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Creator:

Foresight Institute. (Palo Alto, California)  Search this

Lubar, Steven D.  Search this

Extent:

0.3 Cubic feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Newsletters

Date:

1986-2004

Summary:

The collection contains an almost complete set of the quarterly newsletter Foresight Background and its successor Foresight Update from 1987 to January, 2004. Also included are five issues of Foresight Briefing. The Foresight Institute of Palo Alto, California, studies transformative technologies.

Scope and Contents:

The collection contains an almost complete set of the quarterly newsletter Foresight Background and its successor Foresight Update from 1987 to January, 2004. Foresight Update is now a weekly newsletter. Also included are five issues of Foresight Briefing, a newsletter containing single, in-depth articles. The newsletters contain essays, reviews of nanotechnology research, student prizes, question-and-answer sets, reference information, in-depth full length articles, and advertisements for nano-related scientific companies and legal services. Miscellaneous mailings from the Foresight Institute to members, such as contribution requests, announcements of upcoming events, and publication offers are included.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into two series.

Series 1, Newsletters, 1989-2004

Series 2, Miscellaneous materials, 1986-2002 and undated

Biographical / Historical:

Started by Dr. Eric Drexler in 1986 in Palo Alto, California, the non-profit Foresight Institute's mission is to anticipate and meet the future challenges of advances in technology. The Institute seeks to increase knowledge about advances, and to encourage and enable free and open discussion and study of them. Its primary focus is on "molecular nanotechnology, the coming ability to build materials and products with atomic precision." It was the first organization to educate society about the benefits and risks of nanotechnology. The Institute hosts regular conferences on nanotechnology subjects, and it publishes articles, books, and a quarterly newsletter entitled Foresight Update (formerly Foresight Background). The Institute awards annual prizes in two categories, entitled the Foresight Institute Feynman Award, in honor of physicist Richard Feynman. One award is given for experimental research and the other for theory in advances in nanotechnology.

Provenance:

The collection was donated by Steven F. Lubar, former curator in the National Museum of American History's Division of the History of Technology (now Division of Work and Industry) in 2004.

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Topic:

Nanotechnology  Search this

Genre/Form:

Newsletters -- 20th century

Citation:

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0863

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8afd8b121-7d28-4897-88dd-028cfe80e97b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0863

Collection Creator:

Foresight Institute. (Palo Alto, California)  Search this

Lubar, Steven D.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1989-2004

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Collection Citation:

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0863, Series 1

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep898c91c70-7917-4feb-98b2-bbd9a01e4377

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0863-ref13

Collection Creator:

Foresight Institute. (Palo Alto, California)  Search this

Lubar, Steven D.  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1986-2002

undated

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Collection Citation:

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0863, Series 2

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f27d2898-f88f-432d-94c8-7b0f800ba9f0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0863-ref14

Collection Creator:

Foresight Institute. (Palo Alto, California)  Search this

Lubar, Steven D.  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1998-1999

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Collection Citation:

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection / Series 1: Newsletters

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87daffa68-bade-4de3-a6f1-72a8a9629b52

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0863-ref15

Collection Creator:

Foresight Institute. (Palo Alto, California)  Search this

Lubar, Steven D.  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1987-1989

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Collection Citation:

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection / Series 1: Newsletters

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep86ad839d4-6e28-4a78-9247-e61bc2251ee3

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0863-ref16

Collection Creator:

Foresight Institute. (Palo Alto, California)  Search this

Lubar, Steven D.  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 3

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1987-June 1990

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Collection Citation:

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection / Series 1: Newsletters

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep88244cd1f-dc40-4097-b43c-74b3c4623695

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0863-ref17

Collection Creator:

Foresight Institute. (Palo Alto, California)  Search this

Lubar, Steven D.  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 4

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Collection Citation:

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection / Series 1: Newsletters

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8da3ca3a5-4580-4b90-914e-4ad623f24ddc

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0863-ref18

Collection Creator:

Foresight Institute. (Palo Alto, California)  Search this

Lubar, Steven D.  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 5

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Collection Citation:

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection / Series 1: Newsletters

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep890474bd9-5076-4896-9176-b7e56295c46a

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0863-ref19

Collection Creator:

Foresight Institute. (Palo Alto, California)  Search this

Lubar, Steven D.  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 6

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Collection Citation:

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection / Series 1: Newsletters

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8d9546a18-9bd8-4fe4-8cdc-c777bfc77029

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0863-ref20

Collection Creator:

Foresight Institute. (Palo Alto, California)  Search this

Lubar, Steven D.  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 7

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Collection Citation:

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection / Series 1: Newsletters

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep882594554-e94e-4dab-9283-036afbc8963d

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0863-ref21

Collection Creator:

Foresight Institute. (Palo Alto, California)  Search this

Lubar, Steven D.  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 8

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Collection Citation:

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection / Series 1: Newsletters

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8df00c1a5-ac54-4300-bab6-1b76bea30344

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0863-ref22

Collection Creator:

Foresight Institute. (Palo Alto, California)  Search this

Lubar, Steven D.  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 9

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Collection Citation:

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection / Series 2: Miscellaneous materials

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep881d00cb9-88b6-47dc-8131-363c891e7207

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0863-ref23

Collection Creator:

Foresight Institute. (Palo Alto, California)  Search this

Lubar, Steven D.  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 10

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Collection Citation:

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection / Series 2: Miscellaneous materials

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep87c1182a3-f6ba-452f-ad5e-7b9fb88092c8

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0863-ref24

Collection Creator:

Foresight Institute. (Palo Alto, California)  Search this

Lubar, Steven D.  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 11

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Collection Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: reproduction fees may apply.

Collection Citation:

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection, dates, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection

Foresight Institute Newsletter Collection / Series 2: Miscellaneous materials

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep84b2d6e71-5a35-42d7-922a-d74a9d6be302

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0863-ref25

Author:

Kingery, W. D  Search this

Kingery, W. D  Search this

Lubar, Steven D  Search this

Physical description:

xvii, 300 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm

Type:

Books

Date:

1993

C1993

Topic:

Archaeology and history  Search this

Material culture  Search this

Call number:

CC77.H5 H59

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_440851

Creator:

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Subject:

Johnston, Paul Forsythe 1950-  Search this

Withuhn, William L  Search this

Lubar, Steven D  Search this

Stine, Jeffrey K  Search this

Hacker, Barton C. 1935-  Search this

Daniel, Pete  Search this

Stephens, Carlene E. 1949-  Search this

Marefat, Mina  Search this

Worthington, William E. 1948-  Search this

Vining, Margaret  Search this

Johnson, Paula J. 1954-  Search this

Harrison, Michael  Search this

Kendrick, Kathleen M  Search this

Chase, Lynn  Search this

Finn, Bernard S. 1932-  Search this

Battison, Edwin A  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of History  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of the History of Technology  Search this

Type:

Mixed archival materials

Date:

1995

1995-

Topic:

Technology--History  Search this

Museum curators  Search this

Local number:

SIA AH00258

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_223011

Creator:

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Subject:

Stine, Jeffrey K  Search this

Worthington, William E. 1948-  Search this

Lubar, Steven D  Search this

Daniel, Pete  Search this

Johnston, Paul Forsythe 1950-  Search this

Harrison, Michael  Search this

Johnson, Paula J. 1954-  Search this

Finn, Bernard S. 1932-  Search this

Vining, Margaret  Search this

Chase, Lynn  Search this

Kendrick, Kathleen M  Search this

Battison, Edwin A  Search this

Stephens, Carlene E. 1949-  Search this

Post, Robert C  Search this

Withuhn, William L  Search this

Bishop, Philip W  Search this

Schlebecker, John T  Search this

Vogel, Robert M  Search this

White, John H. 1933-  Search this

Hoffman, John Nathan  Search this

Klose, Claudine  Search this

Sharrer, G. Terry  Search this

Henkel, Lowell L  Search this

Doyle, Aida M  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of the History of Technology  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Mechanisms  Search this

Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Extractive Industries  Search this

National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Manufacturing  Search this

National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Agriculture and Mining  Search this

National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Agriculture and Forest Products  Search this

Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Industrial Cooperation  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Transportation  Search this

United States National Museum Division of Mineral Technology  Search this

United States National Museum Section of Organic Chemistry  Search this

United States National Museum Section of Chemical Industries  Search this

Physical description:

55.84 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings

Type:

Video recordings

Color photographs

Black-and-white negatives

Black-and-white photographs

Clippings

Brochures

Manuscripts

Color transparencies

Drawings

Floor plans

Compact discs

Audiotapes

Newspapers

Books

Picture postcards

Exhibition catalogs

Digital versatile discs

Artifacts

Color negatives

Electronic records

Ephemera

Pamphlets

Digital images

Date:

1915

1915-2023

1915-2014, 2020-2023

Topic:

Technology--History  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Agriculture--History  Search this

Navigation--History  Search this

Electricity--History  Search this

Military education  Search this

Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this

Clocks and watches  Search this

Autonomous vehicles  Search this

Mining engineering  Search this

Forest products  Search this

Nuclear energy  Search this

Petroleum  Search this

Steel  Search this

Iron  Search this

Loans  Search this

Congresses and conventions  Search this

Contracts  Search this

Museums--Educational aspects  Search this

Speeches, addresses, etc  Search this

Committees  Search this

Textile fabrics  Search this

Rubber  Search this

Coal  Search this

Traveling exhibitions  Search this

Museum curators  Search this

Local number:

SIA RS00388

Restrictions & Rights:

Materials less than 15 years old Restricted. Contact reference staff for details

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Exhibition Records 1915-2014, 2020-2023 [National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Work and Industry]

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_223016

Creator:

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Engineering and Industry  Search this

Uniform title:

HyperCard (Computer file)  Search this

Subject:

Lubar, Steven D  Search this

Engines of Change: The American Industrial Revolution, 1790-1860 (Exhibition) (1986-2006: Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Type:

Electronic records

Collection descriptions

Place:

United States

Date:

1991

Topic:

Industrial revolution  Search this

Computer programs  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Engineering--History  Search this

Industries--History  Search this

Inventors  Search this

Engineers  Search this

Artisans  Search this

Personnel management  Search this

Slave labor  Search this

Local number:

SIA Acc. 18-185

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Exhibition Records 1927, 1953-1991 [National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Engineering and Industry]

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_397502

Creator:

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Engineering and Industry  Search this

Subject:

Stephens, Carlene E. 1949-  Search this

Battison, Edwin A  Search this

Vogel, Robert M  Search this

Multhauf, Robert P  Search this

Ferguson, Eugene S  Search this

Mitman, Carl Weaver 1889-  Search this

Roebling, John Augustus 1806-1869  Search this

Lubar, Steven D  Search this

United States National Museum  Search this

Museum of History and Technology (U.S.)  Search this

National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of the History of Science and Technology  Search this

Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Hall of Heavy Machinery  Search this

Physical description:

6.81 cu. ft. processed holdings

13.25 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings

Type:

Drawings

Black-and-white photographs

Manuscripts

Floor plans

Black-and-white transparencies

Black-and-white negatives

Color photographs

Color transparencies

Sketches

Exhibition catalogs

Clippings

Newsletters

Architectural drawings

Electronic records

Date:

1927

1927-1991

1927, 1953-1991

Topic:

Exhibitions  Search this

Engineering--History  Search this

Industries--History  Search this

Civil engineering  Search this

Mechanical engineering  Search this

Museum curators  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Local number:

SIA RS00381

Restrictions & Rights:

Materials less than 15 years old Restricted. Contact reference staff for details

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Exhibition Records 1927, 1953-1991 [National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Engineering and Industry]

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_219690

Creator:

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Engineering and Industry  Search this

Subject:

Noble, David F (David Franklin) 1935-  Search this

Vogel, Robert M  Search this

Battison, Edwin A  Search this

Crouch, Tom D  Search this

Lubar, Steven D  Search this

Mayr, Otto  Search this

Multhauf, Robert P  Search this

Post, Robert C  Search this

Stephens, Carlene E. 1949-  Search this

Stine, Jeffrey K  Search this

Taylor, Frank A (Frank Augustus) 1903-2007  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

United States National Museum Division of Engineering  Search this

Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Department of Science and Technology  Search this

National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Department of History of Technology  Search this

National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Department of History of Science  Search this

National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Department of the History of Science and Technology  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of the History of Technology  Search this

Type:

Mixed archival materials

Date:

1957

1957-1995

Topic:

Historical museums  Search this

Museum curators  Search this

Science--History  Search this

Engineering--History  Search this

Technology--History  Search this

Local number:

SIA AH00084

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_221440