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Hay, Richard L. (Richard LeRoy), 1926-
Leakey, L. S. B. (Louis Seymour Bazett), 1903-1972
Leakey, Mary D. (Mary Douglas), 1913-1996
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1953-2005
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15.97 Linear feet ((13 document boxes, 3 flat boxes, 8 card file boxes, and 1 oversized box) plus 1 CD-RW and 1 map folder)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2008-09
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National Anthropological Archives
Richard LeRoy Hay was a geologist, known for his contributions to sedimentary petrography and archaeological geology. This collection contains field notebooks, maps, photographs, data, and documentation of geological specimens he collected, primarily in Africa, but also in the United States, Europe, and Asia. He was known for his work with Mary Leakey, in which he provided the geological framework for Olduvai Gorge and Laetoli in Tanzania.
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Reeside, John B. (John Bernard), 1889-1958
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1916-1958 and undated
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2.5 cu. ft. (4 document boxes) (2 half document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7326
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The 1879 act establishing the United States Geological Survey (USGS) declares "And all collections of rocks, minerals, soils, and fossils, and objects of natural history, archaeology, and ethnology, made by the Coast and Interior Survey, the Geological Survey, or by any other parties for the Government of the United States, when no longer need...
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1885-1928, 1941 and undated
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2.5 cu. ft. (5 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7325
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The 1879 act establishing the United States Geological Survey (USGS) declares "And all collections of rocks, minerals, soils, and fossils, and objects of natural history, archaeology, and ethnology, made by the Coast and Interior Survey, the Geological Survey, or by any other parties for the Government of the United States, when no longer need...
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Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
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circa 1934-1969
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-129
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the organization of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) in 1934 and its activities through the late 1960s. Included are constitutions, by-laws, and correspondence of founders; files of SVP officers; materials documenting SVP annual meetings; files of SVP committees; copies of the SVP News...
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circa 1880-1938 and undated
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4.26 cu. ft. (7 document boxes) (1 half document box) (1 3x5 box) (1 5x8 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7332
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The 1879 act establishing the United States Geological Survey (USGS) declares, "And all collections of rocks, minerals, soils, and fossils, and objects of natural history, archaeology, and ethnology, made by the Coast and Interior Survey, the Geological Survey, or by any other parties for the Government of the United States, when no longer nee...
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1894-1961
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-141
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession documents the career of Julia Anna Gardner, United States Geological Survey (USGS) geologist. Materials include correspondence concerning her research, publications and professional activities. Gardner served as president of the Paleontological Society in 1952. In 1953 she became the third woman to hold the vice presidency ...
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Edward Oscar Ulrich Papers
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1908-1944
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0.58 cu. ft. (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-188
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes correspondence, notes, maps, photographs and negatives documenting Ulrich's research.
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Knight, J. Brookes (James Brookes), 1888-1960
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circa 1928-1955 and undated
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5.5 cu. ft. (11 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7251
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist of general correspondence with his family and amateur and professional paleontologists; unpublished manuscripts on gastropods and a typescript by F. M. Wadley of the United States Department of Agriculture; and drawings and a map of geological formations in central Texas. Correspondence concerns family financial matte...
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1944-1965 and undated
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0.75 cu. ft. (1 document box) (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7240
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist of field notebooks and notes; a draft of a publication; and photographs of geologic formations.
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Whitmore, Frank C., interviewee
- Dates:
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1989
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2 audiotapes (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9557
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...
