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National Museum of Natural History. Environmental Awareness Program
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1988-1995
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-011
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists primarily of records that document the concept, design, and installation of the Environmental Awareness Program's (EAP) traveling exhibition Ocean Planet, which opened at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) on April 22, 1995. The exhibit, which is meant to heighten the public's awareness of conservation i...
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National Museum of Natural History. Environmental Awareness Program
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1989-1995
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-173
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Ocean Planet exhibition opened in April 1995 at the National Museum of Natural History, and is scheduled to travel in twelve cities through 1999. These records consist primarily of script drafts and reviews by Smithsonian employees, government officials, and national experts on environmental issues. The Rockefeller files contain broch...
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National Museum of Natural History. Exhibits Committee
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1961-1991
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 366
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of memoranda, correspondence, reports, meeting minutes, and plans and photographs of exhibitions and exhibition halls. Also included are some scripts of label text from various NMNH exhibitions. The bulk of the records are from the years 1970-1985, with a few items from 1987 and 1989.
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Reptiles and Amphibians
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1934-1985
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15 cu. ft. (30 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 327
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist primarily of incoming and outgoing correspondence of the professional staff of the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians. Included is correspondence concerning taxonomic questions, the identification and acquisition of specimens, field work and expeditions, and divisional administration. Most of the correspondence dates ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Exhibits Committee
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1952-1994
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-182
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the correspondence and memoranda of Donald J. Ortner and Laurence P. O'Reilly, Chairmen of the Exhibit Committee from 1985-1987 and 1987-1989, respectively; exhibition reports, planning information, reviews, and photographs; meeting minutes; survey information; and articles pertaining to exhibitions.
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National Museum of Natural History. Marine Systems Laboratory
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1982-1998
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4.5 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-004
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document research and collecting programs undertaken by the Marine Systems Laboratory (MSL) under the direction of Walter H. Adey. Materials include correspondence, email, grant proposals and progress reports, meeting minutes, subject files and a small number of photographs. Of special note are file...
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National Museum of Natural History. Environmental Awareness Program
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circa 1977-1990
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-031
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records from the International Center, Office of Environmental Awareness (OEA), concerning the following: Environmental Activities Report, a survey document covering the Smithsonian's environmental research activities; Media and Environmental Conference, held at the Smithsonian Institution in September 1989, whi...
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Fishes
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1937-1988
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-134
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of alphabetic correspondence, 1979-1988; visitors records, 1937-1981; chronological correspondence, 1971-1975; research and nomenclature correspondence, arranged by family grouping, c. 1950's-1980's; and correspondence with Smithsonian Institution Secretaries, c. 1940's-1960's.
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Petrology and Volcanology
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1975-1987
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 614
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of correspondence and memoranda documenting the operations of the Division of Petrology and Volcanology from 1975 to 1984. Most of the correspondence is written by the professional staff of the Division, but also included are letters of Museum Specialist Harold H. Banks, Jr. The records document the acquisition and id...
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Fishes
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circa 1885-1978
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 415
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist primarily of incoming and outgoing correspondence compiled by the Division of Fishes, circa 1965-1978. Most of the correspondence is from ichthyologists, collectors, donors and students and concerns the identification, exchange and distribution of specimens, collecting work and requests for publications. Also found in the...
