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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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1930-1932, 1937-1984 and undated, with related records from 1882
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17.56 cu. ft. (35 document boxes) (1 folder oversize material)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 328
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Archives would like to thank Frederick J. Collier and Martin A. Buzas for their assistance in the transfer of these records to the Archives.
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Conservation of Endangered Species Videohistory Collection
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1990
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13 videotapes (Reference copies). 39 digital .wmv files and .rm files (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9553
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Videohistory Program, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation from 1986 until 1992, used video in historical research. Additional collections have been added since the grant project ended. Videohistory uses the video camera as a historical research tool to record moving visual information. Video works best in historical r...
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Peters, James Arthur, 1922-1972
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1927-1973 (Papers), 1927-1966 (Records)
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24.25 cu. ft. (48 document boxes) (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7175
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers include both personal and professional correspondence and documents relating to Peters' academic and curatorial careers. Also included are files of the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians maintained by Peters' predecessor, Doris Mable Cochran (1898-1968). Correspondents include Jorge W. Abalos, M. Acosta-Solis, Kraig Kerr Adl...
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Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Department of Anthropology. Division of Ethnology
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ca. 1860s-1960s
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14,500 Items
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.97
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National Anthropological Archives
Consists of photographs collected by the United States National Museum (USNM) Division of Ethnology and later by the Smithsonian Office of Anthropology (SOA). Coverage is worldwide outside North America. Most of the items are photographic prints, some in albums. There are also negatives, photomechanical prints, artwork, and newsclippings. For the m...
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1962-1974, with related records to 1977
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26.58 cu. ft. (26 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 273
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists primarily of records documenting the scientific activities of OLP, 1970-1974, and its predecessors - the Assistant Director for Oceanography, NMNH, 1962-1966, and the Office of Oceanography and Limnology, 1966-1970. The records were mostly created by Wallen, Aron, and Higgins, with smaller amounts of material document...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Academic Programs
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1957-1970
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9 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 102
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The major portion of these records was created during the tenure of Philip Ritterbush. Also included is some material from Ritterbush's tenure as Special Assistant to the Secretary for Scientific Matters, 1964-1967, and as Assistant to the Secretary for Policy Analysis and Planning, 1967-1968. These items apparently were integrated into t...
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Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office
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1963-1974
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12 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 141
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Contracting Officer is authorized to negotiate federal and private grants and contracts for the Smithsonian, and the records contain information on formulation and administration of contracts that is especially useful for information about research conducted by Smithsonian Institution staff. These records include copies of grants and ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
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1925-1949
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78.77 cu. ft. (65 record storage boxes) (1 half document box) (90 3x5 boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 46
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit traces the operation of the Smithsonian from 1925 to 1949. It contains records from the last years of Secretary Charles D. Walcott's administration, perhaps most notably the ambitious but abortive fund raising campaign to add $10,000,000.00 to the Smithsonian's endowment. The Depression and consequent cut-backs in government ...
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Hoogstraal, Harry, 1917-1986
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circa 1940-1986
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113.74 cu. ft. (98 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (22 16x20 boxes) (2 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7454
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers document the professional career, and to a lesser extent, the personal affairs of Harry Hoogstraal. Most of the papers concern his work after he joined NAMRU-3 in 1949. There appears to be little documentation of his participation on scientific expeditions during the 1930s and 1940s. The papers primarily consist of a voluminous ...
