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Found in 8 Collections and/or records:

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George Biddle Papers

Identifier: MSS12674
Abstract

Artist and public official. Correspondence; diaries; drafts and printed copies of speeches, articles, and a memoir; sketchbooks; scrapbooks; announcements; book reviews; and other papers relating chiefly to Biddle's role in American art, his work for the federal support of art, and the Federal Art Project, including also material relating to his involvement with the United States War Department Art Advisory Committee, World War II, and the Nuremberg War Crime Trials.

Dates 1863-1973; Majority of material found within 1916-1973
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Gutzon Borglum Papers

Identifier: MSS13284
Abstract

Sculptor, artist, and author. Correspondence, diaries, family papers, subject files, speeches and writings, and other papers relating primarily to Borglum's artistic works, especially the Mount Rushmore National Memorial and plans for a Confederate memorial at Stone Mountain, Georgia. Also includes records of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission and of its officials.

Dates 1881-2019; Majority of material found within 1912-1941
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Harry Frank Guggenheim Papers

Identifier: MSS24315
Abstract

Businessman, diplomat, newspaper publisher, philanthropist, and horseman. Correspondence and subject files documenting Guggenheim's career in business and publishing, philanthropic and civic activities, and special interests in horse racing and aviation.

Dates 1900-1972; Majority of material found within 1937-1972
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Papers

Identifier: MSS32847
Abstract

Architect and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, writings, articles, printed matter, blueprints, photographs, and other papers relating chiefly to Mies van der Rohe's career as an architect and director of architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology Armour, Chicago, Ill., until 1940, the Institute of Technology, Chicago, Ill., and to his connections with various architectural associations and organizations.

Dates 1921-1969; Majority of material found within 1938-1969
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Arch Oboler Collection

Identifier: 2011622952
Abstract

Nearly the entirety of the prolific output of radio playwright and independent film maker Arch Oboler (1909-1987) in radio, motion pictures, television, theater, and print is contained in the Arch Oboler Collection. Featured are his radio plays from the 1930s and 1940s and the first three-dimensional feature film, Bwana Devil.

Dates 1916-1992; Majority of material found within ( 1936-1989)
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Edmund Randolph Purves Papers

Identifier: MSS31211
Abstract

Architect. Correspondence, speeches, articles, appointment calendars, architectural drawings, and printed material relating to Purves's career as director and executive director of the American Institute of Architects.

Dates 1916-1964; Majority of material found within ( 1950-1964)
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Lawrence E. Spivak Papers

Identifier: MSS40964
Abstract

Editor, publisher, and television producer. Correspondence, radio and television transcripts, card files, articles, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, printed ephemera, financial records, memoranda, and other papers relating primarily to Spivak's career in publishing, radio, and television.

Dates 1917-1994; Majority of material found within 1945-1983
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William Allen White Papers

Identifier: MSS45377
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Newspaper editor. Letterpress books and personal and special correspondence relating mainly to White's personal life and career as editor of the Emporia Gazette.

Dates 1859-1944; Majority of material found within ( 1899-1944)