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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Mammals
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1934-1939, 1956-2017
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26.99 cu. ft. (23 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 blueprint storage box) (4 16x20 boxes) (3 oversize folders)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-100
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the records of curator emeritus Richard W. Thorington (1937-2017), who specialized in systematics, evolution, anatomy, and functional morphology in mammals, especially of primates and squirrels. The records primarily document Thorington's curatorial activities in the Division of Mammals at the National Museum of Natu...
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Smithsonian Institution
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1871-1876
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1.94 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 half document box) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 68
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Polaris Expedition was undertaken for scientific observation in the Arctic during the period from 1871 to 1873, under the direction of the Navy. The Smithsonian Institution was involved, especially in meteorological observations, and acquired part of the records with a view to publishing them. This collection consists of the records t...
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Tripp, William Henry, 1880-1959
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circa 1900-1925
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession T91019
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession contains a whaling log from the schooner John R. Manta, a log from the schooner Joseph Manta, and related documents.
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Lewis Selwyn Webster Collection
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Webster, Lewis Selwyn, 1892-1957
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1917-1952
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0.79 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2010.0041
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of material relating to the long military career (1918-1948) of aviator Lewis Selwyn Webster, including five of Webster's pilot's log books as well as numerous photographs, letters, news clippings, and other documents. A small section of the collection pertains to Webster's son, Lewis Frazer Webster, who served with the U.S. Air Force and was killed in action in Korea in 1952.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Chief Information Officer
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1949-2005
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2.53 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-047
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the technological advances in computing systems, software and hardware used across the Smithsonian Institution. Many of the records were created by predecessor units of the Office of the Chief Information Officer, including the Information Systems Division, 1968-1974; the Office of Computer S...
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Smithsonian Institution. Archives. Smithsonian Photographic Services
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1927, 1957-2002, 2008
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 09-257
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of a variety of administrative records related to the operations and functions of SPS and includes records from when the office was known as the Office of Printing and Photographic Services (OPPS); the Office of Imaging, Printing, and Photographic Services (OIPPS); the Office of Imaging and Photographic Services (O...
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Schulze, Kurt
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bulk 1940s-2000s
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6 Cubic feet ((12 boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2012.0025
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The German World War II Ace Collection consists of 6 linear feet of correspondence and photographs of German aces and pilots of World War II collected by Kurt Schulze and Raymond Toliver.
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Information, Technology and Society, Div. of (NMAH, SI).
Hashimoto, Kazuo
Kilby, Jack
Hashimoto Corporation
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1954-1994.
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2 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0874
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection consists of material documenting early telephone answering devices.
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Vaeth, J. Gordon (Joseph Gordon), 1921-2012
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1908-1992
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1.97 Cubic feet (4 legal document boxes and 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1994.0011
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection, compiled by J. Gorden Vaeth, consists of documents, reports, news clippings, scrapbooks, publications, and photographs relating to rigid and non-rigid airships worldwide.
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National Air and Space Museum
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circa 1998-2005
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 15-284
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists primarily of images as well as some video documenting the construction of the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center and events surrounding its opening. The majority of the photographs were taken by Carolyn Russo, National Air and Space Museum (NASM) photographer; Mark A. Avino and Eric F. Long, Smithsonian Institution, Office ...