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Reingold, Nathan, 1927-
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1952-1991
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29 cu. ft. (29 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7470
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The papers of Nathan Reingold document his research on the history of American science, his professional activities, and his careers at the National Archives and Records Service, Library of Congress, and Smithsonian Institution. Included is incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1952-1991, with colleagues, publishers, administrators, profession...
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Walcott, Charles D, (Charles Doolittle), 1850-1927
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1851-1940 and undated
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11.7 linear meters and oversize.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7004
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Charles D. Walcott Collection Papers (Record Unit 7004) were given to the Smithsonian by his wife, Mary Vaux Walcott, with certain more recent additions. The Archives would like to thank Dr. Ellis L. Yochelson, United States Geological Survey, and Frederick J. Collier, Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History, for th...
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Science Service
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1920-1979
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41.04 Cubic feet (114 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1987.0125
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
Science Service was founded in 1921 by newspaper publisher Edward Willis Scripps (1854-1926) and the zoologist William Emerson Ritter (1856-1944) as a news service for the purpose of disseminating information on scientific progress to the public, and to "present facts in readable and interesting form." The Science Service Astronomy and Astronautics files in the National Air and Space Archives consists of papers, news releases, articles, newspaper and magazine clippings, and technical papers pertaining mainly to astronomy and astronautics and dating from the late 1920s through the early 1970s.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Exhibits Central
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1954-1979
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25.58 cu. ft. (25 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box) (2 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 503
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records were primarily created by the Office of Exhibits, 1954-1969; the Office of Exhibits Programs, 1969-1973; and the Office of Exhibits Central, 1973-1979. They document a period of intense exhibition activity at the Smithsonian Institution and its bureaus. Especially well represented are permanent and special exhibitions at the...
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Morton, William Thomas Green, 1819-? (dentist)
Morton, William J.
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1849-1911
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2.3 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0118
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents through correspondence, reprints of general articles, reports of Congressional committees, and materials relating to a U.S. patent and testimonials Morton's claims to priority in the discovery of the anesthetic properties of ether in medical and surgical procedures.
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Clark, George Howard, 1881-1956
Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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circa 1880-1950
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220 Cubic feet (700 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0055
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection forms a documentary record of over half a century of the history of radio, with the greatest emphasis on the period 1900-1935. The collection includes materials that span the entire history of the growth of the radio industry. It is useful for those historians and other researchers interested in technological development, economic history, and the impact of applications of technology on American life.
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National Museum of American History, Office of Public Affairs
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circa 1970-1985
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15.2 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 360
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of press releases, memoranda, tapes documenting Museum activities, newspaper clippings concerning the Museum, correspondence, exhibition catalogues, exhibition scripts, invitations, guest lists, and photographs. Material pre-dating the appointment of Rebecca Bean consists entirely of news clippings.
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Adlard, Richard (Ithel Richard), 1915-1997
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1936 - 1998
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2 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0692
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of some correspondence, extensive agricultural notes, photographs, maps and a scrapbook from Adlard's time as a student at Lingnan University. Adlard's photographs, commentary, and notes on rural life in both China and the Phillipines are extremely detailed and insightful. The collection includes articles written by Adlard,...
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Baer, Ralph H., 1922-2014
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1943 - 2015
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16 Cubic feet (44 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0854
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ralph H. Baer was a German-born ordnance specialist, inventor, and engineer. He was a pioneer of early videogame technology. The papers include autobiographical materials; firearms notes, manuscripts, and photographs; and videogame and television engineering notes, diagrams, schematics, and video documentation.
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Shepard, Matthew, 1976-1998
Shepard, Judy
Shepard, Dennis
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1976-2019, undated
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14.1 Cubic feet (43 boxes, 1 map folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1463
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers of Matthew Shepard (1976-1998) a gay man who was a victim of a hate crime in Laramie, Wyoming October 1998 resulting in his death. His death gained national and international attention leading to the formation of the Matthew Shepard Foundation and eventual passage of federal hate crime legislation (The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act), signed into law in October 2009.