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National Museum of Natural History. Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program
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circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923
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122.58 cu. ft. (234 document boxes) (1 half document box) (1 16x20 box) (5 3x5 boxes) (4 5x8 boxes) (14 oversize folders) (20 microfilm reels)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 245
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the administration, field work, and research activities of the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, especially its bird banding, island survey, and pelagic survey programs. Included are reports, correspondence, field records, office records, contracts, data, notes, manuscripts, maps, and photographs. The records also...
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United States National Museum, Division of Marine Invertebrates
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1853-1962
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7.9 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 233
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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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Olmstead, G. Dwoyid (Gilbert Dwoyid), 1914-1985
Williams, Sydney Olmstead
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ca. 1941-1949.
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0.3 Cubic feet (2 vertical boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0270
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains one hundred seventy eight (178) film photonegatives by G. Dwoyid Olmstead in 4 x 5 in. sheet and cut film and 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in. (#120) rollfilm sizes; the rollfilm negatives are cut apart into either individual frames or double image strips. Most of the photographs were taken in the early 1940s in the Hill District, Pittsbur...
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Smithsonian Institution. International and Environmental Programs
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1962-1975
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22.5 cu. ft. (22 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 218
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the general administrative activities of the Office of International and Environmental Programs, and in particular, the Office's environmental research programs. They include general administrative correspondence, contract files, agency reports, program files, case files, and project reports concerning the organiz...
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National Institute
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1839-1863 and undated
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11.43 cu. ft. (21 document boxes) (2 half document boxes) (1 12 x 17 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7058
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of records, mostly 1840-1844, concerning the founding and operation of the National Institute by Joel Roberts Poinsett, Peter Force, John James Abert, Francis Markoe, Jr., and others, particularly efforts to obtain federal subsidies, to collect specimens of natural history and manufactures, to provide space for housing...
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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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Washington Academy of Sciences
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circa 1888-1972
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5.7 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7099
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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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United States Marine Mammal Program
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circa 1967-1973 and undated
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5.5 cu. ft. (11 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7229
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of files maintained in the office of the program director of the United States Marine Mammal Program concerning the administration of the Program. Records include administrative files; handwritten notes by the program director; general correspondence; research proposals; records of an international conference; newsletters...
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Davis, Robert Tyler
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1918-1977 and undated
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8.38 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes) (2 16x20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7439
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers document Robert Tyler Davis' education and career, 1918-1977. The majority of the material is dated 1937- 1977. A fair amount of incoming correspondence illustrates Davis' personal life, and, to a lesser extent, his professional career. Of special note are letters from Davis' second wife, Janet, and journals kept during his t...
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Sowerby, Arthur de Carle, 1885-1954
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1904-1954 and undated
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14.05 cu. ft. (20 document boxes) (20 3x5 boxes) (1 5x8 box) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7263
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers document the multi-faceted career of Arthur deC. Sowerby, especially his work as a naturalist and expedition member. They include correspondence, including a large amount with Robert Sterling Clark; fiscal records; material relating to his genealogical research and "The Sowerby Saga;" manuscripts, newspaper articles, and research ...