Melbourne R. Carriker Papers
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 born in Santa Marta, Colombia and …
Publicity Records
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 of research papers); reports; videos about STRI facilities, staff, and research produced …
Storrs L. Olson Papers
This collection consists of papers documenting the professional career and personal life of Storrs L. Olson, an avian paleontologist and curator at the National Museum of Natural History, Division of Birds. Materials include professional correspondence documenting curatorial duties, field work, and the publication of results; personal correspondence with family members …
Storrs L. Olson Papers
This accession consists primarily of field notes of Storrs L. Olson (1944-2021), Curator with the Division of Birds, National Museum of Natural History, 1975-2008; Curator Emeritus, 2009-2021. Materials also include correspondence, postcards, and a feather.
Collected Notes, Lists, Catalogs, Illustrations, and Records on Fishes
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.
Thayer Soule Travel Lecture Films collection
Film collection contains 34 travel films from around the world made by Thayer Soule, some of which were made with associates, that he used in presenting travel lectures around the country from 1935 to 1995. He was an associate with Burton Holmes, dean of travel lecturers, from 1946 to 1958. Collection also includes still photographs …
Leonard Gaskin Papers
Gaskin, Leonard, 1920-
Papers documenting the life and career of bass player Leonard Gaskin, as well as documenting the numerous other musicians he was associated with in his long career. Gaskin's career encompasses a wide range of musical genres, including gospel, rock, folk, and Caribbean music. The papers include photographs, newspaper clippings, diaries …
Exhibition Records
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 to exhibitions; exhibition proposals; conference …
Subject Files
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 consult the records of the …
G. Gene Montgomery Papers
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.
