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Whipple, Fred L. (Fred Lawrence), 1906-2004
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circa 1932-2004
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19.72 cu. ft. (19 record storage boxes) (2 5x8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 04-183
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The papers of Fred Lawrence Whipple (FLW) document his astronomical research; his professional work in the field of astronomy; and his career as Director of the SAO. They include correspondence with professional colleagues, amateur astronomers, SAO staff scientists, Smithsonian Institution officials, scientific societies and professional ...
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Whipple, Fred L. (Fred Lawrence), 1906-2004
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circa 1927-1983
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23.5 cu. ft. (23 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7431
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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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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Research
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circa 1963-1986
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114 cu. ft. (228 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 329
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the administration, under David Challinor, of the science bureaus of the Smithsonian Institution, c. 1975-1985. Also included are a few records from 1971-1974 and 1986. Series 1 consists of records of the offices reporting to the Assistant Secretary for Science, including the Center for the Study of Man and the National...
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
- Dates:
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1923-1954
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10.5 cu. ft. (21 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 85
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 85, records of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, covers the years 1923-1965. Most records end by 1954, with the exception of Quarterly Progress Reports, which extend through the year 1965. Most of the documentation is of the field stations: Table Mountain, California; Montezuma, Chile; Mount St. Katherine, Egypt; and ...
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Publications and Information
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1910, 1921, 1938, 1954-2000
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9.5 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-263
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by James C. Cornell, Jr., a public information specialist and publications manager for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO). SAO jointly administers the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) with the Harvard College Observatory. Materials primarily consist of phot...
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Giacconi, Riccardo
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circa 1958-1992, 2008
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28 cu. ft. (28 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-142
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the professional papers of Riccardo Giacconi (1931-2018), an astrophysicist specializing in x-ray astronomy and who was awarded the 2002 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of cosmic x-ray sources. Giacconi's papers document his research, participation in the larger astrophysics community, and influence on ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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circa 1985-1991
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18.58 cu. ft. (18 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 594
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records primarily document the planning for University of the Air (after 1988 Smithsonian Project Discovery) and The Buried Mirror. Many of the records were created by Elizabeth S. Brownstein, media project development specialist, Office of Telecommunications (OTC). Also included are files of Adrian Malone, production chairman, and Edwar...
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Giacconi, Riccardo
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1955-2002
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82.13 cu. ft. (80 record storage boxes) (2 document boxes) (1 16x20 box) (1 blueprint storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7416
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document Riccardo Giacconi's professional career, and consist of papers illustrating his scientific work and administrative records relating to the institutions at which he worked. There is extensive documentation of Giacconi's professional activities, including meetings attended, papers presented (and published), his services a...
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Revista Aérea Latinoamericana
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1937-2003
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61.8 Cubic feet
158 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2003.0028
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The subject reference files of Revista Aérea Latinoamericana regarding aviation in Latin America during 1937-2003.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Office of the Director
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circa 1966-1994
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51.5 cu. ft. (51 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-100
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the administration of Irwin I. Shapiro, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) Director, and consist mostly of correspondence, memoranda, notes, publications, reports, project files, travel files, budget materials, directories, program files, recommendations, personnel files, grant pro...