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Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867
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1821-1869
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3.47 cu. ft. (5 document boxes) (3 half document boxes) (2 microfilm reels) (6 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7053
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of the papers of Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) relating to his study of European education, magnetic and meteorological observations at Girard College, his appointment as Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, his professional discourse with other scientists on a broad range of topics, his own res...
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Evelyn, Douglas E.
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circa 1800-1860s, 1984-1989
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23.3 Cubic feet (50 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0344
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection is composed entirely of xerographic and photographic reproductions made for the Robert Mills Papers Project. The copies include correspondence, plans, federal legislation regarding proposed government construction projects, construction records, and material regarding people with a relation to Mills or one of his projects. The mat...
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Boyden, Uriah A. (Uriah Atherton), 1804-1879
Francis, Joseph Sidney
Schultze, Bernhard
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1806-1879
bulk 1830-1879
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21 Cubic feet (20 boxes, 45 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0982
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers of Uriah A. Boyden (1804-1879), a Boston civil and mechanical engineer and the inventor of the Boyden turbine. Materials include correspondence, notes, calculations, articles, notebooks, legal documents, financial documents, patents and patent assignments, design drawings, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, business cards, and a print of a daguerreotype.
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Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878
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1808, 1825-1878, and related papers to circa 1903
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40.67 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (68 document boxes) (5 12x17 boxes) (3 16x20 boxes) (5 3x5 boxes) (32 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7001
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Joseph Henry Collection documents Henry's personal, professional, and official life as well as some activities of his family members. Included are records from his time teaching and doing research at the Albany Academy (1826-1832) and at the College of New Jersey now Princeton University (1832-1846). There are likewise many materials ...
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1860-1973 and undated
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8.5 cu. ft. (17 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7320
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection contains a variety of materials documenting the lives and careers of scientists from a wide range of fields, including mammalogy, ornithology, ichthyology, herpetology, botany, entomology, paleontology and geology. Also included are files on conservationists, taxidermists, historical figures, explorers, frontiersmen, and hunter...
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Spencer, Frank, 1941-1999
Langham, Ian, 1942-1984
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1836-1999
bulk 1970-1999
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40 Linear feet (94 boxes, 1 oversized box)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2002-21
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National Anthropological Archives
Frank Spencer was a historian of biological anthropology who began his career as a medical laboratory technician. His papers include correspondence, manuscripts, notes, research files, teaching materials, photographs, and audiotapes. Spencer's research on the Piltdown hoax as well as the Piltdown research of Ian Langham, whose work Spencer continued after his death in 1984, and Spencer's research on the life and career of Aleš Hrdlička for his dissertation are both represented in the collection.
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Archambault, Anna Margaretta, 1856-1956
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circa 1880-1946
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2 Microfilm reels (partial microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- AAA.archanna
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Archives of American Art
The microfilmed Anna Margaretta Archambault selected papers contain correspondence and papers relating primarily to Archambault's work in miniatures. Omitted from microfilming are photographs of Archambault's sitters and models.
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Smithsonian Institution
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1867-1940
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60.45 cu. ft. (91 document boxes) (7 half document boxes) (15 12x17 boxes) (3 16x20 boxes) (2 cu. ft. large oversize box) (67 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 70
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The exposition records of this collection provide an account of the Smithsonian's involvement in twenty-two domestic and foreign expositions between 1876 and 1908. The depth of coverage in the records is uneven, but they still convey a wealth of information about Smithsonian participation in expositions, chiefly during the last quarter of...
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Underwood & Underwood
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1895-1921
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160 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0143
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A collection of approximately 28,000 glass plate negatives showing views of a variety of subjects.
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Rinzler, Ralph
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1890-2011
bulk 1950-1994
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106.32 Cubic feet (87.5 cubic feet of papers, 18.82 cubic feet of audio)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.RINZ
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
This collection, with bulk dates from 1950-1994, documents the life of Ralph Rinzler and his professional activities as Director of Field Programs for the Newport Folk Festival, Director of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival (formerly the Festival of American Folklife) and the Office of Folklife Programs (now the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage), and the Smithsonian Institution's Assistant Secretary for Public Service. Includes personal papers, business records, correspondence, notes, photographs, audiotapes and field recordings.
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