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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Research
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circa 1963-1986
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114 cu. ft. (228 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 329
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the administration, under David Challinor, of the science bureaus of the Smithsonian Institution, c. 1975-1985. Also included are a few records from 1971-1974 and 1986. Series 1 consists of records of the offices reporting to the Assistant Secretary for Science, including the Center for the Study of Man and the National...
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Conger, Paul S. (Paul Sydney), 1897-1979
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1913-1979
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5.5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7292
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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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General Correspondence
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1922-1989
- Level:
- subseries
- Collection ID:
- AAA.mccoesth
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Archives of American Art
This subseries primarily contains letters concerning McCoy's career in architectural history and criticism. Her career in fiction writing is covered to a lesser degree. Among the correspondents are researchers, writers, professors, architects, art professionals, publishers, and professional associations. Topics covered include research and writing ...
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Silberglied, Robert E., 1946-1982
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1960-1982, with related materials to 1984
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b
20 cu. ft. (20 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7316
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The papers of Robert E. Silberglied provide comprehensive documentation of his professional career. They include materials relating to his initial interest in entomology; his academic training; his teaching career at Harvard University; his duties as a staff member of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI); his efforts as a conserv...
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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July 1-10, 1994
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.1994
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
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Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
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circa 1848-1983 and undated
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50.21 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7006
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The papers of Alexander Wetmore were received in the Smithsonian Archives in several different accessions between 1978 and 1987. The Archives would like to thank Mrs. Beatrice T. Wetmore for her help in transferring her husband's papers to the Archives. We also appreciate the assistance of the staff of the Division of Birds, National Museum ...
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Abbott, William Louis, 1860-1936.
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1887-1923
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1.81 cu. ft. (3 document boxes) (1 half document box) (3 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7117
- 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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Beal, Gifford, 1879-1956
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1889-2001
bulk 1900-1954
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7.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.bealgiff
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter and muralist Gifford Beal measure 7.7 linear feet and date from 1889 to 2001. The bulk of the collection consists of artwork, in addition to correspondence, writings, printed matter, including one scrapbook, pictorial subject files, photographs, and two scrapbooks of photographs of works of art. Artwork is primarily in the form of sketches and seventy-eight sketchbooks in a wide variety of media. Among the loose sketches are twenty-eight oil paintings on wood board or panel, and fourteen large pastel drawings on canvas depicting dancing figures in a romantic style. Artwork by other artists in the collection include prints by Arthur B. Davies, Rockwell Kent, and Denys Wortman.
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Coffin, William A. (William Anderson), 1855-1925
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1886-1924
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1.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.coffwill
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York painter and art critic William Anderson Coffin date from 1886-1924 and measure 1.6 linear feet. Found within the papers are scattered biographical materials and correspondence, project files for the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, the American Artist's Committee of One Hundred, and the exhibition of works by American Artists at the Luxembourg Museum in Paris, three additional scrapbooks, printed material, and photographs.
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Oschinsky, Lawrence, 1921-1965
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circa 1900-1965
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18 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2016-26
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National Anthropological Archives
The papers of Lawrence Oschinsky primarily document his research and professional activities from 1940s-1965 as an American physical anthropologist, but include some personal materials as well. The collection contains his published works, dissertations, field notes, correspondence, teaching materials, and many photographs depicting both his personal travels and his research subjects in the Canadian Arctic, Africa, Asia, and other regions.