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Travel Photographs

Collection Creator:
Fisher, Ethel, 1923-  Search this
Container:
Box 14, Folder 22
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1960s-1990s
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate 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:
Ethel Fisher papers, 1930-2017. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ethel Fisher papers
Ethel Fisher papers / Series 10: Photographic Materials
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9c72da332-bba2-4e2b-a16b-25e8797eecb2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-fishethe-ref842

Miscellaneous

Collection Creator:
Fisher, Ethel, 1923-  Search this
Container:
Box 14, Folder 23
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1969-2000
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate 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:
Ethel Fisher papers, 1930-2017. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ethel Fisher papers
Ethel Fisher papers / Series 10: Photographic Materials
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw967f738a7-4dfb-498d-a83a-50841afa3032
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-fishethe-ref843

Photographs by James Robie

Collection Creator:
Fisher, Ethel, 1923-  Search this
Container:
Box 14, Folder 24
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
2014
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate 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:
Ethel Fisher papers, 1930-2017. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ethel Fisher papers
Ethel Fisher papers / Series 10: Photographic Materials
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw976ebc37c-56f7-49c4-b5ea-82bfcb05d844
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-fishethe-ref844

Digital Photographs

Collection Creator:
Fisher, Ethel, 1923-  Search this
Extent:
0.128 Gigabytes (59 computer files)
Container:
Folder ER01
Type:
Archival materials
Gigabytes
Date:
2006
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate 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:
Ethel Fisher papers, 1930-2017. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ethel Fisher papers
Ethel Fisher papers / Series 4: Project Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw93835c0d2-1d11-41ae-91ea-36d4962a33e1
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-fishethe-ref847

Slides of Ethel Fisher paintings (1955-2007), Digital Photographs and Document

Collection Creator:
Fisher, Ethel, 1923-  Search this
Extent:
0.43 Gigabytes (310 computer files)
Container:
Folder ER02
Type:
Archival materials
Gigabytes
Date:
2012-2013
Collection Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate 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:
Ethel Fisher papers, 1930-2017. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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Ethel Fisher papers
Ethel Fisher papers / Series 10: Photographic Materials
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw91d2fd983-914e-4070-861e-4818133dc7fd
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-fishethe-ref848

Burt, Hildreth & Company Records

Manufacturer:
Burt, Hildreth & Company  Search this
Extent:
.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Date:
circa 1873-1880, undated
Summary:
Collection documents the work of the Burt, Hildreth & Company of Massachusetts, manufacturers of agricultural machinery.
Content Description:
Collection consists primarily of correspondence, leaflets, and catalogs documenting the work of Burt, Hildreth & Company of Massachusetts, a firm which specialized in the manufacture of agricultural machinery.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged in three series.

Series 1, Business Correspondence, 1873-1880, undated

Subseries 1.1, Incoming, 1873-1880, undated

Subseries 1.2, Outgoing, 1876-1879

Series 2, Family Correspondence, 1877-1880, undated

Subseries 2.1, Abijah Edwin Hildreth and Sons, 1877-1879, undated

Subseries 2.2, Edward Alonzo and Stanley Barbour Hildreth, 1877-1880

Series 3, Other Materials, undated
Related Materials:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subject Agriculture, NMAH.AC.0060

Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, NMAH.AC.0143

Carterpillar Tractor Company Photograph Collection, NMAH.AC.0146

Frick Company Records, NMAH.AC.0243

John Stevens Collection, NMAH.AC.0333

Robinson and Via Family Papers, NMAH.AC.0475

Industry on Parade, NMAH.AC.0507

Larry Zim World's Fair Collection, NMAH.AC.0519

American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection, NMAH.AC.0711

Paul Duncan Film Collection, NMAH.AC.0827

Cooper-Bessemer Corporation Records, NMAH.AC.0961

Coxe Brothers and Company Collection, NMAH.AC.1002

Bernis B. Brown Collection, NMAH.AC.1047

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090

John K. Parlett Collection of Agricultural Ephemera, NMAH.AC.1225

Hiram Moore Collection, NMAH.AC.1429

Other Repositories

Massachusetts Historical Commission (MHC)

Shaker Museum
Provenance:
Purchased from Branford Rare Books, Branford, CT, in April 1993.
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:
Agricultural machinery  Search this
Threshing  Search this
Genre/Form:
Correspondence -- 19th century
Citation:
Burt, Hildreth & Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1570
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Burt, Hildreth & Company Records
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8bae798df-3bed-4ca5-b299-ca667850d1f0
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1570

David Taylor Model Basin Collection

Creator:
David W. Taylor Model Basin  Search this
Extent:
2 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Diagrams
Field notes
Patents
Photographs
Publications
Date:
1856, 1878, 1925-1971
bulk 1940s
Summary:
Collection documents the activities of the David Taylor Model Basin.
Content Description:
Collection consists of a report by Mills Dean III, titled "Frontier Days of Electronic Measurements of the Taylor Model Basin." The report contains photographs of the model basin and diagrams of its construction. The photographs document equipment, facilities staff, and testing activities of the David Taylor Model Basin in the 1940s. Photographs are of cathode ray tubes recording channels; circuits; diagrams; a dynamometer; sections of ships at sea; and a static and dynamic ship analog computer. Also included are photographs of the David Taylor Model Basin (exterior and interior shots); electronics laboratory; Model Basin staff; and the 24th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Section of the Seismological Society of America.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into 5 series.

Series 1: Vernon E. Benjamin Materials, 1946-1947

Series 2: George W. Cook Materials, 1945-1973

Series 3: Mills Dean III Materials, 1946-1969

Series 4: Papers, Reports and Writings, 1856, 1878, 1925-1971

Series 5: Photographs, 1943-1952
Historical:
The David Taylor Model Basin (DTMB) was conceived, designed, and built from 1937-1939 by the United States Navy for building and testing ship models in accordance with the most modern and accurate methods.

The facility was named after David Watson Taylor (1864-1940), a naval architect, rear admiral and the chief of the Bureau of Construction and Repair for the Navy. Taylor oversaw the design and construction of naval aircraft and ships. Taylor conceived of and designed the Washington Navy Yard's Experimental Model Basin (EMB) in 1896. By the 1930s, the EMB had become inadequate for research, and a new research facility--David Taylor Model Basin--was built in West Bethesda, Maryland. It is now known as the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC)

Source

Historic Mechanical Engineering Landmark, David Taylor Model Basin, 1939, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, West Bethesda, Maryland, January 30, 1998
Provenance:
Acquired circa 1979; immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Ships  Search this
Testing  Search this
United States--Navy  Search this
Genre/Form:
Diagrams
Field notes
Patents
Photographs
Publications
Citation:
David Taylor Model Basin Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1563
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David Taylor Model Basin Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85234707a-d062-4bfd-b07a-eecfd24f43ef
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1563

Railroad Station Historical Society Collection

Creator:
Railroad Station Historical Society (Crete, Neb.)  Search this
Extent:
2.25 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Black-and-white negatives
Correspondence
Newsletters
Photographs
Photonegatives
Picture postcards
Slides
Date:
1856-2004
Summary:
Collection documents railroad stations primarily in the United States but also includes stations in other countries.
Content Description:
Collection consists of archives photographs, photonegatives, photoprints and slides of railroad stations primarily in the United States but also in other countries such as Australia, Canada, Denmark, Italy, and England.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into four series.

Series 1: The Bulletin, 1968-2004

Series 2: Railroad Station Monographs,1970-2000

Series 3: Article, Publications and Writings, 1910-1996

Series 4: Photographs, 1856-1988
Provenance:
Collected and donated by the Railroad Station Historical Society from 1972-1979.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs and negatives must be handled with gloves.
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:
Railroads  Search this
Railroad stations  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white negatives
Correspondence
Newsletters
Photographs
Photonegatives
Picture postcards
Slides
Citation:
Railroad Station Historical Society Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1558
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Railroad Station Historical Society Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88d4f1411-199a-4897-b9de-98321cfc045a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1558
Online Media:

William F. Rapp Photographs

Donor:
Rapp, William F.  Search this
Extent:
.5 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Negatives
Photographs
Picture postcards
Date:
1907-1998
Summary:
Collection documents industrial archeology subjects.
Content Description:
Collection consists of photographs documenting industrial archeology subjects including breweries, bridges, marine-related, structures and wineries.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into one series, then by topic.

Series 1: Photographs, 1907-1998
Provenance:
Collection donated by William F. Rapp, 1999.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Breweries  Search this
Industrial archaeology  Search this
Public utilities  Search this
Genre/Form:
Negatives
Photographs
Picture postcards
Citation:
William F. Rapp Photographs, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1559
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William F. Rapp Photographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8371fa869-bf13-4125-954e-42b9ea42f80f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1559

Paul Steam-Heating System Company Records

Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this
Extent:
.75 Cubic feet (1 box, 1 map folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Blueprints
Correspondence
Patents
Date:
1894-1911
Summary:
Collection documents the Paul Steam-Heating System.
Content Description:
These records contain material concerning the Paul Steam-Heating System developed by Andrew G. Paul of New York City. Materials include drawings, blueprints, account information, contract information, patents and licenses, a list of installations; and testimonial letters.
Arrangement:
Collection is unarranged.
Provenance:
Collection donated by T.B. Cryer in 1957.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Heating  Search this
Steam  Search this
Genre/Form:
Blueprints -- 20th century
Correspondence -- 20th century
Patents
Citation:
Paul Steam-Heating System Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1554
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Paul Steam-Heating System Company Records
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d23c786a-251d-4b3e-8072-33be3861e89a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1554

Phelps-Dodge Collection

Manufacturer:
Phelps, Dodge & Co  Search this
Extent:
.5 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Date:
1914-1916
Summary:
Collection documents machinery made by Phelps-Dodge Company.
Content Description:
Collection contains printed photographs of machines and employees for hydraulic bomb lathes, negatives of drawings and diagrams of machinery for the Phelps-Dodge Company.
Arrangement:
Collection is unarranged.
Provenance:
Acquired prior to 1989; immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Bombs  Search this
World War, 1914-1918 -- Artillery  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs -- 20th century -- Photoprints -- Silver gelatin
Citation:
Phelps-Dodge Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1555
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Phelps-Dodge Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8b77aca23-76f7-45f7-b909-69dd2a646c18
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1555

Norton Grinding Machine Company Photograph Collection

Manufacturer:
Norton Grinding Company  Search this
Extent:
.75 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Exhibition catalogs
Photographs
Place:
Massachusetts -- Worcester
Date:
1985, undated
Summary:
Collection documents the operations, tools, machinery, products, and employees of the Norton Grinding Machine Company located in Wocester, Massachusetts.
Content Description:
Collection consists of silver gelatin photographic prints documenting the operations, equipment, machinery, products, and employees of the Norton Grinding Company located in Worcester, Massachusetts. These photographs include images of grinding machines, grinding shops, grindstones, ground work pieces, lab experiments, plant interiors, and portable grinders. In addition there are images of grinding machinery in automobile, sewing, and pearl button manufacturing plants. Most of the photographs have descriptions of the prints but are not dated. The collection is arranged in two series. Series one is photographs and series two is an exhbition catalogue published by the Worcester Historical Museum in 1985 celebrating the centennial of the Norton Grinding Machine Company.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged in two series.

Series 1; Photographs, undated

Series 2: Other Materials, 1985
Biographical / Historical:
Norton Grinding Manufacturing Company is the forerunner of what is now Norton Abrasives. It was founded by Frank B. Norton and Frederick Hancock, two cousins from Vermont, who opened a pottery shop in Worcester in 1858. F. B. Norton & Company sold redware and stoneware pottery until one of their employees, Sven Pulson, invented a grinding wheel. Frank Norton would patent the invention and the company began manufacturing grinding wheels. Eventually, Norton would become a major manufacturer of abrasives along with other products for industry and home use.

Sources:

Norton Company at 100 Years: A Celebration of People and Technology, 1885-1985, Worcester Historical Museum, 1985

Wikipedia, Wikipedia.org
Related Materials:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subject Categories: Abrasive Industry, NMAH.AC.0060

Underwood & Underwood Glass Stereograph Collection, NMAH.AC.0143

Singer Industrial Design Collection, NMAH.AC.0169

United Shoe Machinery Corporation Records, NMAH.AC.0277

Pratt, Read Corporation Records, NMAH.AC.0320

Iowa Button Industry Collection, NMAH.AC.0504

Industry on Parade Film Collection, NMAH.AC.0507

Max Holland Numerical Control Collection, NMAH.AC.0537

Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company Records, NMAH.AC.0977

Lockwood Greene Records, NMAH.AC.1113

National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution

ILC Dover Apollo Reports and Aperture Card Drawings Collection, Accession 2016-0032
Provenance:
Assembled by the Norton Grinding Company; acquired prior to 1988.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Blue collar workers  Search this
Automobile industry and trade  Search this
Grindstones  Search this
Grinding  Search this
Shop interiors  Search this
Genre/Form:
Exhibition catalogs -- 1970-2000
Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver gelatin -- 20th century
Citation:
Norton Grinding Machine Company Photograph Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1551
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Norton Grinding Machine Company Photograph Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8e22e8aba-31b8-4e9d-a75d-15593e7543e3
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1551

F.R. Patch Manufacturing Company Records

Creator:
F. R. Patch Manufacturing Company  Search this
Extent:
.25 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Catalogs
Photographs
Date:
circa 1890-1900
Summary:
Collection documents F.R. Patch Manufacturing, a stone-cutting company in Rutland, Vermont.
Content Description:
Collection contains photographs, including albumen photoprints, silver gelatin dry plate photonegatives and silver gelatin photoprints, product information, and catalogs.
Arrangement:
Collection is unarranged.
Provenance:
Acquired prior to 1989; immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Marble  Search this
Stone-cutting  Search this
Genre/Form:
Catalogs -- 20th century
Photographs -- 20th century -- Photoprints
Citation:
F.R. Patch Manufacturing Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1553
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F.R. Patch Manufacturing Company Records
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep843f260b0-e086-4695-850a-47172152dbe3
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1553

Phil Jordan Collection

Topic:
Graphis (Serial)
Communication Arts (Serial)
Skylines (Newsletter)
Air & Space (Serial)
Smithsonian (Serial)
Creator:
Jordan, Phil  Search this
Names:
Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington  Search this
Baughman Company  Search this
Beveridge and Associates Inc.  Search this
Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America  Search this
East Carolina University  Search this
IBM (International Business Machines)  Search this
McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.  Search this
National Air and Space Museum  Search this
Richmond Times-Dispatch (Firm)  Search this
Robert Kline and Co. Inc.  Search this
Skyline Soaring Club  Search this
Society of Illustrators (New York, N.Y.)  Search this
United States Postal Service  Search this
United States Postal Service. Stamp Development Department  Search this
United States. Coast Guard  Search this
United States. Montgomery G.I. Bill  Search this
United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration  Search this
Virginia Commonwealth University  Search this
Jordan, Phil  Search this
Extent:
7.18 Cubic feet (10 letter size document boxes, 3 legal size document boxes, one tall document box, and one oversize folder.)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Place:
New Bern (N.C.)
Fort Greely (Alaska)
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Date:
1992-2015
Summary:
Phil Jordan was a Stamp Art Director for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Jordan's involvement with the USPS started in 1991 and ended 23 years later having worked on 300 stamps. The collection consists primarily of stamp design files created and maintained by Jordan during his time as a Stamp Art Director for the United States Postal Service (USPS) from 1991 to 2014. The majority of the files relate to stamps that were issued by the USPS while a smaller portion of the files are related to unissued stamps that Jordan worked on. As a Stamp Art Director, Jordan was responisbile for leading and providing direction for stamp designs and regularly worked with researchers, artists, painters, illustrators, photographers, and typographers to bring to fruition an aesthetic vision for each stamp.
Scope and Contents:
The Phil Jordan collection consists primarily of stamp design files created and maintained by Jordan during his time as a Stamp Art Director for the United States Postal Service (USPS) from 1991 to 2013. The majority of the files relate to stamps that were issued by the USPS while a smaller portion of the files are related to unissued stamps that Jordan worked on. As a Stamp Art Director, Jordan was responsible for leading and providing direction for stamp designs and regularly worked with researchers, artists, painters, illustrators, photographers, and typographers to bring to fruition an aesthetic vision for each stamp.

Of the some 300 stamps Jordan was responsible for, some that are represented in this collection include stamps related to hospice care (Jordan consider his work on this stamp to be amongst the most rewarding); legends of baseball; the Civil War Sesquicentennial; legends of Hollywood; the Indianapolis 500; literary arts; Owney the postal dog; the Washington, D.C. cherry blossom centennial; bicycling; ʻĪd al-Fiṭr; Grand Central Terminal in New York City; the USS Arizona Memorial; Wilt Chamberlain; the 225th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard; and the 50th anniversary of supersonic flight.

In addition, there are portfolios that provide visual documentation of Jordan's work on stamps, correspondence related to stamp design inquiries, and some biographical information.

Materials in the collection include correspondence, drawings, illustrations, color photographs, color transparencies, maps, news releases, notes, research materials, brochures, and clippings. Some materials are in electronic format.

Many of the stamps that Jordan worked on as Stamp Art Director can be found at the National Postal Museum.
Arrangement:
This collection is arranged into five series.

Series

Series 1: Issued Stamps Issued Stamps, 1999-2011

Series 2: Unissued Stamps, 1998-2006

Series 3: Portfolios, 1993-2015

Series 4: General Files, 1992-2013

Series 5: Oversize, 1994-2015
Biographical / Historical:
Phil Jordan was a Stamp Art Director for the United States Postal Service (USPS). Jordan's involvement with the USPS started in 1991 and ended 23 years later having worked on 300 stamps.

Jordan grew up in New Bern, North Carolina and attended East Carolina University. After a period of service with the Army Arctic Indoctrination School in Fort Greely, Alaska, Jordan graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in visual communications. Early in his career he worked as an artist for the Richmond Times-Dispatch and the Baughman Company offset lithographers while attending school on the GI Bill.

Later he worked at the advertising agency Robert Kline and Co. Inc. as their art supervisor before serving as the assistant art director the United States Chamber of Commerce. Next, he joined Beveridge and Associates, Inc. guiding art direction for corporate, institutional and government design projects. Eventually becoming a partner at the firm, Jordan left after 18 years to form his own communications consulting firm where he managed projects for USAir, NASA, McGraw-Hill, IBM, the National Air and Space Museum, and Smithsonian Books.

Jordan was responsible for the formats of the Air and Space and Smithsonian magazines and was their Design Director for fifteen years. From there his work as consulting art director for the United States Postal Service's Stamp Development Department saw him art direct and produce 300 postage stamps as well as other stamp collateral publications for 23 years. Among some of the stamps he worked on include the 2011 Neon! Celebrate stamp, the 2012 Major League Baseball All-Stars stamps, the 2013 Civil War stamps; the 2012 Cherry Blossom Centennial stamps; the 1997 Classic American Aircraft stamps; and the 2003 First Flight stamp.

Jordan's work has been featured in a number of exhibitions and in publications such as Graphis, Society of Illustrators, and Communication Arts. A recipient of professional awards from these organizations over the years, he was also the recipient of the NASA Group Achievement Award. He is a past president of the Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington and was an avid glider pilot, being a founding member of the Skyline Soaring Club and the former long-time editor of Skylines newsletter.
Provenance:
Donated by Phil Jordan, 2015. This collection was initially part of the museum collections (Accession 2015.2015), but was released to the NPM Archives in December 2023.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Access to original archival materials is by appointment only. Researchers must submit request for appointment in writing. Please direct reference inquiries to the National Postal Museum Archives: NPM_Archives@si.edu.
Rights:
The National Postal Museum Archives makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and the NPM Rights and Reproductions for additional information. Please direct reference inquiries to the National Postal Museum Archives: NPM_Archives@si.edu.
Occupation:
Art directors  Search this
Graphic designers -- United States  Search this
Topic:
Postage stamps  Search this
Baseball  Search this
Cherry blossoms  Search this
Bicycling  Search this
Supersonic planes  Search this
Hospice care  Search this
Owney (Dog)  Search this
Glider pilots  Search this
USS Arizona Memorial (Hawaii)  Search this
ʻĪd al-Fiá¹­r  Search this
Citation:
Phil Jordan Collection, NPMA.2023.2, National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NPMA.2023.2
See more items in:
Phil Jordan Collection
Archival Repository:
National Postal Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/zn80a463026-5019-4c9c-95c2-cd698cf84f5a
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-npma-2023-2
Online Media:

Miami Conservancy Dam Project

Creator:
Tennessee Valley Authority  Search this
Extent:
.15 Cubic feet (1 box )
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Photographs
Place:
Miami Conservancy District (Ohio)
Date:
1918-1926
Summary:
Collection documents the construction of the Miami Conservancy Dam in Ohio.
Content Description:
Collection consists of black and white photographic prints documenting the construction of the dam, and surrounding buildings, housing, machinery, and employees. Most of the photographs have hand written notes documenting the date. The materials are arranged in chronological order.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged in one series.
Related Materials:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

John L. Savage Papers, NMAH.AC.0227

Robert F. Olds Collection, NMAH.AC.0231

Julian Hinds Collection, NMAH.AC.0287

Industry on Parade Film Collection, NMAH.AC.0507

John A. Beemer Papers, NMAH.AC.0957

Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas Records Collection, NMAH.AC.0969

Narrows Dam (Yadkin River, North Carolina) Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1041

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090

S. Morgan Smith Company Records, NMAH.AC.1099

Granite Shoals Dam Photograph Album, NMAH.AC.1539

Kenneth T. Norwood Dam Slides, NMAH.AC.1552

Whitney Dam (Yadkin River, North Carolina) Photograph Collection, NMAH.AC.1568

Wright State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Miami Conservancy District Records, MS-128
Provenance:
Acquired from Tennessee Valley Authority, through Donald W. Newton, Flood Hydrology Section, between October 1966 and July 1968.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Dams  Search this
Genre/Form:
Photographs
Citation:
Miami Conservancy Dam Project, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1547
See more items in:
Miami Conservancy Dam Project
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a194ee43-6cc2-45f9-9c19-0d02c80d71f9
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1547

Missouri River Improvement Project Collection

Creator:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Missouri River Division  Search this
Extent:
.5 Cubic feet (1 box )
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Cyanotypes
Photographs
Reports
Date:
1895-1901
Summary:
Collection documents the construction of dikes and piers along the Missouri River.
Content Description:
Collection consists of photographs and progress reports, documenting the construction of dikes and piers along the Missouri River. Locations documented include: Chamois Reach; Glasgow Reach; Howard's Reach; Huntsdale Reach; Jefferson City Reach; Little Blue Reach; Nebraska City Reach; Osage Point; Pelican Bend Reach; Portland Island; Randolf Bend; Rocheport Reach; Rulo Reach and St. Joseph Reach.
Arrangement:
Collection is unarranged.
Provenance:
Acquired from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Missouri River Division, through Doran Topolosky, between October 1966 and July 1968.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Dikes  Search this
Piers  Search this
Rivers -- Missouri  Search this
Genre/Form:
Cyanotypes
Photographs
Reports
Citation:
Missouri River Improvement Project Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1548
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86d514f52-27a6-466c-bf0f-ec77a517bb38
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1548

Kingsford Foundry & Machine Works Records

Manufacturer:
Kingsford Foundry and Machine Company  Search this
Former owner:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this
Extent:
9.1 Cubic feet (3 boxes, 14 map folders)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Blueprints
Patents
Sketches
Specifications
Date:
1898-1926
Summary:
Collection documents the activities of the Kingsford Foundry & Machine Company.
Content Description:
Records chiefly concern the work of the Kingsford Foundry & Machine Company, Stumpf Unaflow steam engines, Kingsford steam boilers, stationary and marine crossheads, flywheels, and steam turbines. Included are catalogs, sales information, drawings, patents, sketches, air brush drawings, mounted photographs of Kingsford-Webster boilers, blueprints, designs, and specifications.
Arrangement:
Collection is unarranged.
Provenance:
Collection donated by Industrial Precision Products, through William J. Gallagher, plant manager, 1972.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Topic:
Boilers  Search this
Governors (Machinery)  Search this
Steam-engines  Search this
Electric generators  Search this
Genre/Form:
Blueprints
Patents
Sketches
Specifications
Citation:
Kingsford Foundry & Machine Works Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1545
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84785608b-f34d-427b-b6b9-d4377cdb1588
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1545

Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company Records

Creator:
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company  Search this
Extent:
.5 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Newspaper clippings
Photographs
Publications
Reports
Date:
1935-1947
Summary:
Records document the activities of the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company.
Content Description:
Records document through photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, and insurance claims, steam boiler failures, such as burned boilers, explosions, furnace collapses and ruptures. Also included are two Accident Prevention Bulletins for the Mutual Boiler Insurance Company of Boston, from February 1946 and November 1946.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged numerically by accident report number.
Provenance:
Collection assembled by the Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company; donated prior to 1976.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Accidents  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Steam-boilers  Search this
Genre/Form:
Correspondence -- 20th century
Newspaper clippings
Photographs -- 20th century
Publications
Reports
Citation:
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1541
See more items in:
Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company Records
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82baa2401-8ff9-4941-b118-ba431f1f4227
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1541

Hollingsworth & Whitney Company Collection

Manufacturer:
Hollingsworth & Whitney Company  Search this
Extent:
.5 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Newspaper clippings
Photographs
Place:
Saint Croix (Me.)
Date:
1922-1923
Summary:
Collection documents proposed development of hydroelectric power on the St. Croix River in Maine by the Hollingsworth & Whitney Paper Company of Boston, Massachusetts.
Content Description:
Collection consists of silver gelatin photoprints mounted in an album. Other materials include correspondence and newspaper clippings, tables, and notes relating to proposed development of hydroelectric power on the St. Croix River in Maine by the Hollingsworth & Whitney Paper Company of Boston, Massachusetts.
Arrangement:
Collection arranged into one folder.
Provenance:
Donated prior to July 1971; immediate source of acquisition unknown.
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.
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:
Dams  Search this
Hydroelectric power plants  Search this
Mills  Search this
Genre/Form:
Correspondence
Newspaper clippings
Photographs
Citation:
Hollingsworth & Whitney Company Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1543
See more items in:
Hollingsworth & Whitney Company Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8ba094a23-969f-4a62-b850-9e50bff87ef5
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1543

New York State Barge Canal Photographs

Creator:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this
Extent:
.25 Cubic feet (1 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Picture postcards
Photographs
Place:
Erie Canal (N.Y.)
Date:
1907-1913
Summary:
Collection documents the construction of the Erie Canal in New York at the turn of the twentieth century.
Content Description:
Collection consists of photographs documenting the construction of the Erie Canal which was later renamed the New York State Barge Canal. Many of the images include workers on the job site. In addition, there are photographs of unidentified construction sites along the canal system which includes 525 miles of waterways from Lake Erie to the Hudson River with extensions to Cayuga Lake, Lake Champlain, Lake Ontario, and Seneca lake.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged in one series.
Related Materials:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

For related materials on the Erie Canal, see the following collections:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Ships, Boats, and Vessels, NMAH.AC.0060

Cummings Structural Concrete Company Reocrds, NMAH.AC.0218

John Stevens Collection, NMAH.AC.0333

American Petroleum Institute Photograph and Film Collection, NMAH.AC.0711

Division of Cultural History Lantern Slides and Stereographs, NMAH.AC.0945

James Forgie Papers, NMAH.AC.0986

William R. Hutton Papers, NMAH.AC.0987

Rudolph Hering Collection, NMAH.AC.0989

Lehigh Valley Railroad Records, NMAH.AC.1046

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Records, NMAH.AC.1074

Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway Photographs, NMAH.AC.1075

Erie Railroad Collection, NMAH.AC.1082

Mechanical and Civil Engineering Stereograph Cards, NMAH.AC.1090

New York State Barge Canal Photographs, NMAH.AC.1536
Provenance:
Photographs donated by Richard W. Sickler, May 13, 1969. Postcards acquired from unknown source.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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:
Barges  Search this
Canals  Search this
New York State Canal System (N.Y.)  Search this
Genre/Form:
Picture postcards
Photographs
Citation:
New York State Barge Canal Photographs, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.1536
See more items in:
New York State Barge Canal Photographs
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83d46ff79-5d8a-4b5b-949a-ae997c191153
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1536

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