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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Shipment Records, 1850-1851, 1855-1969
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FARU0122
- Creators:
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United States National Museum. Office of the Registrar
- Dates:
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1850-1851, 1855-1969
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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18.76 cu. ft. (6 document boxes) (4 16x20 boxes) (38 bound volumes)
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
These records are of incoming and outgoing shipments of the United States National Museum and other Smithsonian bureaus. Information recorded usually includes date, control number, address of sender and recipient, contents, and charges. Apparently a shipping office was set up in the new Natural History Building in 1912, and the main record was transferred there. Entries in the main record after 1912 reflect transportation activities related only to the National Museum. A separate record was set up in 1912 for other Smithsonian bureaus. The materials document the work of Stephen C. Brown, Registrar, 1880-1919; Herbert S. Bryant, Chief, Division of Correspondence and Documents, United States National Museum, 1917-1948; and Helena M. Weiss, Registrar.
Administration
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Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives
Using the Collection
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 122, United States National Museum, Office of the Registrar, Shipment Records
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Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Bryant, Herbert S. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Brown, Stephen C. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Weiss, Helena M., 1909-2004 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
National Museum of Natural History Building (Washington, D.C.) | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Museums -- Collection management | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Museums -- Administration | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Museum registrars | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Manuscripts | Genre/Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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