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Chapman, Dean R., 1922-1995
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circa 1960-1976
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2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes; 1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 96-100
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Dean R. Chapman (1922-1995) was an authority on tektites (enigmatic natural glass objects that are found in certain regions of both the Earth's land surfaces and in its deep sea sediments. Tektites have historically been collected along with meteorites). He spent most of his career as an aerodynamicist at the National Aeronautics and Spac...
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National Museum of American History. Department of Exhibits
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circa 1955-1994
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0.24 cu. ft. (4 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-166
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of architectural drawings of the National Museum of American History, mostly of its interior, and floor plans of exhibitions at the Museum. Some exhibition floor plans document the exhibitions Nation of Nations, Engines of Change, and Pain and Its Relief. In addition there are architectural proposals to the exhibitio...
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Smithsonian Institution
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2011-2015
- Collection ID:
- Accession 15-250
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of a website, crawled on April 28, 2015, for planning projects relating to the theme of "Earth Matters." The Earth Matters Project is the first scholarly project to bring together insights from diverse humanities and science perspectives to investigate the complex relationships between humans and the land upon which ...
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Yale University. Institute of Human Relations
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1943
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125 Items (1.25 inches)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS7333
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National Anthropological Archives
Includes "Gazetteer of the Marshall Islands"; "Meteorology of the Marshall Islands"; "Emergency Adaptations in Melanesia: Some Practical Suggestions"; "Seaplane Landings in Northern Dutch New Guinea"; "Food and Water Supply in the Marshall Islands"; "Distribution of Diseases in Melanesia"; and "Meteorology of the Caroline Islands."
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bulk 1915-1916
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0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1181
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of a passport issued to Lawrence Burst Sperry by the US Department of State, dated September 1915 and numbered 7201. The passport has fold lines and measures approximately 12 by 17 inches unfolded. The passport lists Sperry's intention to travel to England, France, and Italy for the purpose of "testing aeroplane devices." A...
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Smith, Ernest, 1907-1975 (Seneca)
Bronte, Emory
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1927
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0.83 Cubic feet ((1 flatbox))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0020
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The scrapbook is a reference of their flight with newspaper clippings, a few photographs of the downed plane and a piece of the aircraft fabric.
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Heinlein, Robert A. (Robert Anson), 1907-1988
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July 20, 1969
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2019.0026
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This item is Robert A. Heinlein's handwritten log of activities associated with the Apollo 11 mission.
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Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
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undated
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41 Pages
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4528
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National Anthropological Archives
Includes their petition to the President of the U.S. for rights and privileges, other correspondence, and a map of the Indian lands in the state of Florida.
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Marye, William Bose, 1886-1979
Stearns, Richard E., (Archaeologist)
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ca. 1913 - 1956
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1 Folder
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4524
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National Anthropological Archives
Brief field notes and notes from the land records; reproductions of old maps by Ducatel and others; sketch maps showing sites visited by Marye; site photographs by Marye and by Richard Stearns. Cf. Marye, W. B., "Shell-Heaps on Chesapeake Bay," in Warren King Moorehead (Company), A Report on the Susquehanna River Expedition, Andover, 1938, pages 12...
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, Office of the Deputy Director
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1998-2005
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-022
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document exhibition planning and production, and curatorial publishing activities during the tenures of Deputy Directors Charles J. Robertson (1986-2001) and Rachel M. Allen (2002- ). Materials include budgets, proposals, financial and funding records, checklists, agreements, publicity material, correspondence, memoranda, notes, ...