Thomas Wayland Vaughan Papers
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Vaughan, Thomas Wayland, 1870-1952
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1908-1947 and undated
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9.5 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-124
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers consist of Vaughan's professional correspondence with American and foreign scientists concerning descriptions of fossil localities; the identification, description and exchange of specimens; research in coral foraminifera and oceanography; research conditions in Europe around the time of World War II; and the activities of sc...
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National Museum of Natural History. Public Information Officer
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circa 1969-1991 and undated, with material from 1959
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11 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (20 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 416
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records were created and collected by Thomas R. Harney and primarily document exhibitions, research, and public programs at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). They include news releases, photographs, newspaper clippings, brochures, and related materials concerning permanent and special exhibitions at NMNH; a biographical ...
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Crustacea
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circa 1932-1965 and undated
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 00-041
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the professional activities of Fenner Albert Chace, Zoologist Emeritus, Division of Crustacea, 1965-1998. Papers pertain mostly to his career prior to joining the Smithsonian, his research and fieldwork, writings, and his affiliation with fellow scholars and professional organizations in the ...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Political History
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circa 1978-1982
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-122
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document arrangements for the exhibition George Washington: A Figure Upon the Stage, in celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the birth of George Washington, which took place at the National Museum of American History in 1982. Materials consist of correspondence and memoranda pertaining to proposals ...
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Hoffmann, Robert S.
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circa 1959-1986
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-025
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document Hoffman's career at the University of Kansas, where he was professor in the Zoology Department and the Department of Systematics and Ecology, as well as curator of mammals at the university's Museum of Natural History. Materials include correspondence concerning his research, professional a...
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Page, William, 1811-1885
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1815-1947
bulk 1843-1892
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11.06 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.pagewill
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Archives of American Art
The papers of the portraitist and art theorist William Page and the Page family measure 11.06 linear feet and date from 1815 to 1947, bulk 1843-1892. In addition to the papers of William Page, the papers include documents related to Page's wife's career as a writer and records documenting their personal lives and the lives of their family members. Types of documents found include personal documents and artifacts, correspondence, essays, lectures, diaries, poems, notes and notebooks, financial records, legal records, published works, clippings, catalogs, photographs, and artwork.
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United States National Museum. Office of the Director
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1937-1968 and undated
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 88
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists primarily of records created by Kellogg during his tenure as Director of the United States National Museum, 1948-1962. Also included are files kept by Kellogg in his capacity as Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1958-1962, and Research Associate in Vertebrate Zoology, 1962-1968. Records prior to ...
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Rosenblum, Walter, 1919-2006
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ca. 1945-1976
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38.7 Linear feet ((7,396 negatives, with black-and-white study prints))
- Collection ID:
- SAAM.Photo.ROS
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Smithsonian American Art Museum, Research and Scholars Center
The Walter Rosenblum Collection is comprised of 7,396 silver gelatin negatives taken by noted photographer Walter Rosenblum (1919-2006) for New York art galleries, collectors and artists between 1945 and 1976. The collection reflects the art of his time and is particularly strong in American and European avant-garde, surreal and abstract works.
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National Air and Space Museum. Department of Astronautics
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1965-1984, with materials dating from circa 1953
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32 cu. ft. (64 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 398
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection deals chiefly with Durant's tenure as Assistant Director for Astronautics at the National Air and Space Museum (NASM). Perhaps the single topic of greatest interest is the effort to obtain a building for NASM, which was accomplished on July 1, 1976, when the new museum opened. A parallel theme concerns the drive to plan and com...
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National Museum of American Art. Department of Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Painting and Sculpture
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1965-1983
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12.5 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 459
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document exhibitions organized by the Department. Also included are administrative files and general correspondence files of the office.