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Creator:

Cushing, Lily Emmet, 1909-1969  Search this

Names:

Maynard Walker Gallery  Search this

Zhonghua fu nü fan gong kang E lian he hui  Search this

Bernstein, Henri  Search this

Chiang, May-ling Soong, 1897-2003  Search this

Frankfurter, Alfred M.  Search this

Graham, Katharine, 1917-  Search this

Kefauver, Nancy, 1912-1967  Search this

Kuhn, Walt, 1877-1949  Search this

Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994  Search this

Extent:

4 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Postcards

Notebooks

Photographs

Typescripts

Paintings

Date:

1929-1972

Summary:

The papers of painter Lily Emmet Cushing date from 1929 to 1972 and measure 4.0 linear feet. Found within the papers are biographical material; letters from friends including Henri Bernstein, Alfred M. Frankfurter, Katharine Graham, Nancy Kefauver, and Walt Kuhn; personal business records including financial material concerning the Maynard Walker Gallery; notes and writings; art work; printed material; and photographs.

Scope and Content Note:

The papers of painter Lily Emmet Cushing date from 1929 to 1972 and measure 4.0 linear feet. Found within the papers are biographical material; letters from friends including Henri Bernstein, Alfred M. Frankfurter, Katharine Graham, Nancy Kefauver, and Walt Kuhn; personal business records including financial material concerning the Maynard Walker Gallery; notes and writings; art work; printed material; and photographs.

Biographical material consists primarily of address books and lists of addresses, but also includes miscellaneous resumés and a certificate of participation in the Art in the Embassies program. signed by Nancy Kefauver.

Scattered letters received by Cushing are primarily from friends including Henri Bernstein, Alfred M. Frankfurter, Katharine Graham, Nancy Kefauver, and Walt Kuhn. There are also letters concerning the Chinese Women's Anti-Aggression League that benefited the charitable and social welfare organizations of the Chinese Navy.

Personal business records include lists of art work and purchasers, price lists, financial and legal documents, and various receipts, including some for art supplies. Papers concerning the Maynard Walker Gallery include letters discussing sales, invoices, and a ledger listing sales of art work by various artists including Lily Cushing Emmet.

Notes and Writings consist of notebooks containing annotations on miscellaneous topics including household items, painting, plants, and recipes. Miscellaneous notes concern art work, fabric, and furnishings. Typescripts by others concern the genealogy of the Clark family.

Art work consists of a schematic drawing, small oil paintings on masonite, and a commercial printing block of a design by Walt Kuhn.

Printed material consists of clippings, exhibition announcements and catalogs, programs, miscellaneous brochures, picture postcards of scenes in the United States, Europe, and Mexico and of Native Americans.

Photographs are of Cushing, her daughters, her third husband Capt. Alston Boyd, friends and colleagues including Mme. Chiang Kai-Shek, various houses, travel scenes, miscellaneous plants, and of art work. There is also a photograph of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 7 series:

Missing Title

Series 1: Biographical Material, 1953-1967 (Box 1; 14 folders)

Series 2: Letters, 1929-1972 (Box 1-2, OV 7; 1.4 linear feet)

Series 3: Personal Business Records, 1934-1969 (Box 2-3, 6; 0.8 linear feet)

Series 4: Notes and Writings, 1955-1969 (Box 3; 23 folders)

Series 5: Art Work, circa 1940 (Box 3, 6; 3 folders)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1930-1968 (Box 3, 6; 30 folders)

Series 7: Photographs, 1940-1968 (Box 3-6; 0.8 linear feet)

Biographical Note:

Lily Cushing (1909-1969) of New York City was primarily known as a painter of landscapes and still lifes of flowers.

Lily Cushing was born on January 13, 1909 in New York City, the third child of Ethel Cochrane and artist Howard Gardiner Cushing. She studied painting in the studio of Alexandre Jacovleff in Paris from 1926-1927, and with Walt Kuhn in New York City in 1929. Cushing's first solo exhibition was at the Arden Gallery in New York in 1930.

In 1929, Cushing married George Crawford Clark Jr. in Newport, Rhode Island. Following her divorce from Clark, she married William Temple Emmet, Jr. in 1932. They had two daughters, Alexandra and Lily. Cushing's second marriage also ended in divorce. In 1953, she married naval officer Alston M. Boyd in New York.

Cushing's work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and in the private collections of Paul Mellon, John Hay Whitney, and Joseph P. Kennedy, among others.

Lily Cushing died on September 21, 1969, in Fishers Island, New York.

Separated Material:

An unrecorded number of exhibition catalogs were removed from the collection and given to the Smithsonian American Art Museum/National Portrait Gallery Art Library in 1977.

Provenance:

The Lily Emmet Cushing papers were donated in 1972 by the artist's daughters Alexandra Emmet Schlesinger and Lily Emmet West.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment.

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:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Topic:

Landscape painting  Search this

Women artists  Search this

Women painters  Search this

Genre/Form:

Postcards

Notebooks

Photographs

Typescripts

Paintings

Citation:

Lily Emmet Cushing papers, 1929-1972. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

AAA.cushlily

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Lily Emmet Cushing papers

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw96c1d34f2-db7f-4657-8a5b-46b489f7c54e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-cushlily

Series Collector:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History  Search this

Series Donor:

Becker, John M.  Search this

Gay Officers Action League. GOAL  Search this

Heritage of Pride (HOP)  Search this

Rohrbaugh, Richard  Search this

Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association (ASGRA)  Search this

Series Creator:

Hirsch, Leonard  Search this

Guest, Barbara  Search this

Barna, Joseph T.  Search this

Guest, Michael E.  Search this

Cruse, Howard, 1944-2019  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper., 4" x 6".)

Container:

Box 11

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Picture postcards

Local Numbers:

AC1146-0000026.tif (AC Scan No.)

Series Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.

Series 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:

Lesbian and gay experience  Search this

Homosexuality  Search this

Genre/Form:

Postcards -- 21st century

Picture postcards -- 21st century

Series Citation:

Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

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Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection

Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection / Series 4: Advertising, Business, and Publications / 4.4: Bar, Restaurant Ephemera and Advertisement

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep863df5554-0300-499a-bdde-ddde38dbfb0c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1146-ref2729

Sponsor:

Center for Disease Control  Search this

Series Collector:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History  Search this

Series Donor:

Becker, John M.  Search this

Gay Officers Action League. GOAL  Search this

Heritage of Pride (HOP)  Search this

Rohrbaugh, Richard  Search this

Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association (ASGRA)  Search this

Series Creator:

Hirsch, Leonard  Search this

Guest, Barbara  Search this

Barna, Joseph T.  Search this

Guest, Michael E.  Search this

Cruse, Howard, 1944-2019  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper., 5.9" x 3.7".)

Container:

Box 34, Folder 57

Culture:

African Americans  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Scope and Contents:

Event occurred June 27, 2009 at The Bachelor's Mill, Washington, D.C. Image shows face of African American man.

Local Numbers:

AC1146-0000040.tif(AC Scan No.)

Exhibitions Note:

Displayed in Archives Center exhibition, "Archiving the History of an Epdemic: HIV and AIDS, 1985-2009," June 3, 2011-October 3, 2011. Franklin A. Robinson, Jr., curator.

Series Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.

Series 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:

Diseases  Search this

HIV and AIDS  Search this

HIV Positive  Search this

Gay rights  Search this

LGBT  Search this

Homosexuality  Search this

Sexuality  Search this

Sexual minorities  Search this

Genre/Form:

Postcards -- 21st century

Series Citation:

Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

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Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection

Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection / Series 3: Community Life, Subjects, and Subject Files / 3.6: HIV and AIDS, Ephemera and Photographs / HIV and AIDS

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep80b7c0b7a-95ab-497d-946b-a7a837a8f7d4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1146-ref2740

Extent:

6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Clippings

Picture postcards

Compact discs

Floor plans

Black-and-white photographs

Color photographs

Color transparencies

Date:

1963-2009

Descriptive Entry:

This accession includes the correspondence of Warren M. Robbins, Director, 1979-1983; Sylvia H. Williams, Director, 1983-1996; Roslyn A. Walker, Director, 1997-2002; and Sharon F. Patton, Director, 2003-2008. The records consist of correspondence with museums, educational institutions, professional societies, corporations, foundations, and individuals in the field of African art and related studies. Materials also include photographs, newspaper clippings, postcards, photographs, and slides. Some materials are in electronic format.

Rights:

Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2025; Transferring office; 10/22/2003 memorandum, Johnstone to Laffoon; Contact reference staff for details.

Topic:

Art, African  Search this

Art museums  Search this

Art museum directors  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Clippings

Picture postcards

Compact discs

Floor plans

Black-and-white photographs

Color photographs

Color transparencies

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 10-096, National Museum of African Art, Office of the Director, Correspondence

Identifier:

Accession 10-096

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Correspondence

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa10-096

Creator:

Cole, Alphaeus Philemon, 1876-1988  Search this

Names:

National Academy of Design (U.S.)  Search this

Angel, John, 1881-1960  Search this

Benjamin-Constant, 1845-1902  Search this

Borglum, Solon Hannibal, 1868-1922  Search this

Bransom, Paul, 1885-  Search this

Buffalo Bill, 1846-1917  Search this

Cole, Timothy, 1852-1931  Search this

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933  Search this

Crane, Bruce, 1857-1937  Search this

Curran, Charles C. (Charles Courtney), 1861-1942  Search this

Drake, Alexander, 1843-1916  Search this

Ertz, Edward Frederick, 1862-1954  Search this

Higgins, Eugene, 1874-1958  Search this

Laurens, Jean-Paul, 1838-1921  Search this

Low, Will Hicok, 1853-1932  Search this

Murphy, Hermann Dudley, 1867-1945  Search this

Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926  Search this

Rio, Anita, 1873?-1971  Search this

Ryder, Chauncey F., 1868-1949  Search this

Steichen, Edward, 1879-1973  Search this

Strode, Hudson, 1892-1976  Search this

Tolman, Ruel P. (Ruel Pardee), 1878-1954  Search this

Young, Mahonri Sharp, 1911-1996  Search this

Extent:

4.5 Linear feet ((on 12 microfilm reels))

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Drawings

Date:

1885-1988

Scope and Contents:

Biographical material; diaries; correspondence, financial material; notes; writings; art work; printed material; and photographs

REEL D30 (fr. 420, 521, 542): Three letters from Bruce Crane, 1930, mentioning his election to the Allied Artists of America, from Will Hicok Low, 1930, concerning Cole's election into an art organization, and from Chauncey Foster Ryder, 1921, saying "You may count on me."

REEL 420 (fr. 453-652): Letters written by Timothy Cole, 1885-1928, primarily to Alphaeus and to painter Edward Ertz of Sussex, England, discussing engraving, work for the CENTURY, World War I, and personal matters; a letter to Alphaeus from sculptor John Angel, 1946, discussing Alphaeus' portrait of him; a poem and notes for a speech by Timothy Cole; writings by Alphaeus describing his engraving techniques and his recollections of his father; printed material, including a program for a dinner honoring collector Alexander Wilson Drake, 1913, an address by Timothy to the National Arts Club, 1916, 11 exhibition catalogs for Timothy, 1927-1931, and for Alphaeus, 1922-1952, a catalog from the Grand Central School of Art, and a few clippings; and 2 photos of Alphaeus, ca. 1912 and 1970.

REEL 3481 (fr.467-700): 64 letters, 1910-1927, and 2 sonnets from his father Timothy Cole and a letter to his future daughter-in-law regarding her upcoming marriage to Alphaeus; a letter to Timothy Cole from Calvin Coolidge thanking him for an engraved bookplate; 12 letters to Cole, 1931-1964, from Maurice Bloch, Paul Bransom, A. B. Butts, Will H. Low, Hermann Dudley Murphy, Hudson Strode, R. P. Tolman, and Mahonri Young; a typescript of an article by Cole on Charles C. Curran; 2 photographs of Cole at work, and a photograph of 26 members of the National Academy of Design, ca. 1925, including 19 autographs on the mat; and miscellaneous printed material and writings.

REELS 4783-4791: Biographical accounts and documents; 70 diaries, 1889-1982, containing accounts of Cole's daily activities and 7 photographs; correspondence, 1891-1988, including letters from his father, Timothy Cole, and other family members, 2 notes from Jean Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant, comments by Cole about his colleagues in 1901-1902, Solon Borglum, Joseph Pennell, Edward Steichen, and a Mr. Yeats, and a description of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, 1902; receipts for art expenses and doctor bills; 4 income tax returns, 1936-1980; an address book, ca. 1933; 6 notebooks on the German language, travels in Orvieto, religious symbols in art, and art history, 1889-1898;

writings by Cole and others, including poems to Eugene and Anita Higgins; prints and drawings by Cole, 1899-1958, including a self-portrait and a portrait drawing of Jean Paul Laurens; 2 prints by John W. Evans, 1935, and Keith Shaw Williams; 26 prints of religious paintings by Italian masters; printed material, including clippings, exhibition catalogs for others, reproductions of art work, material concerning Anita Rio, a postcard album, 1901-1934, and picture postcards, and miscellany; and photographs of Cole, Anita Rio, family, friends, models, residence, travels, art work by Cole and others, and gallery installations.

Biographical / Historical:

Painter, portrait painter; New York, N.Y. Born in New Jersey, Cole was the son of wood engraver Timothy Cole. After studying under Isaac Craig in Italy, he began studies at the Academie Julian in 1892, under Jean Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant. His painting of Dante was exhibited in the Paris Salon of 1900. He moved to England and married sculptress Margaret Ward Walmsley in 1903. They moved to the United States in 1911, where Cole joined the Salmagundi Club, 1918, and served as president of the New York Water Color Club from 1931 to 1941. He taught at Cooper Union, 1924-1931, and was elected a National Academician in 1941. A widower in 1962, Cole married Anita Rio, the widow of painter Eugene Higgins.

Provenance:

Material on reel D30 donated 1955-1962 by Charles E. Feinberg, an active donor and friend of the Archives of American Art. Material on reels 420, 3481, and 4783-4791 donated 1965-1989 by Alphaeus Cole, in part through his nephew Orlando, and by his estate.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Occupation:

Painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Portrait painters -- New York (State) -- New York  Search this

Genre/Form:

Drawings

Identifier:

AAA.colealph

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw994f82a50-b5be-4b80-97c1-2a0ad5336a9d

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-colealph

Publisher:

Servicemembers Legal Defense Network  Search this

Names:

Schindler, Allen  Search this

Series Collector:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History  Search this

Series Donor:

Becker, John M.  Search this

Gay Officers Action League. GOAL  Search this

Heritage of Pride (HOP)  Search this

Rohrbaugh, Richard  Search this

Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association (ASGRA)  Search this

Series Creator:

Hirsch, Leonard  Search this

Guest, Barbara  Search this

Barna, Joseph T.  Search this

Guest, Michael E.  Search this

Cruse, Howard, 1944-2019  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper., 4-1/4" x 6".)

Container:

Box 9

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Picture postcards

Scope and Contents:

Image shows a uniformed sailor, Allen Schindlerm, with a U.S. flag image behind him.

Local Numbers:

AC1146-0000023.tif (AC Scan No.)

Series Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.

Series 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:

Homosexuality  Search this

Flags -- United States  Search this

Murder  Search this

Sailors  Search this

Genre/Form:

Postcards -- 20th century -- United States

Picture postcards -- 20th century

Series Citation:

Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

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Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection

Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection / Series 2: Agencies, Associations, and Organizations / Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), Conduct Unbecoming, first annual report

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a48783c1-4cdd-4bf4-97c5-2d9defca4606

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1146-ref2726

Names:

Penn, Sean  Search this

Series Collector:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History  Search this

Series Donor:

Becker, John M.  Search this

Gay Officers Action League. GOAL  Search this

Heritage of Pride (HOP)  Search this

Rohrbaugh, Richard  Search this

Atlantic States Gay Rodeo Association (ASGRA)  Search this

Series Creator:

Hirsch, Leonard  Search this

Guest, Barbara  Search this

Barna, Joseph T.  Search this

Guest, Michael E.  Search this

Cruse, Howard, 1944-2019  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper., 6" x 4-1/4".)

Container:

Box 11

Type:

Archival materials

Books

Picture postcards

Postcards

Date:

2008

Local Numbers:

AC1146-0000025.tif (AC Scan No.)

Series Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an "as needed" basis, as resources allow.

Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.

Series 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:

Homosexuality  Search this

Lesbian and gay experience  Search this

Genre/Form:

Picture postcards -- 21st century

Postcards -- 21st century

Series Citation:

Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

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Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection

Archives Center Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) Collection / Series 3: Community Life, Subjects, and Subject Files / 3.4: Subjects and Subject Files / Entertainment

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b757d2a0-af4a-41d6-afab-d7baf35f5ebe

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1146-ref2728

Donor:

Bird, William L.  Search this

Extent:

0.2 Cubic feet (1 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Picture postcards

Date:

circa 1900-1950

Content Description:

Collection consists of postcards depicting factories, stores and buildings.

Arrangement:

Collectio is unarranged.

Provenance:

Collection assembled by William L. Bird, curator.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Factories  Search this

Genre/Form:

Picture postcards -- 20th century

Citation:

William L. Bird Factory Postcards Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1572

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c70c214c-b5bd-4fb6-a649-eb80994de19a

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1572

Extent:

2 Photographic prints (color)

7,008 Postcards (color, 10 x 15 cm. or smaller)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Postcards

Place:

Africa

Côte d'Ivoire

Guinea

Egypt

Cairo (Egypt)

Date:

1887-1986

Summary:

Picture postcards collected by Stephen Grant, Education Official, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), while serving in Africa.

Arrangement note:

Postcards are organized in 22 volumes and one box by country and topic, arranged numerically according to collector's original sequence; prints are organized in one box.

Biographical/Historical note:

Son of a book publisher, Stephen Grant was born in Boston in 1941. After attending Noble and Greenough School and graduating from Amherst College, he earned a Doctorate in Education from the University of Massachusetts. His first experiences abroad were as an exchange student in Germany with the American Field Service, earning a Middlebury College Master's Degree in French at the Sorbonne in Paris, and teaching as a Peace Corps volunteer in Ivory Coast, Africa. Grant served for twenty years as Education Officer for the United States Agency for International Development, USAID. His job led him and his family to live in Ivory Coast, Guinea, Egypt, Indonesia, and El Salvador. He is married to Annick Pasquet, a teacher with the French government. They have two children, and one grandchild. Grant shifted from a diplomatic career to writing, and served as Senior Fellow at the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training in Arlington from 2003 to 2018. In this position, he lectured at the Foreign Service Institute and helped retired diplomats prepare manuscripts for publication. Stephen Grant is a Deltiologist, a specialist in studying and collecting postcards. Some of Grant's publications include Images de Guinée (1991); Former Points of View: Postcards and Literary Passages from Pre-Independence Indonesia (1995); Early Salvadoran Postcards (1999); New London Shipmaster, Boston Merchant, First Consul to Senegal (2006); and Collecting Shakespeare: The Story of Henry and Emily Folger (2014).

Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Art museums  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographic prints

Postcards

Identifier:

EEPA.2001-001

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Stephen Grant postcards

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ff6e9d94-7723-4e60-814c-937903b6ebbf

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-eepa-2001-001

Creator:

Lefevre (photographer)  Search this

La Carte Africaine (Paris)  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 14 x 9 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Culture:

Sara (African people)  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Chad

Date:

[ca. 1950]

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "3. A.E.F.[: Afrique Équatoriale Française] - Femme Sara."

Translated caption reads: "3. French Equatorial Africa - Sara woman."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo Lefevre; «La Carte Africaine», 228, Bd Raspail, Paris 14e / Fabrique en France - Phot. INF. A.E.F. / Reproduction retouchée interdite." Stamp box reads: "Photographie Véritable." Publisher's logo on recto: "L.C.A."

Local Numbers:

EEPA CD-20-15

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Provenance:

Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000264303; 2012/09/18 EEPA 2013-001

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this

Costume -- Africa  Search this

Body arts  Search this

Genre/Form:

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CD 2013-001-0406

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 10: Chad (CD)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo751443d3b-0227-4890-9856-963b8b4e6e99

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref1919

Creator:

Lefevre (photographer)  Search this

La Carte Africaine (Paris)  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (photograph., b&w, 9 x 14 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Congo (Brazzaville)

Date:

[ca. 1950]

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "39. A.E.F.[: Afrique Équatoriale Française] - Jeunes filles avant l'excision."

Translated caption reads: "39. French Equatorial Africa - Girls before excision."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "(Photo Lefevre); «La Carte Africaine», 228, Bd Raspail, Paris 14e / Fabrique en France - Phot. INF. A.E.F. / Reproduction retouchée interdite." Stamp box reads: "Photographie Véritable." Publisher's logo on recto: " L.C.A."

Manuscript message on verso.

Local Numbers:

EEPA CF-23-11

General:

Title source: Abbreviated postcard caption.

Provenance:

Alvin Pettit Productions (Kevin Jackson), 34 Astor Place, Jersey City, NJ 07304-2943; Purchase: PO-570-0000264303; 2012/09/18 EEPA 2013-001

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Genre/Form:

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CF 2013-001-0479

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 12: Congo Français (CF)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7bccc0687-043e-4cae-b7f0-4490dfa94617

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref2293

Creator:

Poscia, Stefano (photographer)  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15 x 11.5 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Eritrea

Eritrea, -- Akele Guzai region, -- Dek'emhāre (Decamere)

Date:

ca. 1991

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "Greetings from free Eritrea / Decamere."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo by Stefano Poscia © Eritrea 1991."

Local Numbers:

EEPA EA-20-01

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Provenance:

Tina Loughran; Donation; FY 1995; EEPA 1995-026

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Portrait photography -- Africa  Search this

Children  Search this

Genre/Form:

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA EA 1995-026-0002

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 17: Eritrea (EA)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7a63c9801-9adb-43f7-a033-e2d7c544c77b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3988

Creator:

Gerster (photographer)  Search this

Ethiopian Tourism Commission (Addis Ababa)  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Paintings

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Ethiopia

Ethiopia -- Āmara region -- Debre Birhan Selassie Church

Date:

ca. 1980

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "26. Painting on ceiling of Debre Berhan Selassie Church in Gondar."

Series title on verso reads: "13 Months of Sunshine."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo: Gerster / Produced by Ethiopian Tourism Commission, P.O. Box 2183, Addis Ababa."

Local Numbers:

EEPA ET-03-12

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Provenance:

Janet Stanley; donation; FY 2005; EEPA 2005-011

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Works of art in situ  Search this

Religious buildings  Search this

Genre/Form:

Paintings

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA EA 2005-011-0008

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo74ef19174-3604-4ce7-afa3-a9ca964bff27

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref3999

Creator:

Gerster (photographer)  Search this

Ethiopian Tourism Commission (Addis Ababa)  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Paintings

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Ethiopia

Ethiopia -- Āmara region -- Debre Birhan Selassie Church

Date:

ca. 1980

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "22. Painting in Debre Berhan Selassie Church at Gondar."

Series title on verso reads: "13 Months of Sunshine."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo: Gerster / Produced by Ethiopian Tourist Organization, P.O. Box 2183, Addis Ababa."

Items EEPA ET-03-02 and EEPA ET-03-08 are duplicate postcards.

Local Numbers:

EEPA ET-03-02

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Provenance:

Mara Melandry; donation; FY 2006; EEPA 2006-002

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Works of art in situ  Search this

Religious buildings  Search this

Genre/Form:

Paintings

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA EA 2006-002-0025

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo711f1badd-1a25-45a2-8a26-9b8ddbf9f63b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4004

Creator:

Gerster (photographer)  Search this

Ethiopian Tourism Commission (Addis Ababa)  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Paintings

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Ethiopia

Ethiopia -- Āmara region -- Debre Birhan Selassie Church

Date:

ca. 1980

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "26. Painting on ceiling of Debre Berhan Selassie Church in Gondar."

Series title on verso reads: "13 Months of Sunshine."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo: Gerster / Produced by Ethiopian Tourist Organization, P.O. Box 2183, Addis Ababa."

Local Numbers:

EEPA ET-03-04

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Provenance:

Mara Melandry; donation; FY 2006; EEPA 2006-002

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Works of art in situ  Search this

Religious buildings  Search this

Genre/Form:

Paintings

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA EA 2006-002-0027

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7a8f55b6c-8055-4323-837a-283f5236084c

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4006

Creator:

Gerster (photographer)  Search this

Ethiopian Tourism Commission (Addis Ababa)  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Paintings

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Ethiopia

Ethiopia -- Āmara region -- Debre Birhan Selassie Church

Date:

ca. 1980

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "22. Painting in Debre Berhan Selassie Church at Gondar."

Series title on verso reads: "13 Months of Sunshine."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo: Gerster / Produced by Ethiopian Tourist Organization, P.O. Box 2183, Addis Ababa."

Items EEPA ET-03-02 and EEPA ET-03-08 are duplicate postcards.

Local Numbers:

EEPA ET-03-08

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Provenance:

Mara Melandry; donation; FY 2006; EEPA 2006-002

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Works of art in situ  Search this

Religious buildings  Search this

Genre/Form:

Paintings

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA EA 2006-002-0031

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7f757f076-b4f7-46a6-b3bd-bad36b20798e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4010

Creator:

Gerster (photographer)  Search this

Ethiopian Tourism Commission (Addis Ababa)  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Paintings

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Ethiopia

Ethiopia -- Āmara region -- Lalībela

Date:

ca. 1980

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "924. A wall fresco of "Jesus entering Jerusalem" in the Church of St. Michael of Debre-Damo, Lalibela, Ethiopia."

Series title on verso reads: "13 Months of Sunshine."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo: Gerster / Produced by Ethiopian Tourist Organization, P.O. Box 2183, Addis Ababa."

Local Numbers:

EEPA ET-03-13

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Provenance:

Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Works of art in situ  Search this

Religious buildings  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Genre/Form:

Paintings

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA EA 2010-008-3837

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7ddcf906a-f317-490a-899e-68063a362ab4

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4028

Creator:

Gerster (photographer)  Search this

Ethiopian Tourism Commission (Addis Ababa)  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 10.5 x 15 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Paintings

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Ethiopia

Ethiopia -- Āmara region -- Lalībela

Date:

circa 1980

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "925. A painting of Jesus in Genet Mariam Church, Lalibela, Ethiopia."

Series title on verso reads: "13 Months of Sunshine."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo: Gerster / Produced by Ethiopian Tourist Organization, P.O. Box 2183, Addis Ababa."

Local Numbers:

EEPA ET-03-14

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Provenance:

Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Works of art in situ  Search this

Religious buildings  Search this

Mural painting and decoration  Search this

Genre/Form:

Paintings

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA EA 2010-008-3841

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7b0102392-b970-4557-9cdb-ceae5af11dbf

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4029

Creator:

Gerster (photographer)  Search this

Ethiopian Tourism Commission (Addis Ababa)  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15 x 10.5 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Paintings

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Ethiopia

Ethiopia -- Āmara region -- Lalībela

Date:

circa 1970

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "922. The Pool where baptism is performed at the church of St. Mary, Lalibela, Ethiopia."

Series title on verso reads: "13 Months of Sunshine."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo: Gerster / Produced by Ethiopian Tourist Organization, P.O. Box 2183, Addis Ababa."

Items EEPA ET-23-13 and EEPA ET-23-14 are duplicate postcards.

Local Numbers:

EEPA ET-23-13

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Provenance:

Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Religious buildings  Search this

Genre/Form:

Paintings

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA EA 2010-008-3843

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo7c0f545fd-c607-46e2-844d-385276a51925

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4030

Creator:

Gerster (photographer)  Search this

Ethiopian Tourism Commission (Addis Ababa)  Search this

Extent:

1 Postcard (halftone., col., 15 x 10.5 cm.)

Container:

Volume 1

Type:

Archival materials

Postcards

Postcards

Paintings

Picture postcards

Place:

Africa

Ethiopia

Ethiopia -- Āmara region -- Lalībela

Date:

circa 1970

Scope and Contents:

Printed caption on verso reads: "922. The Pool where baptism is performed at the church of St. Mary, Lalibela, Ethiopia."

Series title on verso reads: "13 Months of Sunshine."

Additional printed text on verso reads: "Photo: Gerster / Produced by Ethiopian Tourist Organization, P.O. Box 2183, Addis Ababa."

Manuscript message and address on verso; postmarked postage stamps on verso.

Items EEPA ET-23-13 and EEPA ET-23-14 are duplicate postcards.

Local Numbers:

EEPA ET-23-14

General:

Title source: Postcard caption.

Provenance:

Roy and Brigitta Mitchell Collection; Donation; 2010; EEPA 2010-008.

Collection Restrictions:

Use of original records requires an appointment. Contact Archives staff for more details.

Collection Rights:

Permission to reproduce images from the Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives must be obtained in advance. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Topic:

Rites and ceremonies -- Africa  Search this

Religious buildings  Search this

Genre/Form:

Paintings

Picture postcards

Collection Citation:

African Postcard collection, EEPA 1985-014, Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA EA 2010-008-3846

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African Postcard Collection

African Postcard Collection / Series 18: Ethiopia (ET)

Archival Repository:

Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African Art

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/xo719e71c8c-1865-4c86-8b60-6b32ab8ab844

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-eepa-1985-014-ref4031