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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Collection Records, circa 1899 and undated
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FA97-034
- Creators:
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United States National Museum. Division of Mechanical Technology
- Dates:
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circa 1899 and undated
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of registrar cards that document objects acquired in the Division of Mechanical Technology, United States National Museum prior to 1912, when that Division was known as the Division of Technology reporting to the Department of Anthropology. Some of the cards also date to when Mechanical Technology was a section of the Division of Engineering. The cards primarily include information on objects such as models of locomotives, vessels, and coal mining tools, with earlier dates spanning from 1888 to 1900. In addition there is a notebook of "boats sent to storage," from the year 1899.
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Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 97-034, United States National Museum. Division of Mechanical Technology, Collection Records
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Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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| United States National Museum. Division of Technology | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| United States National Museum. Division of Engineering | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Mechanical technology | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Technology -- History | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Museums -- Collection management | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Manuscripts | Genre/Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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