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National Museum of Natural History, Dept. of Invertebrate Zoology
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1962-2005
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-555
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of administrative subject files primarily documenting the operation of the Department of Invertebrate Zoology. Records predating the establishment of the Department in 1964 were created by its predecessor, the Department of Zoology. Subjects include collections management, strategic planning, projects, committees, and ...
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Smithsonian Institution, Asian Pacific American Program
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2011-2012
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-562
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of one website and four blogs maintained by the Asian Pacific American Program. The "HomeSpun: The Smithsonian Indian American Heritage Project" website, crawled June 8, 2012, documents an initiative to create an exhibition chronicling the story of immigrants from India and their descendants in America. The website inc...
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Treasurer, Risk Management Division
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FY 2009
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-569
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes insurance information for the Smithsonian Institution (SI), the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center (SEEC), and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (WWICS). Policies include foreign, package, umbrella, and casualty and property renewal. Materials include correspondence and policies.
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National Museum of Natural History, Office of Education and Outreach
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circa 1996-2008
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-592
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of images documenting the Naturalist Center and its collections, facilities, staff, activities, and displays. The Naturalist Center, 1976-2011, provided hands-on learning experiences for students and adults through the use of study collections. It was located within the museum building until 1995 when it was moved ...
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National Museum of Natural History, Division of Fishes
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1943-1987
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-530
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of correspondence with the United States Navy concerning the naming of submarines after fishes. Much of the correspondence provides descriptions of the fish to that particular submarine's commander. Information comes from various curators within the Division of Fishes as well as Alexander Wetmore at the time when he ...
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Smithsonian Institution, Archives
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2012
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-510
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) Diigo account as it existed on April 17, 2012. Diigo is a social bookmarking site and is used by SIA to track online press mentions of its blogs, activities, staff, and collections. The account was exported into a spreadsheet. Materials are in electronic format.
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Smithsonian Institution, Scholarly Press
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2009-2012
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-516
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of a reference set of publications from the Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press. Materials include Smithsonian contributions serial publications.
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National Museum of Natural History, Office of Development and Public Affairs
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1992-1998
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-521
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of a reference set of "Quest" magazine, a quarterly publication documenting the scientific activities of the National Museum of Natural History.
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Under Secretary for Science
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2002-2007
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-529
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the SIguide and the assets that were used in its design and creation. The SIguide project was intended to deliver museum content and information through wireless, handheld mobile devices to Smithsonian visitors at five museums: the National Postal Museum; the Smithsonian Institution Building; ...
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
- Dates:
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2007
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11 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-494
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the administrative activities of Lawrence M. Small during his final months as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution (January-March 2007) and the records of Cristian Samper, Acting Secretary (March-December 2007). The records document issues with regard to the Institution's museums, exhibitions,...