Folders 6-10 Cinchona Botanical Station, 1915-1923. Discussing the leasing of the station from the Colonial Government of Jamaica by the Smithsonian, Johns Hopkins, and other American institutions in order to carry out studies in tropical botany. (oversize, removed to Box 107)
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- file
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 45
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Records
This record unit documents the growth and management of the Smithsonian from 1890 to 1929. Of special interest is the Institution's entry into the field of the fine arts through the creation of the National Gallery of Art and the Freer Gallery of Art. The Smithsonian continued to pursue a wide variety …
Records
These records, for the most part, document the history of the collection of the United States National Herbarium (USNH), United States National Museum, Division of Plants, while William Ralph Maxon was aid, assistant curator, associate curator, and curator of the USNH, Division of Plants (1899-1946). This material includes loose incoming and …
F. Raymond Fosberg Papers
These records consist of the papers of F. Raymond Fosberg (1908-1993), and consist primarily of correspondence and project files, circa 1946-1984. Most of the files document Fosberg's professional career as a botanist and biogeographer. Most of the papers date from his arrival at the Smithsonian in 1966 as Special Assistant for Tropical Biology …
Records
These records consist of the correspondence of the director of the International Exchange Service along with invoices and shipping instructions. The bulk of the correspondence relates to the exchange of printed matter between parties in the United States and abroad.
Records
The bulk of this collection was processed by Jane Livermore, a devoted and tireless volunteer in the Smithsonian Institution Archives between 1995 and 2004. Livermore is a former Science Service employee. She worked in the organization's library, oversaw the educational project "THINGS of Science," and served as Assistant to the Director. The …
