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6080 records — Page 399 of 608
James Henry Coffin Papers
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Creators:
Coffin, James H. (James Henry), 1806-1873
Dates:
1848-1884
Size:
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 7060
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

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

John Varden Papers
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Creators:
Varden, John
Dates:
1829-1863
Size:
0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 7063
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These papers consist of a few pieces of incoming and outgoing correspondence, a daybook of the Washington City Museum from 1829 to 1841, a journal containing a listing of artifacts collected by the Museum, 1837-1841, a catalog of collections housed in the National Gallery of the Patent Office as of 1852, and Varden's diary, 1857-1863.

Louis R. Purnell Interviews
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Creators:
Purnell, Louis R., interviewee
Dates:
1993-1994
Size:
13 audiotapes (reference copies).
Collection ID:
Record Unit 9578
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...

History of Acuson Ultrasound Machines Interviews
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Dates:
1997
Size:
6 videotapes (reference copies).
Collection ID:
Record Unit 9593
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

The Smithsonian Videohistory Program, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation from 1986 until 1992, used video in historical research. Additional collections have been added since the grant project ended. Videohistory uses the video camera or digital recorder as a historical research tool to record moving visual information. Video works ...

Records
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Facilities Planning and Engineering Services. Engineering and Design Branch
Dates:
1970-1975, with materials dating from 1961
Size:
3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 641
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This record unit primarily documents the interior construction of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG). There is a smaller amount of documentation regarding the National Zoological Park restaurant. Included are correspondence with contractors and suppliers, blueprints, specifications, and photographs.

Leonard Carmichael Papers
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Creators:
Carmichael, Leonard, 1898-1973
Dates:
1758-1964
Size:
5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 7007
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Leonard Carmichael (1898-1973) was the seventh Secretary of the Smithsonian, serving from 1953 to 1964. Most of Carmichael's papers are at the American Philosophical Society. This material has been retained because it relates to his work at the Smithsonian Institution.

John Mix Stanley Collection
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Creators:
Stanley, John Mix, 1814-1872
Dates:
1852-1865, 1883-1886
Size:
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 7066
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This collection includes typewritten copies and original correspondence of Joseph Henry, Mary A. Henry, John Mix Stanley, and his family concerning the collection deposited with the Smithsonian; contract and correspondence concerning a loan made by Henry to Stanley; Henry's description of the attempts to save the paintings during the fire; con...

Digitized Content Jean Louis Berlandier Papers
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Creators:
Berlandier, Jean Louis, -1851
Dates:
1826-1851, and related papers to 1886
Size:
8.21 cu. ft. (15 document boxes) (1 16x20 box) (1 microfilm reel)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 7052
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

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

Charles G. Abbot Papers, and Records of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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Creators:
Abbot, C. G. (Charles Greeley), 1872-1973
Dates:
1889-1973
Size:
117.2 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (205 document boxes) (4 16x20 boxes) (2 3x5 boxes) (1 tall document box) (2 18x24 boxes) (3 microfilm reels)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 7005
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These papers consist mainly of records of the Astrophysical Observatory (also abbreviated APO) under the Directorship of Samuel P. Langley, Charles G. Abbot, and Loyal B. Aldrich.

Production Records
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
Dates:
circa 1977 and undated
Size:
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 593
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This record unit consists of photographs of Cherkezian, circa 1977; Grayson, circa 1977; and Cornell, writer of the OTC film "Mirrors on the Universe: The MMT Story."Also included are photographs of the Emmy award received by OTC for the television show "The Smithsonian Institution with S. Dillon Ripley, Secretary," and images from the OTC ...

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