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Science Service
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circa 1960-1965
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-020
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Watson Davis, former Director of Science Service. The records primarily consist of correspondence documenting the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Scopes Trial, along with photographs and newspaper clippings.
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Myers, George S. (George Sprague), 1905-1985.
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circa 1922-1985
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-157
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists primarily of the personal correspondence of George Sprague Myers, an ichthyologist specializing in zoogeography. Materials also includes field notes, clippings, manuscripts, photographs, and postcards.
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Fosberg, F. Raymond (Francis Raymond), 1908-1993
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circa 1951-1985
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8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-026
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of papers created by F. Raymond Fosberg while with the International Biological Programs (1960s), the National Research Council (1960s), the Smithsonian Institution as Special Advisor for Tropical Biology (1970s), and the U.S. Geological Survey (1950s). Papers also include personal files, with dates circa 1960-1985, ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents
- Dates:
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1846-1995
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8.70 cu. ft. (9 document boxes) (7 12x17 boxes) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 1
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records are the official minutes of the Board. They are compiled at the direction of the Secretary of the Smithsonian, who is also secretary to the Board, after approval by the Regents' Executive Committee and by the Regents themselves. The minutes are edited, not a verbatim account of proceedings. For reasons unknown, there are no ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents. Executive Committee
- Dates:
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1846-1948
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2.25 cu. ft. (3 document boxes) (1 half document box) (1 bound volume)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 2
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the meetings of the Committee. From them are taken the printed versions which appear in the Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
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1866-1906, with related records to 1927
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65.91 cu. ft. (98 document boxes) (6 12x17 boxes) (1 16x20 box) (88 3x5 boxes) (1 tube box) (oversize material)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 31
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the history of the Smithsonian from 1872-1927. Most of the records concern the tenure of Samuel P. Langley, the third Secretary, who served from 1887-1906. There is also some material dating from as early as 1866 to as late as 1927 in the collection. This record unit is the last to be based on a distinction between ...
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- Creators:
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
- Dates:
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1865-1879
- Size:
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1 cu. ft. (2 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 32
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These secretarial records apparently were separated from the main series before the latter were bound.
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
- Dates:
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1865-1891
- Size:
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8.2 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 33
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
- Dates:
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1890-1929
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14.6 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 45
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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- Creators:
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
- Dates:
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1949-1964
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42.9 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 50
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document part of the secretarial administration of Alexander Wetmore and the whole of Leonard Carmichael's tenure. During this period the Smithsonian's capacity to carry out research in its traditional scientific disciplines was substantially strengthened. At the same time the Institution was able to invest much more effort ...