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United States National Museum. Division of Mineralogy and Petrology
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1932-1963
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5 cu. ft. (10 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 268
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists primarily of Edward P. Henderson's official correspondence files as associate curator of the Division of Mineralogy and Petrology. A smaller amount of files were created by Roy S. Clarke, Jr., who was appointed chemist in the Division of Mineralogy and Petrology in 1957. Correspondence before 1942 was carried out ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Entomology
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circa 1935-1980
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-106
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence maintained by Curator William DeWitt Field concerning loans of specimens and other information pertaining to Lepidoptera collections and research.
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Chuck and Jan Rosenak research material
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Rosenak, Chuck
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circa 1938-2008
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17.6 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.rosechuc
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Archives of American Art
The Chuck and Jan Rosenak research material dates from circa 1938-2008 and measures 17.6 linear feet. The collection contains research files for four books by the Rosenaks and includes letters, writings, notes, printed matter, tape-recorded interviews with artists, and photographic material.
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Jourdan, David W.
Long, Elgen Marion, 1927-
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1959-1998
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5 Cubic feet (Four record center boxes.)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2020.0025
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This donation consists of 156 separate interviews or sound sources collected by Elgen Long while he was researching and writing his book, Amelia Earhart: The Mystery Solved which promotes the theory that Amelia Earhart's aircraft came to rest at the bottom of the ocean near Howland Island.
This collection is in English.
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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 Division of Reptiles and Amphibians
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1940-1996
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 04-066
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the activities of the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians professional staff, including correspondence concerning taxonomic questions; the identification, acquisition, and exchange of specimens; field work and expeditions; public inquiries; and divisional administration. Materials include incoming...
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Science Service
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1902-1965
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268.55 cu. ft. (79 record storage boxes) (372 document boxes) (2 12x17 boxes) (3 3x5 boxes) (3 5x8 boxes) (2 tall document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7091
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The bulk of this collection was processed by Jane Livermore, a devoted and tireless volunteer in the Smithsonian Institution Archives between 1995 and 2004. Livermore is a former Science Service employee. She worked in the organization's library, oversaw the educational project "THINGS of Science," and served as Assistant to the Director. ...
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Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
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1955-2012
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9.5 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 15-202
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the professional correspondence of research zoologist Roy W. McDiarmid and his work at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, United States Geological Survey (USGS). McDiarmid's research focuses on the systematics, behavior, ecology, and biogeography of amphibians and reptiles in the Neotropics. Some materials p...
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Invertebrate Zoology.
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1968-2011
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-204
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the correspondence of Frank D. Ferrari, Research Zoologist in the Department of Invertebrate Zoology at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). Ferrari's research focused on the development of copepods and related crustaceans, patterning of crustacean limbs, and the taxonomy of deep-sea copepods. He also serve...
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Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- Dates:
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2017
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1 Cubic foot (approximate)
- Collection ID:
- CFCH.SFF.2017
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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.
