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United States National Museum. Division of Vertebrate Paleontology
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circa 1889-1957
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9.25 cu. ft. (18 document boxes) (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 156
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the history of the Division of Vertebrate Paleontology, 1889-1957, and to a greater extent, document the professional and administrative activities of Charles W. Gilmore when he was a staff member with the Division (1905-1945). Materials include daybooks and journals kept by Gilmore, containing the daily work activities ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Vertebrate Paleontology
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circa 1947-1974 and undated
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6.15 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (1 3x5 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 424
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence documenting the operation of the Division of Vertebrate Paleontology, circa 1955-1974. Also included are plans of operation, circa 1947-1960; public inquiries for identification of specimens and information; and glass plate negatives which document the field work of Frederick W...
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United States National Museum
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circa 1850-1940 and undated
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5.91 cu. ft. (5 document boxes) (4 16x20 boxes) (1 5x8 box) (2.85 cu. ft. oversize material)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7264
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of field notes, manuscripts, photographs, and related material of the Divisions of Vertebrate and Invertebrate Paleontology. Additional material can be found in the manuscript collections of former curators at the United States National Museum and geologists associated with the United States Geological Survey. The ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Paleobiology
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1930-1932, 1937-1984 and undated, with related records from 1882
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17.56 cu. ft. (35 document boxes) (1 folder oversize material)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 328
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Archives would like to thank Frederick J. Collier and Martin A. Buzas for their assistance in the transfer of these records to the Archives.
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Geological Survey. Branch of Paleontology and Stratigraphy
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1894-1956 and undated
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5.5 cu. ft. (11 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7327
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The 1879 act establishing the United States Geological Survey (USGS) declares "And all collections of rocks, minerals, soils, and fossils, and objects of natural history, archaeology, and ethnology, made by the Coast and Interior Survey, the Geological Survey, or by any other parties for the Government of the United States, when no longer need...
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Roberts, Henry B.
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1955-1973
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7299
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist primarily of correspondence relating to Roberts' official duties with the Division of Invertebrate Paleontology and Paleobotany and the Division of Marine Invertebrates. Also included are letters documenting his research on recent and fossil decapod crustacea.
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Bassler, Ray S. (Ray Smith), 1878-
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1875-1961 and undated
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5.22 cu. ft. (9 document boxes) (2 5x8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7234
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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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Resser, Charles Elmer, 1889-1943
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1912-1942 and undated
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4.58 cu. ft. (8 document boxes) (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7232
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist of Resser's professional correspondence, 1912-1940 and undated; notebooks from field trips in the United States and museum collection study trips in Europe; a manuscript on Wisconsin localities at the Milwaukee Public Museum; and photographs from his field trips.
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Knight, J. Brookes (James Brookes), 1888-1960
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circa 1928-1955 and undated
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5.5 cu. ft. (11 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7251
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist of general correspondence with his family and amateur and professional paleontologists; unpublished manuscripts on gastropods and a typescript by F. M. Wadley of the United States Department of Agriculture; and drawings and a map of geological formations in central Texas. Correspondence concerns family financial matte...
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Paleobiology
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1894-1895, 1912, and undated
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-325
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of research records created by paleontologists associated with the United States National Museum and later maintained by the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Paleobiology. Materials include correspondence, notes, field notes, scientific illustrations, and plates.