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United States National Museum. Division of Comparative Anatomy
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1885-1917 and undated
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 203
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records of the division include memoranda for the divisional reports, lists of specimens, records of divisional operations, material concerning the Ohio Valley and Central States Exhibition of 1888, and the daily calendar of Frederic A. Lucas for 1886-1895 and 1898-1899.
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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum
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1875-1902
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16.5 cu. ft. (33 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 201
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of two of the special files maintained by the Department of Correspondence and Documents. In 1902 a new system for maintaining records was established. Descriptions of the records are included as part of the series descriptions.
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Office of the Director
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1960-2005
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49 cu. ft. (49 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-062
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of subject files documenting the activities of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Director. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, legal documents, budget files, research project and grant records, special event files, and related records. Records primarily document the tenure of Ira Rubinoff , Director, ...
Doris Mable Cochran Papers
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Cochran, Doris M., (Doris Mabel), 1898-1968
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circa 1891-1968
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6.94 cu. ft. (12 document boxes) (1 16x20 box) (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7151
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The papers of Doris Mable Cochran include manuscripts, notes and data on herpetology; material concerning specimens received by the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians; photographs of reptiles and amphibians; personal material including clippings, photographs and material related to her education and Smithsonian career; personal correspondence...
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United States National Museum. Division of Grasses
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1884, 1888, 1899-1965
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13.84 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes) (1 half document box) (13 12x17 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 229
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers document the history of the agrostology section of the Bureau of Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture (1901-1939), and the Section of Grasses, United States National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1912-1963) at the time Albert Spear Hitchcock and Mary Agnes Chase worked for the USDA and the USNH, ...
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American Ornithologists' Union
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1871-1994, with related records from 1845
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50.5 cu. ft. (101 document boxes) (oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7440
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
For a brief history of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU), see Record Unit 7150, American Ornithologists' Union Collection, 1883-1977. These records supplement Record Unit 7150, both in extending coverage in early records and providing records from the mid-1970s. Particularly noteworthy are early records of presidents - especially Joel ...
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Rhees, William Jones, 1830-1907
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circa 1878-1907
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25.72 cu. ft. (50 document boxes) (2 5x8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7081
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The William J. Rhees Collection consists of the remains of his Manuscript and Newspaper Scrap portfolio files. The dates of the material indicate that Rhees was collecting these papers from the beginning of his tenure at the Smithsonian, but the files were not organized until 1891 when he was appointed keeper of the Archives. The collection ...
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Office of Public Affairs
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1981-1989
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-102
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document exhibitions and events at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG). Materials include press releases, newspaper clippings, photographs, invitations to openings, correspondence and memoranda, and clippings from other publications where exhibitions were featured.
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Public Programs/Curatorial Division
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2000-2002
- Size:
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-230
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting curatorial activities of Judith Zilczer, Curator of Painting. Subjects include acquisitions (declined and purchased), research, administrative activities, and preparations for two major exhibitions: Collection in Context: Horace Pippin's 'Holy Mountain III' and Clyfford Still: Paintings, 1944...
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden. Department of Public Programs/Curatorial Division
- Dates:
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1998-2002
- Size:
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 03-012
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the development and execution of the exhibition Ed Ruscha [June 29-September 17, 2000] featuring the work of Edward Ruscha. The exhibition, curated by Phyllis D. Rosenzweig, curator of works on paper at the Hirshhorn, organized the show in collaboration with the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford...