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circa 1854-1959
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18.5 cu. ft. (37 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 105
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of correspondence of the Division of Birds, most of which was conducted by the three curators listed above. There is a lesser amount of correspondence of Associate Curators. Also included is material concerning the history of the Division and distribution and destruction of specimens.
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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum
- Dates:
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1860-1908
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76.58 cu. ft. (151 document boxes) (3 5x8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 189
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Most of the correspondence is directed to Goode, with lesser amounts to True, Walcott, and Rathbun. Also, a small amount of correspondence is addressed to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, (Baird, 1878-1887; and Samuel P. Langley, 1887-1906) but is generally referred to the Assistant Secretary for response. Much of the material is...
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Preble, Edward Alexander, 1871-1957
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1887-1957 and undated
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8.5 cu. ft. (16 document boxes) (2 half document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7252
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers document Preble's personal life and careers with the Bureau of Biological Survey and the American Nature Association, and include general correspondence, primarily incoming; published and unpublished manuscripts for scientific and conservation work; addresses and reports by others; field notebooks, diaries, lists and checklists ...
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- Dates:
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1860-1961
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66 cu. ft. (132 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7176
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists primarily of reports, notebooks, notes, photographs, maps, and related materials documenting field research conducted by staff naturalists of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and its predecessor, the Bureau of Biological Survey. The reports, which primarily concern biological surveys conducted in the Un...