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Collection Management Records
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Creators:
National Museum of Natural History. Office of Education and Outreach
Dates:
circa 1954-2006
Size:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Collection ID:
Accession 12-591
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of records documenting the management of the Naturalist Center collections, including the acquisition, cataloging, and disposition of objects. The Naturalist Center, 1976-2011, provided hands-on learning experiences for students and adults through the use of study collections. It was located within the museum building ...

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Digitized Content Fred Mitchell papers
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Creators:
Mitchell, Fred, 1923-
Dates:
1938-2007
Size:
14.3 Linear feet
Collection ID:
AAA.mitcfred
Repository:
Archives of American Art

The papers of Fred Mitchell, 1938-2007, measure 14.3 linear feet. Correspondence, writings, 29 diaries, and subject files, document his personal life and career as a painter and educator in New York City. The papers also include biographical materials, artwork, sketchbooks, printed material, and photographs.

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Digitized Content Major Otto Holstein photographs from Chan Chan, Peru
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Creators:
Holstein, Otto, 1883-1934
American Geographical Society
Dates:
1925-1926
Size:
425 Photographic prints
68 copy negatives
Collection ID:
NMAI.AC.114
Repository:
National Museum of the American Indian

Photographic prints and copy negatives made by Major Otto Holstein in and around the ruins of Chan Chan, Peru between 1925 and 1926. Some of these photographs were later used by Holstein to illustrate his article publication "Chan-Chan: Capital of the Great Chimu" in the American Geographical Society's publication Geographical Review.

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Digitized Content Leonhard Stejneger Papers
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Creators:
Stejneger, Leonhard, 1851-1943
Dates:
1753, 1867-1943
Size:
23.86 cu. ft. (46 document boxes) (2 12x17 boxes) (oversize materials)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 7074
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

The papers of Leonhard Stejneger consist of manuscripts on Japanese herpetology, Chinese herpetology, Puerto Rican and West Indian herpetology, North American herpetology, poisonous snakes, turtles, fur seals, ornithology, European fauna and the study of life zones; manuscripts, general notes and bibliographic notes and correspondence regardin...

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Records
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Creators:
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Dates:
circa 1954-1966
Size:
26.5 linear meters.
Collection ID:
Record Unit 188
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These records consist of files from various offices within the SAO as well as the central files located in the SAO administrative office. Retrieval from records is difficult. While there is no apparent order to the records, a table of contents consisting of imposed general headings is provided below in order to facilitate use of the files...

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Digitized Content Victorian Horticultural Subjects vertical file
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Dates:
undated
Size:
4 file drawers
Collection ID:
AAG.VIC
Repository:
Archives of American Gardens

The Victorian horticultural subjects vertical file is a study file that was compiled for the Smithsonian exhibition "A Victorian Horticultural Extravaganza." Includes copies of materials from various published sources related to Victorian-era (1837-1901) garden tools and accessories, costume accessories, the decorative arts, ladies' fancy work, garden furniture and ornaments, the commerical horticulture industry, landscape design, plants, exhibitions, and garden-related publications.

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Donald F. MacDonald Papers
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Creators:
MacDonald, Donald F. (Donald Francis), 1875-1942
Dates:
1911-1916
Size:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Collection ID:
Accession 16-133
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of field notes of Donald F. MacDonald, geologist with the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and professor of geology. MacDonald was appointed by the Costa Rica-Panama Boundary Commission as geologist during the construction of the Panama Canal, 1911-1913. Some of these field notes were written in conjunction with ...

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Publications
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution, Office of Symposia and Seminars
Dates:
1969-1987
Size:
0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Collection ID:
Accession 06-191
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession consists of publications associated with symposia and seminars sponsored by the Smithsonian Institution. Symposia and seminars documented in this accession include "Constitutional Roots, Rights, and Responsibilities;" "Outlook for Space;" "How Humans Adapt: A Biocultural Odyssey;" "The Muses Flee Hitler;" "Kin and Communities: ...

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Records
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Creators:
National Museum of American History. National Numismatic Collection
Dates:
circa 1921-1989
Size:
26.91 cu. ft. (26 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box) (3 oversize folders)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 359
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This record unit consists of correspondence and memoranda pertaining to publications, exhibitions, acquisitions, numismatic conferences in foreign countries, and materials on loan; annual reports of the Division of Numismatics; budgetary files; American Numismatic Association convention information; exhibition scripts for the Hall of Monetary ...

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Flora S. Kaplan papers
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Creators:
Kaplan, Flora S.
Dates:
1951-2012, bulk 1969-2012
Size:
134 sound recordings
31.5 Linear feet (72 boxes)
Collection ID:
NAA.2015-21
Repository:
National Anthropological Archives

The Flora S. Kaplan papers document her field work, research, and professional activities from 1951-2012 (bulk 1969-2012) and primarily deal with her work as the director and founder of New York University's Museum Studies program and her field work in Benin and Mexico. The collection consists of correspondence, research files, book files, photographs, sound recordings, ephemera, and writings.

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