Syracuse University - Special Collections Research Center12 linear ft.Nearly 900 original sports cartoons from the New York Daily News , sketches, correspondence and two newspapers.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Smithsonian Institution - Archives of American ArtThe papers of LeRoy Neiman measure approximately 69.9 linear feet and date from 1938-2005. The collection includes biographical materials, correspondence, project files, printed material and artifacts documenting the career of the American painter LeRoy Neiman.Contact InformationFinding Aid
University of California, Los Angeles12 document boxes (6 linear ft.)Newspaper political and popular cartoons dating from 1913-1984 collected by Frank A. Chapman. The majority of the collection derives from the Los Angeles Times and the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner . The collection contains the work of nationally syndicated cartoonists as well as Los Angeles-based cartoonists, including several Pulitzer Prize winners. Interspersed throughout the collection are occasional newspaper articles and magazine cartoons.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Smithsonian Institution - Archives of American ArtThe Walt Kuhn Family papers and Armory Show records measure 30.1 linear feet and date from 1859 to 1978, with the bulk of material dating from 1900 to 1949. Papers contain records of the legendary Armory Show of 1913, also known as the International Exhibition of Modern Art, which introduced modern European painting and sculpture to the American public. Papers also contain records of the Association of American Painters and Sculptors (AAPS), the artist-run organization that mounted the Armory Show; records of the New York artists' clubs the Kit Kat Club (founded 1881) and the Penguin Club (founded 1917); and the personal and family papers of New York artist Walt Kuhn (1877-1949), one of the primary organizers of the Armory Show.Contact InformationFinding Aid
Stanford University - Special Collections and University Archives37 linear feet (68 boxes)The papers pertain to Miller's professional career as researcher, professor, and author, with some materials from his days as a student. Includes drafts of papers, lectures and books; research notes and files; conference materials and organizational files; class files; minutes, reports, and other records pertaining to administrative duties at Stanford; and video tapes of his Stanford lectures (1982).Contact InformationFinding Aid
University of California, Irvine - Special Collections89.3 Linear feet 150 boxes and 109 oversize foldersThis collection comprises the personal materials, correspondence, writings, and extensive research files of historian and bibliophile Don Meadows. A small group of files documents the writings of Frances Meadows on Mary Refugio Carpenter Pleasants and other Orange County historical figures. The bulk of this collection consists of geographically organized archival materials, largely printed ephemera, dating from the early- to mid-19th through the late 20th centuries relating to Orange County, other Southern California counties, and Baja California. These materials reflect some of Meadows' historical interests and document a wide range of cultural, social, political, and economic facets of Southern California history. Principal topics covered include: agriculture and ranching; businesses; education; government and politics; health care; museums and cultural institutions; publishing, including newspaper publication; organizations and institutions; prominent people; area promotion, ... MoreContact InformationFinding Aid
University of California, Los Angeles8 boxes (4 linear ft.) 1 oversize boxWalter E. Bennett (1921-1995) was the first salaried photographer for Time , where he worked from 1952 to 1982. The collection consists of photographic materials such as prints, negatives and slides. It also includes miscellaneous manuscripts and ephemera related to Bennett's life and career.Contact InformationFinding Aid
University of California, Los Angeles378 boxes (189 linear ft.) 6 oversize boxesHorace Marden Albright (1890-1987) worked for the Federal government in the U.S. Department of the Interior (1915-17)and co-founded the U.S. National Park Service serving as assistant director (1917-19) and director (1929-33). He was also the first superintendent of Yellowstone National Park (1919-29). The collection consists of correspondence, printed materials, and photographs related to Albright's career as a conservationist and as director of the U.S. National Park Service.Contact InformationFinding Aid
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