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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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undated
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0.25 Cubic feet (consisting of .5 box, 1 folder.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Taxidermy
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Taxidermy forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Watson M. Perrygo Papers
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Perrygo, Watson M., 1906-1984
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circa 1880s-1979
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6.16 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (3 document boxes) (1 half document box) (1 16x20 box) (2 5x8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7306
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist of correspondence from Alexander Wetmore, field co-workers, and museum curators concerning authorization for field trips, instructions on natural history specimens desired and areas to visit, and acknowledgments of specimens and camping equipment; correspondence from state game and fisheries agencies concerning hunting ...
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Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977
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circa 1878-1935
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession T90098
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials culled from the Waldo LaSalle Schmitt papers during processing; materials were maintained by Schmitt and transferred with his papers. Materials include notes, reports, drawings, photographs, specimen lists and correspondence, primarily concerning marine invertebrates; and a few materials regarding taxidermy...
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United States National Museum
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1881-1919 and undated
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 408
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of weekly, monthly, and annual reports of the United States National Museum (USNM) staff involved with the preparation of collections for study and exhibition. The reports were submitted to the Director of USNM and maintained by the Division of Correspondence and Documents. Included are reports of the Taxidermist, ...
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United States National Museum. Taxidermist
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circa 1903-1904, 1907-1908, 1936 and undated
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 433
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of log books containing a daily record of work performed and specimens received for preparation, 1903-1904, 1907-1908; and instructions for preparing specimens written by United States National Museum (USNM) taxidermist William L. Brown, circa 1936.
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United States National Museum. Taxidermist
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1883-1889
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1 cu. ft. (2 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 210
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit includes an alphabetical file of correspondence of William Temple Hornaday as taxidermist and curator of living animals. The correspondence deals mainly with the collecting and shipping of specimens and live animals, Hornaday's trip to Montana in 1886, taxidermy, and the operations of Hornaday's departments. Correspondents ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Exhibits
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circa 1970-1999
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3.43 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-082
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records primarily document the work of Frank M. Greenwell, Smithsonian Taxidermist 1957-1999. Greenwell retired in 1999 and had achieved the title of Chief, Taxidermy/Conservation, National Museum of Natural History, Office of Exhibits. Greenwell was also a member of the National Taxidermists Association. Materials include information on...
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Perrygo, Watson M. interviewee
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1978
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26 audiotapes (reference copies). 52 digital .mp3 files (reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9516
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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 ...
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Ward, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1834-1906
Theobald, Wm.
Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937
Theobald, Charles.
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1878-1934
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8 Items
- Collection ID:
- SIL-DL.MSS001756A
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Smithsonian Libraries
Collection of William Temple Hornaday's notes and correspondence, chiefly relating to his travels, his publications, and his collecting of wild animals. Includes lists of Hornaday's expenses and animals collected on an expedition to Borneo in 1878 for Henry A. Ward, with addendum dated 1933; correspondence from Albert N. Theobald, Charles Theobald, and Wm. Theobald of the Theobald Brothers firm of taxidermists in Mysore, south India (1906-1919); letters from Norman W. Mumford of Boston, Mass. (1920), G.W. Beardsley of the Evening Herald Co., Binghamton, N.Y. (1909), and Mortimer Osborne Bigelow, Capt. 8th U.S. Cavalry, Fort Huachuca, Arizona (1909), and a letter from Hornaday and his wife Josephine to Wm. Sarre[?] (1934).
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Wright, A. Gilbert, (Arthur Gilbert), 1909-1987
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circa 1936-1981 and undated
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1.4 cu. ft. (2 document boxes) (1 half document box) (1 3x5 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7331
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The papers of A. Gilbert Wright provide partial documentation of most aspects of his professional career. Included are materials concerning Wright's tenure as a Rockefeller Foundation Intern at the Buffalo Museum of Science, 1937-1938; his work at the Florida State Museum, the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, and the Smithsonian Institut...