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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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United States. National Marine Fisheries Service
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1958-2002
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 05-292
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The materials in this accession were compiled mainly during the tenure of Bruce B. Collette as Director of the Laboratory. Materials include correspondence, recommendations, manuscripts, articles, grant applications and proposals, research, and specimen loans.
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Brandon Fortune
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1977-1993
bulk 1987-1991
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6.75 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- NPG.CAP.00004
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National Portrait Gallery
Research material gathered by Brandon B. Fortune regarding two exhibitions and one exhibition catalog about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago; including correspondence with museums and collectors, and photocopied book pages. The exact title of the first exhibition is now unknown, but it was likely similar to "World's Columbian Exhibition, 1893: Department of Fine Arts." The second exhibition was entitled "American Art at the 1893 World's Fair-Revisiting the White City," which was accompanied by a book with the same title.
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Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 2001 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
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June 27-July 8, 2001
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.2001
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Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
The Smithsonian Institution Festival of American Folklife, held annually since 1967 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in 1998. The materials collected here document the planning, production, and execution of the annual Festival, produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage (1999-present) and its predecessor offices (1967-1999). An overview of the entire Festival records group is available here: Smithsonian Folklife Festival records.
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United States National Museum. Division of Phanerogams
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1920-1961
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1 cu. ft. (2 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 230
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of mostly incoming and outgoing correspondence with botanists; colleagues; friends; herbarium curators; directors of arboreta; private collectors of plants; and publishers; and they concern specimen identification; recommendation of books to be used for identification of plants; requests for reprints; purchase and acquisi...
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Archives of American Art
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1957-2007
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18 Items
- Collection ID:
- AAA.archiv57
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Archives of American Art
Recordings of meetings, lectures, symposia, and other events sponsored by or documenting organizational activities of the Archives of American ArtAAA) events .
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Eisler Engineering Company.
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(bulk 1920-1950s)
1885 - 1988
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30 Cubic feet (49 boxes, 25 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0734
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Records document Charles Eisler, a Hungarian immigrant who was a skilled mechanic and engineer and his company, Eisler Engineering Company of Newark, New Jersey, which manufactured equipment for producing electric lamps, television and radio tubes, welding equipment and laboratory equipment.
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Panofsky, Erwin, 1892-1968
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1904-1990
bulk 1920-1968
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19.8 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.panoerwi
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Erwin Panofsky measure 19.8 linear feet and are dated 1904-1990 (bulk dates 1920-1968). They consist of correspondence, writings, biographical material, and printed material documenting Panofsky's career as an art historian, teacher, and writer. The Panofsky papers are comprised mainly of correspondence with colleagues, scholars, students, art dealers, galleries and museums, libraries, colleges and universities, organizations, and periodicals.
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United States National Museum. Department of Botany
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1936-1965
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6.78 cu. ft. (13 document boxes) (14 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 227
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Records include some correspondence belonging to Mary Agnes Chase, which was forwarded to Swallen; Ernest R. Sohn, associate curator of Botany, 1956; and Thomas R. Soderstrom, curator of Grasses, 1964-1965. Correspondents include U.S. and foreign botanists; agricultural experiment stations; field botanists; state geological surveys; fores...
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1855-1909
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3.66 Cubic feet (consisting of 8 boxes, 1 folder, 1 oversize folder, 1 map case folder.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Carpets
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Carpets forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana