Ecology Program Records
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Environmental Sciences
- Dates:
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1965-1973
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11.5 cu. ft. (23 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 271
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of files documenting the operation of the Smithsonian Office of Ecology (SOE), 1965-1970, and its successor, the Ecology Program of the Office of Environmental Sciences (OES), 1970-1973. The records were created primarily by administrators Buechner, 1965-1968; Wallen, 1969; and Jenkins, 1970-1973. They include organiz...
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National Museum of Natural History. Environmental Awareness Program
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circa 1977-1990
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-031
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records from the International Center, Office of Environmental Awareness (OEA), concerning the following: Environmental Activities Report, a survey document covering the Smithsonian's environmental research activities; Media and Environmental Conference, held at the Smithsonian Institution in September 1989, whi...
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Kirkbride, Joseph H.
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1967-1968, 1972, 1976-1986, 1989-2015, undated
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-239
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of field notes and diaries of Joseph H. Kirkbride, botanist. Kirkbride was an Associate Curator in the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany, 1976-1979, but spent the majority of his career with the Agricultural Research Service in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Following his reti...
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DeWolf, James, 1764-1837
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1757-1947
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1.8 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.A2018.17.2
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
The Papers of the DeWolf Family shed light on one of the wealthiest New England families in the 18th-19th centuries who made their fortune by engaging in each part of the transatlantic slave trade. This collection is comprised of photographs, correspondence, publications, and business records including daily logs and ship manifests. Included in th...
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Higgins, Robert P.
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1957-1960, 1963-1965, 1968, 1972, 1976-1993
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-105
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of field notes of Robert P. Higgins (1932- ), an invertebrate zoologist who held various positions at the Smithsonian Institution and the National Museum of Natural History, 1968-1996. These field notes document his collecting trips around the world. Materials also include scientific illustrations and maps.
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National Philatelic Collection, Smithsonian Institution.
Blenkle, Victor A., Dr., 1900-1978 (physician)
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circa 1880-circa 1970
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10 Cubic feet (29 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0200
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of postcards gathered by Dr. Victor A. Blenkle, a twentieth century physician. The postcards primarily concern geographical locations and landmarks in the United States and Western Europe, but also include materials from six other continents.
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Conservation and Research Center (National Zoological Park)
- Dates:
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1973-1998
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 03-021
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that were created and maintained by Christen M. Wemmer, Associate Director, documenting his professional activities, commissions, and research interests. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, notes, minutes, reports, data, internal and external examinations, permits, notices, publications, and cli...
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Hemphill, Herbert Waide
- Dates:
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1776-1998
bulk 1876-1998
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26.7 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.hempherb
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Archives of American Art
The papers of folk art collector and museum curator Herbert Waide Hemphill date from 1776-1998, bulk 1876-1998, and measure 26.7 linear feet. Found within the papers are biographical materials, personal business records, files documenting his collecting, writings, art work, minutes of meetings, a scrapbook, printed material including exhibition and auction announcements and catalogs, and miscellaneous artifacts. The collection also contains numerous photographs of Hemphill, family members, his residences, friends and colleagues, exhibitions, travel, and art work. Sound and video recordings include interviews of Hemphill.
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Smithsonian Institution. Division of Performing Arts
- Dates:
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1966-1979
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35 cu. ft. (35 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession T90055
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the activities of the Division of Performing Arts (DPA). Materials document a variety of public performances, concerts, touring shows, and festivals. Particularly well documented are activities surrounding the annual Festival of American Folklife. Records include correspondence, memoranda, bu...
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Washburn, Wilcomb E.
- Dates:
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1956-1997
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23.19 cu. ft. (22 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-093
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of materials that document aspects of the personal life and career of Wilcomb E. Washburn (WEW) and were removed from his home after his death. The largest single group of papers deals with Washburn's membership in various organizations and societies. There is also substantial information on a projected biography o...
