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view DNA Barcodes of Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) from Papua New Guinea digital asset: https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/19531/ent_Miller_et_al_2013_DNA_barcodes_PNG_caterpillars.pdf

DNA Barcodes of Caterpillars (Lepidoptera) from Papua New Guinea

Author:
Weiblen, George D.  Search this
Novotny, Vojtech  Search this
Hrcek, Jan  Search this
Miller, Scott E.  Search this
Hebert, Paul D. N.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Electronic document
Year:
2013
Topic:
Entomology  Search this
Insects  Search this
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Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILSRO_114454
view The mammal fauna of Wanakipa, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea digital asset: https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/16737/vz_Helgen_et_al._2011_Wanakipa_mammals.pdf

The mammal fauna of Wanakipa, Southern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea

Author:
Thomas, William H.  Search this
Opiang, Muse D.  Search this
Helgen, Kristofer M.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Electronic document
Year:
2011
Topic:
Vertebrates  Search this
Animals  Search this
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Vertebrate Zoology
Data source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILSRO_99848
view A review of <I>Peroryctes broadbenti</I>, the Giant Bandicoot of Papua New Guinea digital asset: https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/11691/vz_Aplin_et_al_2010_AMNH_Novitates_Peroryctes_.pdf

A review of Peroryctes broadbenti, the Giant Bandicoot of Papua New Guinea

Author:
Lunde, Darrin P.  Search this
Helgen, Kristofer M.  Search this
Aplin, Kenneth P.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Electronic document
Year:
2010
Topic:
Vertebrates  Search this
Animals  Search this
Zoology  Search this
Natural History  Search this
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Vertebrate Zoology
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILSRO_92631
view Promiscuous Things: Perspectives on Cultural Property Through Photographs in the Purari Delta of Papua New Guinea digital asset: https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/11290/anthro_Bell_2008_PromiscuousThings.pdf

Promiscuous Things: Perspectives on Cultural Property Through Photographs in the Purari Delta of Papua New Guinea

Author:
Bell, Joshua A.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Electronic document
Year:
2008
Topic:
Anthropology  Search this
Natural History  Search this
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Data source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILSRO_87840
view Notes on the high elevation mammal fauna of the Kaijende Highlands, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea digital asset: https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/16736/vz_Helgen_and_Opiang_2011_Kaijende_mammals.pdf

Notes on the high elevation mammal fauna of the Kaijende Highlands, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea

Author:
Opiang, Muse D.  Search this
Helgen, Kristofer M.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Electronic document
Year:
2011
Topic:
Vertebrates  Search this
Animals  Search this
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Natural History  Search this
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Vertebrate Zoology
Data source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILSRO_99847
view Looking to See: Reflections on Visual Repatriation in the Purari Delta, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea digital asset: https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/11293/anthro_Bell_Looking_to_See.pdf

Looking to See: Reflections on Visual Repatriation in the Purari Delta, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea

Author:
Bell, Joshua A.  Search this
Peers, Laura  Search this
Brown, Alison  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Electronic document
Year:
2003
Topic:
Anthropology  Search this
Natural History  Search this
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Data source:
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILSRO_87844
view Losing the Forest but not the Stories in the Trees: Contemporary Understandings of the Government Anthropologist F.E. Williams’ 1922 Photographs of the Purari Delta, Papua New Guinea digital asset: https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/11287/anthro_Bell_06_Losing_the_Forest.pdf

Losing the Forest but not the Stories in the Trees: Contemporary Understandings of the Government Anthropologist F.E. Williams’ 1922 Photographs of the Purari Delta, Papua New Guinea

Author:
Bell, Joshua A.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Electronic document
Year:
2006
Topic:
Anthropology  Search this
Natural History  Search this
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EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILSRO_87842
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Papua New Guinea

Collection Creator:
Boulton, Laura, 1899-1980  Search this
Extent:
Film reels (16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1979
Scope and Contents:
Footage by Laura Boulton set in a rural settlement in Papua New Guinea. Features traditional costumes with special emphasis on headresses, traditional musical instruments, and traditional dances performed in traditional costumes by the Mogul Community School. Panoramic shots of the countryside. ; Footage by Laura Boulton set in a rural settlement of Papua New Guinea. Features traditional costumes with special emphasis on headresses, traditional musical instruments, and traditional dances performed in traditional costumes by the Mogul Community School. Panoramic shots of the countryside.

Legacy Keywords: Settlement rural Papua New Guinea ; Costume traditional headresses Papua New Guinea ; Musical instruments traditional Papua New Guinea ; Dance traditional Papua New Guinea ; Procession secular school procession Papua New Guinea ; Aerial shots aerial shots of countryside Papua New Guinea
General:
Local Numbers: HSFA 1987.9.9-1
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Laura Boulton films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Laura Boulton films
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc9b420b4f4-a124-436b-858b-0de52caf8075
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-hsfa-1987-09-ref35
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Papua New Guinea

Collection Creator:
Watson, Virginia  Search this
Watson, James B. (James Bennett), 1918-2009  Search this
Cole, J. David, 1941-  Search this
Extent:
4.13 Linear feet
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1949-2000
Scope and Contents:
This series covers work in Papua New Guinea from 1954 to 1955 and 1963 to 1964.
Arrangement:
This series is arranged in 3 sub-series: (3.1) Papua New Guinea, Trip 1, 1954-1993; (3.2) Papua New Guinea, Trip 2-Tairora, Agarabi, Gadsup (TAG), 1954-1999; (3.3) Artifacts, 1949-2000
Collection Restrictions:
The Virginia Drew Watson papers are open for research.

Access to the Virginia Drew Watson papers requires and appointment.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Virginia Drew Watson papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.2002-12, Series 3
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Virginia Drew Watson papers
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw369f764c5-d8a6-496e-88ec-e2b02f5102a4
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2002-12-ref50
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Papua New Guinea

Collection Creator:
Boulton, Laura, 1899-1980  Search this
Extent:
Film reels (70 minutes, color silent; 2,275 feet, 16mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1978
Scope and Contents:
Footage shot in the Mount Hagen region of highland New Guinea at Tari and Mendi. Documentation of musical performances includes chordophone and kurupwape (panpipe) players and a drum chorus near Tari. Preparations for a provincial sing-sing at Mendi include decoration and fitting of men's wigs. Groups seen performing at the sing-sing include Huli, Kurbu, Tari, and Mendi. Footage also includes shots in the market at Tari and aerial shots over the Hagen region.

Legacy Keywords: Settlement rural Papua New Guinea ; Costume headress Papua New Guinea ; Musical instruments traditional Papua New Guinea ; Dance traditional Papua New Guinea ; Procession secular school procession Papua New Guinea ; School Mogul Community School ; Landscape aerial shots of landscape ; Instruments musical instruments ; Dance dancing demonstration ; Paint body paint
General:
Local Numbers: HSFA 1987.9.9
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Laura Boulton films, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Laura Boulton films
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc9f525e9ca-7264-4339-bbb4-e887e96b54f6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-hsfa-1987-09-ref15
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Papua New Guinea

Collection Creator:
Maher, Robert F. (Robert Francis), 1922-1987  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1954-1955
Collection Restrictions:
The Robert Francis Maher papers is open for research. Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Robert Francis Maher papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.1997-02, Subseries 1.1
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Robert Francis Maher papers
Robert Francis Maher papers / Series 1: Research
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw30c9ef1ea-9a0b-46c3-97a3-1f9b3d224ed2
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-1997-02-ref7
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Papua/New Guinea

Collection Creator:
Carpenter, Edmund, 1922-2011  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1969-circa 1971
undated
Scope and Contents:
This sub-series documents aspects of Carpenter's research into Papua New Guinea. It consists mostly of correspondence, drafts, drawings, maps, notes, and reports, as well as photographs of artifacts and of unnamed Papuan individuals.
Arrangement:
The material in this sub-series is arranged alphabetically.
Collection Restrictions:
The Edmund Snow Carpenter papers are open for research.

Use of archival audiovisual recordings with no duplicate access copy requires advance notice. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.

Digital media in the collection is restricted for preservation reasons.

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Collection Citation:
Edmund Snow Carpenter papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.2017-27, Subseries 1.2
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Edmund Snow Carpenter papers
Edmund Snow Carpenter papers / Series 1: Fieldwork and drafts
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw313348943-8894-4f17-9ca1-7fe4eeacf42b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2017-27-ref36
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Papua New Guinea

Collection Creator:
Stirling, Matthew Williams, 1896-1975  Search this
Stirling, Marion  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1925-1996, undated
bulk 1925-1928
Scope and Contents:
Subseries 1.1 Papua New Guinea, 1925-1996 and undated, comprises of materials related to the 1925-1927 American-Dutch Expedition to Papua New Guinea led by Matthew Stirling. This expedition was the first to use a hydroplane to explore the interior of Dutch New Guinea. Materials include field notes, journals, correspondence, photographs, reports, clippings, and ephemera.

Subseries 1.1.1 Field notes and other documents, includes accounting of expenses, timelines, maps, ethnographic notes, vocabularies, and weather reports in addition to various journals and journal compilations and copies by both Stirling and Stanley Hedberg. Subseries 1.1.2 Correspondence primarily includes letters from Matthew Stirling to his family and letters from Stanley Hedberg to Matthew and Mrs. Stirling (Matthew's mother). Letters deal with the expedition itself along with logistics for the ensuing film/lecture tour "By Aeroplane to Pygmyland." Subseries 1.1.3 Lecture tour, press, and miscellaneous items, contains more press and schedules for the lecture tour, in addition to other miscellaneous materials related to the New Guinea expedition including research materials and articles about the expedition from the 1970s. Subseries 1.1.4 Photographs, contains photographs from the expedition including travel to and from New Guinea.
Arrangement:
Arranged in 4 subseries: 1.1.1 Field notes and other documents, 1925-1927; 1.1.2 Correspondence, 1921-1933, undated; 1.1.3 Lecture tour, press, and miscellaneous items, 1921-1996, undated; 1.1.4 Photographs, 1925-1927, undated.

All subseries are arranged chronologically.
Collection Restrictions:
The Matthew Williams Stirling and Marion Stirling Pugh papers are open for research.

The scrapbooks listed in Series 1.7 are restricted due to preservation concerns. Please contact the reference archivist for more information.

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Collection Citation:
Matthew Williams Stirling and Marion Stirling Pugh papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.2016-24, Subseries 1.1
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Matthew Williams Stirling and Marion Stirling Pugh papers
Matthew Williams Stirling and Marion Stirling Pugh papers / Series 1: Field work
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw37b658175-0a98-4fbe-862a-2974e021bd91
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2016-24-ref501
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Songs From Papua New Guinea

Collection Creator:
Charlton, Robert  Search this
Extent:
Film reels (20 minutes, color sound; 720 feet)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1982
Scope and Contents:
Edited film produced by Bechtel Group of Companies was made in association with SONGS OF A DISTANT JUNGLE. As part of the filming, a number of traditional songs from Papua New Guinea were recorded in their entirety and assembled before editing of SONGS OF A DISTANT JUNGLE to create SONGS FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA. Christopher Roberts, a musician from the Juilliard School who received a grant from the Bechtel Group to record traditional music of Papua New Guinea, is shown recording the songs. Locales and Songs include: Personal Lament, Men's Cult Initiation Song, Men's Joke Song, Women's Sorcery/Love Song, and Yong Women's Fantasy Song from Bultem Village, Ok Tedi Region, Western Province; Men's Cult House Song and Young People's Song from Tifalmin Village, West Sepik Province; and Women's Crying Song, Men's Crying Song, Kolapi Mingi played on a bamboo flute, Orope Mingi played on pan pipes, and Children's song from Kopiri Village, Ialibu, Southern Highlands Province.
Local Number:
HSFA 1990.20.2
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Robert Charlton films of Papua New Guinea music, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Robert Charlton films of Papua New Guinea music
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc90f363cb6-538f-48e6-89ff-c18e41760697
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-hsfa-1990-20-ref3
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Air Niugini (Papua, New Guinea)

Collection Creator:
National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this
Container:
Drawer F1A, Folder 312875-01
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents note:
Documents
Collection Restrictions:
The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.
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National Air & Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Air Transport
National Air & Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Air Transport / Series F1: Air Transport, Airlines / Air Niugini (Papua, New Guinea)
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg269083c9b-5426-4b72-bf26-b08b8a5c6b99
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-f-ref1366
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Papua New Guinea - Trip 1

Collection Creator:
Watson, Virginia  Search this
Watson, James B. (James Bennett), 1918-2009  Search this
Cole, J. David, 1941-  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1954-1993
Scope and Contents:
This sub-series includes field notes on the Tairora and Agarabi groups as well as notes and results of Thematic Apperception Tests (TAT), a paper about the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea for an American Anthropological Association (AAA) meeting, and a list of the Watson artifacts at the Chicago Field Museum.
Collection Restrictions:
The Virginia Drew Watson papers are open for research.

Access to the Virginia Drew Watson papers requires and appointment.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Virginia Drew Watson papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.2002-12, Subseries 3.1
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Virginia Drew Watson papers
Virginia Drew Watson papers / Series 3: Papua New Guinea
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw34af80281-4b57-4f10-bbc6-d02c6ed28075
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-2002-12-ref52
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Air Niugini (Papua, New Guinea)

Collection Creator:
National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
The majority of the Archives Department's public reference requests can be answered using material in these files, which may be accessed through the Reading Room at the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. More specific information can be requested by contacting the Archives Research Request.
See more items in:
National Air & Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Air Transport
National Air & Space Museum Technical Reference Files: Air Transport / Series F1: Air Transport, Airlines
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg27d58a547-f0b4-4be9-890c-eb8d26b3b96c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-1183-f-ref1365
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Pere Village, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea

Collection Creator:
Roll, Barbara Honeyman  Search this
Extent:
2 Film reels (color silent, 550 feet, S8mm)
Type:
Archival materials
Film reels
Date:
1975
Scope and Contents:
Edited film documenting the inhabitants of Pere Village, Manus Province, Papua New Guinea. Honeyman, a colleague of Margaret Mead, has worked with the villagers since 1966. Film records Margaret Mead's last visit to Pere Village and includes Mead being welcomed by the villagers, sitting and reading while children play, visiting a school, and departing the village by boat. Film also includes scenes of villagers playing frisbee and whiffle ball and dancing.
Local Number:
HSFA 1990.15.1
Collection Restrictions:
The collection is open for research. Please contact the archives for information on availability of access copies of audiovisual recordings. Original audiovisual material in the Human Studies Film Archives may not be played.
Collection Rights:
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Collection Citation:
Barbara Honeyman Roll collection, Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Institution
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Barbara Honeyman Roll collection
Archival Repository:
Human Studies Film Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pc9f316ea9b-ac79-4860-9d92-7c723ffaf8d3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-hsfa-1990-15-ref1
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Papua New Guinea, 1983

Container:
Box 15 of 19
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 430, National Museum of Natural History. Department of Entomology, Chairmen's Records
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Chairmen's Records
Chairmen's Records / Box 15
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru0430-refidd1e3825
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Papua & New Guinea

Container:
Box 2 of 11
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession T90028, Floyd Alonzo McClure Papers
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Floyd Alonzo McClure Papers
Floyd Alonzo McClure Papers / Box 2
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fat90028-refidd1e2045

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