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Hooker, Marjorie, 1908-
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circa 1950-1997
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-104
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials created and maintained by Marjorie Hooker, a Geologist with the United States Geological Survey, containing research on William Thomson. Also included are materials pertaining to Hooker's research and correspondence with others interested in Thomson. The papers contain research on Thomson and his friendship...
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United States National Museum
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circa 1898-1963
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8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession T91021
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession contains United States National Museum annual reports; travel reports; press releases; and administrative records, including workload reports, Congressional bylaws, Works Progress Administration records, State Department dispatches, telegrams, and Smithsonian memoranda and announcements.
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United States National Museum. Administrative Assistant
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1886-1932
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1 cu. ft. (2 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession xx-026
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of various files kept by William de Chastignier Ravenel in his capacity as Administrative Assistant, United States National Museum. Included are files concerning his work with the American Association of Museums, the Red Cross Museum, the malaria outbreak in the Arts and Industries Building in the 1880's, and other ...
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United States National Museum. Department of Geology
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circa 1909-1924
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2.74 cu. ft. (3 document boxes) (1 12x17 box) (1 5x8 box) (3 3x5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-086
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of glass plate negatives of specimens from the Burgess Shale in the Rocky Mountains, near Field, British Columbia, Canada, collected by Charles D. Walcott, fourth Smithsonian Secretary. Materials include glass negatives of fossilized remains embedded in shale slabs and illustrations used in publications, as well as ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Birds
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1962-2003
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 04-056
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Records consist of correspondence, awards and certificates, articles and biographical materials about Laybourne, law enforcement files, and research materials.
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United States National Museum. Division of Mechanical Technology
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circa 1899 and undated
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-034
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of registrar cards that document objects acquired in the Division of Mechanical Technology, United States National Museum prior to 1912, when that Division was known as the Division of Technology reporting to the Department of Anthropology. Some of the cards also date to when Mechanical Technology was a section of ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Birds
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1889-circa 1914
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-296
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials used by Charles Wallace Richmond (1868-1932) in the preparation of "The Richmond Index to the Genera and Species of Birds." Materials are primarily lists, notes and note cards.
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Birds
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1970s-1980s
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-147
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of approximately 3000 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) images of bird feathers created by Roxie C. Laybourne, a pioneering forensic scientist at the Smithsonian Institution. Her expertise in identifying bird feathers helped government agencies and jet engine manufacturers take measures to keep birds away from aircraft...
Curatorial Records
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Birds
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1972-2000
- Size:
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 04-086
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials documenting the career of Roxie C. Laybourne, a pioneering forensic scientist at the Smithsonian Institution whose expertise in identifying bird feathers helped government agencies and jet engine manufacturers take measures to keep birds away from aircraft. Laybourne worked in the Division of Birds for...
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Sandved, Kjell Bloch, 1922-
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1975
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-013
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Kjell Sandved of the Office of Exhibits, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), at the commission of Porter Kier, then Director, NMNH, prepared these photographic materials to document personnel and activities of the NMNH in 1975. They also document the visit in October 1975 of Emperor Hirohito of Japan. Some of the NMNH staff represented...