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Marsh, Richard O. (Richard Oglesby), 1883-1953
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1923-1994
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7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NAA.1997-18
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National Anthropological Archives
Richard Oglesby Marsh (1883–1953) was an engineer, American diplomat and amateur ethnologist who participated in several engineering and ethnological expeditions to Panama. He helped draft the Declaration of Independence and Human Rights of the Tule People of San Blas and the Darien and was the author of White Indians of Darien and several popular articles on Panama.
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Helena M. Weiss Oral History Interviews
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Weiss, Helena M., 1909-2004, interviewee
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1987
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8 audiotapes (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9587
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program ...
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circa 1972-1992
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10 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-014
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession documents the tenures of directors Daniel J. Boorstin (1969-1973), Brooke Hindle (1974-1978), and Roger G. Kennedy (1979-1992). The records consist mostly of Collections Committee records pertaining to purchases, loans, and gifts; minutes of meetings; insurance claims; budget, appropriations, and audit reports; inventories; ...
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Faul, Jan, 1945-
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1991
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0441
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection is a set of twenty-four black-and-white silver gelatin prints entitled "Potomac: East and West," by Jan Faul, 1991. They include agricultural landscapes, cemeteries, industrial buildings commercial buildings in rural areas, etc., in the Potomac River region of Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. Each image contains a small area hand-colored by the photographer, providing a subtly mysterious, often whimsical or humorous effect.
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Puente, Tito
Puente, Margaret
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1962-2001, undated
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0.33 Cubic feet (1 box )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0894
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of photographs and personal papers documenting the career of Latin Jazz musican Tito Puente.
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Merrill, George P. (George Perkins), 1854-1929
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1889-1925 and undated
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-012
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession contains unpublished manuscripts by George P. Merrill and related materials. The Merrill manuscripts contain information on the history of the Department of Geology, United States National Museum. Other manuscripts document the Division of Mineralogy and Petrology.
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circa 1952-1980
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2.5 cu. ft. (5 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7339
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The papers of Edward L. Todd consist of professional correspondence documenting his research in Lepidoptera and Hemiptera at the USDA. Also included are notes from professional meetings, research projects, and grant information.
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Gillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993
Fishman, Charles
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1941-2006
bulk 1987-1993
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20 Cubic feet ( 31 boxes, 2 map folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0979
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the career of noted American jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie, through a donation from his former manager, Charles Fishman.
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Boyd, Walter Willard, Dr.
Boyd, John C.
Carpenter, Josephine
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1874-1945
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6 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
2 Motion picture films
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0707
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers related to Dr. John C. Boyd's career as a U.S. Navy surgeon, including his commission, names recommended for awards, his casebook for 1874-1877, his correspondence, including two letterpress books, 1895-1902; photographs. Also photographs, especially those by his son, Dr. Walter Willard Boyd, of Dr. Harvey Cushing performing neurosurgical and other operations; two films (1931) of an operation; two scrapbooks, including one outlining an accident and eventual amputation of the leg of Walter Jones Willard (includes letters and sympathy cards).
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Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969
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1813-1946
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1.19 Cubic feet (consisting of 2.5 boxes, 1 folder, 2 oversize folders.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Genealogy
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Genealogy forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
