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Kirkbride, Joseph H.
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1967-1968, 1972, 1976-1986, 1989-2015, undated
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-239
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of field notes and diaries of Joseph H. Kirkbride, botanist. Kirkbride was an Associate Curator in the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, 1976-1979, but spent the majority of his career with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Following his reti...
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Basil Lee Rowe First Day Covers
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Rowe, Basil Lee
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1927-1957
bulk 1928-1931
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0.05 Cubic feet (1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0487
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of first day air mail covers collected by pilot and philatelic enthusiast Basil Lee Rowe, predominantly during his career as an airline pilot for Pan American Airways (PAA) in the Caribbean area in the period 1927-1931. Collection includes covers carried by Charles A. Lindbergh in his Ryan NYP "Spirit of St. Louis" during his tour of the Caribbean in February 1928, and covers autographed by many of the early airline pilots who carried them, including Cy Caldwell, Edwin Musik, Caspar D. Swinson, Charles R. Parmelee, and Rowe himself.
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Rosewater, Joseph, 1928-1985
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1928-1985
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4.5 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7413
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist of correspondence, manuscripts, notes, photographs, and related materials documenting Rosewater's curatorial career at the USNM; malacological research; collecting expeditions, especially a trip to Eniwetok Atoll, 1963, the Te Vega Expedition to Malaysia, Thailand, and Indonesia, 1963, and the Pele Expedition to Indon...
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
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1991-2013
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-271
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) publicity and outreach. Materials include promotional materials; educational products (some including specimens, videos, and books); presentations; several volumes of "Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Contributions to Research" (compendiums ...
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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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Smythe, Nicholas D. interviewee
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1990
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2 audiotapes (reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9585
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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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National Museum of Natural History
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circa 1835-1974 and undated
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0.68 cu. ft. (1 half document box) (1 12x17 box) (1 folder oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7220
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of a small amount of notes, lists, and illustrations in the Archives, and a much larger quantity of field notes, catalogs, and records kept in the Division of Fishes, Cataloging Room.
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Smithsonian Institution. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research
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circa 1979-1990
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10 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 527
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of the files of Ross B. Simons through 1989 and document his responsibilities in the science bureaus of the Smithsonian Institution, particularly its environmental programs. The records include correspondence and memoranda, reports, fellowship information, minutes of meetings, and budget files. Researchers should also co...
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National Museum of American History. Division of the History of Technology
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1989-2000
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-095
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document the exhibition projects of Jeffrey K. Stine, Curator of Engineering and Environmental History. The records consist of correspondence and memoranda; photographs and slides of exhibitions and objects; exhibition scripts, design drawings, and brochures; newspaper clippings and articles pertaining ...
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Montgomery, G. Gene (Gerald Gene)
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circa 1979-1984
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-022
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
G. Gene Montgomery is an ornithologist and former staff member of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. These papers consist of logbooks and other data compiled during Montgomery's research on the sea-birds of the eastern Pacific. The data is unpublished.