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National Zoological Park
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circa 1955-2005
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78 cu. ft. (78 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-065
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the National Zoological Park's (NZP) photograph collection. Images document the zoo and its animals, veterinary care, staff, exhibits, facilities, events, and research. The majority of images were taken by staff such as Jessie Cohen, NZP's official staff photographer from 1979 through 2009. Materials include slides, ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of the Director
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1971-1990
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79.5 cu. ft. (78 record storage boxes) (3 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 374
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records primarily document the administration of the NMNH during the tenures of Kier, Fiske, and Hoffman. A small amount of files were created by Talbot, and Acting Directors James F. Mello, 1979, and James C. Tyler, 1985 and 1988. The records document the research, exhibition, and educational missions of the NMNH. They also document ...
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Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Collection
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National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni
Ward, C.E.
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)
Bidwell, Timothy
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1853-2009, undated
bulk 1933-1942
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155 Cubic feet (330 boxes, 57 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0930
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Archival collections of the National Association of Civilian Conservation Corps Alumni (NACCCA) donated in 2006. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), created as part of the New Deal legislation initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, was a public work relief program for unemployed men designed to reduce high unemployment during the Great Depression. The CCC carried out a broad natural resource conservation program on national, state, and municipal lands from 1933 to 1942. This collection contains papers, photographs, and ephemera collected and created by alumni of the CCC and donated to the NACCCA archives.
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National Zoological Park. Department of Reproductive Sciences
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1980-2010
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16.69 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-101
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the research and professional activities of JoGayle Howard, a theriogenologist at the National Zoological Park (NZP), 1994-2011. Howard also held several internship and fellowship appointments at NZP dating from 1980. Howard specialized in breeding endangered species in captivity by adapting ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Reptiles and Amphibians
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1961-1989
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7.5 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-069
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the correspondence of the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians, primarily from the late 1970s to 1989, although a few items date back to the 1960s. The correspondence is widely varied. Much of it pertains to the exchange of specimens. There is substantial correspondence between the scientists at the National Museum ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Assistant Director for Collections
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1955-1999
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14 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-244
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the activities of the Assistant Director for Collections, Janet Gomon. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, and other administrative materials pertaining to National Museum of Natural History collections.
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Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
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circa 1848-1983 and undated
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116.34 cu. ft. (206 document boxes) (10 half document boxes) (1 12x17 box) (2 16x20 boxes) (29 3x5 boxes) (13 5x8 boxes) (oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7006
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The papers of Alexander Wetmore were received in the Smithsonian Archives in several different accessions between 1978 and 1987. The Archives would like to thank Mrs. Beatrice T. Wetmore for her help in transferring her husband's papers to the Archives. We also appreciate the assistance of the staff of the Division of Birds, National Museum ...
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Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921
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1851-1999
bulk 1881-1950
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5.12 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.thayabbo
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter and naturalist, Abbott Handerson Thayer, and the Thayer family date from 1851 to 1999, with the bulk of the material dating from 1881 to 1950, and measure 5.12 linear feet. Thayer's painting career, interest in concealing coloration (camouflage) in nature, and relationships with artists, patrons, family, and friends are documented through correspondence, writings, scattered legal and financial records, printed materials, and a scrapbook. Photographs are of Thayer, his family, studio, and friends, including artists. The collection also contains family papers created by his second wife, Emma Beach Thayer, his son Gerald, his daughters Mary and Gladys, and Gladys' husband David Reasoner, who managed Thayer's estate after his death.
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Invertebrate Zoology
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1958-2000
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-039
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Raymond B. Manning. The materials cover his research, trips, correspondence, and departmental matters. One folder consists of the correspondence of Horton H. Hobbs, Jr. Materials include correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, negatives, slides, and illustrations.
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of the Director
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1974-1994
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9.5 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-009
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the administration and programs of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) primarily under Director Frank H. Talbot, 1988-1994. Smaller amounts of records were created during the tenure of Director Robert S. Hoffman, 1985-1988. Included are records concerning NMNH departments, divisions, ...