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Designer:

Anton Wideman, Austrian, 1724 - 1792  Search this

Subject:

Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, French, 1755 - 1793  Search this

Medium:

Gilt bronze

Type:

metalwork

Decorative Arts

Medal and pouch

Date:

after 1770

Credit Line:

Gift of Anonymous Donor

Accession Number:

1967-48-40-a,b

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1967-48-40-a_b

Maker:

F. Dupre  Search this

Medium:

Gilt metal

Type:

numismatics

Decorative Arts

Medal

Object Name:

Medal

Made in:

France

Date:

after 1790

Credit Line:

Gift of Elizabeth Akerley Richardson

Accession Number:

1931-15-1

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Product Design and Decorative Arts Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1931-15-1

Collection Creator:

Karp, Ivan C., 1926-2012  Search this

O.K. Harris Gallery (New York, N.Y.)  Search this

Container:

Box 3, Folder 28

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1969-2014

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original material requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

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:

Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records, 1960-2014. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

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Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records

Ivan C. Karp papers and OK Harris Works of Art gallery records / Series 2: Administrative Files

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-okharr-ref1278

Container:

Box 1, Folder 9

Type:

Archival materials

Biographical / Historical:

Colonel Nicole M.E. Malachowski was commissioned on May 29, 1996 on graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy. She became the military's first woman aerial demonstration team pilot, flying an F-16 as the Number 3 Thunderbird during the 2006-2007 seasons. She graduated fourth in pilot training class 98-03 at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, and then completed follow-on requirements leading to her F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft qualification. Malachowski piloted the F-15E during Operation Noble Eagle, led formations in combat during Operation Iraqi Freedom, commanded an F-15E fighter squadron, and became a White House Fellow. Malachowski authored a bill, S.614, signed into law by President Obama, that authorized the 2010 award of the Congressional Gold Medal to the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) of World War II. Colonel Malachowski was medically retired from active duty on Dec 29, 2017 after 21 years of service.

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Military Women Aviators Oral History Initiative (MWAOHI), NASM.2020.0005, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2020.0005, File 9

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Military Women Aviators Oral History Initiative (MWAOHI)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-2020-0005-ref8

Author:

Tuttle, Frederic B.  Search this

Long, Everett  Search this

Collection Creator:

Hardesty, Von, 1939-  Search this

Container:

Box 17, Folder 23

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Date:

1985

Scope and Contents:

Two photocopied newspaper clippings regarding March 1934 rescue of stranded passengers and crew of Soviet steamship Chelyuskin from Arctic ice.

Frederic B. Tuttle, "Two Alaska Heroes of Chelyuskin Rescue Visit Here On Way to Moscow as Soviet Guests to Receive Medals," [publication unknown], circa 1935.

Everett Long, "Russia, U. S. join forces for rescue in Siberian Arctic," -- Daily News-Miner -- (Fairbanks, AK), November 10, 1985, p. D-5.

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Russian Aeronautical Collection, ACC. 2006-0034, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Russian Aeronautical Collection

Russian Aeronautical Collection / Series 2: Soviet Union (Interwar Years, 1918-1940)

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-2006-0034-ref629

Publisher:

Underwood & Underwood  Search this

Collection Creator:

Underwood & Underwood  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (5" x 7")

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Stereoscopic photographs

Awards

Local Numbers:

RSN 25299

General:

Company catalog card included.

Currently stored in box 3.2.43 [143].

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection 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:

World War, 1914-1918 -- Stereographs  Search this

Battlefields  Search this

Rites and ceremonies  Search this

Medals  Search this

Soldiers  Search this

War  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 1910-1920 -- Interpositives -- Glass

Stereoscopic photographs

Awards

Collection Citation:

Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection

Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.2: Underwood and Underwood Positives / RSN Numbers 25204-25310

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref23062

Publisher:

Underwood & Underwood  Search this

Collection Creator:

Underwood & Underwood  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (5" x 8")

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Stereoscopic photographs

Local Numbers:

RSN 25321

General:

Company catalog card included.

Currently stored in box 3.2.43 [143].

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. The original glass plate is available for inspection if necessary in the Archives Center. A limited number of fragile glass negatives and positives in the collection can be viewed directly in the Archives Center by prior appointment. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection 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:

World War, 1914-1918 -- Stereographs  Search this

Rites and ceremonies  Search this

Medals  Search this

Soldiers  Search this

War  Search this

Awards  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 1910-1920 -- Interpositives -- Glass

Stereoscopic photographs

Collection Citation:

Underwood &Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection

Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection / Series 3: Underwood & Underwood glass plates / 3.2: Underwood and Underwood Positives / RSN Numbers 25311-25432

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0143-ref23084

Donor:

Kevin, Gover, 1955-  Search this

Kevin, Gover, 1955-  Search this

Collection Creator:

National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)  Search this

Extent:

0.01 Linear feet

Container:

Box 1

Type:

Archival materials

Ephemera

Date:

2013

Scope and Contents:

This file contains the program booklet from the Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in honor of Native American Code Talkers that took place November 20, 2013 at the United States Capitol Visitor Center in Washington, DC.

Provenance:

Gift of Kevin Gover in 2014.

Collection Restrictions:

Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.

Collection Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); General Manuscripts and Ephemera collections, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.

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General Manuscripts and Ephemera collections

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-998-ref525

Creator:

Biddle, Livingston, 1918-2002  Search this

Names:

Bryn Mawr College  Search this

Fordham University  Search this

National Endowment for the Arts  Search this

Alexander, Jane  Search this

Asawa, Ruth  Search this

Biddle, Catharina Baart, 1912-2005  Search this

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-  Search this

Davis, R. A.  Search this

Drexel, Katharine Mary, Saint, 1858-1955  Search this

Edwards, Bob, 1947-  Search this

Glenn, John, 1905-  Search this

Hammer, Armand, 1898-1990  Search this

Hanks, Nancy  Search this

Jessup, Peter, 1958-  Search this

Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-  Search this

Kennedy, Edward Moore, 1932-2009  Search this

King, Susan  Search this

Lawrence, Jacob, 1917-2000  Search this

Maxwell, Barb  Search this

Mondale, Walter F., 1928-  Search this

O'Connor, Sandra Day, 1930-  Search this

Oliphant, Pat, 1935-  Search this

Pell, Claiborne, 1918-2009  Search this

Rauschenberg, Robert, 1925-2008  Search this

Rosenquist, James, 1933-  Search this

Rostropovich, Mstislav, 1927-2007  Search this

Schieffer, Bob  Search this

Scholder, Fritz, 1937-2005  Search this

Temple, Louann  Search this

Watson, Howard N.  Search this

Extent:

40.2 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Video recordings

Scrapbooks

Sketches

Diaries

Interviews

Manuscripts

Photographs

Sound recordings

Transcripts

Date:

circa 1940-2002

Summary:

The papers of government arts administrator and novelist Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. (1918-2002) measure 40.2 linear feet and date from circa 1940 to 2002. The papers are comprised of biographical materials, correspondence, interviews, writings, numerous files reflecting his work to establish the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), political committee files, personal legal records, printed materials, scrapbooks, and photographs. Throughout the collection are video and sound recordings.

Scope and Contents:

The papers of government arts administrator and novelist Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. (1918-2002) measure 40.2 linear feet and date from circa 1940 to 2002. The papers are comprised of biographical materials, correspondence, interviews, writings, numerous files reflecting his work to establish the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), political committee files, personal legal records, printed materials, scrapbooks, and photographs. Throughout the collection are video and sound recordings.

Biographical materials consist of awards; diplomas; genealogy records; resumes; and files for Biddle's work at Fordham, his nomination for the National Medal of Arts award, and about his second wife Catharina Baart. Correspondence is with family, friends, and professional and political contacts such as Jane Alexander, President Jimmy Carter, Armand Hammer, Nancy Hanks, Edward Kennedy, Lady Bird Johnson, Sandra Day O'Connor, Claiborne Pell, Robert Rauschenberg, Slava Rostropovich, and others.

Interviews with Biddle include transcripts, four sound recordings, and two video recordings of Biddle with R.A. Davis, Bob Edwards, Peter Jessup, Susan King, Bob Schieffer, and Louann Temple.

Among the writings are journals, articles, poetry, speech notes, manuscript drafts of Our Government and the Arts: A Perspective from the Inside and Sam Bentley's Island, one video recording of "Art/Work/USA" by Barbara Rose, and one sound recording of a film introduction entitled "The Eagle".

Files concerning the establishment and early years of the National Endowment of the Arts consist of correspondence; congressional briefing books, committee files, and reports; financial material; drafts of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965; one sound reel titled "Swearing-In of L.L. Biddle, Jr.," and three video recordings. Additional files concerning Biddle's work for congressional committees and political campaigns include correspondence, meeting agendas and notes, and printed material concerning multiple arts organizations and the political campaigns for Jimmy Carter, Walter Mondale, and Claiborne Pell. Family and real estate records, a partnership agreement, and will are in personal legal records.

Printed materials include booklets, clippings, event invitations and programs, flyers, magazines and journals, and posters autographed by Jacob Lawrence, Fritz Scholder, and John Glenn. Additionally, one commercial sound cassette recordings of National Public Radio's program Performance Today is also found. Two mixed-media scrapbooks contain memorabilia from Biddle's professional life and international travel.

Photographs are of family, travel, and friends and colleagues at various events. Six video recordings are home movies of Bryn Mawr and documentaries about St. Katherine Drexel. Artwork in the form of pencil and watercolor sketches is by Ruth Asawa Lanier, Barb Maxwell, Pat Oliphant, James Rosenquist, and Howard N. Watson.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 11 series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1950-2002 (2.5 linear; Box 1-3, 41, OV 43)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1956-2001 (2 linear feet; Boxes 3-5)

Series 3: Interviews, 1978-2002 (0.5 linear feet; Boxes 5-6)

Series 4: Writings, 1940-2002 (12 linear feet; Boxes 6-18)

Series 5: National Endowment for the Arts, 1964-2000 (10 linear feet; Boxes 18-27, 42)

Series 6: Committees and Political Campaigns, 1944-2001 (3.5 linear feet; Boxes 27-30)

Series 7: Personal Legal Records, 1952-1986 (1 linear foot; Boxes 30-31)

Series 8: Printed Materials, circa 1950-2000 (3.5 linear feet; Boxes 31-34, 41, OV 44)

Series 9: Scrapbooks, 1970-1998 (0.3 linear feet; Boxes 34, 42)

Series 10: Photographs and Video Recordings, circa 1950-2002 (4.6 linear feet: Boxes 34-40, OV 44)

Series 11: Artwork, 1976-1989 (0.3 linear feet; Box 40, OV 44)

Biographical / Historical:

Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. (1918-2002) was a federal government arts administrator and novelist active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.

Livingston L. Biddle was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania in 1918 to a distinguished and wealthy family. He graduated from Princeton University in 1940. During World War II, Biddle volunteered as an ambulance driver in Africa for the American Field Services.

While working as a special assistant to Rhode Island Democratic Senator Claiborne Pell in the 1960s, Biddle drafted the legislation for the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965, which led to the creation of the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) one year later. Biddle served as deputy chairman of the NEA from 1966 to 1967, as congressional liaison director in 1975, and as chairman from 1977 to 1981. In 1976, he served as director of the Congressional Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities.

Also a writer, Biddle wrote four novels, all set in Philadelphia, including Sam Bentley's Island published in 1961. From 1968 to 1970, he was a professor and chairman of Fordham University's arts division. Biddle also published a non-fiction book about his experiences establishing and working for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) titled Our Government and the Arts: A Perspective from the Inside in 1988.

Biddle married artist Catharina Baart in 1973 after his first wife, Cordelia Frances Fenton, died in 1972. Biddle died in Washington, D.C. in 2002.

Provenance:

The Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. papers were donated in 2013 by Thomas O'Callaghan, a close friend of Biddle's who inherited the papers.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. 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.

Occupation:

Authors -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Arts administrators -- Washington (D.C.)  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Political aspects  Search this

Genre/Form:

Video recordings

Scrapbooks

Sketches

Diaries

Interviews

Manuscripts

Photographs

Sound recordings

Transcripts

Citation:

Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. papers, circa 1940-2002. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution Collections Care and Preservation Fund

Identifier:

AAA.biddlivi

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Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-biddlivi

Collection Creator:

Biddle, Livingston, 1918-2002  Search this

Extent:

2.5 Linear feet (Boxes 1-3, 41, OV 43)

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

circa 1950-2002

Scope and Contents:

Biographical materials consist of appointment books, architectural plans of Biddle's property, certificates, keys to the city, plaques, diplomas, genealogy records, resumes, material from Biddle's tenure in the art department of Fordham University, Princeton University reunion records, and material regarding Biddle's nomination for the National Medal of Arts. The file for Catharina Baart contains resumes and statements on her career as an artist.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

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:

Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. papers, circa 1940-2002. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution Collections Care and Preservation Fund

Identifier:

AAA.biddlivi, Series 1

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Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-biddlivi-ref11

Collection Creator:

Biddle, Livingston, 1918-2002  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 15-16

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1980-1984

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

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:

Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. papers, circa 1940-2002. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution Collections Care and Preservation Fund

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Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. papers

Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. papers / Series 1: Biographical Materials

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-biddlivi-ref17

Collection Creator:

Biddle, Livingston, 1918-2002  Search this

Container:

Box 3, Folder 5

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1991-1995

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

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:

Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. papers, circa 1940-2002. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution Collections Care and Preservation Fund

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Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. papers

Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. papers / Series 1: Biographical Materials

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-biddlivi-ref26

Collection Creator:

Biddle, Livingston, 1918-2002  Search this

Container:

Box 26, Folder 15

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1978-1979

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.

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:

Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. papers, circa 1940-2002. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing of this collection was provided by the Smithsonian Institution Collections Care and Preservation Fund

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Livingston L. Biddle, Jr. papers / Series 5: National Endowment for the Arts / Programs

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aaa-biddlivi-ref275

Issuing body:

Commercial Credit Company. (Baltimore)  Search this

Creator:

United States. Army  Search this

United States. Army  Search this

Printer:

Commercial Credit Company. (Baltimore)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Princeton University  Search this

Extent:

1 Poster (1/2 size; Multi-color, 46 x 59 cm)

Container:

Map-folder 428

Type:

Archival materials

Posters

Place:

United States

Date:

1942 May

Image:

Main Image: Various insignia, decorations, and medals of the U.S. Army

Local numbers:

Princeton Poster# 3313

General:

Issued by: Commercial Credit Company

Issued for: U.S. Army

Artist(s): Anon

Locale:

Baltimore

Printing Info:

Printer: Thomas R. Diver, Baltimore, 1942

Property of Princeton [...] Received MAY 3 1943

Related Materials:

Duplicates: 3313, 3314

Condition differs: No

Collection 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.

Collection Rights:

Copyright status of items varies. 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:

Education  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Educational  Search this

Decorations of honor  Search this

Insignia  Search this

Medals  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Posters -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Posters

Posters -- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States

Collection Citation:

Princeton University Posters Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Sponsor:

Digitization of the Princeton University Poster Collection was a collaboration of Google Arts and Culture and the Smithsonian Institution's Digitization Program Office. Catalog records were transcribed by digital volunteers through the Smithsonian Institution Transcription Center.

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Princeton University Poster Collection

Princeton University Poster Collection / Series 4: World War Two / United States

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0433-ref14761

Creator:

Commercial Credit Company. (Baltimore)  Search this

Publisher:

United States. Army  Search this

Collection Creator:

Princeton University  Search this

Extent:

1 Item

Container:

Map-folder 428

Type:

Archival materials

Posters

Place:

United States

Image:

Main Image: Various insignia, decorations, and medals of the U.S. Army

Local numbers:

Princeton Poster# 3314

Printing Info:

Property of Princeton [...] Received MAY 3 1943

Related Materials:

Duplicates: 3313, 3314

Condition differs: No

Collection 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.

Collection Rights:

Copyright status of items varies. 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:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Educational  Search this

Decorations of honor  Search this

Medals  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Posters -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Posters -- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States

Collection Citation:

Princeton University Posters Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Sponsor:

Digitization of the Princeton University Poster Collection was a collaboration of Google Arts and Culture and the Smithsonian Institution's Digitization Program Office. Catalog records were transcribed by digital volunteers through the Smithsonian Institution Transcription Center.

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Princeton University Poster Collection

Princeton University Poster Collection / Series 4: World War Two / United States

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0433-ref14762

Issuing body:

Commercial Credit Company. (Baltimore)  Search this

Creator:

United States. Navy  Search this

United States. Marine Corps  Search this

United States. Coast Guard  Search this

Commercial Credit Company. (Baltimore)  Search this

U.S. Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard  Search this

Collection Creator:

Princeton University  Search this

Extent:

1 Poster (1/2 size; Multi-color, 46 x 58.5 cm)

Container:

Map-folder 428

Type:

Archival materials

Posters

Place:

United States

Date:

1942 Mar

Image:

Main Image: Various insignia, medals, and decorations of the U.S. Navy, Marines and Coast Guard

Local numbers:

Princeton Poster# 3311

General:

Issued by: Commercial Credit Company

Issued for: U.S. Navy, Marines, & Coast Guard

Artist(s): Anon

Locale:

Baltimore

Printing Info:

Printing Information: 1942

Property of Princeton [...] Received MAY 3 1943

Related Materials:

Duplicates: 3311, 3312

Condition differs: Yes

Collection 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.

Collection Rights:

Copyright status of items varies. 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:

Education  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Educational  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Posters -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Posters

Posters -- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States

Collection Citation:

Princeton University Posters Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Sponsor:

Digitization of the Princeton University Poster Collection was a collaboration of Google Arts and Culture and the Smithsonian Institution's Digitization Program Office. Catalog records were transcribed by digital volunteers through the Smithsonian Institution Transcription Center.

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Princeton University Poster Collection / Series 4: World War Two / United States

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0433-ref14763

Creator:

Commercial Credit Company. (Baltimore)  Search this

U.S. Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard  Search this

Collection Creator:

Princeton University  Search this

Extent:

1 Item

Container:

Map-folder 428

Type:

Archival materials

Posters

Place:

United States

Image:

Main Image: Various insignia, medals, and decorations of the U.S. Navy, Marines and Coast Guard

Local numbers:

Princeton Poster# 3312

Printing Info:

Property of Princeton [...] Received MAY 3 1943

Related Materials:

Duplicates: 3311, 3312

Condition differs: Yes

Collection 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.

Collection Rights:

Copyright status of items varies. 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:

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Educational  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Posters -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Posters -- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States

Collection Citation:

Princeton University Posters Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Sponsor:

Digitization of the Princeton University Poster Collection was a collaboration of Google Arts and Culture and the Smithsonian Institution's Digitization Program Office. Catalog records were transcribed by digital volunteers through the Smithsonian Institution Transcription Center.

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Princeton University Poster Collection

Princeton University Poster Collection / Series 4: World War Two / United States

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0433-ref14764

Issuing body:

United States. Department of the Treasury  Search this

War Advertising Council  Search this

Creator:

Fourth War Loan  Search this

Artist:

A., T.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Princeton University  Search this

Extent:

1 Poster (1/8 size; Monochrome, 27 x 20 cm)

Container:

Box 39, Folder 4

Type:

Archival materials

Posters

Place:

United States

Image:

Main Image: U.S. soldier charging across rocky ground toward Japanese trench

Other Image(s): Congressional medal of Honor

Local numbers:

Princeton Poster# 8074

General:

Issued by: U.S. Treasury Department and the War Advertising Council

Issued for: 4th War Loan

Artist(s): T.A.

Collection 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.

Collection Rights:

Copyright status of items varies. 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:

Fund raising  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

World War, 1939-1945 -- Posters -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Posters

Posters -- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States

Collection Citation:

Princeton University Posters Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Sponsor:

Digitization of the Princeton University Poster Collection was a collaboration of Google Arts and Culture and the Smithsonian Institution's Digitization Program Office. Catalog records were transcribed by digital volunteers through the Smithsonian Institution Transcription Center.

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Princeton University Poster Collection

Princeton University Poster Collection / Series 4: World War Two / United States

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0433-ref14903

Choreographer:

Ailey, Alvin  Search this

Photographer:

Mitchell, Jack, 1925-  Search this

Dancer:

Allen, Sarita  Search this

Chaya, Masazumi  Search this

DeLavallade, Carmen , 1931-  Search this

DeLoatch, Gary, 1953-1993  Search this

Jamison, Judith  Search this

Roxas, Elizabeth  Search this

Truitte, James  Search this

Tyson, Andre  Search this

Williams, Dudley, 1938-2015  Search this

Wood, Donna, 1954-  Search this

Extent:

16 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Modern dance

Dance photography.

Date:

1961-2004

Summary:

Jack Mitchell (1925- 2013) was an acclaimed photographer who began chronicling the work of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1961. Alvin Ailey (1931- 1989), one of the most influential African American choreographers of modern dance, dedicated himself and his dance company to creating ballets that not only accelerated the careers of young African American dancers, but also stole the attention of national and international audiences in displaying the racial perspective of dance in the African American experience. This collection serves as Mitchell's documentation of the dance company's evolution while capturing the true idiosyncrasies and physicality of movement through still images. Through Alvin Ailey and Jack Mitchell's partnership, they were able to collaborate and produce a unique production of art, fusing the meaning and movements of dance and the techniques of photography.

Scope and Contents:

The Jack Mitchell Photography of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Collection is comprised of approximately 10,000 black and white prints of solo and ensemble acts, portraits of principle dancers and various associates of the company, color slides and transparencies for private photo sessions and performances, black and white film strips and their corresponding contact sheets, and reference materials.

Arrangement:

The material in this collection has been kept primarily at the folder level in the order that was declared by the initial owner and photographer, Jack Mitchell. Oversize prints were separated and housed in an associated series in the collection. The order of the material has been organized based on the medium of the material. Each subseries has been organized based on the following:

Series I: Black and White Prints Subseries A: Solo and Ensemble Images and Portraits were organized alphabetically by ballet name. Subseries B: Prints for Jack Mitchell Publication were organized by page number in the publication.

Series II: Color Photography Subseries A: Original Slide Boxes were organized numerically based on Jack Mitchell's label assignments. Subseries B: Color Slides were organized numerically based on subseries A's label assignments. Subseries C: Color Transparencies were organized numerically based on subseries A's label assignments.

Series III: Black and White Negatives Subseries A: Black and White Film Strips were organized chronologically by date. Subseries B: Contact Sheets were organized chronologically by date.

Series IV: Reference Material

OVERSIZE Series I: Black and White Prints were organized chronologically by date.

Biographical / Historical:

Jack Mitchell was born on September 13, 1925 in Key West, Florida. Although he was not in the field of photography, Mitchell's father bought him his first camera when Jack was a teenager. His first published photograph was of actress, Veronica Lake, for a War Bond Tour, a tour issued by the government that promoted debt securities to soldiers to finance military operations and expenditures He enlisted in the United States army and became a photographer in Italy at the end of World War II. In 1949, Ted Shawn, a dancer and choreographer who is respected among the dance community as a pioneer of American modern dance, invited Mitchell to Massachusetts photograph his dancers at his dance center, Jacobs's Pillow. It was during this time where Mitchell's interest and appreciation for moving bodies was realized. In the lifespan of his career, Mitchell created over 150 covers for Dance Magazine1, the New York Times, Time, Life, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and Vogue.2

As Jack Mitchell started to photograph the poses and ballets of the American Ballet Theater throughout the late 1950s, Alvin Ailey saw some of Mitchell's photographs. By 1961, Mitchell had established himself as a distinguished photographer of dance, coining the term, "moving stills". His photographs became the benchmark and standard that other dance photographers measured their work. In November 1961, Ailey invited Mitchell to a performance space in Clark Center, NY, and with his dancers, they performed for Mitchell's camera; some of the photographs from that first photo session can be found in this collection.

Alvin Ailey was born on January 5, 1931 in in Rodgers, Texas, during the Great Depression. As his repertory reflected, the beginning of his life was defined by a tight-knit, predominantly African American folk culture. At age 12, Ailey and his mother, Lula Cooper, moved Los Angeles, California. It is here that he was exposed to the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo, which led him to study under the Lester Horton Dance Theater, where he danced with Carmen DeLavallade, James Truitte, and Joyce Trisler. After 3 years of performing and training, he was positioned as a choreographer and later became the director of the company when Lester Horton suddenly died in 1953. His influence from Lester Horton, Martha Graham, and Katherine Dunham help to establish his philosophy that "Everything in dancing is style, allusion, the essence of many thoughts and feelings, the abstraction of many moments. Each movement is the sum total of moments and experiences".3 After Horton's death, Ailey went to perform at Ted Shawn's Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, and then on to New York with his longtime schoolmate and fellow dancer, Carmen DeLavallade, to perform in the 1954 Broadway production of "House of Flowers". The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Company was established in 1958.

From the beginning of his journey as a dancer and choreographer, Ailey wanted to show African American experience in his performances. He embedded folk culture in his early works "Revelations" and "Blue Suites". In reflection, before his first South Asian Tour, Alvin expressed, "The cultural heritage of the American Negro is one of America's richest treasures. From his roots as a slave, the American Negro- sometimes sorrowing, sometimes jubilant but always hopeful -has touched, illuminated, and influenced the most preserved of world civilization. I and my dance theater celebrate this trembling beauty."4 "Revelations" was well- received by national and international audiences, Ailey recognized by the dance community as a choreographer with promise and his company and ballets he created were highly anticipated. By 1965, Ailey went from being a dancer to being the company's choreographer. From the onset, Ailey embraced diversity and invited interracial and interdisciplinary perspectives at of the company. He also created ballets for other notable companies including the American Ballet Theatre, Royal Danish Ballet, London Festival Ballet, the Joffrey Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, and LaScala Opera Ballet.5 He was invited to choreograph Samuel Barber's Anthony and Cleopatra for the Metropolitan Opera at Lincoln Center in 19666, and Leonard Bernstein's Mass for the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in 1971.7

As the company embraced racial diversity, Ailey never lost his sense of obligation to the African American community. In 1969, he established the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, which became the Ailey School, formed the Alvin Ailey Repertory Ensemble, and pioneered programs promoting arts in education, particularly those that benefitted deprived communities. Among his numerous distinctions were the Dance Magazine Award (1975), the NAACP Spingarn Medal (1976), given for "the highest and noblest achievement by an American Negro during the previous year or years"8 , the Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award (1987), the most prestigious award for modern dance for a lifetime contribution to the field, the Kennedy Center Award (1988) and Honorary Doctorates from Princeton University (1972)9 , Bard College (1977)10 , and Adelphi University (1977). President Barack Obama posthumously awarded Ailey the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014, the country's highest civilian honor, in recognition of his contributions and commitments to civil rights and dance in America.11

Through Jack Mitchell and Alvin Ailey's work, they were able to collaborate and create something "rich in historical connotations, the liveliest kind of permanent record of the works of important creators and creations that formed the nucleus of Ailey's remarkable vision of American dance and what it could be"12. Alvin Ailey's reputation for creating eclectic dance methods produced movements and poses that are still studied and idolized today. Mitchell was able to pay homage to many of the world's best dance artists from James Truitte, Carmen DeLavallade, Dudley Williams, Donna Wood, Renee Robinson, Gary DeLoatch, as well as Ailey, through his photography. With Ailey's longstanding and established stature within the dance community, and Mitchell's pronouncement of the detailed through his use of lighting in his photographs, this collection highlights the incredible collaboration between Ailey and Mitchell, and serves as a unique document of one of the world's most renowned American dance company's.

Alvin Ailey's vision for a dance company was dedicated to enriching the American modern dance heritage and preserving African American culture. In a 1989 interview with Dance Magazine, shortly before his death, Ailey discussed how he took pride in knowing that "No other company around [today] does what we do, requires the same range, and challenges both the dancers and the audience to the same degree." Ailey searched for a collaborator that would help him display the value of communicative movement; he found his match in Mitchell. Ailey's influence went beyond the stage and Jack Mitchell's images in this collection document that evolution. With Alvin Ailey's passing in 1989 at age 58 and Jack Mitchell's death in 2013 at age 88, these photographs of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Collection serves as one of the few sources of this dynamic dance company, from its early days to an internationally recognized troupe.

Footnotes

2. Jack Mitchell. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Jack Mitchell Photographs. (Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1993), viii

3. Bruce Weber, "Jack Mitchell, Photographer of the Arts, Dies at 88", The New York Times Obituaries (November 9, 2013): -- http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/10/arts/jack-mitchell-photographer-of-the-arts-dies-at-88.html

4. Jennifer Dunning, Alvin Ailey: A Life in Dance. (New York; Addison- Wesley, 1996), 123

5. Ibid, 146.

6. Alvin Ailey, Revelations: The Autobiography of Alvin Ailey. (New York: Birch Lane, 1995), 6-7.

7. Alvin Ailey, Revelations: The Autobiography of Alvin Ailey. (New York; Birch Lane, 1995), 7.

8. Ibid.

9. Ibid.

10. Dunning, Jennifer. -- Alvin Ailey: A Life in Dance -- . (New York: Addison-Wesley, 1996), 286.

11. "Bard College Catalogue 2016-17: Honorary Degrees": -- https://www.bard.edu/catalogue/index.php?aid=1205177%26sid=670501

12. Office of the Press Secretary, "President Obama Names Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom" (November 10, 2014): -- https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2014/11/10/president-obama-names-recipients-presidential-medal-freedom

13. Jack Mitchell. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Jack Mitchell Photographs. (Kansas City: Andrews and McMeel, 1993), ix.

General:

COLLECTION LIST OF FEATURED REPERTORY

After Eden, Archipelago, Been Here and Gone, Black Belt, Blues Suite, Butterfly, Caravan, Carmina Burana, Caverna Magica, Chelsea's Bells, Come and Get the Beauty of It Hot, Concert in F, Congo Tango Palace, Crossword, Cry, Dance at the Gym, District Storyville, Divining, Episodes, Escargot, Facets, Fever Swamp, Flowers, Folkdance, Fontessa and Friends, For Bird – with Love, Forgotten Time, Frames, Gazelle, Hermit Songs, Hidden Rites, Hobo Sapiens, How to Walk an Elephant, Hymn, Icarus, Journey, Jukebox for Alvin, Lament, Landscape, Mary Lou's Mass, Masekela Langage, Memoria, N. Y. Export, Op. Jazz, Night Creature, North Star, Opus McShann, Pas de Duke, Passage, Pigs 'n Fishes, Portrait of Billie, Prodigal Prince, Quintet, Rainbow 'round my Shoulder, Revelations, Rift, Roots of the Blues, Sarong Paramaribo , Satyriade, Seven Journeys, Shards, Shelter, Spectrum, Speeds, Speeds, Streams, Suite Otis, The Beloved, The Lark Ascending, The Letter, The Mooche, The River, The Road of the Phoebe Snow, The Stack-Up, The Winter in Lisbon, Three Black Kings, Tilt, Toccata, Treading, Variegations, Vespers

Separated Materials:

There were 3 inscribed copies of "Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Jack Mitchell Photographs" originally stored in the collection. One copy of this text can be found in Series IV: Reference Materials with the publication draft, another copy is housed in the National Museum of African American History and Culture Library, and the last copy has been designated to serve as an archival reference text.

Provenance:

Acquired from the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. in 2013.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Access to collection materials requires an appointment.

Rights:

Jack Mitchell Photography of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre Collection is jointly owned by the National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution, and the Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation. Permission for commercial use or publication of the digital images may be requested from the Smithsonian Institution.

Occupation:

Dancers -- Photographs  Search this

Topic:

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater  Search this

Choreography -- United States  Search this

Dance  Search this

Dance schools -- United States  Search this

Dance -- Production and direction  Search this

Dance companies  Search this

Dance -- North America  Search this

Genre/Form:

Modern dance -- United States -- 20th century

Dance photography.

Citation:

Photography by Jack Mitchell © Alvin Ailey Dance Foundation, Inc. and Smithsonian Institution, All rights reserved.

Sponsor:

Processing of the collection was funded by the Smithsonian Collection Information Systems IRM Funds.

Identifier:

NMAAHC.A2013.245

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Archival Repository:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmaahc-a2013-245

Collection Creator:

United Telegraph Workers.  Search this

Western Union Telegraph Company  Search this

Container:

Box 774, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but Series 11 and films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made to view some of the audiovisual materials. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

Collection 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.

Collection Citation:

Western Union Telegraph Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Western Union Telegraph Company Records

Western Union Telegraph Company Records / Series 23: Photographs / 23.13: Oversized Photographs

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0205-ref10055