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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Botany
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1889-1968
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 237
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of an autograph collection, attributed to Ellsworth Paine Killip, Aid, Assistant Curator, Associate Curator, and Curator of the Division of Plants, and Head Curator of the Department of Botany. Much of the correspondence making up this collection was written to John Donnell Smith, Research Associate in the Division ...
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United States National Museum. Division of Plants
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1886-1928 and undated
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22.74 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (40 document boxes) (3 tall document boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 221
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers include official records that document the history of the USNH while Joseph Nelson Rose was assistant botanist at the United States Department of Agriculture (1888-1896), assistant and associate curator, USNH, United States National Museum (1896-1911), and the Division of Plants, USNM (1917-1928); also personal and official papers...
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Smith, Frank, 1857-1942
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1893-1942 and undated
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0.4 linear meter.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7262
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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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Hitchcock, Henry-Russell, 1903-1987
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1919-1987
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24.8 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hitchenp
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Archives of American Art
The papers of architectural historian, author, critic, teacher, and museum director, Henry-Russell Hitchcock, date from 1919-1987 and measure 24.8 linear feet. Almost all of the collection is comprised of Hitchcock's correspondence files relating to academic research, teaching, curatorial interests, and professional associations. Letters are from prominent architectural historians, architects, artists, preservationists, museum directors and curators, and family and friends. Also found are two feet of writings by Hitchcock and others, scattered biographical information, printed material, and photographs of Hitchcock and architecture.
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United States National Museum. Department of Botany
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1918-1949
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 226
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the history of the United States National Museum, Division of Plants (1919-1947) and Department of Botany (1947-1949) while Ellsworth Paine Killip was an aid, assistant curator, associate curator, and curator of the Division and the Department, as well as personal correspondence between Killip and his colleagues document...
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United States National Museum. Division of Plants
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1870-1893
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11 cu. ft. (21 document boxes) (25 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 220
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Most of these records are the official files of George Vasey as botanist of the United States Department of Agriculture and curator of the United States National Herbarium from 1872 to 1893. They include incoming and occasional outgoing correspondence, mostly to Vasey, but sometimes to Jeremiah M. Rusk, secretary of Agriculture; Edwin Willits,...
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United States National Museum, Office of the Registrar
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1853-1920
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2.6 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 120
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This is the record book of specimens distributed by the Smithsonian to individuals and institutions throughout the world. One volume includes distributions from Spencer F. Baird's personal collections. See also Transmission of Specimens and Specimen Distribution Records, record units 115 and 186.
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United States National Museum. Division of Plants
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1902-1922
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 224
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Material contains official outgoing letterpress correspondence from Paul Carpenter Standley, United States National Museum, Division of Plants, 1902-1922, regarding identification, examination, and reports of specimens sent to the Division; exchange and purchase of national collections; explorations and collecting expeditions; botanical s...
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United States National Museum. Division of Plants
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1899-1947
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15.12 cu. ft. (14 document boxes) (14 tall document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 223
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records, for the most part, document the history of the collection of the United States National Herbarium (USNH), United States National Museum, Division of Plants, while William Ralph Maxon was aid, assistant curator, associate curator, and curator of the USNH, Division of Plants (1899-1946). This material includes loose incoming ...
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Coville, Frederick V. (Frederick Vernon), 1867-1937
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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.