italy, Mexico, Paris, Panama, and within the United States, including views of Niagara Falls, the Grand Canyon, and New Orleans.
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Use requires an appointment. Glass plate negatives are housed separately and not served to researchers.
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:
Carlo Ciampaglia papers, 1909-1978. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsor:
Glass plate negatives in this collection were digitized in 2019 with funding provided by the Smithsonian Women's Committee.
