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1888-1936 and undated
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3 cu. ft. (6 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7272
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers of Frederick Vernon Coville were part of a group of Smithsonian Department of Botany records which were originally deposited in 1971 at the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation. In December 1977, the records were returned to the Smithsonian for maintenance in the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
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Nelson, Edward William, 1855-1934
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circa 1892-1906
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21 Prints (silver gelatin and possibly platinum)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.171
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National Anthropological Archives
Studio portraits of Indigenous people of Mexico and one image of a coffee plantation. The photographs were probably collected by Edward William Nelson during his field studies in Mexico with Edward Alphonso Goldman, 1892-1906.
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circa 1873-1946 and undated
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21.66 cu. ft. (34 document boxes) (7 12x17 boxes) (11 3x5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7364
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists primarily of papers documenting the professional career and personal life of Edward William Nelson. A smaller amount of material was created by Edward Alphonso Goldman and relates to both professional and private matters. Apparently, Goldman assumed control of Nelson's papers after the latter's death, probably for...
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circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
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32.36 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (51 document boxes) (1 half document box) (4 5x8 boxes) (3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7073
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women’s Committee.
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Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930
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circa 1890-1928
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9 Prints (cromolithograph)
40 Prints (circa, halftone)
77 Prints (circa, albumen)
84 Drawings (circa 84 drawings (some mechanically produced))
1,655 Prints (circa, silver gelatin)
71 Copy negatives
43 Copy prints
363 Negatives (circa, nitrate)
7 Paintings
1 Print (cyanotype)
1 Print (photogravure)
1 Postcard (collotype)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.4321
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs and drawings mostly relating to archeological subjects, collected and arranged by Jesse Walter Fewkes for his reference. Subjects include burial mounds, excavations, drawn maps, as well as urns, implements, idols, pottery, and other artifacts found in excavations, and Hopi, Zuni, and Piegan ceremonies and dances. Many of the photograp...
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circa 1878-1907
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25.72 cu. ft. (50 document boxes) (2 5x8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7081
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The William J. Rhees Collection consists of the remains of his Manuscript and Newspaper Scrap portfolio files. The dates of the material indicate that Rhees was collecting these papers from the beginning of his tenure at the Smithsonian, but the files were not organized until 1891 when he was appointed keeper of the Archives. The collection ...
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Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916
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circa 1871-1916, 1934 and undated
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3.51 cu. ft. (7 document boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7083
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection documents Mearns' career as a field naturalist and expedition member and consists of correspondence, 1898-1909, including photocopies of letters written by Mearns while he served on the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition of 1909; biographical material on Mearns and his family; field notes, research notes, specimen lists, ...
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1887-1966
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147 cu. ft. (288 document boxes) (1 tall document box) (4 bound volumes) (71 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 74
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The earliest records concerning the National Zoological Park date from 1887. They were kept by the Office of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution until 1890, when they were transferred to Holt House, the Park's administrative headquarters. During the late 1960's the records were transferred to the custody of the Smithsonian Institution...
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Walker, Ernest P. (Ernest Pillsbury), 1891-1969
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circa 1923-1956
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8.08 cu. ft. (14 document boxes) (3 5x8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7161
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers include some correspondence and notes prior to Walker's tenure at the National Zoological Park, as well as working papers on mammalogy and some correspondence dating from his time at the National Zoological Park. In addition there are numerous images of animals.
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Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930
Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930
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undated
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140 Lantern slides
1 Drawing
29 Prints (albumen and silver gelatin)
1 Color lithograph
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.1
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs originally made or collected by Jesse Walter Fewkes, the bulk of which relate to the American Southwest, including images of Native Americans of the Southwest, archeological sites and artifacts, and landscapes. The collection also includes some images of the West Indies and Mexico, coral islands and atoll formations, and archeological s...