Administrative Records
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
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1972-1984
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511.90 cu. ft. (369 record storage boxes) (236 document boxes) (2 12x17 boxes) (3 16x20 boxes) (141 3x5 boxes) (5 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 613
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records concern the operation of the Office of the Secretary from 1972 to the end of S. Dillon Ripley's tenure as Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. The records document the Smithsonian's on-going operations -- internal, with other government Offices and departments, and with foundations, universities, and other outside organizat...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
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1865-1891
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46.06 cu. ft. (62 document boxes) (68 3x5 boxes) (243 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 33
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of outgoing correspondence from the Office of the Secretary.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
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1949-1964
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167.20 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (324 document boxes) (10 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 50
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document part of the secretarial administration of Alexander Wetmore and the whole of Leonard Carmichael's tenure. During this period the Smithsonian Institution's capacity to carry out research in its traditional scientific disciplines was substantially strengthened. At the same time the Institution was able to invest much ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
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1925-1949
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78.77 cu. ft. (65 record storage boxes) (1 half document box) (90 3x5 boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 46
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit traces the operation of the Smithsonian from 1925 to 1949. It contains records from the last years of Secretary Charles D. Walcott's administration, perhaps most notably the ambitious but abortive fund raising campaign to add $10,000,000.00 to the Smithsonian's endowment. The Depression and consequent cut-backs in government ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
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1890-1929
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57.93 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (104 document boxes) (2 half document boxes) (1 12x17 box) (oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 45
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit documents the growth and management of the Smithsonian from 1890 to 1929. Of special interest is the Institution's entry into the field of the fine arts through the creation of the National Gallery of Art and the Freer Gallery of Art. The Smithsonian continued to pursue a wide variety of other interests as well. Thus, the...
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Smithsonian Institution
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2018
- Collection ID:
- Accession 19-187
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the "Smithsonian Digital Volunteers: Transcription Center" website as it existed on August 3, 2018. The website invites the public to become digital volunteers and transcribe digitized collections from across the Smithsonian Institution in order to make them more accessible. This accession contains the website's ...
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National Museum of the American Indian. Collections Management Services
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2003-2012
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 19-188
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the planning, review, and execution of exhibitions at the National Museum of the American Indian. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, exhibition charters, survey reports, exhibition scripts, meeting agendas and notes, proposals, visitor study records, rights records, audio recordings, ...
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Friends of the National Zoo
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1972-1974, 1976-1994, 1998-2000, 2002, 2005-2006
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
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- Accession 19-189
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of a reference set of "Zoogoer" magazine, which provides information on animals and exhibitions at the National Zoological Park and in-depth articles on natural history. Earlier issues date from when the magazine was known as "The Zoogoer" (1972-1978). Materials include publications.
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National Museum of the American Indian. Collections Research and Information
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1990-2006
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 19-196
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Mary Jane Lenz, Curator, documenting her activities relating to exhibitions at the National Museum of the American Indian. Exhibitions include "Agayuliyararput (Our Way of Making Prayer): The Living Tradition of Yup'ik Masks"; "All Roads Are Good: Native Voices on Life and Cultu...
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Scherer, Joanna Cohan
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1960-2014
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13.5 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 19-190
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Joanna Cohan Scherer was employed by the Smithsonian Institution from 1966-2006. She worked at the Smithsonian Office of Anthropology Archives (later known as the National Anthropological Archives) as a museum technician until 1970 when she was asked to become illustrations researcher of the Handbook of North American Indians, a 20-volume ...