Edgar Alexander Mearns Papers
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Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916
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circa 1871-1916, 1934 and undated
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3.5 cu. ft. (7 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7083
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection documents Mearns' career as a field naturalist and expedition member and consists of correspondence, 1898-1909, including photocopies of letters written by Mearns while he served on the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition of 1909; biographical material on Mearns and his family; field notes, research notes, specimen lists, ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Entomology
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1949-1998
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13 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-217
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence regarding entomology focusing on the study of mosquitoes. Topics covered include the Southeast Asia Mosquito Project, specimen collection, distribution or loan of specimens from the Museum, requests for determination of specimens by other international and domestic entomologists ...
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of International Relations
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circa 1964-1997
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28 cu. ft. (28 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-030
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include accepted Smithsonian Foreign Currency Program grant records, which document international funding requests for development in museum collections, scholarly research initiatives, and public programs. The material consists of correspondence, memoranda, and notes; grant applications; applicant proposals; financial reports; ...
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Muesebeck, Carl F. W. (Carl Frederick William), 1894-
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1927-1980, with materials from 1890
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-068
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of correspondence pertaining to research conducted by Carl Frederick William Muesebeck when he served as Entomologist with the Systematic Entomology Laboratory (United States Department of Agriculture). Materials also include a small amount of research notes and hymenoptera lists (some dating to 1890), and photographs ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Assistant Director for Automatic Data Processing
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1965-1990
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14.5 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-169
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the development of automated data management systems for the collections of NMNH and other museums, the establishment of data handling and storage standards, and the consolidation of administrative structures to control automation policy at the Smithsonian. They include documentation of the Health, Education and Welfare ...
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
- Dates:
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1949-1964
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42.9 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 50
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document part of the secretarial administration of Alexander Wetmore and the whole of Leonard Carmichael's tenure. During this period the Smithsonian's capacity to carry out research in its traditional scientific disciplines was substantially strengthened. At the same time the Institution was able to invest much more effort ...
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Whitmore, Frank C.
- Dates:
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1937-2001
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8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-245
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of papers documenting the career of Frank C. Whitmore, Geologist with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and Smithsonian Research Associate. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, examinations and reports, photographs, and other papers associated with Whitmore's paleontological research.
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Schopf, Thomas J. M.
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circa 1963-1984
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22 cu. ft. (22 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7429
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consists primarily of Schopf's personal correspondence with professional colleagues and friends, and his extensive research, laboratory, and field notes. Also included in these papers are documents regarding grant proposals, classes at Lehigh and Chicago, Schopf's involvement in professional societies, and administrative records ...
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Heyer, W. Ronald
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1975-1996
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-124
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of papers documenting the career of Curator W. Ronald Heyer, National Museum of Natural History. Heyer's research focuses on the systematics, evolution, and biogeography of Neotropical amphibians. Materials include data, correspondence and related materials for publication.
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Ferguson, Douglas C. (Douglas Campbell)
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1929-2002
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 03-066
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers document the career and activities of Douglas C. Ferguson, Research Entomologist, Systematic Entomology Laboratory, United States Department of Agriculture. Ferguson's areas of research included the systematics of Lepidoptera, in particular Geometridae, Lymantriidae, and Arctiidae. These papers include incoming and outgoing corres...