A descriptive catalogue of the exhibition, entitled Ancient and Modern Mexico : containing a panoramic view of the present city, specimens of the natural history of New Spain : models of its vegetable produce, habitations, costume, &c. &c. : and of the colossal and enormous idols, the great calendar and sacrificial stones, temples, pyramids, and other existing antique remains : the whole forming the rationally instructive and interesting exhibition, which is now open for public inspection, at the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly / by William Bullock
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
0.5 Linear feet (Personal papers, 8.5 x 14 in. or smaller.)
Container:
Item RET004
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1956-2004
Scope and Contents note:
Personal papers including correspondence, photographs, and ephemera document Russell E. Train's efforts to create the Africana collection. Letters also relate to the creation and distribution of the collection catalog. Correspondents comprise personal and professional contacts, and provide information relating to the method of acquisition and provenance. Includes letters from Richard Sawyer, who acted as Train's personal bookseller.
Collection Rights:
The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email AskaLibrarian@si.edu for an appointment.
Du Simitière, Pierre Eugène, ca. 1736-1784 Search this
Extent:
10 Volumes ((on 3 microfilm reels))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Volumes
Place:
United States -- History -- 18th century
Date:
1560-1786
bulk 1721-1786
Scope and Contents:
Papers relating to natural history and Du Simitière's collection of specimens; material collected on the history of the West Indies and Colonial American affairs in New England, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey, including the Lancaster Treaty, 1744, and Indian treaties, 1721-1756; letters, 1560-1781; journals, pamphlets and extracts; a broadside of the Du Simitière sale, 1785; drawings and portraits of American legislators and soldiers by Du Simitière; and leaves of a medieval illuminated manuscript.
Biographical / Historical:
Portrait painter, curator and naturalist; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born in Geneva, Switzerland. Came to America in 1765 after spending several years in the West Indies collecting natural history specimens. Elected curator, 1768, of the American Philosophical Society, and set up a natural history museum. He collected Revolutionary War ephemera and literature.
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming, 1955, by the Library Company of Philadelphia. In 1785 Du Simitière's effects were sold at auction, resulting in his library being scattered. Most of the manuscripts were purchased by the Library Company of Philadelphia. The Library of Congress later acquired some others. The whereabouts of some material is still uncertain.
Restrictions:
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Occupation:
Museum curators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Search this
Portrait painters -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Search this
Naturalists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Search this
Topic:
Natural history -- Catalogs and collections -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Search this
Portrait painting -- 18th century -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Search this
Function:
Natural history museums -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
Vertebratorum synopsis in Museo Mediolanense extantum : quæ per novam orbem Cajetanus Osculati collegit annis 1846-47-1848 speciebus novis vel minus cognitis adjectis nec non descriptionibus atque iconibus illustratis / curante Æmelio Cornalia ..
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Search this
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Date:
1987-1994
Descriptive Entry:
The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) was created in 1985. It is a multidisciplinary organization, including persons within the fields
of anthropology, zoology, botany, geology, paleontology, and others interested in the development and preservation of natural history collections. This accession consists
of records documenting Gerald R. Fitzgerald's activities as a member and officer of SPNHC. Most of the files were created during Fitzgerald's tenure as President of SPNHC,
1992-1993, and document annual meetings, the work of SPNHC committees, and SPNHC by-laws and organization. Included are photographs from annual meetings.
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Search this
Extent:
0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Books
Brochures
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Date:
1988-1999
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) records. Materials include registration packets, calls for papers, programs
and abstracts to annual meetings, flyers, meeting minutes, correspondence concerning the Conservation and Resources and the Awards and Recognition Committees, and photographs
and slides from the 1998 annual meeting in Edmonton, Alberta.
Topic:
Natural history -- Catalogs and collections Search this
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Search this
Extent:
3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Books
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Date:
circa 1981-1995
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the files of Cesar Romero-Sierra as President of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC), 1988-1989; materials
regarding the 1995 annual meeting of SPNHC; the files of Catharine A. Hawks as a member of the SPNHC Conservation Committee; the files of the SPNHC Liaison Committee; photographs
of the 1995 annual meeting in Toronto; the files of Frederick Collier, J. Phillip Angle, and Catharine A. Hawks as SPNHC Council and Committee members; and miscellaneous SPNHC
publications.
Topic:
Natural history -- Catalogs and collections Search this
Epistola de praecipuis naturae et artis curiosis speciminibus musei, vel potius physiotechnotamei viri illustris, excellentissimi, experientissimi doctissimique Domini Friderici Hoffmanni, medicinae doctoris, eiusdemque professoris in Academia quae Halae Hermundurorum floret ... ad ... Franciscum Ernestum Bruckmannum perscripta a Friderico Christiano Lessero ... A.O.R. MDCCXXXVI
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Search this
Extent:
2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Books
Manuscripts
Posters
Date:
circa 1986-1994
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) Treasurer's records created by J. P. Cuerrier and Suzanne B. McLaren,
1985-1992. Also included is miscellaneous material mostly concerning SPNHC annual meetings, and general correspondence, 1985-1988. Some materials are in electronic format.
Topic:
Natural history -- Catalogs and collections Search this
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Search this
Extent:
3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Newsletters
Date:
1987-1993
Descriptive Entry:
The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) was created in 1985. It is a multi-disciplinary organization, including persons within the fields
of anthropology, zoology, botany, geology, paleontology, and others interested in the development and preservation of natural history collections. These records consist mostly
of Paisley S. Cato's files as Editor of SPNHC documenting the publication of Society publications Collection Forum and SPNCH Newsletter. Also included are
smaller amounts of SPNCH promotional material and records concerning the 1993 SPNCH annual meeting in Victoria, British Columbia.
Topic:
Natural history -- Catalogs and collections Search this
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Search this
Extent:
0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Newsletters
Date:
1987, 1991, 2006-2007
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records regarding Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) annual meetings, publications, finances, elections,
and committees. Materials include correspondence, minutes, newsletters and other serial publications, an annual meeting registration packet, and other related materials documenting
SPNHC activities.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2023; Transferring office; 7/11/1990 Agreement of Transfer; Contact reference staff for details.
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Search this
Extent:
3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Books
Brochures
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Date:
1981-1993
Descriptive Entry:
The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) was created in 1985. It is a multidisciplinary organization, including persons within the fields
of anthropology, zoology, botany, geology, paleontology, and others who are interested in the development and preservation of natural history collections. These records document
the establishment and early history of SPNHC and include officers files, committee files and reports, membership records, annual meeting materials, copies of the Collection
Forum (SPNHC Journal) and the SPNHC Newsletter, and advertising files for Collection Journal. A small amount of material pre-dates the establishment of SPNHC
and concerns the 1981 and 1985 Workshops on the Care and Maintenance of Natural History Collections in Ottawa and Toronto.
Topic:
Natural history -- Catalogs and collections Search this
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Search this
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Compact discs
Color photographs
Video recordings
Black-and-white photographs
Electronic records
Date:
1992-2005
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records regarding Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) annual meetings, publications and committees. Records
include correspondence, minutes, newsletters and other serial publications, photographs, a videotape, and related materials documenting SPNHC activities. Some materials are
in electronic format.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2021; Transferring office; 7/11/1990 Agreement of Transfer; Contact reference staff for details.
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Search this
Extent:
1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Compact discs
Black-and-white negatives
Black-and-white photographs
Electronic records
Date:
2005-2006
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records regarding Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) annual meetings, publications, finances, elections,
and committees. Materials include correspondence, minutes, newsletters and other serial publications, photographs, videotapes, and other related materials documenting
SPNHC activities. Some materials are in electronic format.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2022; Transferring office; 7/11/1990 Agreement of Transfer; Contact reference staff for details.
Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Search this
Extent:
3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Newsletters
Black-and-white photographs
Black-and-white negatives
Color photographs
Date:
1989-2003
Descriptive Entry:
This accesssion consist of records regarding Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) annual meetings, publications and committees. Materials
include correspondence, minutes, newsletters and other serial publications, photographs, and related materials documenting SPNHC activities.
