Other Collections

Because of the scope of the Museum's role and mission as a national institution, and the breadth of its artifact collections, research, and exhibition activities, the Archives Center's holdings cover many topical areas in addition to advertising, music, and technology.  

All Archives Center collections are described in brief on SIRIS (Smithsonian Institution Research Information System), an on-line catalog shared by Smithsonian archival, library, and some research units. This catalog is a powerful tool which permits searches by name, subject, and keyword.

Collection Finding Aids Currently Available On-line are Underlined

Costumes & Textiles: 

• John and Cile Burbidge Wedding Gown Design Collection, 1968-1985, #562
• Jantzen Knitting Mills Collection, 1925-1977, #233
• Priscilla of Boston Collection, 1940-1996, #557
• Enoch Steen Collection, 1888-1972, #206

Entertainment:

• Community Life TV Soap Operas Collection, 1952-1983, #108
• Billings-Merriam Family Vaudeville Scrapbooks, 1890-1913, #79
• Thomas Currier Vaudeville Collection, 1928-1986. #1120
• Daytime TV Magazine Collection, 1977-1983 #107
• Falcon Trio Vaudeville Collection, 1912-1931, #160
• Ed Jackson "Book of Radio Personalities" Scrapbook, 1933-1941, #861
• Ramsey Lewis Collection, 1950-2007, #1126
• George E. "Mello" and Neva Satterlee McNally Vaudeville Collection, ca. 1889-1964, #760
• Bobby Short Papers, 1908-2006, #946
• Video Press Kit Collection, 1935-1993, undated, #748

Ethnic communities:

The Faris & Yamna Naff Arab American Collection, ca. 1880-1950, documents the experiences of immigrants to the United States from Arabic speaking countries. 

The Carlos Wendler-de Funaro Gypsy Research Collection, ca. 1920-1980, includes photographs and a wide range of other materials.

• Juanita Tamayo Lott Filipino American Photographs and Papers, 1942-2005 (bulk 1950s-1960s), #925
• Kamikawa, Omata, and Matsumoto Families Papers, 1850-2006 #924
• Ruth Koenig Mississippi Summer Project Collection, 1964-1966 #558
• Catherine Hann Papers, 1953-2006

• John-Manuel Andriotte HOT STUFF: A BRIEF HISTORY OF DISCO Collection, 1976-2001, #1184
• John-Manuel Andriote VICTORY DEFERRED Collection, 1901-2008 (bulk 1995-1999), #1128
• Joseph Blinder Medical Notebooks and Notes, circa 1908-circa 1911, #831
• Charles H. Land Papers, 1860-1957, #834
• Crawford W. Long Collection, 1842-1926, #120
• Division of Science, Medicine, and Society HIV/AIDS Reference Collection, 1979-2006 (bulk 1987-1993), #1134
• Mary Ann Whitaker Robinson Student Nursing Papers, 1955-1959, 1985, #499
  

• Stephen Douglas World War II Envelopes, 1943-1945, #755
• Thomas Garvin Korean War Scrapbook, 1951-1953, #756
• William Babcock Hazen Papers, 1855-1090, #427
• Japanese American Documentary Collection,1905, 1912, 1919, 1942-1945, #305
• Anthony R. Lanza World War II Papers, 1925-1946 9bulk 1940s), #910
• The Science Action Coordinating Committee (SACC) Papers, 1968-1969, #473
• Vernon Torrence Collection, 1940-1942, #717

Railroad Related Collections:

• Baldwin Locomotive Works Collection (Engine Registgers and Order Books), 1833-1956, #157
• Baldwin Locomotive Works Drawings, 1870-1890, #353
• Camden & Amboy Railroad Rules and Traffic Agreements Collection, 1844-1871, #152
• Chicago Surface Line Drawings, 1886-1926; 1948, #212
• Forman H. Craton Papers, 1902-1983, #454
• Division of Transportation: Railroad's Engineering Data, 1912-1949, #207
• Engineering Notebook Collection, 1835-1930, #225
• Jackson and Sharp Car Company and American Car & Foundry Company Records, 1884-1948, #156
• Grand Central Terminal Collection, 1831-1978 (bulk 1903-1933), #1071
• James J. Hill Scrapbook, 1916, #334
• Interstate Commerce Commison Locomotive Inspection Reports and Photoprints, 1931-1964, #241
• Lima Locomotive Works, Inc., Service Department Records, #1180
• William Mason Papers, 1839-1857, #45
• Samuel Morse Felton Family Papers, 1841-1930, #170
• James A. Millholland Collection, 1866-1899, #163
• Northern Pacific Railroad Bridge Construction Photograph Album, 1883-1884, #1030
• Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis Railroad Photographs, 1925-1928, #1079
• Pittsburgh Locomotive Works Records, 1874-1910, #164
• Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway Company Drawings, 1948-1950, #279
• Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company Records, 1866-1927, #282
• Philadelphia & Reading Railroad Company Records, ca. 1860-1936, #208
• Edwin Price Reminiscences, 1893, #70
• Providence and Worchester Railroad Repair Shop Account Book, 1851-54; 1880-1899, #154
• Pullman Palace Car Company Collection, 1867-1982 (bulk 1900-1930s), #181
• Pullman Pallace Car Company Photographs, circa 1882-1955, #1175
• Thomas Norrell Railroad Photographs Collection, circa 1840-circa 1960 (bulk 1870-1940), #1174
• Railway Express Agency, 1899-1970, #260
• Southern Iron & Equipment Company Records, 1903-1960, #354
• Sperry Rail Detector Car Collection, 1928-1985, #497
• John Stevens Collection, 1808 - 1881, #333
• Swatara Railroad Papers, 1805-1894, #272
• Timken Roller Bearing Co. Collection, 1925-1957, #380
• John H. White, Jr. Railroad Reference Collection, 1880s-1990, #523
• Ross Winans' Letterbook, 1850-51, #155
• William E. Woodard Patents, 1909-1949, #125

• Baugh & Sons Company Glass Plate Negatives and Agricultural Ephemera, 1903-1914, #1098
• Lucretia Deming Family Account Book, January 1, 1883 - April 27, 1887, #173
• William C. Kost Farm Records, 1939-1989, #481
• George W. Ludington Collection, 1817-1889, #135
• Melrose Diner Collection, 1938-1988, #489
• The Robinson-Via Family Papers, 1845-2000, #475
• Southern Agriculture Oral History Project Records, 1986-1991, #773
• Ward's Garage Records, 1946-1962, #783
• West Virginia General Store Daybook, 1879-1880, #142

• Julian Black Scrapbooks of Joe Louis, 1935-1944, #2
• Joyce P. De La Hunt Papers, ca. 1860s-1950, #573
• Gilbert L. Friedlein Papers, 1880s-1961, #943
• Ronald Gabriel Collection of Baseball Memorabilia, circa 1912-2009, #1178
• Ronald S. Korda Collection of Sports and Trading Cards, 1952-1996, #545
• Lebanon Valley Baseball League Collection, 1936-1963, #67
• Eleanor Linkous Washington, D.C. Sports Memorabilia Collection, 1925-1956, #774
• Bertram Levine Collection of Amateur Boxing Ephemera, 1902-1963, #435
• Willie Mosconi Papers, 1924-2000, #744
• Louis S. Nixdorff 1928 Olympic Games Collection, 1926-1978 #443
• Lou Newman Collection of Baseball Memorabilia, 1895-1999, #696
• Sioux City Ghosts Collection, 1920s-1983, #634
• Stall and Dean Company Records, 1898-1998, #669
• Lloyd A. Strickland Collection of 1936 Olympics Souvenir Cards, #743

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