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Smith, Neal Griffith, 1937- , interviewee
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1990
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3 audiotapes (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9584
- Repository:
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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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Murdock, George Peter, 1897-1985
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circa 1942-1948
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700 Copy prints (circa)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.4632
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs assembled circa 1942-1948, probably as part of the Strategic Index of Latin America, and relating to people and scenery in Latin America. They depict transportation, irrigation, agriculture and industry (including rubber production), cities and villages, and archeological finds. The prints are arranged geographically into the followin...
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United States. Department of Agriculture
Brandes, E. W. (Elmer Walker)), b. 1891
Peck, Richard K.
- Dates:
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1929
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Film reels (black-and-white silent, 35mm)
116 Photographs (Lantern slides)
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.1982.07
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Human Studies Film Archives
Edited film made by the United States Department of Agriculture during an expedition to locate disease resistant varieties of sugar cane in the Territory of Papua and Mandated Territory of New Guinea. Footage was shot during 57 flights in what was ostensibly the first European exploration of sites in the interior. Locations and documentation includ...
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McLaughlin, Harris M.
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circa 1898-1941
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12 Mounted prints (albumen)
370 Prints (circa, silver gelatin (including photographic postcards))
1 Print (collotype)
5 Negative rolls (nitrate, 35 mm)
2 Positive rolls (nitrate, 35 mm)
8 Prints (photogravure)
12 Postcards (color halftone, halftone, and color collotype)
2 Color prints
1 Panoramic print (color halftone)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.2000-04
- Repository:
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs made and collected by Harris M. McLaughlin during his travels in the American southwest and other parts of North and South America, as well as Asia and Europe. Photographs made in Texas include images of the 1928 American Legion National Convention, the dirigible "Los Angeles" floating over San Antonio, the first train in Rio Grande Cit...
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Elton Ross Silliman Papers
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Silliman, Elton Ross, 1902-
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1930-1982
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1.35 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1989.0050
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of Elton Silliman's personal and business papers. The material consists of correspondence, photographs, and documents pertaining to airline operations during the period 1930-1960, as well as airport and hotel financial records. The material also includes club and society reports and membership lists.
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Krustev, Dimitar
- Dates:
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1971-circa 1977
1996
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2 Film reels (color silent reversal; 2,036 feet, 16mm)
1 Book
180 Slides (35mm)
2 Sound cassettes
- Collection ID:
- HSFA.2006.04
- Repository:
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Human Studies Film Archives
Dimitar Krustev was a painter, photographer, and writer who travelled in Central and South America to document vanishing cultures. This collection includes materials relating to trips to the Pirre highlands in Darién province of Panama, where he filmed the Choco.
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Bocanegra, Fausto, 1926- , interviewee
- Dates:
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1988
- Size:
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9561
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Oral History Project is part of the Smithsonian Institution Archives. The purpose of the project is to conduct and collect interviews with current and retired members of the Smithsonian staff who have made significant contributions, administrative and scholarly, to the Institution. The project's goal is to supplement the published record ...
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Wheeler, George C. (George Carlos), 1897-1991, interviewee
- Dates:
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1989
- Size:
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1 audiotape (Reference copies). 2 digital .mp3 files (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9560
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Oral History Project is part of the Smithsonian Institution Archives. The purpose of the project is to conduct interviews with current and retired members of the Smithsonian staff who have made significant contributions, administrative and scholarly, to the Institution. The project's goal is to supplement the published record and manuscrip...
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Perrygo, Watson M., 1906-1984
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circa 1880s-1979
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6.16 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (3 document boxes) (1 half document box) (1 16x20 box) (2 5x8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7306
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist of correspondence from Alexander Wetmore, field co-workers, and museum curators concerning authorization for field trips, instructions on natural history specimens desired and areas to visit, and acknowledgments of specimens and camping equipment; correspondence from state game and fisheries agencies concerning hunting ...
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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
- Repository:
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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 ...
