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Brochure announcing the partnership Freelon/Bond Architects
This brochure announces the partnership between the Freelon Group and Davis Brody Bond to create Freelon/Bond. This partnership was to plan and design the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Learn about the collaboration and expertise of this group by transcribing this document.
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Brooks, 1917
This collection consists of the personal papers and memorabilia of Arthur Raymond Brooks. It includes photographs, correspondence, documents, and certificates relating to Brooks' aviation career, as well as personal correspondence, photographs, and diaries (1907-87). Note: Please do not describe any images, photographs, or maps that appear in this project. We are only seeking transcriptions.
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Brumbaugh's Collection: Correspondence from Abbott H. Thayer to Clara A. May, 1890-1899
"Change, change, how we have to learn it!" What was happening in Abbott H. Thayer's life as he wrote to his model and friend, Clara A. May. As you transcribe, you'll see details of these letters, as well as a thank-you letter from Thayer's son Gerald to Clara May.
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Brumbaugh's Collection: Correspondence from Abbott H. Thayer, 1851-1915
"My dearest Beaches!" Learn more about the inspiration, work, and life of artist Abbot Handerson Thayer as you transcribe this set of letters sent to various people, mostly relatives. The recipients include Moses Beach, Ella Beach, Violet Beach, Maria Oakey Dewing, Gertrude Bloede, and Dr. Samuel T. King.
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Brumbaugh's Collection: Correspondence including Ambrose Andrews & Chester Harding - 1779-1981
What details of exhibition, patronage, and camaraderie between artists will you find in this portion of letters written and received by prominent figures in 19th and 20th century American art? In this project, you'll read letters by Ambrose Andrews, Edward Bates, Gifford Beal, Aaron Bohrod, Carroll Clear, Samuel Colman, Josephine Daskam, Daniel Denison Rogers, William Elliot, George de Forest Brush, and Chester Harding. The letters' subjects cover a wide range of topics, including the buying and selling of art, invitations to dinner, and general correspondence. The catalog record for this group of letters may help with names and context as you transcribe. From his youth, Thomas Brumbaugh (1921-2011) collected autographed correspondence. Mr. Brumbaugh’s collecting instincts resulted in a unique collaborative collection. The letters in his collection provide a glimpse into the lives of a variety of 19th and 20th century American artists, including Abbott Thayer. Brumbaugh was a professor of fine arts at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and author of many articles on American art and artists.
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Brumbaugh's Collection: Correspondence including Erastus Palmer and P.A.B. Widener - 1818-1847
Help us transcribe while you explore this collection of letters written and received by Robert Reid, Hugo Robus, Thomas Prichard Rossiter, Eugene Speicher, John Greenleaf Whittier and Peter A.B. Widener - all prominent figures in 19th and 20th century American art. The catalog record for this group of letters may help with names and context as you transcribe and review. From his youth, Thomas Brumbaugh (1921-2011) collected autographed correspondence. Mr. Brumbaugh?s collecting instincts resulted in a unique collaborative collection. The letters in his collection provide a glimpse into the lives of a variety of 19th and 20th century American artists, including Abbott Thayer. Brumbaugh was a professor of fine arts at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and author of many articles on American art and artists.
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Brumbaugh's Collection: Correspondence including Harrington and Moser - 1848-1924
This project comprises letters written and received by prominent figures in 19th and 20th century American art. This selection features letters from George P. Healy, Eastman Johnson, George W. Maynard, Ambrose McEvoy, and James Henry Moser. The catalog record for this group of letters may help with names and context as you transcribe and review. From his youth, Thomas Brumbaugh (1921-2011) collected autographed correspondence. Mr. Brumbaugh?s collecting instincts resulted in a unique collaborative collection. The letters in his collection provide a glimpse into the lives of a variety of 19th and 20th century American artists, including Abbott Thayer. Brumbaugh was a professor of fine arts at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and author of many articles on American art and artists.
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Brumbaugh's Collection: Correspondence, US Capitol - 1837-1853
This series of letters references the building and renovation of the United States Capitol Building; help us transcribe the correspondence from architects who worked on the project. One of the contracts orders iron beams for use in extending the Capitol building in 1857, during the second remodeling. The catalog record for this group of letters may help with names and context as you transcribe and review. From his youth, Thomas Brumbaugh (1921-2011) collected autographed correspondence. Mr. Brumbaugh?s collecting instincts resulted in a unique collaborative collection. The letters in his collection provide a glimpse into the lives of a variety of 19th and 20th century American artists, including Abbott Thayer. Brumbaugh was a professor of fine arts at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and author of many articles on American art and artists.
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Brumbaugh's Collection: Undated Photographs
This project holds the likenesses of artists Gray and Jones. Henry Peters Gray was an American portrait and history painter during the 19th century. Thomas D. Jones was a sculptor and medallionist who worked primarily in marble, along with some works in bronze and wood. While you transcribe and review, you may want to consult the catalog record for more context of these images. This set of letters was collected by Thomas Brumbaugh (1921-2011), part of his academic research and part of a wider set of autographed correspondence. Mr. Brumbaugh?s collecting instincts resulted in a unique collaborative collection. The letters in his collection provide a glimpse into the lives of a variety of 19th and 20th century American artists, including Thayer. Brumbaugh was a professor of fine arts at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and author of many articles on American art and artists. While you transcribe and review, you may want to consult the catalog record for this group of letters - best for additional context and may help with names.
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BRYANT, ALYS McKEY
This collection of photographs, written notes, articles, photocopies of news clippings, correspondence, and biographies was used by Claudia M. Oakes to prepare the publication,�United States Women in Aviation Through World War I (Smithsonian Institution Press: Washington, D.C., 1978). She donated these materials sometime after the book's completion.
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Burpee Seed Contest - Box 271, Folder 30
Are you a garden lover? Who isn't? Since its founding in 1878, W. Atlee Burpee & Co. has run an extensive mail order seed company with international customers. In 1924, Burpee & Co. announced a prize contest where anyone could write in explaining What Burpee's Seeds Have Done for Me? Note: Please transcribe stamped or circled dates at the top of the page.
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Burpee Seed Contest - Box 271, Folder 31
Are you a garden lover? Who isn't? Since its founding in 1878, W. Atlee Burpee & Co. has run an extensive mail order seed company with international customers. In 1924, Burpee & Co. announced a prize contest where anyone could write in explaining What Burpee's Seeds Have Done for Me? Note: Please transcribe stamped or circled dates at the top of the page.
