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United States Civil Service Commission
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1893-1894, 1896-1907
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2.32 cu. ft. (4 tall document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 182
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Correspondence consists of outgoing letterpress copies to the Commission, mostly for the years 1896-1907, chiefly concerning appointments, promotions, and regulations. There is some intra-Smithsonian correspondence concerning Civil Service appointments and annual reports to the Commission, 1896-1902.
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Smith, Walter Sumpter, 1897-1943
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1918-1939
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4.76 Cubic feet (4 records center boxes, 1 flatbox)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0023
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The majority of the collection was compiled by Mrs. W. Sumpter Smith and consists of newspaper clippings and photos. The clippings come primarily from newspapers in and about the Birmingham, AL region and deal with general aviation news from the time period 1918-1935. There are clippings dealing with Sumpter and his activities throughout the collec...
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Charles Ingram Stanton, Sr., Papers
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Stanton, Charles Ingram, 1893-1986
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1917-1977
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4.22 Cubic feet (1 slim legal document box; 4 legal document boxes; 3 flatboxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1987.0076
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of Stanton's personal papers. The material includes correspondence, photographs, news clippings and articles, reunion memorabilia and records, and personal and professional writings over the course of his aeronautical career.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Belknap, William W. (William Worth), 1829-1890
Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893
Greely, Adolphus Washington
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1855-1909
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4 Cubic feet (11 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0427
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers document General William Babcock Hazen's military career, primarily through correspondence, photographs, and publications.
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Transportation, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Felton, Samuel Morse, (civil engineer), 1809-1889
Felton, Samuel Morse, (son), 1853-1930
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1841-1930
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0.3 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0170
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains biographical material on both Feltons; a handwritten bound report by Felton on the construction of the Norfolk Co. Railroad, 1847 1849; correspondence, 1861 1927, to and from both Feltons; various reports on military railroads during the World War years; and news clippings and articles on the Feltons, 1889-1930.
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Servicemembers Legal Defense Network
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1975-2009, undated
bulk 1993-2008
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7.5 Cubic feet (23 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1282
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains records and research material produced and collected by Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), a lobbying and legal assistance organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender servicepersons. They were instrumental in overturning the United States Department of Defense's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
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Folkmar, Daniel, 1861-1932
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circa 1903-1907
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3 Negatives (glass)
400 Negatives (circa, nitrate)
50 Prints (circa, silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.105
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs made by Daniel Folkmar documenting Philippine people, villages, and agricultural practices. The collection also includes a series of images documenting a religious (Catholic) procession. The photographs were probably made during Folkmar's time with the Philippine Civil Service, 1903-1907. Some photographs relate to Folkmar's manuscript ...
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Davis, Benjamin O., Jr., 1912-
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1928-1990
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75.03 Cubic feet (168 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1992.0023
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of 72 linear feet of the papers of Benjamin O. Davis. Included are the following types of material: programs, invitations, certificates, correspondence, published material, and photographs.
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Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Rader, Lloyd Forrest, 1902-1979
Rader, Helen
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1925 - 1980
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1 Cubic foot (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0952
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Lloyd F. Rader was born in 1902 in Lincoln, Nebraska. He received his education from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, earning his bachelor, masters, and Ph. D in civil engineering. Rader taught at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, New York and he served as a professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison for 33 years. The collection includes material about Rader's professional career, honors and awards he received, and articles and textbooks authored or co-authored by Rader about asphalt, concrete, and urban planning.
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Meiere, M. Hildreth, d. 1961
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1901-2011
bulk 1911-1960
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27.3 Linear feet
0.068 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.meiemari
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Hildreth Meière measure 27.3 linear feet and 0.068 GB and date from 1901 to 2011, with the bulk of material dating from 1911 to 1960. The collection documents Meière's life and travels, and her long and prolific career as an architectural muralist through biographical material, correspondence, writings, thirteen diaries, files regarding her war relief work during the Spanish Civil War and World War II, printed and digital materials, extensive photographs and slides, eight sketchbooks, and two videocassettes and 93 reels of motion picture film documenting her travels, her volunteer efforts in Spain following the civil war, artwork, and home movies.