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United States National Museum. Division of Birds
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circa 1854-1959
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18.5 cu. ft. (37 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 105
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of correspondence of the Division of Birds, most of which was conducted by the three curators listed above. There is a lesser amount of correspondence of Associate Curators. Also included is material concerning the history of the Division and distribution and destruction of specimens.
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National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.
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Ongoing
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42 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1183.J
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Technical Reference Files comprise an artificial collection that currently contains 1,900 cubic feet of aviation and space related materials, organized in 22 subject series. File materials include photographs, press releases, clippings, correspondence, reports, and brochures, on individuals, organizations, events, and objects.
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National Museum of Natural History. Office of Exhibits
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circa 1955-1990 and undated
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31.58 cu. ft. (31 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box) (1 folder oversize material)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 363
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This record unit contains a variety of records documenting the planning, design, and production of permanent and temporary exhibitions at the NMNH. It also contains smaller amounts of records concerning exhibitions held at the National Museum of History and Technology, National Air and Space Museum, National Collection of Fine Arts, Anacostia ...
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Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum
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1860-1908
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19.6 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 189
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Most of the correspondence is directed to Goode, with lesser amounts to True, Walcott, and Rathbun. Also, a small amount of correspondence is addressed to the Secretary of the Smithsonian, (Baird, 1878-1887; and Samuel P. Langley, 1887-1906) but is generally referred to the Assistant Secretary for response. Much of the material is routine cor...
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Mollusks
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1920-2007
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13 cu. ft. (13 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-172
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of incoming and outgoing divisional correspondence concerning specimen identification, data exchanges, manuscripts, grant proposals, exhibits, and other activities of the Division of Mollusks.
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National Museum of Natural History. Division of Vertebrate Paleontology
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1958-1997
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3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-169
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Clayton Edward Ray, Curator in the National Museum of Natural History Division of Vertebrate Paleontology. Materials include correspondence and administrative records regarding the Douglas Ralph Emlong Collection, exhibition records, and administrative records regarding the Remington...
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Smithsonian Institution. Buildings Management Department
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1881-1973
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29.58 cu. ft. (29 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 157
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include records of the Buildings Management Department and its predecessors, including subject files, photographs, plans, reports, sketches, drawings, blueprints, memoranda, and correspondence concerning maintenance, financial matters, labor and supply costs, visitors, receptions, exhibitions, guard forces, and buildings mai...
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Jeffers, Wendy
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circa 1930-2015
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3 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.jeffwen
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Archives of American Art
The Wendy Jeffers research material on Niles Spencer measures 3.0 linear feet and dates from circa 1930-2015. The material was compiled by Jeffers for an exhibition and catalog she produced of Spencer's work for the Whitney Museum in 1990 and for research toward an updated catalogue raisonné. The bulk of the collection is comprised of correspondence, provenance research on individual artworks, writing, and photographic material. Jeffers' material expands on Dorothy C. Miller's research completed while organizing a Spencer exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in 1954.
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National Museum of American History. Division of Transportation
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1946-1985
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15.51 cu. ft. (15 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 528
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records consist of curator's day journals, 1946-1956; a manuscript copy, Wheels and Wheeling: The Smithsonian Cycle Collection, 1974; and administrative files of the Division of Transportation concerning such matters as gifts and grants, annual budgets, minutes of meetings, publications, and historical inquiries regarding objects. A...
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National Museum of American History. Division of Physical Sciences and Mathematics
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1956-1988 and undated
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12 cu. ft. (24 document boxes) (oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 332
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records include administrative files of the Division of Mathematics and its predecessors; Merzbach correspondence with computer industries, university professors, and pioneers or experts in the field of computing science; exhibition scripts, research material, and blueprints for the Hall of Mathematics; Computer History Project research ...