Lisa Taylor Papers
This accession consists of the personal papers of Lisa Taylor, Director, Smithsonian Associates (TSA), 1966-1968, and Director, Cooper-Hewitt Museum (CHM), 1969-1987. These materials document her personal correspondence and professional activities as well as her transition from TSA to CHM and the administration of CHM. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, postcards, photographs, invitations, clippings …
Scientists and Inventors Portrait File: photoprints
Copy prints created by the Smithsonian Office of Priting and Photography of portraits of important scientists and others in Smithsonian collections.
Biographical Files
Record unit 7308 contains biographical materials assembled by the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU). A portion of these materials were transferred to the Smithsonian Archives in 1974 and 1975 as part of the main body of AOU records. The AOU has named the Smithsonian Archives as repository for its official records. In 1983, the Archives …
Isabella Stewart Gardner papers
Letters, business records, diary, and photographs.
National Arts Club records
The records of the National Arts Club measure 32.1 linear feet and date from 1898 to 1960. The collection documents the founding of the club, and it's governance, administration, exhibitions, and social activities
Correspondence
These records comprise the official correspondence of the Department of Entomology. Because a close relationship existed between the Department of Entomology of the National Museum and the Bureau of Entomology of the Agriculture Department, there is considerable correspondence of Agriculture Department staff, notably August Busck and Carl Heinrich. Some papers …
Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies collection
This collection consists of 355 biographies written by Harold E. Morehouse and intended for publication. These biographies discuss Morehouse's fellow early aviation pioneers, many of whom belong to the Early Birds, an organization open to those who soloed before December 17, 1916. Each biography discusses the subject's life and the majority of biographies include a photograph of the individual.
Miscellaneous photographs collection
This collection of miscellaneous photographs is comprised of photographs that were donated individually and are not part of a larger manuscript or archival collection, or photographs cataloged individually when the provenance is unknown.
Julia Anna Gardner Papers
This accession documents the career of Julia Anna Gardner, United States Geological Survey (USGS) geologist. Materials include correspondence concerning her research, publications and professional activities. Gardner served as president of the Paleontological Society in 1952. In 1953 she became the third woman to hold the vice presidency of the Geological Society of …
Willis Wagner Wirth Papers
These papers consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence primarily documenting Wirth's career at the USDA and his research on Diptera. Also included are small amounts of correspondence concerning his work with the United States Public Health Service and his tenure as a Fulbright Research Scholar in Australia, 1956-1957. The correspondence concerns …
