Historic gardens Stereograph collection
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circa 1869-1925
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1.75 Cubic feet
807 Stereographs (black and white, color ;, 3 1/2 x 7 inches.)
- Collection ID:
- AAG.STR
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Archives of American Gardens
The Historic Gardens Stereograph Collection includes 807 stereographs that depict various public gardens, parks, and tourist attractions throughout the United States, with an emphasis on features related to horticulture and landscape design, including plants, garden furniture, and topiaries. Most, but not all views, show exterior features. A number of stereographs indicate the photography studio on the recto or verso, as well as a series or image number. Many include a brief caption; some include a lengthy description on the verso. Few are dated.
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Phillips, William Lyman, d. 1966
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circa 1920s-1940s
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0.1 Cubic feet (1 box., 30 glass negatives and 2 glass autochromes., 3 x 4 inches.)
- Collection ID:
- AAG.WLP
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Archives of American Gardens
The William Lyman Phillips Collection includes thirty glass negatives and two glass autochromes showing a sampling of gardens presumably designed by landscape architect William Lyman Phillips. The gardens are located in Massachusetts, Florida and unidentified locations.
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- Dates:
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2019
- Collection ID:
- Accession 20-073
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of three subsites maintained by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI). The Training in Tropical Taxonomy subsite, crawled April 9, 2019, provides information about past and future training courses offered through STRI's Bocas del Toro Research Station in Panama. The website also includes information about ...
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- Dates:
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1990
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13 videotapes (Reference copies). 39 digital .wmv files and .rm files (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9553
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Videohistory Program, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation from 1986 until 1992, used video in historical research. Additional collections have been added since the grant project ended. Videohistory uses the video camera as a historical research tool to record moving visual information. Video works best in historical r...
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Center for Tropical Forest Science
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1980-2005
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-097
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the administration, research, and programs of the Center for Tropical Forest Science, a collaboration to provide in depth knowledge of tropical forest ecosystems based on data collected from a global network of research programs. Materials include correspondence, reports, background information ...
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
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1983-2007
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-068
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of newspaper and magazine clippings related to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and its mission, research, and activities. In addition to clippings, materials include reprints as well as published reports and publications by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and its Center for Tropical Forest Scienc...
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- Creators:
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Smythe, Nicholas D., interviewee
- Dates:
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1990
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2 audiotapes (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9585
- Repository:
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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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Ocana, Gilberto, interviewee
- Dates:
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1989
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2 audiotapes (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9576
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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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- Dates:
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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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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- Dates:
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1959-1990
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11 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-060
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the operation and administration of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in the Canal Zone and elsewhere in Panama. The majority of the records were created by Ira Rubinoff, Biologist and Assistant Director of Marine Biology, 1964-1970, Assistant Director of Science, 1970-1973, and D...
