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United States National Museum. Section of Corals
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1931-1962
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 202
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Curator of the Division of Mollusks, Paul Bartsch, began to refer to a Section of Corals in his annual reports although there was never a curator for the Section. This practice continued, with the reports in this record unit forming a separate section of the Division of Mollusks annual report, until the coral collection was transferred ...
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circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
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32.36 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (51 document boxes) (1 half document box) (4 5x8 boxes) (3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7073
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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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1851-1982 and undated
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58.76 cu. ft. (39 record storage boxes) (9 document boxes) (26 tall document boxes) (9 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 73
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Archives would like to thank the staff of the Division of Mollusks for their cooperation in transferring the records to the Archives. We especially appreciate the help of Clyde Roper, Richard Houbrick, and Michael Sweeney.
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1853-1962
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33.22 cu. ft. (56 document boxes) (9 tall document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 233
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit includes correspondence of the division, 1861, 1877, 1881-1937; correspondence of assistant and associate curator Clarence R. Shoemaker, 1919-1958; monthly and annual reports, 1881-1936; invoices of specimens received and sent out, 1853-1921; catalogue of duplicate specimens, 1872-1881; and historical material and typescripts.
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circa 1869-1920 and undated
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7461
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of notes, lists, catalogs, drawings, and manuscripts on mollusks. Much of the material relates to specimens in the Division of Mollusks, National Museum of Natural History. The collection includes a manuscript on the mollusks of the Republic of Panama by James Zetek, 1917; a list of Florida shells collected for the S...
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Morrison, Joseph Paul Eldred
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1923-1973 and undated
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1.5 cu. ft. (3 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7376
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The largest portion of Morrison's papers consists of professional correspondence written and received between 1923 and 1973. It documents his research interests and the extent of his influence as an adviser and research editor to students and colleagues worldwide in malacological matters. In addition there are small groups of letters, not...
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Rehder, Harald Alfred, 1907- , interviewee
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1976-1977
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6 audiotapes (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9519
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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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Bartsch, Paul, 1871-1960
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1901-1963
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9.78 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (17 document boxes) (1 half document box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7089
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers include a very small amount of general correspondence regarding membership in scientific organizations and actions taken by the Washington Council of Social Agencies (1930); field notes of bird investigations in Haiti, Florida, the Florida Keys, and the West Indies (1912-1927); research notes taken on the Albatross Philippine ...
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Rosewater, Joseph, 1928-1985
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1928-1985
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4.5 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7413
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, notes, photographs, and related materials documenting Rosewater's curatorial career at the USNM; malacological research; collecting expeditions, especially a trip to Eniwetok Atoll, 1963, the Te Vega Expedition to Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia, 1963, and the Pele Expedition to Indon...
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Invertebrate Zoology
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circa 1965-1989, with related records from 1945
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11.5 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes) (3 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 423
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists primarily of correspondence and administrative records created by Chairmen of the Department of Invertebrate Zoology, circa 1965-1989. The records document the research, exhibition, and outreach functions of the department. Also included are various record books created by the Division of Marine Invertebrates and...