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National Zoological Park
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2012
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-054
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the website of the joint National Zoological Park, including the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute and the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, and the Friends of the National Zoo. The website was crawled in three pieces on August 16, 17, and 27, 2012. It includes information about exhibits, animals, cons...
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National Zoological Park. Center for Conservation and Evolutionary Genetics
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1986-2008
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19 cu. ft. (19 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-070
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of handwritten field data about groups of golden lion tamarins in the Poco das Antas Biological Reserve in Brazil. Each group was identified by a series of letters or letters and numbers. Most of the groups had been initially bred in zoos and released into the wild as part of a reintroduction effort led by the Gold...
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National Zoological Park. Department of Animal Programs
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2004-2005, 2007-2008
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2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-291
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the behavior of individual animals, care of animals, breeding, and significant events among the tamarins, naked mole rats, otters, meerkats, tenrecs, coatis, coendous, armadillos, black-footed ferrets, cavies, marmosets, lemurs, and other animals, including birds, living in the Small Mammal H...
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National Zoological Park
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circa 1978-2004
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-091
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of educational publications designed for teachers, students, and visitors for use in preparation for and during a visit. Many were published by or in conjunction with the Friends of the National Zoo. Materials include teacher's guides, self-guided tours, activity guides, slides, brochures, information packets, and ...
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National Zoological Park. Department of Animal Health
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1989-1994
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-102
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of anesthesia record worksheets documenting the administration and results of anesthesia to zoo animals.
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Silver, Rawley A.
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1966-1987, 2011
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-077
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of information regarding two exhibitions, "Shout in Silence: Visual Arts and the Deaf" and "Art as Language," that were organized by Rawley A. Silver and circulated by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). These exhibitions presented works created by children and adults who were hearing ...
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National Zoological Park
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2004
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-090
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the website of the National Zoological Park, including the Conservation and Research Center and the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, and the Friends of the National Zoo as of May 2004. The website includes information about exhibits, animals, conservation projects, membership, events, publications, visiting, a...
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Schmidt, Clarence A.
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1938-1999
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-297
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of correspondence and a scrapbook documenting the discovery of the Goose Lake, California, meteorite. The scrapbook, created by Clarence A. Schmidt, contains photographs and newspaper clippings about the discovery and the transfer of the meteorite to the Smithsonian. This relates to material in the United States Na...
Gnu Yak Times
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National Zoological Park
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1992-1995
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-091
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of a reference set of "Gnu Yak Times," a bimonthly employee newsletter of the National Zoological Park. The publication began as the "National Zoological Park Employee Newsletter," was renamed "Zoo Employee Newsletter" in April 1993, and renamed "Gnu Yak Times" beginning with the September-October 1993 issue. Early ...
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Simons, Keneth A.
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circa 1957-1958
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0.58 cu. ft. (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-004
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Simons documenting his participation on the Moonwatch Team and the local publicity he received. Materials include a report on the Team's work, clippings, instructions for tracking satellites, tracking data, and audio recordings of satellites.