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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Invertebrate Zoology
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1958-2000
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4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 10-039
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Raymond B. Manning. The materials cover his research, trips, correspondence, and departmental matters. One folder consists of the correspondence of Horton H. Hobbs, Jr. Materials include correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, negatives, slides, and illustrations.
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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Research
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circa 1973-1990
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14.5 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 526
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist primarily of administrative files of the Assistant Secretary for Research, 1987-1990, documenting his responsibility for the National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of Natural History, the National Zoological Park, the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, th...
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Anacostia Historical Society
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1974-1992
bulk 1977-1980
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1.65 Linear feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- ACMA.M04-001
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Anacostia Community Museum Archives
The Anacostia Historical Society records, which date from 1974 to 1992, document the history and activities of the Anacostia Historical Society. The records are comprised of correspondence, financial records, museum catalogs, newsletters, clippings and slides.
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Entomology
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1903-2003
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20 cu. ft. (20 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 11-158
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Paul J. Spangler, curator at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). These records include correspondence, grants, loans, administrative records, research materials, manuscripts, specimen information, reference information, and materials related to his work with professional s...
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Invertebrate Zoology
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1967-2004
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4.5 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-112
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of correspondence and project files of Brian Frederick Kensley, Research Zoologist in the Department of Invertebrate Zoology from 1978-2004. Kensley specialized in the systematics of decapod and isopod crustaceans, and was chairman of the Department from 1991-1995. A significant portion of these records document Ke...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Public Affairs
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2016
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1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-159
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of articles and clippings about Smithsonian Institution museums, curators, exhibitions and events.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary
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1925-1949
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78.77 cu. ft. (65 record storage boxes) (1 half document box) (90 3x5 boxes) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 46
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit traces the operation of the Smithsonian from 1925 to 1949. It contains records from the last years of Secretary Charles D. Walcott's administration, perhaps most notably the ambitious but abortive fund raising campaign to add $10,000,000.00 to the Smithsonian's endowment. The Depression and consequent cut-backs in government ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Service and Protocol
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circa 1973-1989
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10 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 91-019
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of subject files of the Office of Service and Protocol (OSP) which document budgetary agendas, support for exhibition programs, interaction with various offices/departments within the Smithsonian Institution, and contacts with outside organizations and individuals interested in activities of OSP. Materials include ...
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Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Public Service
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circa 1968-1988
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48 cu. ft. (48 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 367
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the activities of the Assistant Secretary for Public Service in the 1970s and 1980s, with a small amount of material dating back to 1968. The records concern the offices reporting to the Assistant Secretary for Public Service, including the Anacostia Neighborhood Museum, the Smithsonian Institution Press, the Office ...
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Karp, Ivan
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circa 1945-2012
bulk 1969-2012
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16.24 Linear feet (43 boxes and 2 sets of rolled maps)
0.21 Gigabytes
19 Sound recordings
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2013-30
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National Anthropological Archives
Ivan Karp (1943-2011) was a curator of African Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) from 1984 to 1993. He was also a professor at Emory University from 1993 to 2011. He conducted fieldwork among the Iteso (Teso) of Kenya and made significant contributions to the areas of African systems of thought, social theory, museum studies, and public scholarship. His collection contains his research on the Iteso of Kenya; his work at Emory University and the Smithsonian Institution; his reviews of manuscripts and books; recommendations that he wrote for his colleagues and students; his published articles and papers presented at conferences; and his project files on various topics including museum studies, African philosophy, public scholarship, agency and personhood, and the history of social anthropology.