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Powers, Francis Gary, 1929-1977
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1929-1986
bulk 1952-1977
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1.53 Cubic feet (2 legal document boxes, 1 flat box)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1994.0010
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of material relating to Francis Gary Powers's flying career in the Air Force, Central Intelligence Agency, and later pursuits. The majority of the documents deal with the May 1960 U-2 incident, in which Powers was shot down over the Soviet Union during a reconnaisance mission and imprisoned. Materials include: logbooks; flight records from his military and civilian careers; a pocket diary and journal he kept during his Soviet imprisonment; letters to his parents; materials collected by his parents as his father attempted to visit him including a telegram from Nikita Khrushchev and a New Testament given to Powers by his mother during his Soviet trial; Congressional hearing material; newspaper articles; Life magazine; and several photographs of Powers.
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U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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circa 1877-1948
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14.73 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (3 12x17 boxes) (10 tall document boxes) (7 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7184
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers include original logbooks for the Fish Commission vessels Albatross, Fish Hawk, Grampus, Halcyon, Yvonne, and Danglade containing hydrographic and dredging data; transcribed records of some of that data; accession records, transmittal records, lists, and correspondence concerning specimens taken by the Commission; material co...
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United States. Army. Air Service
- Dates:
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1920-1925
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3 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0152
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of correspondence, memos, newspaper articles and logbooks concerning the flight.
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Saccaro, John M., 1913-1981
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1935-1975
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1.6 Linear feet ((on 3 microfilm reels))
- Collection ID:
- AAA.saccjohn
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Letters, notes and writings (1935-1972), financial material (1937-1966), printed material (1946-1970), photographs, sketchbooks and audio tapes document Saccaro's painting and writing careers.
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bulk 1916-1963
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.18t Cubic feet ((1 box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2004.0031
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of Mahlon Philip Bryan's cadet logbook from the 27th Aero Squadron, 1917-1918; Early Birds membership card; F.A.I. Aero Club of America Aviator's Certificate number 580; 1959-1960 membership card for the American Field Service; handwritten history of the 27th Aero Squadron; Early Birds membership rosters; several copies of ...
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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory
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1962-1986
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13 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 387
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the operation of the Carbon-Dating Laboratory during its twenty-four year history. They include logbooks containing raw data on samples analyzed; incoming and outgoing correspondence of Sigalove, Long, and Stuckenrath with Smithsonian and outside scientists concerning the analysis of samples submitted for dating; informa...
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United States National Museum. Division of Correspondence and Documents
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1890-1907
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2.25 cu. ft. (4 document boxes) (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 133
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of logbooks documenting publications and publication distribution.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction
- Dates:
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1978-1986
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 87-067
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of correspondence, blueprints, architectural drawings, specifications, and logbooks concerning Office of Design and Construction projects. Museums and buildings documented in this accession include: National Museum of Natural History, Arts and Industries Building, Quadrangle Building, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Gard...
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Witthoft, Brucia, 1934-
- Dates:
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1830-1999
- Size:
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4.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.wittbruc
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
Included are geneological charts, a typescript of "A Pilgrimage by James Smilie 1807- 1855"; files containing research citations and photographs of works of art; logbooks of works of art by James Smillie; photocopies of newspaper clippings; and files on artists active in the Adirondack region, including a typescript of Brucia Witthoft's unpublished...
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Malan, Max E.
- Dates:
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1945-1963
- Size:
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0.13 Cubic feet (one shoebox)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2019.0014
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of Captain Max E. Malan's Navy pilot logs, 1945-1963.