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Ashbrook, F. G, (Frank Getz), 1892-
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circa 1915-1965
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2.6 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7143
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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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National Museum of Natural History, Division of Reptiles and Amphibians
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1934-1985
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3.9 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 327
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist primarily of incoming and outgoing correspondence of the professional staff of the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians. Included is correspondence concerning taxonomic questions, the identification and acquisition of specimens, field work and expeditions, and divisional administration. Most of the correspondence dates ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Planning, Management and Budget
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1962-2010
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-028
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of Smithsonian Directives (SD), Smithsonian Office Memoranda (OM), and Smithsonian Staff Handbooks (SSH) which detail Smithsonian Institution policies.
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James Smithson Collection
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Smithson, James,1765-1829
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1764-1983
- Size:
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0.9 linear meter.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7000
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The James Smithson Collection lacks a great deal of his original papers. Richard Rush brought Smithson's personal effects to the United States in 1838, along with the proceeds from his estate. A fire in the Smithsonian building in 1865 destroyed many of the manuscripts originally acquired by the Institution. Correspondence a...
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Entomology
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circa 1948-1974
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11.5 cu. ft. (23 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 247
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The record unit contains correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, manuscripts, and other materials documenting the activities of the Department of Entomology and its staff, especially during the tenures of John Frederick Gates Clarke, Karl V. Krombein, and Paul D. Hurd, Jr., as chairman. Some material concerning the professional activities ...
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National Museum of American History. Office of the Director
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1958-1997
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28.5 cu. ft. (28 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-152
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the administrative activities of the National Museum of American History (NMAH), Office of the Director, concerning NMAH departments, divisions, exhibitions, and special events, primarily during fiscal years 1993-1994, although some records date back to when the museum was named the National Museum of History and Technol...
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Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies. Office of the Director
- Dates:
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1964-1976 and undated
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17 cu. ft. (34 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 286
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the history of CBCES and the development of its programs. Included are materials concerning the establishment of the Center; land acquisition, including files on foundations that contributed funds for the purchase of property; facilities development; the cooperative agreement between the Smithsonian, the Johns Hopkins ...
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Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for Research
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1976-1986
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34.5 cu. ft. (34 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 88-140
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records pertaining to offices reporting to the Assistant Secretary for Research as well as includes materials regarding projects funded by the Scholarly Studies Program.
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Wilson, Don E
- Dates:
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1970s-1988
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26 cu. ft. (26 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-007
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records of the Biological Survey (formerly the Bird and Mammal Lab) of the Fish and Wildlife Service during the tenure of Don Wilson, and some of Wilson's professional papers.
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Abbott, Jackson Miles.
- Dates:
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circa 1931-1988
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12 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-117
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These are the papers of Jackson Miles Abbott, noted bird watcher and authority on the American bald eagle. Papers include records of his bird sightings, his work on the preservation of the bald eagle, extensive notes on Virginia birds, as well as birds of other parts of the world, and his work to preserve Dyke Marsh.