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United States National Museum. Department of Biology
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1897-1943
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9.51 cu. ft. (17 document boxes) (2 12x17 boxes) (1 folder oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 242
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit documents the administration of the Department of Biology under Head Curators True, 1897-1911, and Stejneger, 1911-1943. Records include correspondence of the Department, 1897-1943; quarterly reports, 1910-1940; annual reports, 1901, 1911-1941; and plans of operation, 1911-1940. For other material relating to the Department o...
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Cooper-Hewitt Museum
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1897-1973
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4.24 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (2 12x17 boxes) (2 16x20 boxes) (oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 289
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of newspaper and journal articles concerning the Cooper-Hewitt Museum's exhibitions, the closing of the Cooper Union Museum of Decorative Arts in 1963, the Museum's transfer to the Smithsonian Institution in 1968, and the Museum's relocation to the Carnegie Mansion in 1970. Included are exhibition albums consisting o...
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Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Department of Membership and Programs
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1973-1978
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8 cu. ft. (16 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 284
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of correspondence with prospective donors for cash donations or donation of items for auctions; invitations to the auction and auction-related events; photographs of items for auction; drafts for auction catalogues; invitations and announcements; auction bids; expense statements; sale receipts; and newspaper and jour...
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of the Director
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1964-1973
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26.5 cu. ft. (53 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 197
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records are chiefly files of the Director's Office, 1964-1969, 1971-1972. During the earlier period a complicated subject-numeric system was in use. In 1971 a simpler subject-numeric plan was used and replaced before the end of that year by a straight alphabetic subject file, which is the current office filing system. A full history ...
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Renwick Gallery, Office of the Director
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1967-1988
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4.1 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 465
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit primarily documents the tenure of Lloyd Herman, Director of the Renwick Gallery, but also contains the records of David W. Scott, Robert Tyler Davis, and Joshua C. Taylor, directors of the National Collection of Fine Arts (NCFA). The records pertain to temporary exhibitions as well as the permanent collections of the Renwick ...
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Exhibition Records
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Cooper-Hewitt Museum. Department of Exhibitions
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1974-1979
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10.86 cu. ft. (20 document boxes) (2 12x17 boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 287
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the Cooper-Hewitt Museum exhibitions from 1974 to 1979, especially the Museum's "Museum Without Walls" project, Immovable Objects / Lower Manhattan, 1975, and the Museum's first exhibition show at the Carnegie Mansion, MAN transFORMS / Aspects of Design, 1976. These materials were assembled by Dorothy Twining Globus, Ex...
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Resser, Charles Elmer, 1889-1943
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1912-1942 and undated
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1.7 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7232
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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Visscher, John Paul, 1895-1950
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circa 1922-1945 and undated
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0.5 linear meter.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7239
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Under Secretary
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1972-1984 & related records, 1971-1978
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23 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 392
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the Under Secretary's involvement in all aspects of the Institution's operations from the perspective of a senior policy-maker, as well as contacts with governmental, corporate, and private bodies with which the Smithsonian interacted as it conducted its affairs. A few records deal with Brooks's work as Deputy Under Secr...
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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
- Repository:
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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...