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United States National Museum. Division of Fishes
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1922, 1927-1965
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12.50 cu. ft. (25 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 234
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of correspondence of the members of the staff of the Division of Fishes, 1922, 1927-1965. Most of the correspondence is from domestic and foreign ichthyologists, aquarists, collectors, colleges and universities, museum officials, and the general public. The correspondence generally concerns the identification, exchange, ...
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Heyer, W. Ronald
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1896-2010
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5.5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-040
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of papers documenting the career of W. Ronald Heyer, curator at the National Museum of Natural History. Heyer's research focuses on the systematics, evolution, and biogeography of Neotropical amphibians. Materials include data, correspondence, photographs, clippings, maps, illustrations, notes, and related materials for...
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National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Department of Anthropology
Smithsonian Institution. Department of Anthropology
Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology
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1840s-circa 2015
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330.25 Linear feet (519 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.XXXX.0311
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National Anthropological Archives
The Department of Anthropology records contain administrative and research materials produced by the department and its members from the time of the Smithsonian Institution's foundation until today.
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Grant, Richard E., 1927-1994
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circa 1957-1994
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5.5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 95-106
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Richard E. Grant (1927-1995) was an invertebrate paleontologist and authority on Permian Brachiopods. He served as Curator, Chairman, and Senior Geologist in the Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) from 1972 until his death. These papers document Grant's professional career and include correspondence, memorand...
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Mammals
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1860-1973 and undated
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8.5 cu. ft. (17 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7320
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection contains a variety of materials documenting the lives and careers of scientists from a wide range of fields, including mammalogy, ornithology, ichthyology, herpetology, botany, entomology, paleontology and geology. Also included are files on conservationists, taxidermists, historical figures, explorers, frontiersmen, and hunter...
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Miller, Gerrit S. (Gerrit Smith), 1869-1956
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1908-1940
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2.85 cu. ft. (2 document boxes) (1 16x20 box) (2 tall document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7173
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr.'s papers include personal material concerning awards and his investigation of Christian Science; material on mammalogical research including extensive correspondence with Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas of the British Museum; and material on Miller's research with primates, especially the Piltdown Man and primate b...
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Yochelson, Ellis L. (Ellis Leon), 1928-2006
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1951-1980
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7.5 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 84-071
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist of correspondence and related records documenting the career of Ellis Leon Yochelson, a paleobiologist. Especially well-represented are files documenting his paleontological research and his career with the United States Geological Survey.
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Stejneger, Leonhard, 1851-1943
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1753, 1867-1943
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23.86 cu. ft. (46 document boxes) (2 12x17 boxes) (oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7074
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The papers of Leonhard Stejneger consist of manuscripts on Japanese herpetology, Chinese herpetology, Puerto Rican and West Indian herpetology, North American herpetology, poisonous snakes, turtles, fur seals, ornithology, European fauna and the study of life zones; manuscripts, general notes and bibliographic notes and correspondence regardin...
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Fewkes, Jesse Walter, 1850-1930
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1873-1927
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13 Boxes
- Collection ID:
- NAA.MS4408
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National Anthropological Archives
This collection consists principally of Fewkes's archeological and ethnological field notebooks, 1890-1927. It also includes correspondence, 1873-1927; lectures, circa 1907-1926; and unpublished manuscripts by Fewkes and others, circa 1893-1923.
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of the Director
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1971-1990
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79.5 cu. ft. (78 record storage boxes) (3 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 374
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records primarily document the administration of the NMNH during the tenures of Kier, Fiske, and Hoffman. A small amount of files were created by Talbot, and Acting Directors James F. Mello, 1979, and James C. Tyler, 1985 and 1988. The records document the research, exhibition, and educational missions of the NMNH. They also document ...