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United States National Museum. Division of Plants
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1886-1928 and undated
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22.74 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (40 document boxes) (3 tall document boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 221
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers include official records that document the history of the USNH while Joseph Nelson Rose was assistant botanist at the United States Department of Agriculture (1888-1896), assistant and associate curator, USNH, United States National Museum (1896-1911), and the Division of Plants, USNM (1917-1928); also personal and official papers...
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Smithsonian Institution. Buildings Management Department
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1881-1973
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29.58 cu. ft. (29 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 157
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include records of the Buildings Management Department and its predecessors, including subject files, photographs, plans, reports, sketches, drawings, blueprints, memoranda, and correspondence concerning maintenance, financial matters, labor and supply costs, visitors, receptions, exhibitions, guard forces, and buildings mai...
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of the Director
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1964-1973
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26.5 cu. ft. (53 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 197
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records are chiefly files of the Director's Office, 1964-1969, 1971-1972. During the earlier period a complicated subject-numeric system was in use. In 1971 a simpler subject-numeric plan was used and replaced before the end of that year by a straight alphabetic subject file, which is the current office filing system. A full history ...
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United States National Museum. Office of the Director
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circa 1921-1973
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38 cu. ft. (76 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 190
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records contained in this record unit are essentially those of Frank A. Taylor in his capacity as Director, United States National Museum (1962-1971) and Director General of Museums (1968-1971). However, some records as Chairman of the Exhibits Modernization Committee (1943-1959) and Director of the National Museum of History and Technolog...
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies
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1984-1997
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-156
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies reports, Academic Council minutes, conference and lecture tapes, and photographs.
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Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Office of Development/External Affairs
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1980-1996
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-160
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of Wilson Center Council Meeting Minutes, including audio recordings of several, but not all meetings; and Evening Dialogue/Special Events records, including brochures, papers, agendas, and audio recordings of several, but not all events.
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Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977
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1932-1960 and undated
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-161
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Waldo L. Schmitt's primary field of zoological investigation was carcinology, with special emphasis on the decapod crustaceans (the order that includes crabs, lobsters, and shrimp). This accession consists of acetate negatives of persons, specimens and documents.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Physical Plant
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1980-1995
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-178
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of Director's subject files pertaining to Smithsonian building projects and services. Materials include reports, memoranda and correspondence. See Accession 98-170 for related records. Buildings and museums documented in this collection include: the Museum Support Center, L'Enfant Plaza offices, the National Museum of Na...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Physical Plant
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1993-1996
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-170
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of Director's subject files pertaining to Smithsonian Institution offices and committees, program files concerning Office of Physical Plant (OPP) divisions, and building files relating to OPP projects and services for the various Smithsonian buildings. Materials include reports, memoranda and correspondence, staff ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Planning, Management and Budget
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1940-1996
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-182
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of priority calls, budget requests, calls for plans, and other budget planning documents.