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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Bird and Mammal Laboratories
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1945-1970
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3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7407
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of files of Directors Stanley Paul Young, 1958-1959, and Richard Hyde Manville, 1960-1970, primarily concerning the Alaska sea-otter investigations of Karl Walton Kenyon. The records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, statistics, and photographs. Also included are a small amount of records documenting professi...
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United States Fish Commission
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1879-1884
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7476
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of records that document the financial administration of United States Fish Commission matters relating to the 10th Census of the United States in 1880, the Berlin International Fisheries Exposition of 1880, and the London International Fisheries Exposition of 1883. Materials include vouchers, checks, and payroll ...
United States Exploring Expedition Collection
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United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)
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1838-1885
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4.37 cu. ft. (6 document boxes) (1 half document box) (1 12x17 box) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7186
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Several reports covering the scientific work of the expedition were made, and most were published. One of the exceptions was the ichthyology report, which Charles Pickering was originally assigned to prepare. It was delayed, however; and by the middle of 1849, Jean Louis Agassiz had been placed in charge of the work. Due to the pressures of hi...
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United States Marine Mammal Program
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circa 1967-1973 and undated
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5.5 cu. ft. (11 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7229
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of files maintained in the office of the program director of the United States Marine Mammal Program concerning the administration of the Program. Records include administrative files; handwritten notes by the program director; general correspondence; research proposals; records of an international conference; newsletters...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Bird and Mammal Laboratories
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circa 1885-1971
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18 cu. ft. (18 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7171
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include early correspondence of the Bureau of Biological Survey; general files of the Bird and Mammal Labs including correspondence, project reports, annual and quarterly reports, memoranda, material of various staff members and material on the organization, history and policy of the Labs; correspondence from the Bird Section ...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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circa 1979-1987
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 93-048
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the role of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) in the Paraguayan Biological Inventory Project. The goal of the project was the collection of basic information on the identification, distribution, natural history, and current status of the flora and fauna of Paraguay, which included the establishment ...
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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1925-1968
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1 cu. ft. (2 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-141
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of three ledgers containing invoices of specimen loans from the United States Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Biological Survey, and later the United States Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. The specimens documented in the ledger form part of the National Museum of Natural History, Division of ...
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United States Civil Service Commission
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1893-1894, 1896-1907
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2.32 cu. ft. (4 tall document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 182
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Correspondence consists of outgoing letterpress copies to the Commission, mostly for the years 1896-1907, chiefly concerning appointments, promotions, and regulations. There is some intra-Smithsonian correspondence concerning Civil Service appointments and annual reports to the Commission, 1896-1902.
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United States National Museum
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1881-1919 and undated
- Size:
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 408
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of weekly, monthly, and annual reports of the United States National Museum (USNM) staff involved with the preparation of collections for study and exhibition. The reports were submitted to the Director of USNM and maintained by the Division of Correspondence and Documents. Included are reports of the Taxidermist, ...
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United States National Museum
- Dates:
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circa 1881-1931
- Size:
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1 cu. ft. (2 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7135
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Most notebooks of entomologists are retained as part of that person's papers; but for convenience, others are retained in this collection. The notebooks for the most part contain information relating to specimens in the National Museum of Natural History.