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Philosophical Society of Washington (Washington, D.C.)
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1871-1968, 1972 and undated
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23.19 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (43 document boxes) (1 16x20 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7079
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit includes correspondence (1871-1968), minutes (1871-1965), records of investments and other fiscal records (1871-1968), publications (1871-1962), newspaper clippings, and photographs. Documentation is full before 1950, with some significant gaps. Most of the records deal with administration of the Society: nomination and elect...
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Museum Programs
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circa 1974-1989
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18 cu. ft. (18 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 631
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the museological work of the Office of Museum Programs (OMP) among its various constituencies - international, national, and local. The records focus on training for smaller museums in all aspect of museum work, including security, registration, conservation, graphics, education, development, and the like.
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Collected Notes, Lists, Catalogs, Illustrations, and Records on Fishes
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National Museum of Natural History
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circa 1835-1974 and undated
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0.68 cu. ft. (1 half document box) (1 12x17 box) (1 folder oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7220
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit consists of a small amount of notes, lists, and illustrations in the Archives, and a much larger quantity of field notes, catalogs, and records kept in the Division of Fishes, Cataloging Room.
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of Telecommunications
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1979-1991
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24 cu. ft. (24 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 03-022
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession includes records documenting the production Smithsonian World, an educational television series that explored people, ideas, and events shaping world culture and blending art, science, history, and the humanities to create a harmony among disciplines. The production was narrated by historian David G. McCullough and co-produced ...
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Contracts and Grants Department
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1990-2005
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-033
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) activities and projects, and consist of proposal, contract and grant files. Proposals found in this accession were made for grants administered by groups within the Smithsonian Institution. Materials include proposals, quotations, and bids from contrac...
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Garber, Paul Edward, 1899-1992
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1824-1992
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241.95 Cubic feet (488 boxes plus flat files)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1991.0063
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Paul E. Garber Collection documents Paul Edward Garber's life, both personal and professional, prior to and during his 72-year tenure at the National Air and Space Museum.
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Kopp, Harriet Green, 1917-
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1930-1950
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4.75 Cubic feet (16 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1130
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These papers relate to Kopp's work in visible speech technology, especially a project to develop a machine that would enable the deaf to understand the spoken voice; including biographical materials, research notes, lecture notes, spectrograms, research reports, log books, correspondence, slides and photographs, books, and documentation of grants f...
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1720-1929, 1944, 1995
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21.95 cu. ft. (17 record storage boxes) (3 12x17 boxes) (4 16x20 boxes) (6 3x5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-103
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accessions consists of the personal correspondence of Charles D. Walcott, his family, and his extended family, as well as genealogical materials, family Bibles, photographs, medals, and other materials related to the Walcott family. The correspondence documents the personal relationships between the immediate Walcott family, as well ...
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Schultz, Leonard P. (Leonard Peter), 1901-1986
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circa 1915-1970, with related papers from 1899
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16.36 cu. ft. (32 document boxes) (1 5x8 box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7222
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These papers concern Schultz's personal and professional life and include notes, correspondence, research data, sketches, manuscripts, meeting programs, clippings, and published works concerning general ichthyology; ichthyological nomenclature; sharks and shark attacks; professional societies; expeditions, particularly the Bikini survey a...
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Kearns, Robert W.
Kearns, Timothy
Brown, Brian Ivan
Quan, John
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1963 - 1999
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8.5 Cubic feet (24 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1406
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the inventive career of physicist and engineer Robert W. Kearns. Kearns invented and patented in 1967 the windshield wiper system with intermittent operation (US 3,351,836), among other inventions. The papers include notebooks, correspondence, reports, memoranda, photographs, patents, drawings, and trade literature.