Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
1 Volume (Diaries, 7.5 x 10.5 in.)
Container:
Item RET003
Type:
Archival materials
Volumes
Date:
1961
General note:
RET003 is the accession number in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History.
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.
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
2 Volumes (Diaries, 7 x 8.5 in.)
Container:
Item RET001
Type:
Archival materials
Volumes
Date:
1956
General note:
RET001 is the accession number in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History.
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.
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
2 Volumes (Diaries, 7 x 9 in.)
Container:
Item RET002
Type:
Archival materials
Volumes
Date:
1958
General note:
RET002 is the accession number in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History.
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.
Train, Russell E., 1920-2012. Text of remarks made by Russell E. Train at the 25th anniversary dinner of the African Wildlife Foundation in the great rotunda of the Museum of Natural History, the Smithsonian Institution
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
3 Pages (Manuscripts (document genre), 8.5 x 11 in.)
Container:
Item B0011d
Type:
Archival materials
Pages
Date:
1986
General note:
B0011d is the accession number in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History.
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.
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 RET006
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1959-2004
Scope and Contents note:
Personal papers concerning the acquisition and disposition of the Russell E. Train Africana Collection. Includes Cullman Library correspondence; rare book and manuscript dealer correspondence; photographs of art work (in Sawyer envelope); and notes on the Manuscript Society, with Manuscript Society news XVI (2) 1995 and XX (1) 1999, containing articles on Russell E. Train.
General note:
RET004 is the accession number in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History.
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.
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.
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 RET005
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1956-1958, 1961
Scope and Contents note:
Correspondence and other materials relate to Russell Train's safaris to Africa in 1956, 1958, and 1961. Includes correspondence to and from Train, as well as photographs, itineraries, and other documentation.
General note:
Was originally part of accession numberRET004 in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History.
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.
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Artifacts (object genre), 23.25 in. (length), 1.25 in. (diameter))
Container:
Item A003
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
General note:
A003 is the accession number in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History.
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.
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Cartoons (humorous images); Works of art, 10 x 15 in.)
Container:
Item Art034
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1895 December 19
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.
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Watercolors (paintings); Works of art, 6.75 x 7.75 in.)
Container:
Item Art050
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1898
General note:
Signed.
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.
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
6 Items (Works of art, 11.5 x 9 in.)
Container:
Item Art060
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1880
General note:
Printed by the K. K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei (Austria)?
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.
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Bookplates; Works of art, 12 x 16 in.)
Container:
Item Art063
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1996
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.
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
1 Item (Photograph; Portraits, 2.5 x 4 in.)
Container:
Item M006j
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1800
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.
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
1 Item (12.5 x 10.5 in.)
Container:
Item M012
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1890 January
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.
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
1 Item (cartes-de-visite (card photographs), 2.5 x 4 in.)
Container:
Item M025bis
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1870 - 1879
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.
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
2 Items (Clippings (information artifacts), 1. 2.25 x 6.25 in. 2. 3.75 x 11 in.)
Container:
Item M028
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1932
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.
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
2 Items (Artifacts (object genre), 24 in. (length))
Container:
Item A004
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1956
General note:
A004 is the accession number in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History. Includes handwritten note from Cullman Library curator: "Philip Crow bound copy, '56 poachers native, mimeographed journal/diary, Athi River, Kenya, Southwest Nairobi, 150-200 mi. , (?) Wakamba tribe in area. " Possibly refers to an entry in the mimeographed copy of Russell E. Train's diary from his 1956 safari to Kenya that was distributed to friends (RET001).
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.
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
1 Item (9 x 9 cm, in box 26 x 9 x 11 cm)
Container:
Item Ph049
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1900
Scope and Contents note:
Commercially-produced set of forty numbered glass lantern slides highlighting scenes from David Livingstone's life and travels, chiefly focusing on his adventures in Africa as a missionary.
General note:
Title and publication information taken from the description of what appears to be a set of the same slides on the National Portrait Gallery (Great Britain) website.
Originally assigned accession number A013.
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.
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
1 Item (14.5 x 9.5in.)
Container:
Item Po005
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1858 February 24
Scope and Contents note:
Printed broadside issued by Glasgow College announcing an address by Livingstone to be presented at the College on 25 February 1858. Poster advertising that Dr. Livingstone will "address the Students of the University To-Morrow ... In order that proper accommodation may be secured to the Students, and their places may not be occupied by persons obtaining admission on false pretences ... any Student ... will receive a Ticket of Admission at the Library in exchange for his Library Ticket for the current Session ..."
General note:
Originally assigned accession number A014.
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.
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
2 Volumes (Drawings (visual works); Works of art, 10 x 15 x 1.25 in. (bound journal), 7.25 x 10.75 in. (artwork))
Container:
Item Art021
Type:
Archival materials
Volumes
Date:
1913-1919
General note:
Each drawing has been labeled and dated by Chapman, often with instructions. Contained in two quarto-sized albums, dark blue half morocco, red gilt labels on spines.
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.
