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Dibner Library Keeper of Rare Books
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circa 1974-1987
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 91-096
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the activities of Silvio A. Bedini, Keeper of Rare Books, 1977-1987. Prior to his appointment with the Dibner Library, Silvio A. Bedini held the positions of Assistant Director (1965-1972) and Deputy Director (1972-1978) within the National Museum of History and Technology (NMHT). He accepted the post as Special Ass...
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Dall, Mark H.
- Dates:
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1574-1963
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7.72 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 87-057
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of information about the Healey family; personal and business correspondence of Mark Healey, maternal grandfather to William Healey Dall; poetry, correspondence, publications, photographs, and sermons by and pertaining to Charles Henry Appleton Dall, first Unitarian minister in India, and father of William Healey Dall; ...
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Dibner Library
- Dates:
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1976-1994
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11 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-110
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the operations of the Dibner Library and reflect its focus on rare books and special collections in the history of science. Among the areas documented include reference services, exhibition planning, and conservation work performed on the collection. Staff represented include Leslie K. Over...
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DeVorkin, David H., 1944-
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circa 1976-1998
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11.5 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-122
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of an installment of the papers of David H. DeVorkin, Curator, Space History Division, National Air and Space Museum (NASM). Materials mostly concern the STARS gallery which went up at NASM in 1983.
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Dibner Library
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1984-1985
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-053
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of subject files created or maintained by Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Special Collections Chief, Ellen B. Wells. The records document activities of the Dibner Library, including correspondence, collections management information, loan files, exhibition records, funding records, and public inquiries.
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DeVorkin, David H., 1944-
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circa 1979-2002
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-137
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials documenting the professional activities of David H. DeVorkin, Curator of Astronomy, National Air and Space Museum. Materials primarily document DeVorkin's editing of a book for the National Geographic Society titled Beyond Earth: Mapping the Universe, preparation of his own books and manuscripts such a...
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Council of American Overseas Research Centers
- Dates:
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1979-1996
- Size:
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-132
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the activities and programs of the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) and its relationship with the United States Information Agency (USIA) and various overseas research centers. Materials include reports, proposals, agendas, member lists, journal articles about CAORC, co...
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Crawford, James Chamberlain
- Dates:
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1901-1927
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7114
- 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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Croffut, Bessie Nicholls
- Dates:
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undated
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1 folder.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7197
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist of a manuscript of Bessie Nicholls Croffut, containing recollections of her life in Washington, D.C., with William Augustus Croffut. They also include a typescript of the work.
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Cowan, Richard S., 1921-1997 interviewee
- Dates:
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1974
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4 audiotapes (reference copies). 4 digital .mp3 files (reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9501
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...