Records
This accession consists of records created by Richard C. Banks during his tenures as Assistant Secretary, Secretary, and President of the American Ornithologists' Union. Materials include meeting minutes, council reports, committee files, and correspondence.
Records
These records document the history of CBCES and the development of its programs. Included are materials concerning the establishment of the Center; land acquisition, including files on foundations that contributed funds for the purchase of property; facilities development; the cooperative agreement between the Smithsonian, the Johns Hopkins University and the …
Records
These records are the official files of the Branch Chief, Paleontology and Stratigraphy Branch, USGS, and document its research program and administration from 1900 to 1987. Included is a large amount of correspondence of the first two Branch Chiefs, Stanton and Reeside, which concerns the identification of specimens, field work of USGS …
Waltham Clock Company Videohistory Collection
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 as a historical research tool to record moving visual information. Video works best in historical research when …
Editorial Files
This accession consists of records relating to the Society for Marine Mammology's journal, Marine Mammal Science. Materials include manuscripts, editorial correspondence and reviews for manuscripts that were published under the third journal editor, W. F. Perrin. Perrin stepped down as editor in 1999 and was succeeded by W. Don Bowen. These …
Visual Identity Program Records
This accession consists of materials maintained by Kathryn B. Lindeman, Director of Publications, in regards to the implementation and coordination of the Visual Identity Program and its system of logos at the Smithsonian Institution (SI). Early in 1998, Smithsonian Institution Secretary I. Michael Heyman engaged the design firm of Chermayeff & Geismar …
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Website Records
This accession consists of the "Indians at the Post Office: Native Themes in New Deal-Era Murals" online exhibition as it existed on July 2, 2014. The exhibition was jointly created by the National Postal Museum, the National Museum of the American Indian, and the United States Postal Service. It looks at post …
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Website Records
This accession consists of the website for the Department of Mineral Sciences as it existed on September 10, 2015. The website includes information about research, collections, exhibitions, seminars, facilities, and staff. In addition, it includes references to standards and the newsletter, "NMNH Geosciences." The Dom Pedro Aquamarine section of the website was …
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Website Records
This accession consists of the Smithsonian Institution's Tumblr blog account as it existed on December 17, 2015. The account, which launched in December 2011, is used to highlight content found throughout the websites and blogs of its museums, research centers, and other programs. Due to technical issues, content may not display or scroll …
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Advisory Board Records
This accession consists of records documenting the meetings of the Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL) Advisory Board. Materials include agendas, minutes, handbooks, notes, member lists, reports, by-laws, informational materials, brochures, presentations, and related materials.
