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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
Dates:
1964-1971
Size:
116.4 linear meters.
Collection ID:
Record Unit 99
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These records reflect the growing scope and complexity of the Smithsonian during Ripley's tenure. They document the Smithsonian's changing administrative structure; growing relationships with universities, foundations, and other external groups; efforts to attract more government support for the Smithsonian; pursuit of new initiatives and...

Exhibition Scripts
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution, Office of Exhibits Central, Exhibits Editor's Office
Dates:
1948-1978
Size:
12.2 linear meters.
Collection ID:
Record Unit 90
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Exhibit scripts are the textual component of exhibits. These records document the production of labels and other text that accompany Smithsonian exhibits, and deal with matters of concept, design, scope, and style. The records occasionally contain photographs, brochures, memoranda and correspondence with curators, exhibits specialists, an...

Records
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution, Chief Clerk
Dates:
1887-1941
Size:
0.1 linear meter.
Collection ID:
Record Unit 67
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

The provenance of this collection is uncertain. Materials include biographical files and receipts.

Digitized Content Records
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
Dates:
1890-1929
Size:
14.6 linear meters.
Collection ID:
Record Unit 45
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.

Budget Records
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
Dates:
1892-1893, 1900-1947
Size:
2.3 linear meters.
Collection ID:
Record Unit 49
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These records document the Smithsonian budget process during the tenures of Secretaries Samuel P. Langley, Charles D. Walcott, Charles G. Abbot, and Alexander Wetmore. They consist of budget calls by the Secretary; submissions from the various divisions; correspondence with congressional budget committees and the Smithsonian's congressional ...

Administrative Records
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
Dates:
1835, 1838, 1846-1865
Size:
0.2 linear meter.
Collection ID:
Record Unit 43
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These records document aspects of Smithsonian history, most notably the 1854-1855 debate over allocation of the Smithsonian's endowment income.

Correspondence
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
Dates:
1882-1887
Size:
0.8 linear meter.
Collection ID:
Record Unit 29
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This record unit consists of incoming correspondence to the Office of the Secretary during the tenure of Spencer F. Baird. A card index provides mostly proper name access.

Correspondence
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
Dates:
1887-1907
Size:
5.7 linear meters.
Collection ID:
Record Unit 34
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Shortly after Langley became Secretary, a new system of dividing outgoing correspondence into subjects was devised as follows (some of the units are not represented in the Archives, hence the gaps in series numbers): 1) General, 59 volumes, 1892-1907; 2) Museum, 18 volumes, 1892-1907; 4) Ethnology, 7 volumes, 1892-1907; 5) National Zoological ...

Correspondence
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
Dates:
1864-1869
Size:
0.5 linear meter.
Collection ID:
Record Unit 37
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

The date of compilation of these abstracts is unknown, although presumably it was done in part before the 1865 fire.

Award Files
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution, Office of Sponsored Projects
Dates:
1966-1969, 1973-1998
Size:
6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 99-157
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Includes records documenting research projects, which have been awarded funding through the Office of Sponsored Projects. The records consist of grant and contract information, memoranda and correspondence, authorizations, and budget proposals.

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