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Artist:

John Trumbull, 6 Jun 1756 - 10 Nov 1843  Search this

Sitter:

Joseph Warren, 11 Jun 1741 - 17 Jun 1775  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

63.5cm x 86.4cm (25" x 34"), Accurate

Type:

Painting

Date:

1786

Topic:

Nature & Environment\Clouds  Search this

Exterior\Landscape\Battleground  Search this

Costume\Headgear\Hat\Tricorne  Search this

Symbols & Motifs\Flag  Search this

Human Figures  Search this

Joseph Warren: Male  Search this

Joseph Warren: Politics and Government\Public official  Search this

Joseph Warren: Military and Intelligence\Soldier\Revolution  Search this

Joseph Warren: Medicine and Health\Physician  Search this

Joseph Warren: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this

Joseph Warren: Literature\Writer\Magazine article  Search this

Joseph Warren: Politics and Government\Patriot  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Yale University Art Gallery

Object number:

1832.1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm452163f85-773c-4856-8e34-76eaddae0916

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_1832.1

Artist:

Johann Gotthard von Müller, 1747 - 1830  Search this

Copy after:

John Trumbull, 6 Jun 1756 - 10 Nov 1843  Search this

Sitter:

Joseph Warren, 11 Jun 1741 - 17 Jun 1775  Search this

Medium:

Engraving on laid paper

Dimensions:

Image: 50.6 x 76.1cm (19 15/16 x 29 15/16")

Sheet: 56.5 x 80.8cm (22 1/4 x 31 13/16")

Type:

Print

Date:

1798

Topic:

Nature & Environment\Clouds  Search this

Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this

Weapon\Sword  Search this

Exterior\Landscape\Battleground  Search this

Costume\Headgear\Hat\Tricorne  Search this

Symbols & Motifs\Flag  Search this

Joseph Warren: Male  Search this

Joseph Warren: Politics and Government\Public official  Search this

Joseph Warren: Military and Intelligence\Soldier\Revolution  Search this

Joseph Warren: Medicine and Health\Physician  Search this

Joseph Warren: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Teacher  Search this

Joseph Warren: Literature\Writer\Magazine article  Search this

Joseph Warren: Politics and Government\Patriot  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Yale University Art Gallery

Object number:

1987.1.32

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4177d7905-7b1f-4164-bc88-4eefbd0acb95

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_1987.1.32

Artist:

Thomas Cowperthwaite Eakins, 25 Jul 1844 - 25 Jun 1916  Search this

Sitter:

Samuel David Gross, 1805 - 6 May 1884  Search this

Dr. James H. Barton, 19th century  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

243.8 x 198.1cm (96 x 78")

Type:

Painting

Date:

1875

Topic:

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this

Printed Material\Papers  Search this

Interior\Academic  Search this

Equipment\Medical Equipment  Search this

Equipment\Medical Equipment\Surgical instruments  Search this

Human Figures\Corpse\Cadaver  Search this

Samuel David Gross: Male  Search this

Samuel David Gross: Medicine and Health\Physician\Surgeon  Search this

Samuel David Gross: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University  Search this

Samuel David Gross: Literature\Writer\Medical  Search this

Samuel David Gross: Literature\Writer\Biographer  Search this

Dr. James H. Barton: Male  Search this

Dr. James H. Barton: Medicine and Health\Physician  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Philadelphia Museum of Art

Owner: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Object number:

2007-1-1 PMA / 2007.2 PAFA

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a40a94ac-484a-4d67-823d-c1fdc2feae84

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_2007-1-1_PMA___2007.2_PAFA

Artist:

Thomas Cowperthwaite Eakins, 25 Jul 1844 - 25 Jun 1916  Search this

Sitter:

Samuel David Gross, 1805 - 6 May 1884  Search this

Dr. James H. Barton, 19th century  Search this

Medium:

India ink wash and watercolor on cardboard

Dimensions:

60.3 x 48.9cm (23 3/4 x 19 1/4")

Type:

Painting

Date:

1875-76

Topic:

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this

Printed Material\Papers  Search this

Interior\Academic  Search this

Equipment\Medical Equipment  Search this

Equipment\Medical Equipment\Surgical instruments  Search this

Human Figures\Corpse\Cadaver  Search this

Samuel David Gross: Male  Search this

Samuel David Gross: Medicine and Health\Physician\Surgeon  Search this

Samuel David Gross: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University  Search this

Samuel David Gross: Literature\Writer\Medical  Search this

Samuel David Gross: Literature\Writer\Biographer  Search this

Dr. James H. Barton: Male  Search this

Dr. James H. Barton: Medicine and Health\Physician  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Object number:

23.94 MMA

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm463540149-c972-4388-a951-f6f40dccc86d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_23.94_MMA

Artist:

Elliott & Fry, active 1863-1962  Search this

Sitter:

Mary Edwards Walker, 26 Nov 1832 - 21 Feb 1919  Search this

Medium:

Albumen silver print

Dimensions:

Image/Sheet: 8.6 × 5.9 cm (3 3/8 × 2 5/16")

Mount: 9.8 × 6.3 cm (3 7/8 × 2 1/2")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

1872

Topic:

Symbols & Motifs\Medal  Search this

Interior  Search this

Printed Material\Document  Search this

Interior\Studio  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Desk  Search this

Photographic format\Carte-de-visite  Search this

Mary Edwards Walker: Female  Search this

Mary Edwards Walker: Medicine and Health\Physician  Search this

Mary Edwards Walker: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Feminist  Search this

Mary Edwards Walker: Medicine and Health\Physician\Army  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.2020.167

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f0e9282e-d1b6-4874-8afc-f6374d935f42

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2020.167

Artist:

Elliott & Fry, active 1863-1962  Search this

Sitter:

Elizabeth Blackwell, 03 Feb 1821 - 31 May 1910  Search this

Medium:

Carbon print

Dimensions:

Image/Sheet: 14.6 × 9.9 cm (5 3/4 × 3 7/8")

Mount: 29.8 × 21.2 cm (11 3/4 × 8 3/8")

Type:

Photograph

Place:

United Kingdom\England\Greater London\London

Date:

August 1907

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair  Search this

Printed Material\Book  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Brooch  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Bookcase  Search this

Artist's Effects\Frame  Search this

Elizabeth Blackwell: Female  Search this

Elizabeth Blackwell: Literature\Writer  Search this

Elizabeth Blackwell: Medicine and Health\Physician  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.2020.43

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4fb13049a-0c7a-491c-bc6c-09ca6d6b87ce

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.2020.43

Artist:

Ezra Greenleaf Weld, 26 Oct 1801 - 14 Oct 1874  Search this

Sitter:

Emily Catherine Edmonson, 1835 - 1895  Search this

Frederick Douglass, Feb 1818 - 20 Feb 1895  Search this

Mary Edmonson, 1832 - 1853  Search this

Gerrit Smith, 6 Mar 1797 - 28 Dec 1874  Search this

Samuel Joseph May, 21 Jun 1816 - 17 Sep 1892  Search this

Theodosia Gilbert Chaplin, 1819 - 1855  Search this

James Caleb Jackson, 28 Mar 1811 - 1895  Search this

Ezra Greenleaf Weld, 26 Oct 1801 - 14 Oct 1874  Search this

Medium:

Daguerreotype

Type:

Photograph

Place:

United States\New York\Madison\Cazenovia

Date:

1850

Topic:

Exterior  Search this

Nature & Environment\Plant\Tree  Search this

Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table  Search this

Human Figures  Search this

Gerrit Smith: Male  Search this

Gerrit Smith: Literature\Writer  Search this

Gerrit Smith: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Social reformer  Search this

Gerrit Smith: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this

Gerrit Smith: Politics and Government\US Congressman\New York  Search this

Gerrit Smith: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this

Gerrit Smith: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Temperance  Search this

Frederick Douglass: Male  Search this

Frederick Douglass: Literature\Writer  Search this

Frederick Douglass: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this

Frederick Douglass: Journalism and Media\Newspaper publisher  Search this

Frederick Douglass: Politics and Government\Diplomat\Minister  Search this

Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this

Frederick Douglass: Society and Social Change\Enslaved person  Search this

Ezra Greenleaf Weld: Male  Search this

Ezra Greenleaf Weld: Visual Arts\Artist\Photographer\Daguerreotypist  Search this

Samuel Joseph May: Male  Search this

Samuel Joseph May: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy  Search this

Samuel Joseph May: Society and Social Change\Reformer  Search this

Emily Catherine Edmonson: Female  Search this

Emily Catherine Edmonson: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this

Mary Edmonson: Female  Search this

Mary Edmonson: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this

Theodosia Gilbert Chaplin: Female  Search this

Theodosia Gilbert Chaplin: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this

James Caleb Jackson: Male  Search this

James Caleb Jackson: Medicine and Health\Physician  Search this

James Caleb Jackson: Journalism and Media\Editor  Search this

James Caleb Jackson: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Abolitionist  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Madison County (NY) Historical Society

Object number:

NY990252

Restrictions & Rights:

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Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4582521e2-3561-4dfa-9362-69b58f739e17

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NY990252

Culture/People:

possibly Koyukon (attributed)  Search this

Collector:

Dr. Harley Stamp (John Harley Stamp), Non-Indian, 1874-1931  Search this

Previous owner:

Dr. Harley Stamp (John Harley Stamp), Non-Indian, 1874-1931  Search this

Seller:

Dr. Harley Stamp (John Harley Stamp), Non-Indian, 1874-1931  Search this

Presenter/funding source:

James Bishop Ford (James B. Ford), Non-Indian, 1844-1928  Search this

Object Name:

Bifacial tool/projectile point

Media/Materials:

Stone

Techniques:

Flaked/chipped

Object Type:

Tools and Equipment (General)

Place:

Upper Kobuk River; Kobuk River; NANA Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

Catalog Number:

9/858

Barcode:

090858.000

See related items:

Koyukon

Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69509987b-c69a-4902-8ee1-44ad20e2a95f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_97933

Calligrapher:

Abdallah ibn al-Fadl  Search this

Author:

Pedanius Dioscorides (died 90 CE)  Search this

Medium:

Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 33 x 24.9 cm (13 x 9 13/16 in)

Type:

Manuscript

Origin:

Baghdad, Iraq

Date:

1224 (621 A.H.)

Period:

Abbasid period

Topic:

plant  Search this

Abbasid period (750 - 1258)  Search this

medicine  Search this

De Materia Medica  Search this

naskh script  Search this

Iraq  Search this

Arts of the Islamic World  Search this

botany  Search this

Credit Line:

Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

Accession Number:

F1938.1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Google Cultural Institute

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Data Source:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye349a1d368-4fd7-4fdd-91fb-196f268693b3

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:fsg_F1938.1

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

Interviews

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-07-02T11:30:49.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_j_X3FksavsQ

Artist:

Unidentified Artist  Search this

Former attribution:

Benjamin West, 10 Oct 1738 - 11 Mar 1820  Search this

Sitter:

Unidentified Man  Search this

Formerly identified as:

Benjamin Rush, 4 Jan 1746 - 19 April 1813  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

Stretcher: 94 × 71 cm (37 × 27 15/16")

Type:

Painting

Date:

c. 1780-1800

Topic:

Printed Material\Book  Search this

Nature & Environment\Bone\Skull  Search this

Unidentified Man: Male  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Mütter Museum, College of Physicians of Philadelphia

Object number:

PA# 110

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4d6027825-a31a-4d57-904f-ffb21120fb76

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_PA__110

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

Type:

Lesson Plans

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2021-04-08T17:00:14.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this

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Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

YouTube Channel:

airandspace

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_RpomQWwmsLM

Creator:

Smithsonian American Art Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-04-20T13:59:25.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Art, American  Search this

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Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

YouTube Channel:

americanartmuseum

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_D-p96np-Pw4

Collector:

Palmer, Edward, 1829-1911  Search this

Artist:

Unknown  Search this

Extent:

1 Drawings (visual works) (watercolor, 9.5 x 9 inches)

Container:

Folder 127601

Culture:

Niuam (Comanche)  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Graphic Materials

Drawings (visual works)

Works of art

Drawings

Place:

Indian Territory

North America

Date:

1868

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of one (1) drawing on one leaf of unruled paper. The drawing depicts two men wearing breastplates. One of the men is wearing face paint and holding a mirror board. The other man is wearing a set of hairplates. The drawing is inscribed "Drawings Made by a Comanche Indian" and "Presentd by Dr E Palmer".

The drawing was created in Indian Territory (Oklahoma). It was likely collected somewhere between Fort Cobb and the Wichita and Kiowa and Comanche agencies in Eureka Valley (Anadarko, Oklahoma). The date and place of creation were assigned based on information regarding Dr. Palmer's travells in Indian Territory (Oklahoma). This information was drawn from: Rogers McVaugh, Edward Palmer - Plant Explorer of the American West, University of Oklahoma Press, 1956, pp. 35-40. pp. 35-40.

Please note that the contents of the collection and the language and terminology used reflect the context and culture of the time of its creation. As an historical document, its contents may be at odds with contemporary views and terminology and considered offensive today. The information within this collection does not reflect the views of the Smithsonian Institution or National Anthropological Archives, but is available in its original form to facilitate research.

Biographical Note:

In 1868, Dr. Edward Palmer was hired to serve as the agency physician at the newly established Kiowa and Comanche Agency in Indian Territory (Oklahoma). Palmer and the rest of the agency personnel set out in January, arriving in the vicinity of Ft. Cobb on February 19th. The agent, Colonel Leavenworth, dismissed Palmer on May 4th, complaining that he spent too much time collecting zoological and botanical specimens and not enough tending to the medical needs of the Kiowa and Comanche. Following his dismissal, Palmer took up residence at the adjacent Wichita Agency. In early June, Palmer received word that some of the Kiowa and Comanche were plotting to kill him. Consequently, he left the Wichita Agency and travelled to Cherokee Town. From Cherokee Town Palmer made several excursions to collect specimens. He left Indian Territory in September, arriving back in Leavenworth, Kansas on October 10, 1868. In addition to the zoological and botanical specimens Palmer collected during his stint in Indian Territory, he also acquired ethnological specimens from the Kiowa, Comanche, and Wichita.

Local Numbers:

NAA MS 127601

NAA INV 08500400

OPPS NEG 91-2261

OPPS SLIDE 91-2261

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Access to the collection requires an appointment.

Rights:

Contact the repository for terms of use.

Genre/Form:

Works of art

Drawings

Citation:

Comanche drawing of two Comanche men wearing breastplates (MS 127601), National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NAA.MS127601

Archival Repository:

National Anthropological Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw391a046cb-1fd9-47bc-9e88-b2cefa5674f2

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-naa-ms127601

Creator:

Smithsonian Channel  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2011-08-30T16:10:54.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Channel

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianchannel

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_8iw77OjlC4w

Creator:

Smithsonian Channel  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2014-03-10T17:38:50.000Z

YouTube Category:

Entertainment  Search this

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Data Source:

Smithsonian Channel

YouTube Channel:

smithsonianchannel

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_aD2FccLLzLw

Maker:

Keasbey & Mattison Company  Search this

Physical Description:

paper (packaging material)

glass (overall material)

cork (lid material)

paper (inside material)

Measurements:

overall: 3 5/8 in x 1 5/8 in; 9.2075 cm x 4.1275 cm

Object Name:

otc preparation

Other Terms:

Patent Medicines; Drugs

Place made:

United States: Pennsylvania, Ambler

United States: Illinois, Chicago

United States: New York, New York City

Date made:

after 1920 before 1938

Subject:

Nerve & Brain Drugs  Search this

ID Number:

1978.0883.011.A

Accession number:

1978.0883

Catalog number:

1978.0883.011.A

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Balm of America

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-3bc6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_719074

Collector:

Whitehead, Henry Preston, 1917-2002  Search this

Extent:

156.91 Linear feet (178 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Pamphlets

Sound recordings

Clippings

Memorabilia

Newspapers

Photographs

Books

Brochures

Date:

1843-2010

bulk 1940-1986

Summary:

The papers of historian Henry P. Whitehead measure 156.91 linear feet and date from 1843 to 2010 (bulk 1945-1986). The collection documents Whitehead's careers, as well as his family and personal life. The collection also includes the personal papers of Tomlinson D. Todd, Elizabeth B. Delaney and the Howard Theatre Foundation. The combined collection is comprised of black theatrical memorabilia; materials relating to civil rights activities in the District of Columbia; and the African American experience in general. Included are playbills, sheet music, admission tickets, newspapers, magazines, books, photographs, clippings, flyers, brochures, pamphlets, sound recordings, research files, and other material.

Scope and Contents note:

The papers of historian Henry P. Whitehead measure 156.91 linear feet and date from 1843 to 2010 (bulk 1945-1986). The collection includes the personal papers of Henry P. Whitehead, Tomlinson D. Todd, Elizabeth B. Delaney and the Howard Theatre Foundation. The collection is divided into four series.

Series I focuses on Whitehead and includes papers dating from 1843 to his death in 2011. This series includes biographical material including a large amount of appointment books, identification and membership cards, resumes, certificates, and personal and family material. There is a limited amount of correspondence, which focuses on his personal relationships with family, friends, and general correspondence relating primarily to his work as a local historian.

Also found within Whitehead's papers are countless records from his time employed by the Washington DC government. Materials include memoranda, notes, research material, handbooks, guides, manuals, affirmative action info and records, affirmative action plans, promotion recommendations, recruitment plans and summaries, personnel files (complaints), civil actions and reports related too Whitehead's 37 years of government employment. It reflects the activities of numerous departments, primarily in regards to employment and affirmative action.

There are also a number of files that document Whitehead's involvement in numerous community organizations. Among the organizations in which Whitehead was involved include U Street Festival, Lincoln Corporation, and the U Street Theater Foundation. The papers of the U Street Foundation document the production and establishment of the annual U Street Festival. The Lincoln Theater Foundation and the U Street Theater Foundation papers document the efforts to reopen the Lincoln Theater. Also included are Whitehead's research on the Lincoln as well as old Lincoln Theatre programs. Additionally found within this series are documents and clippings on the economic development within Washington DC particularly in the Shaw/U Street location.

The majority of this series consists of printed material. Printed material in this series includes books, clippings, magazines, newsletters, newspapers, press releases, sheet music, programs as well as promotional material for several Washington DC theaters and organizations. There is a large quantity of theater programs dating from 1900-1986. The majority of the clippings and magazines are theater related topics, coupled with a miscellaneous selection of clippings on topics that presumably captured Whitehead's attention.

Research, notes and writings include a large amount of scrapbooks compiled by Whitehead of mostly photocopied clippings documenting Washington DC history, African American theater history, and general African American history. Five scrapbooks were compiled by an unknown source and were previously housed in the New York Public Library collection. Two scrapbooks are about general theater history one about Frances Starr and one about Margaret Anglin. There is also one scrapbook pertaiing to Mae Hall. Also included are a large amount of research notes and notebooks along with general miscellaneous notes.

There are several photographs of African Americans in the performing arts as well as images of Washington DC and several unidentified men, women, and children.

Audio recordings include 23 cassette from the Alexandria Church of God.

The remainder of the collection consists of the papers of Tomlinson D. Todd, Elizabeth B. Delaney, and those about the Howard Theatre.

The Howard Theatre papers are arranged in Series II and include documents relating to the Washington DC historic Howard Theatre and date from 1910 to 1986. The papers in this series predominantly document the Howard Theatre Foundation's efforts to reestablish and run the Howard Theatre in which Whitehead was the vice president. Records include business correspondence, founding documents, photographs, memoranda, press releases, member lists, financial records, clippings, and scrapbooks of clippings pertaining to the organization and theatre.

The correspondence in the collection include a handful of letters from the Washington DC government along with individuals and organizations. Also included is a large amount of interoffice memoradums.

Administrative records include lawsuits, resolutions, meeting minutes, grant proposals, press releases, memoranda, member lists, studies and reports.

Financial records include check stubs, receipts, invoices, bank statements, expenses, and contribution lists. Printed material includes original and photocopied clippings relating to the history and coverage of the foundation activities. Mostly promotional material as flyers, brochures, and press releases along with programs. In particular two 1920 Howard Theatre programs.

The scrapbooks of original and photocopied clippings compiled by Whitehead chronicle the history of the theatre and coverage of the foundation activities.

There are three VHS cassette featuring Whitehead discussing the Howard Theatre. Also found in series 2 are numerous stock investment record books belonging to A.E. Lichtman one of the early managers of the Howard Theatre. In addition early correspondence between Lichtman and the Rex Amusement Company concerning operational management issues of the Howard Theatre.

The Tomlinson D. Todd papers are arranged in Series III and date from 1902-1986 they include organization files, collected printed materials, subject files, and personal papers.

The collection includes materials relating to organizations in which there was a relationship to Todd's work and in which he had an interest primarily during the 1940s and 1950s, organizations include the National Negro Congress (ca, 1946-1947); the Congress for Industrial Organizations (1943-1947); National Council of Negro Women (1947-1949); Committee for Racial Democracy in the Nation's Capital (1947-1948).

The subject files include documents from three of Todd's organizations; Institute on Race Relation, Club Internationale, and his radio program "Americans All". As well as printed material from Todd's alma mater Lincoln University.

The largest subject file is "Americans All" which includes radio scripts as well as audio recording of a few programs and public service announcements. Also found are several black and white photographs of Todd at the radio studio. Printed materials include newspapers, leaflets, convention proceedings, and flyers, There are a large amount of programs ranging from church worship to convention as well as performance. Also present is a small amount of personal papers, including resumes, certificates, admission tickets, family documents, and travel ephemera from his all expense paid trip to Nigeria.

There are a few photographs of Todd at functions and with notable individuals as well as some family, friends and travel.

Elizabeth's B. Delaney papers are arranged in Series IV and date from 1874-1973.

The papers primarily document her involvement in four organizations, the Grand Oder of Odd Fellow of Kentucky, the Order Eastern Star Kentucky, the State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs of Kentucky and the National Association of Colored Women. There is a small amount of printed material belonging to her son primarily the Alpha Phi Alpha material and Gospel Choral Sheet Music, and books.

The Scrapbook was complied by Whitehead consisting of photocopied clipping documenting the life of Elizabeth B. Delaney.

Arrangement note:

This collection is arranged into four series:

Series 1: Henry P. Whitehead papers Series 2: Howard Theatre Series 3: Tomlinson D. Todd Series 4. Elizabeth B. Delaney

Biographical/Historical note:

Henry Preston Whitehead Jr., was a native of Columbus Ohio. A graduate of Ohio State University, where he also attended law school and was a member of the Omega Psi Phi fraternity. Mr. Whitehead discovered Washington's "Black Broadway" in 1940, when he was a soldier in town on a weekend furlough. As he served in the Army in the South Pacific during World War II. Prior to moving to Washington DC Henry P. Whitehead worked for five years as a liquor inspector. Mr. Whitehead moved to Washington D.C. in 1949 and worked for the Post Office before working for the District of Columbia government where he stayed 21 years. He led several equal employment initiatives during the 1960s and 1970s, and was last employed as associate director of the District's Office of Human Rights. In 1980 after putting in 37 years of government service Mr. Whitehead retired. Mr. Whitehead was an historian who led efforts to restore Washington's U Street cultural corridor and achieved recognition as an authority on and collector of black theatrical memorabilia. Mr. Whitehead worked to promote and preserve the city's rich African American cultural heritage.

Mr. Whitehead, served as the chairman and president for 10 years of the Howard Theater Foundation Inc., which he helped establish. There he led the effort to include Howard Theatre in the National Register of Historic Places.

Similarly he was an active member of the U Street Festival Foundation. He was an adviser to the Kennedy Center, Anacostia Museum, and other Smithsonian Institution units and contributed materials to their exhibitions. He was also a consultant to historical documentaries broadcast on public television and radio, including PBS's "Duke Ellington's Washington." His writings included "Remembering U Street," a book used for annual festivals in the historic area.

Mr. Whitehead was also the founder and board member of the Lincoln Theatre Foundation.

Henry P. Whitehead Jr. died on January 8th 2002 at the age of 84.

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the Anacostia Community Museum on September 1, 2005 by Michael A. Watkins.

Restrictions:

Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist to make an appointment: ACMarchives@si.edu.

Rights:

The Henry P. Whitehead collection is the physical property of the Anacostia Community Museum. Literary and copyright belong to the author/creator or their legal heirs and assigns. Rights to work produced during the normal course of Museum business resides with the Anacostia Community Museum. For further information, and to obtain permission to publish or reproduce, contact the Museum Archives.

Topic:

Howard Theatre (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

African Americans  Search this

National Negro Congress (U.S.)  Search this

National Council of Negro Women  Search this

Radio broadcasting  Search this

African American neighborhoods  Search this

African American musicians  Search this

Genre/Form:

Pamphlets

Sound recordings

Clippings

Memorabilia -- 20th century

Newspapers

Photographs

Books

Brochures

Citation:

Henry P. Whitehead collection, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution, gift of Michael A. Watkins.

Identifier:

ACMA.06-042

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Henry P. Whitehead collection

Archival Repository:

Anacostia Community Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/qa751389911-f3d5-474b-82b4-126047b9cc46

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-acma-06-042

Maker:

Ernst Leitz  Search this

Physical Description:

metal (overall material)

wire (overall material)

glass (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 10 5/16 in x 3 9/16 in x 12 in; 26.19375 cm x 9.04875 cm x 30.48 cm

Object Name:

microscope

Place made:

Germany: Hesse, Wetzlar

Date made:

ca 1935

Subject:

Science & Scientific Instruments  Search this

Credit Line:

Gift of Ruth Kisch

ID Number:

2003.0065.01

Catalog number:

2003.0065.01

Accession number:

2003.0065

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Microscopes

Science & Mathematics

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-b62e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1350344

Advertiser:

Julius Schmid, Inc.  Search this

Maker:

Julius Schmid, Inc.  Search this

Physical Description:

wood (overall material)

metal (hinges and pulls material)

Object Name:

Display Cabinet, Condom

Other Terms:

Display Cabinet, Condom; Manufacturing And Dispensing Equipment

Place made:

United States: New York, New York City

Date made:

after 1931

Subject:

Birth Control/Contraception  Search this

Sexually Transmitted Diseases  Search this

Sex  Search this

ID Number:

1989.0416.007

Catalog number:

1989.0416.007

Accession number:

1989.0416

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Advertising

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-05ce-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_688111