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

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
• George E. "Mello" and Neva Satterlee McNally Vaudeville Collection, ca. 1889-1964, #760
• Bobby Short Papers, 1908-2006, #946

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.

• Ruth Koenig Mississippi Summer Project Collection, 1964-1966 #558
• Catherine Hann Papers, 1953-2006

• Ward's Garage Records, 1946-1962, #783William C. Kost Farm Records, 1939-1989, #481
• Lucretia Deming Family Account Book, January 1, 1883 - April 27, 1887, #173
• Melrose Diner Collection, 1938-1988, #489
• The Robinson-Via Family Papers, 1845-2000, #475
• Southern Agriculture Oral History Project Records, 1986-1991, #773

• Julian Black Scrapbooks of Joe Louis, 1935-1944, #2
• Joyce P. De La Hunt Papers, ca. 1860s-1950, #573
• 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 Photographs, #743

Miscellaneous: