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Borasky, Rubin, 1910-1988
Schaeffer, Asa Arthur
Borasky, Charlotte S., Mrs.
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1930-1988
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5 Cubic feet (16 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0452
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This material was collected by Mr. Borasky over a long period during which he worked in the field of electron microscopy. Borasky's correspondence with many of the major figures in the field is included. Much of this correspondence was initiated by Borasky as a means of documenting the history of electron microscopy that he attempted to write ove...
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Birds
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1970s-1980s
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-147
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of approximately 3000 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) images of bird feathers created by Roxie C. Laybourne, a pioneering forensic scientist at the Smithsonian Institution. Her expertise in identifying bird feathers helped government agencies and jet engine manufacturers take measures to keep birds away from aircraft...
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Science Service
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circa 1920s-1970s
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19 cu. ft. (38 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-094
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Science Service was established in 1920 through the efforts of the E. W. Scripps Company in collaboration with the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), and the National Research Council (NRC). In 1919 Scripps had established the American Society for the Dissemination of Science. ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Paleobiology
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1955-2013
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21 cu. ft. (21 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-300
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of Ian G. Macintyre, Curator Emeritus, who specializes in carbonate sedimentology with a multidisciplinary interest in post-glacial history of coral reefs, submarine lithification, skeletal mineralogy of reef organisms, bioerosion, and Holocene sea-level history in the western Atlantic and eastern ...
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Science, Medicine, and Society
Kisch, Bruno Z., 1890-1966
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1904-1968.
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3.5 Cubic feet (11 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0835
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of materials from the professional life of Dr. Bruno Z. Kisch.
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National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Electricity and Modern Physics
Marton, Ladislaus Laszlo, 1901-1979 (physicist)
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1932 - 1970
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4.66 Cubic feet (15 boxes, one (1) 16 mm film)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0100
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of materials documenting the history of electron optics, especially electron microscopes. Included are engineering drawings of Marton's devices, designed in Belgium, Stanford and RCA in the 1930s and 1940s; notebooks concerning extensive investigations in electron microscopy; photographs and micrographs concerning developm...
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Robert Elliot Silberglied Papers
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Silberglied, Robert E., 1946-1982
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1960-1982, with related materials to 1984
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20 cu. ft. (20 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7316
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The papers of Robert E. Silberglied provide comprehensive documentation of his professional career. They include materials relating to his initial interest in entomology; his academic training; his teaching career at Harvard University; his duties as a staff member of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI); his efforts as a conserv...
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Paleobiology
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1930-1932, 1937-1984 and undated, with related records from 1882
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17.56 cu. ft. (35 document boxes) (1 folder oversize material)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 328
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Archives would like to thank Frederick J. Collier and Martin A. Buzas for their assistance in the transfer of these records to the Archives.
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Richards, Oscar W., Dr.
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1848-1989
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6 Cubic feet (18 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0343
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection is made up of materials collected by Dr. Oscar W. Richards on various topics related to microscopes.
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Public Affairs
- Dates:
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circa 1992-2010
- Size:
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-281
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of images maintained by the Office of Public Affairs for use in publicity materials and distribution to the press. Images document collection objects, exhibitions, staff, research activities, special events, facilities, and related topics. Materials include slides, prints, negatives, and digital images. Some materials ...