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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
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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 Natural History. Department of Paleobiology
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1966-1968
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1.02 cu. ft. (1 16x20 box) (3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-241
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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 Pacific...
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National Institute
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1839-1863 and undated
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11.43 cu. ft. (21 document boxes) (2 half document boxes) (1 12 x 17 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7058
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of records, mostly 1840-1844, concerning the founding and operation of the National Institute by Joel Roberts Poinsett, Peter Force, John James Abert, Francis Markoe, Jr., and others, particularly efforts to obtain federal subsidies, to collect specimens of natural history and manufactures, to provide space for housing...
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National Collection of Fine Arts
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1908-1974
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59 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (116 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 313
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The records pertain to the administration of David W. Scott, director, 1965-1968, Robert Tyler Davis, interim director, 1969, and Joshua C. Taylor, director, 1970- . Some records, most noticeably correspondence with Smithsonian Art Commission members, have been pulled up into the files from previous administrations. Also included are Smithson...
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Museum Computer Network
- Dates:
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1967-1988
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26 cu. ft. (26 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7432
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection contains the administrative files kept primarily by the executive directors. The records concern the daily operations of a nonprofit professional organization including preparation of the journal Spectra, planning for annual conferences and workshops, correspondence, grant proposals, annual reports, member surveys, and publicat...
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Anacostia Museum. Office of the Director
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1972-1987
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 349
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records reflect the varied interests and activities of John R. Kinard as Director of the Anacostia Museum. The files consist primarily of official correspondence with museum professionals, community leaders and activists, officials of Washington, D. C., and Smithsonian management. Kinard's involvement with organizations such as the ...
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Museum Computer Network
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1986-1992
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-037
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the correspondence of the Executive Director; files of Spectra, the organization newsletter; membership and vendor lists; information about annual elections to the board as well as reports to the board and board correspondence; conference and workshop plans and notes; financial and tax information; grant proposals ...
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Vaughan, Thomas Wayland, 1870-1952
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1908-1947 and undated
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9.5 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-124
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist of Vaughan's professional correspondence with American and foreign scientists concerning descriptions of fossil localities; the identification, description and exchange of specimens; research in coral foraminifera and oceanography; research conditions in Europe around the time of World War II; and the activities of sc...
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Columbian Institute
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1816-1841, with related papers, 1791-1800
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2.61 cu. ft. (3 document boxes) (1 half document box) (2 12x17 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7051
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of records, mostly dated 1816-1830, concerning the founding and operation of the Columbian Institute by Edward Cutbush, Thomas Law, and others. Records document efforts to raise money for a building, publishing projects, and a botanical garden; and to collect natural history specimens. Also included are minutes of ...
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Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1865-1867)
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1865-1867
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0.75 cu. ft. (1 document box) (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7213
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection includes correspondence, mostly to Spencer F. Baird, from members of the Scientific Corps of the Western Union Telegraph Expedition, including Kennicott, Dall, Bannister, and Elliott; copies of reports submitted to divisional chiefs from expedition staff members; newspaper clippings concerning the expedition; copies of notes ...