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"On the Development of a Quantitative Technique of Ground Plan Analysis," 1962

Container:
Box 4 of 6
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 14-309, National Museum of Natural History. Department of Botany, Correspondence
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Correspondence
Correspondence / Box 4
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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115 Special Project File: MS-30 Moreland - Developing of Techniques and Procedures for Impregnating and Sectioning Friable Meteorite, Cosmic Dust, Lunar Samples and Deep Sea Rock, 1968

Container:
Box 30 of 48
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 155, National Museum of Natural History. Office of the Director, Subject Files
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Subject Files
Subject Files / Series 2: Subject Files (1950-1970). Arrange chronologically by calendar year and numerically by subject thereunder. / Box 30
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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ead_component:sova-sia-faru0155-refidd1e15876

Women's Cloth

Maker:
Asante artist  Search this
Medium:
Cotton, indigo dye, natural dye
Dimensions:
H x W: 239.4 x 137.2 cm (94 1/4 x 54 in.)
Type:
Textile and Fiber Arts
Geography:
Bonwire, Ghana
Date:
Before 1969
Topic:
Adornment  Search this
Female use  Search this
geometric motif  Search this
male  Search this
Credit Line:
National Museum of African Art, National Museum of Natural History, purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, 1983-85, EJ10593
Object number:
EJ10593
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Museum of African Art Collection
Data Source:
National Museum of African Art
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys77b02b0f7-a908-49fb-9708-2c34f6c2ea85
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmafa_EJ10593

A Century of Discovery of Sea Urchins and Relatives with Smithsonian Scientist Dr. Dave Pawson

Creator:
National Museum of Natural History  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2018-12-10T22:05:53.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Natural History  Search this
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National Museum of Natural History
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smithsonianNMNH
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edanmdm:yt_Rmit96La2xg

A Memorial of George Brown Goode, Together with a Selection of his Papers on Museums and on the History of Science in America

Author:
Goode, G. Brown (George Brown) 1851-1896  Search this
Subject:
Geare, Randolph I  Search this
Goode, G. Brown (George Brown) 1851-1896  Search this
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906  Search this
American Association for the Advancement of Science  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Date:
1901
Topic:
American science  Search this
Bibliography  Search this
Biography  Search this
Science--History  Search this
Joint Commission of the Scientific Societies of Washington, D.C  Search this
Museum techniques  Search this
Natural history  Search this
SI, Early History  Search this
Publisher:
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_3151

A Memorial of George Brown Goode, together with a selection of his papers on museums and on the history of science in America

Author:
Wilson, William Lyne 1843-1900  Search this
Geare, Randolph I  Search this
Hubbard, Gardiner G (Gardiner Greene) 1822-1897  Search this
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906  Search this
Osborn, Henry Fairfield  Search this
Dall, William Healey 1845-1927  Search this
Subject:
Goode, G. Brown (George Brown) 1851-1896  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
American Association for the Advancement of Science  Search this
Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum  Search this
Date:
1901
Topic:
Bibliography  Search this
Natural history  Search this
Science--History  Search this
Museum techniques  Search this
Biography  Search this
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. Government Printing Office
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_3328

A Natural History Approach to Plant Study and Conservation

Creator:
Smithsonian Education  Search this
Type:
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2014-03-13T20:06:41.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Education  Search this
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SmithsonianEducation
Data Source:
Smithsonian Education
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SmithsonianEducation
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edanmdm:yt_nlBKMDB56eE

A Quirk, a Chase and the Power of a Crowd

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution Archives  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Thu, 13 Mar 2014 11:00:00 +0000
Topic:
Archive  Search this
See more posts:
The Bigger Picture | Smithsonian Institution Archives
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_b0d9624ce92ffeec9f94088fb8329abc

A Review of Mineral Display

Author:
Weightman, Gillian  Search this
Type:
Citations
Date:
1992
Topic:
Natural history museums  Search this
Museum techniques--exhibitions  Search this
Evaluation  Search this
Data Source:
Museum Studies Bibliography
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_bib_13298

A Survey of Characteristics and Patterns of Behavior in Visitors to a Museum Web Site

Author:
Chadwick, John System Analyst, New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque, NM  Search this
Type:
Citations
Topic:
Visitor behavior  Search this
Museum techniques  Search this
Technology  Search this
Web sites  Search this
Data Source:
Museum Studies Bibliography
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_bib_17475

A circular to sea captains and other seafaring men

Author:
Portland Society of Natural History (Me.)  Search this
Physical description:
11 p. 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Oregon
Portland
Date:
1881
Topic:
Natural history--Societies, etc  Search this
Natural history--Technique  Search this
Maine imprints  Search this
Call number:
579.08
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_236100

A distorted mirror : the exhibition of the Herbert Ward Collection of Africana

Author:
Arnoldi, Mary Jo  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Subject:
Ward, Herbert 1863-1919 Ethnological collections Exhibitions  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Department of Anthropology  Search this
Herbert Ward African Collection  Search this
Type:
Articles
Date:
1992
Topic:
Exhibiting African art  Search this
Museum techniques  Search this
Call number:
AM5 .M928 1992X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_501877

A field collector's manual in natural history, prepared by members of the staff of the Smithsonian institution ..

Author:
Smithsonian Institution  Search this
Physical description:
iv, 118 p. illus. 14 x 12 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Date:
1944
Topic:
Natural history--Technique  Search this
Zoological specimens--Collection and preservation  Search this
Botanical specimens--Collection and preservation  Search this
Fossils--Collection and preservation  Search this
Call number:
QH61 .S65X
QH61.S65X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_78304
Online Media:

A history of biology Michel Morange ; translated by Teresa Lavender Fagan and Joseph Muise

Author:
Morange, Michel  Search this
Translator:
Fagan, Teresa Lavender,;  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (xxiii, 418 pages)
Type:
Electronic resources
History
Date:
2021
Topic:
Biology--History  Search this
Life sciences--History  Search this
Biologie--Histoire  Search this
Sciences de la vie--Histoire  Search this
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology  Search this
Biology  Search this
Life sciences  Search this
Call number:
QH305 .M6713 2021 (Internet)
Restrictions & Rights:
1-user
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1160738

A manual of natural history, for the use of travellers : being a description of the families of the animal and vegetable kingdoms: with remarks on the practical study of geology and meteorology. To which are appended directions for collecting and preserving / By Arthur Adams ... William Balfour Baikie ... and Charles Barron

Author:
Adams, Arthur 1820-1878  Search this
Baikie, William Balfour 1825-1864  Search this
Barron, Charles approximately 1824-  Search this
Printer:
Metcalf, T. E.  Search this
Bookseller:
M'Lachlan and Stewart DSI  Search this
Former owner:
Aquatic Research Institute (San Francisco, Calif.) DSI  Search this
Signet Library (Great Britain) DSI  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 749, [3] pages ; 19 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Date:
1854
Topic:
Natural history--Technique  Search this
Biological specimens--Collection and preservation  Search this
Call number:
QL61 .A33 1854
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_901800

A natural history of birds : most of which have not been figur'd or describ'd, and others very little known from obscure or too brief descriptions without figures, or from figures very ill design'd ... / by George Edwards

Title:
Natural history of uncommon birds, and of some other rare and undescribed animals : quadrupeds, fishes, reptiles, insects &c
Illustrator:
Edwards, George 1694-1773  Search this
Author:
Continued by (work): Edwards, George 1694-1773 Gleanings of natural history  Search this
Translated as: Edwards, George 1694-1773 Histoire naturelle de divers oiseaux  Search this
Container of (work): Edwards, George 1694-1773 Brief and general idea of drawing, and painting in water-colours  Search this
Container of (work): Edwards, George 1694-1773 Some brief instructions for etching or engraving on copper-plates, with aqua fortis  Search this
Physical description:
4 parts, 212 leaves of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 32 cm (folio)
Type:
Early works to 1800
Pictorial works
Copper engravings (Visual works)
Hand coloring
Illustrated works
Place:
England
London
Date:
1776
1743
18th century
Topic:
Birds  Search this
Animals  Search this
Watercolor painting--Technique  Search this
Engraving--Technique  Search this
Call number:
QL674 .E26 1743
QL674 .E26 1776
QL674.E26 1743
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_129940

A review of techniques used in the preparation, curation and conservation of microscope slides at the Natural History Museum, London / Paul A. Brown

Author:
Brown, Paul A (Paul Andrew)  Search this
Biology Curators' Group  Search this
Natural History Museum (London, England)  Search this
Physical description:
33 p. : ill. ; 30 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1997
Topic:
Microscope slides  Search this
Mounting of microscope specimens--Technique  Search this
Biological specimens--Collection and preservation  Search this
Natural history--Technique  Search this
Call number:
QH63 .B76 1997
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_526624

A. Gilbert Wright Oral History Interviews

Creator::
Wright, A. Gilbert, (Arthur Gilbert), 1909-1987, interviewee  Search this
Extent:
9 audiotapes (Reference copies).
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Transcripts
Audiotapes
Place:
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Saint Louis, Mo.)
Date:
1983
Introduction:
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program staff conduct interviews with current and retired Smithsonian staff and others who have made significant contributions to the Institution. There are also interviews conducted by researchers or students on topics related to the history of the Smithsonian or the holdings of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

Wright was interviewed for the Oral History Collection because of his long and wide-ranging experience in the museum field.
Descriptive Entry:
Wright was interviewed by Pamela M. Henson on five occasions between May and November of 1983. The interviews cover Wright's youth; early interests in museums, natural history, and taxidermy; his education; museum career at the Illinois State Museum, Peabody Museum of Natural History, Florida State Museum, National Park Service, and Smithsonian Institution; internship at the Buffalo Museum of Science; teaching at George Washington University; reminiscences of colleagues such as Arthur Sterry Coggeshall, Ralph H. Lewis, Alexander Wetmore, and John E. Anglim; and his publications and professional activities.
Historical Note:
Arthur Gilbert Wright (1909-1987), was a zoologist and exhibits curator, with diverse interests in natural history, exhibits preparation, and writing. Born in Carthage, Illinois, in 1909, Wright developed an interest in natural history, taxidermy, and museum curatorship in his youth. After receiving a B.A. in biology from Carthage College in 1932, he was appointed Zoologist at the Illinois State Museum (ISM) in 1933. Wright gained broad museum experience as a Rockefeller Foundation intern at the Buffalo Museum of Science in 1937-1938. During his ISM tenure, he published two volumes, The Illinois State Museum, Guide to Exhibits, and Common Illinois Insects. He received the M.S. degree in zoology from the University of Illinois at Urbana in 1946. Wright served briefly as Chief of the School Service Department of the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale in 1947-1948. In 1953 he left the ISM to accept a position as Curator of Exhibits at the Florida State Museum (FSM) in Gainesville. During the fifties, Wright prepared exhibits for the main FSM building, a "museumobile," and historical site museums throughout the state. In 1961, Wright was appointed Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis. The project was abruptly terminated in 1963 due to cost overruns for the Gateway Arch. Wright then joined the staff of the Office of Exhibits Programs at the Smithsonian Institution, as Assistant Chief with responsibilities for planning exhibits renovation in the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). In 1971-1972 Wright was Assistant to the Director of the NMNH for exhibits planning and during this time developed the Insect Zoo. When the Office of Exhibits was reorganized in 1972, Wright became a writer/editor in the Office of the Exhibits Editor until his retirement in 1975.

In the early 1970s, Wright began teaching courses in museology at George Washington University. After his retirement, he directed their new Museum Studies Program until 1978. Throughout his career, Wright was an active member of the American Association of Museums and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Topic:
Zoologists  Search this
Entomology  Search this
Zoology  Search this
Museum techniques  Search this
Museum curators -- Interviews  Search this
Interviews  Search this
Oral history  Search this
Genre/Form:
Transcripts
Audiotapes
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9523, A. Gilbert Wright Oral History Interviews
Identifier:
Record Unit 9523
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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A. Gilbert Wright Papers

Extent:
1.4 cu. ft. (2 document boxes) (1 half document box) (1 3x5 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Black-and-white photographs
Manuscripts
Color transparencies
Place:
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Saint Louis, Mo.)
Date:
circa 1936-1981 and undated
Descriptive Entry:
The papers of A. Gilbert Wright provide partial documentation of most aspects of his professional career. Included are materials concerning Wright's tenure as a Rockefeller Foundation Intern at the Buffalo Museum of Science, 1937-1938; his work at the Florida State Museum, the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, and the Smithsonian Institution; and his teaching career at the George Washington University (GWU). Less well represented are records documenting his thirteen-year career at the Illinois State Museum, and his brief tenure at the Peabody Museum of Natural History. The collection includes both personal and professional correspondence received and written by Wright between 1936 and 1981. The correspondence includes a voluminous exchange with his long-time friend, Roscoe Wilmeth, as well as letters documenting most of his professional appointments. A small group of collected materials from Wright's professional work include his report on a tour of United States museums taken during the Rockefeller internship; teaching records from his GWU course on museology; publications written by or concerning Wright; and records documenting his work at the Smithsonian, especially the By-Word Program at the National Museum of Natural History. The collection also includes photographs and slides, many of which were taken by Wright. Included are images of Wright; the muralist, Jay H. Matternes; Florida State Museum exhibits and personnel; and Smithsonian exhibits, laboratories, and research areas.
Historical Note:
A. Gilbert Wright (1909-1987) was a zoologist and exhibits curator with diverse interests in natural history, exhibits preparation, and writing. Born in Carthage, Illinois, Wright developed an interest in natural history, taxidermy, and museum curatorship in his youth. After receiving the B.A. in biology from Carthage College in 1932, he was appointed zoologist at the Illinois State Museum (ISM) in 1933. Wright gained broad museum experience as a Rockefeller Foundation intern at the Buffalo Museum of Science in 1937-1938. During his ISM tenure, he published two volumes, The Illinois State Museum, Guide to Exhibits and Common Illinois Insects. He received the M.S. degree in zoology from the University of Illinois at Urbana in 1946. Wright served briefly as chief of the School Service Department of the Peabody Museum of Natural History at Yale in 1947-1948. In 1953 he left the ISM to accept a position as curator of exhibits at the Florida State Museum (FSM) in Gainesville. During his tenure at FSM, Wright developed exhibits for the main museum building, a "museumobile," and historical site museums throughout the state. In 1961, Wright was appointed chief of the Museum Planning Branch of the National Park Service for the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in St. Louis. The project was abruptly terminated in 1963 due to cost overruns for the Gateway Arch. Wright then joined the staff of the Office of Exhibits at the Smithsonian Institution, as assistant chief with responsibilities for planning exhibits renovation in the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). In 1971-1972 Wright was assistant to the director of the NMNH for exhibits planning and during this time developed the Insect Zoo. From 1972 until his retirement in 1975, he was a writer/editor in the Office of Exhibits Central.

In the early 1970s, Wright began teaching courses in museology at the George Washington University. After his retirement, he directed their new Museum Studies Program until 1978. Throughout his career, Wright was an active member of the American Association of Museums and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Researchers should consult the A. Gilbert Wright oral history interviews (Record Unit 9523), in the Smithsonian Institution Archives, for extensive information on Wright and his career.
Topic:
Zoology  Search this
Zoologists  Search this
Taxidermy  Search this
Museum curators  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Museum techniques  Search this
Entomology  Search this
Genre/Form:
Black-and-white photographs
Manuscripts
Color transparencies
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7331, A. Gilbert Wright Papers
Identifier:
Record Unit 7331
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A. Gilbert Wright Papers
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Abctaxa

Author:
Institut royal des sciences naturelles de Belgique  Search this
Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale  Search this
Jardin botanique national de Belgique  Search this
Belgium Direction générale de la coopération au développement  Search this
Physical description:
v. : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Classification
Date:
2006
[2006]-
Topic:
Animals  Search this
Zoology  Search this
Plants  Search this
Botany  Search this
Natural history museums--Collection management  Search this
Call number:
QH83 .A23
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_896838

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