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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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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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circa 1881-1931
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1 cu. ft. (2 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7135
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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.
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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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United States National Museum
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1881-1919 and undated
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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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1940-1943
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1 cu. ft. (2 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 483
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, meeting minutes, and related materials documenting Graf's work as a member of the Committee on Conservation of Cultural Resources and the 1941 survey of Smithsonian collections. A small amount of material was created by Carl W. Mitman, Chairman of the Smithsonian War Committee.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Dates:
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1892-1904, 1936-1937, 1942-1943
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-123
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of field reports recorded by naturalists of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and its predecessor, the Bureau of Biological Survey. The reports document observations on flora, fauna, and physiography of various regions of Mexico. Included are field reports of Edward William Nelson and Edward Alphonso Goldman,...
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United States National Museum
- Dates:
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1879-1882
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5.89 cu. ft. (6 document boxes) (4 half document boxes) (4 12x17 boxes) (2 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 71
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records fully document the construction of the 1881 National Museum Building; included are fiscal records, specifications, bids and contracts, correspondence with the architects, and records of the Building Commission itself, including minutes of meetings. See also record unit 92.
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United States National Museum
- Dates:
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1943
- Size:
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2.5 cu. ft. (5 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession T89035
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of microfilm copies of United States National Museum departmental and divisional specimen catalog books. The copies were made in 1943 by the National Archives in connection with the program for the protection of government records. Microfilm is 35mm panchromatic non-halation safety negative film. Catalog books concern cru...