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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Affairs
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1927, 1956-1988
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-136
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
In this accession, series one consists of miscellaneous biographical files, mainly of persons affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution (SI), and is comprised of newspaper clippings, obituaries, biographies from Who's Who, SI announcements and press releases, curriculum vitae, and accompanying memoranda, c. 1968-1987. Series two consists of...
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Smithsonian Institution. Libraries. Langley Aeronautical Library
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1910, 1913, 1930-1937, 1953
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-075
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the administration of the Langley Aeronautical Library and its relations with the Library of Congress. Records also document the reestablishment of the Langley Aerodynamical Laboratory in 1913 and the awarding of the Langley Medal. Materials include correspondence, reports, clippings, and announce...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
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1925-1949
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78.77 cu. ft. (65 record storage boxes) (1 half document box) (90 3x5 boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 46
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit traces the operation of the Smithsonian from 1925 to 1949. It contains records from the last years of Secretary Charles D. Walcott's administration, perhaps most notably the ambitious but abortive fund raising campaign to add $10,000,000.00 to the Smithsonian's endowment. The Depression and consequent cut-backs in government ...
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Manly, Charles Matthews, 1876-1927
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1895-1925
bulk 1903-1915
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0.9 Cubic feet (2 legal document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1999.0004
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of material relating to Manly's aeronautical career, specifically his work with Samuel Langley's Aerodrome. The material consists of programs, publications, newspaper clippings, work notebooks, waste books, (mostly letterpress) and correspondence between Manly and the aviation and Smithsonian communities, circa 1885-1925. Correspondents include the following personalities: Glenn Curtiss, Carl Myers, Charles Walcott, Frank Lahm, Cyrus Adler, Augustus Post, and Samuel Langley.
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Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont), 1834-1906
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1891-1914
bulk 1891-1900
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24.28 Cubic feet (64 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0494
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection includes information about Samuel P. Langley and his colleagues, as well as documentation of Langley's work. The collection includes biographies of Langley and his assistant Charles Manly, newspaper clippings, correspondence, manuscripts regarding Langley's aircraft, photographs and drawings, work requisitions for the Aerodromes, a sketchbook, specifications and measurements for Langley's experiments, the Langley Memoirs on Mechanical Flight and the Langley "Waste Books."
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National Museum of American History. Division of Armed Forces History
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1947-1992
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-128
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records produced and/or maintained by Harold D. Langley, which date from when he was Curator of the Division of Armed Forces History, 1984- , and the Division of Naval History, prior to 1984. The records consist of correspondence documenting Langley's preparations for the research and eventual publication of So ...
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Hasson, Dennis F.
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bulk 1959-1970
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0.36 Cubic feet ((1 letter box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2004.0064
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of material chronicling the NACA/NASA career of Dennis Hasson, notably his work on Project Mercury, his work with a lenticular manned reentry vehicle for planned lunar missions; and his work with deep-space probes. The following type of material is included: Langley NASA newsletters; memos and correspondence; phone lists an...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
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1866-1906, with related records to 1927
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65.91 cu. ft. (98 document boxes) (6 12x17 boxes) (1 16x20 box) (88 3x5 boxes) (1 tube box) (oversize material)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 31
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the history of the Smithsonian from 1872-1927. Most of the records concern the tenure of Samuel P. Langley, the third Secretary, who served from 1887-1906. There is also some material dating from as early as 1866 to as late as 1927 in the collection. This record unit is the last to be based on a distinction between ...
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Abbot, C. G. (Charles Greeley), 1872-1973
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1889-1973
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117.2 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (205 document boxes) (4 16x20 boxes) (2 3x5 boxes) (1 tall document box) (2 18x24 boxes) (3 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7005
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist mainly of records of the Astrophysical Observatory (also abbreviated APO) under the Directorship of Samuel P. Langley, Charles G. Abbot, and Loyal B. Aldrich.
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National Museum of American History. National Numismatic Collection
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1906-1999
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17 cu. ft. (17 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-206
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records primarily document the curatorial and professional activities of Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli and his wife, Elvira E. Clain-Stefanelli, and to a lesser extent the activities of curators Stuart M. Mosher, Richard G. Doty, and Cora Lee C. Gillilland. The records date back to when the National Numismatic Collection was known as the ...