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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Records, 1907-1970
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FA18-137
- Creators:
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Science Service
- Dates:
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1907-1970
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of Science Service subject files pertaining primarily to agriculture, farming, plants, animals, forest and forestry, fishes, mining, chemical technology, manufacturing, the National Park Service, and food. The subject files are arranged according to the Library of Congress classification system.
E - America
HV - Poverty
JV - Emigration and immigration
NC - Posters
QC - Physics
RA - Environmental Health
S - Agriculture (General)
SB - Plant Culture
SD - Forestry
SF - Animal culture
SH - Aquaculture, Fisheries, Angling
SK - Hunting Sports
TA - Civil engineering (General)
TJ - Mechanical engineering and machinery
TN - Mining engineering
TP - Chemical technology
TS - Manufactures
TX - Home economics
VM - Naval architecture. Shipbuilding. Marine engineering
Some of the images were taken by Science Service staff, while others came from manufacturers and governmental agencies such as the National Park Service, the U.S. Department of the Interior, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Materials include correspondence and memoranda, photographs and negatives, news releases, and clippings.
Administration
Author
Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives
Using the Collection
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-137, Science Service, Records
More Information
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Non-SI Records
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