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Pearlstein, Philip, 1924-
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circa 1940-2008
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31.8 Linear feet
16.68 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.pearphil
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Archives of American Art
The papers of New York artist Philip Pearlstein measure 31.8 linear feet and 16.68 GB and date from circa 1940 to 2008. The collection is comprised of biographical material, correspondence, interviews and transcripts, writing projects and lectures, personal business records, printed material, three scrapbooks, photographs and moving images, documentary production material, digital records, sound and video recordings, and motion picture film that documents Pearlstein's career as a painter and educator.
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National Zoological Park. Department of Animal Programs
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1980-2004
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-116
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the behavior of individual animals, care of animals, breeding, and significant events among the Nile hippopotamus, pygmy hippopotamus, rhinoceros, giraffes, bison, potbellied pigs, elephants, camels, beavers, seals, sea lions, cheetahs, and other animals living in the Elephant House, deer area, ...
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Melbourne R. Carriker Papers
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Carriker, Melbourne R. (Melbourne Romaine), 1915-2007
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1934-2007
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30.8 cu. ft. (30 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (2 3x5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-005
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the research and professional activities of Melbourne R. Carriker, marine malacologist. Carriker's research interests included snails, oysters, clams, invasive species of mollusks, marine mariculture, and estuarine ecology. Much of Carriker's research focused on South America, where he was ...
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Stewart, T. D,(Thomas Dale),1901- interviewee
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1975, 1986
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14 audiotapes (reference tapes). 27 digital .mp3 files (reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9521
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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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Miller, J. & D. (Bronx, New York)
Miller, Joseph (cutlery dealer)
Galdston, Irene
Cultural History, Division of (NMAH, SI).
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1895-1992
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3 Cubic feet (7 boxes, 1 flat oversized box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0514
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Letters, envelopes and other business records relating to the cutlery business of J & D Miller, Bronx, New York.
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Smith, C. Earle (Claude Earle), 1922-1987
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1942-1998
bulk 1960-1987
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7.72 Linear feet (20 document boxes and 1 restricted box)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2006-24
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National Anthropological Archives
C. Earle Smith Jr. (1922-1987) was one of the founders of the modern field of paleobotany. This collection documents his research and professional activities through correspondence, research notes, data, manuscripts, publications, and photographs. Represented in the collection is his fieldwork in Mexico, Peru, Venezuela, and Costa Rica.
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National Zoological Park
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1887-1966
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147 cu. ft. (288 document boxes) (1 tall document box) (4 bound volumes) (71 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 74
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The earliest records concerning the National Zoological Park date from 1887. They were kept by the Office of the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution until 1890, when they were transferred to Holt House, the Park's administrative headquarters. During the late 1960's the records were transferred to the custody of the Smithsonian Institution...
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Stone, Benjamin, 1838-1914
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circa 1862-1907
bulk circa 1862-1871
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170 Items (circa 170 enlarged prints from microfilm)
1 Roll (microfilm)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.R4859
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National Anthropological Archives
Microfilm of the Benjamin Stone collection of photographs relating to Britain and Europe, North America, South America, Africa, India, and Australasia. Prints made from the microfilm are mostly of portraits of American Indians and some field images relating to delegations, expeditions, dwellings, and the 1862 Sioux uprising in Minnesota. They inc...
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Stirling, Matthew Williams, 1896-1975
Stirling, Marion
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1876-2004, undated
bulk 1921-1975
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37.94 Linear feet (84 boxes, 3 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2016-24
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National Anthropological Archives
The Matthew Williams Stirling and Marion Stirling Pugh papers, 1876-2004 (bulk 1921-1975), document the professional and personal lives of Matthew Stirling, Smithsonian archaeologist and Chief of the Bureau of American Ethnology (1928-1957), and his wife and constant collaborator, Marion Stirling Pugh. The bulk of the material is professional in nature and includes material from Matthew's early career in the 1920s, the careers of Matthew and Marion together from when they married in 1933 to Matthew's death in 1975, and Marion's life and work from 1975 until her death in 2001. The majority of the documentation relates to the investigation of the Olmec culture in Mexico by the Stirlings, including the discoveries of eight colossal Olmec heads. In addition, the collection documents their work in Panama, Ecuador, and Costa Rica, looking for connections between Mesoamerica and South America. Materials include field notes, journals, correspondence, photographs, writings, clippings, ephemera, articles, and scrapbooks.
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Smith, Neal Griffith, 1937-
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circa 1925-1995
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-057
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the research materials of Neal Griffith Smith (1937-2012), an ornithologist and tropical biologist who received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1963 and then spent his entire career working for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI). Particularly well documented is Smith's graduate research on Arctic...