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Geological Survey. Branch of Paleontology and Stratigraphy
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1949-2005
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-166
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession contains the correspondence of William A. Oliver, Jr., while with the United States Geological Survey (USGS), 1957-1993, and the Department of Paleobiology at the Smithsonian Institution, 1967-2005. Materials include correspondence, reports, manuscripts and photographs.
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Cartwright, Oscar Ling
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1929-1979 and undated
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8 cu. ft. (16 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7338
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists mostly of incoming and outgoing correspondence documenting Cartwright's research on Coleoptera. Also included are records concerning his curatorial work at the Division of Insects, USNM, and the Department of Entomology, NMNH; field work; and professional activities. Smaller amounts of correspondence were written durin...
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Meteorites
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1963-1970 and undated
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4.5 cu. ft. (9 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 269
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of correspondence documenting the operation of the Division of Meteorites, 1963-1970. The correspondence is both incoming and outgoing and concerns the identification and acquisition of specimens; the publication of scientific manuscripts; exhibits; participation in professional societies; and divisional administratio...
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Wilson, Archie F., 1903-1960
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1949-1961
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5 cu. ft. (10 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7285
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist primarily of correspondence, 1949-1961, which documents Wilson's activities in the IWCS, the growth of his collection, and his range of contacts with botanists, foresters, and other wood collectors around the world. Topics include collecting trips, specimens, and identifications, as well as IWCS business. Of special i...
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1832-1959
undated
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1.94 Cubic feet (consisting of 4 boxes, 2 folders, 4 oversize folders, 1 map case folder.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Coal
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Coal forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Washburn Gallery (New York, N.Y.)
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1906-2017
bulk 1971-2010
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47.9 Linear feet
4.805 Gigabytes
- Collection ID:
- AAA.washbgall
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Archives of American Art
The Washburn Gallery records measure 47.9 linear feet and 4.805 gigabytes. The collection dates from 1906-2017, with the bulk of material dating from 1971-2010. Founded in 1971 by Joan Washburn, the New York gallery specializes in the work of 19th and 20th American artists, and has mounted hundreds of exhibitions in its four decade history. The collection documents the gallery's activities through administrative records, correspondence and subject files, artist files, exhibition files, art fair files, printed material, photographic material, and records from the Peridot Gallery, purchased by Washburn in 1971.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Fellowships and Internships
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1965-2011
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55 cu. ft. (55 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-241
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of program records documenting accepted applicants for fellowships, research positions, and internships at the Smithsonian Institution, with earlier records dating back to when the Office of Fellowships and Internships was known as the Office of Fellowships, the Office of Research Training and Services, the Office ...
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National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Postal History
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1960, 1969-1974
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2.03 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-134
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession primarily consists of audiotape recordings of the radio series Philatelic Dialogue, later known as Philatelic Conversations, whereby individuals important in philatelics were interviewed. Among those interviewed include Carl H. Scheele, David Lidman, and Stevan Dohanos. Also included are drawings of an Abbott-Downing Company ...
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Dasburg, Andrew, 1887-1979
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1833-1980
bulk 1900-1980
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8.8 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.dasbandr
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Archives of American Art
The papers of painter Andrew Dasburg and his wife and sculptor Grace Mott Johnson date from 1833 to 1980 (bulk 1900 to 1980), and measure 8.8 linear feet. The collection documents each artist's career and personal lives, including their brief marriage and their friendships with many notable artists in the New Mexico and New York art colonies during the early twentieth century. The papers of Dasburg (6 linear feet) and Johnson (2.8 linear feet) include biographical materials; extensive correspondence with family, friends, and fellow artists, such as John F. Carlson, Mabel Dodge Luhan, Marsden Hartley, Henry Lee McFee, and Ward Lockwood; writings by Dasburg, Johnson, and others; scattered legal, financial, and business records; clippings; exhibition materials; numerous photographs of Johnson and Dasburg, friends, family, and artwork; and original artwork, including two sketchbooks by Johnson.
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Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975
Marx, Groucho (Julius Henry), 1890-1977 (comedian)
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1911-1978, undated
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12 Cubic feet (39 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0269
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Series 1: Correspondence, 1932-1977 is arranged alphabetically by correspondent. In 1965, Marx gave the Library of Congress a portion of his correspondence with well-known personages. The majority of the correspondence in this collection dates from the post World War II era (Marx's early correspondence is located at the Library of Congress.) Th...