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Creator:

National Zoo  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-10-05T13:04:04.000Z

YouTube Category:

Pets & Animals  Search this

Topic:

Zoology;Animals;Veterinary medicine;Animal health  Search this

See more by:

SmithsonianNZP

Data Source:

National Zoo

YouTube Channel:

SmithsonianNZP

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_lRRpvnog8jI

Creator:

Sanborn, Elwin R. (Elwin Roswell)  Search this

New York Zoological Society  Search this

Extent:

12 Photographs

Culture:

Tlingit  Search this

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Date:

September 23, 1904

Summary:

This collection contains photographs depicting the erection of a Tlingit totem pole and chief's house near the Mammals' Pond at the New York Zoological Society on September 23, 1904.

Scope and Contents:

N37501-N37505, P15989-P15995

This collection contains 7 photographs shot by Elwin R. Sanborn depicting the erection of a Tlingit [Sanya (Cape Fox)] totem pole and chief's house near the Mammals' Pond at the New York Zoological Society (now known as Bronx Zoo) on September 23, 1904 and later in the year. The collection also contains 5 copy negatives made from the original photographs by Museum of the American Indian staff in the late 1960s. E. H. Harriman collected the totem pole and house from an abandoned Tlingit village at Cape Fox, Alaska during the Harriman Alaska Expedition of 1899. He then shipped the pieces to Seattle and donated them to the New York Zoological Society for installation at the zoo.

Arrangement:

Arranged by catalog number.

Biographical / Historical:

Dedicated to the study of zoology and preservation of wildlife, New York Zoological Society opened their 265 acre zoo in the Bronx borough of New York City on November 8, 1899. The Society was later renamed the Wildlife Conservation Society and the zoo was renamed the Bronx Zoo.

The Harriman Alaska Expedition studied the Alaskan coast from Seattle to Siberia in June and July 1899. Funded by Union Pacific Railroad President Edward Henry Harriman, the expedition team consisted of prominent scientists, naturalists, photographers, artists, and writers. The expedition findings were published in the thirteen-volume Harriman Alaska Series.

Provenance:

Gift of the New York Zoological Society, 1942.

Restrictions:

Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).

Rights:

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiphotos@si.edu. For personal or classroom use, users are invited to download, print, photocopy, and distribute the images that are available online without prior written permission, provided that the files are not modified in any way, the Smithsonian Institution copyright notice (where applicable) is included, and the source of the image is identified as the National Museum of the American Indian. For more information please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use and NMAI Archive Center's Digital Image request website.

Topic:

Totem poles -- Tlingit  Search this

Photographs  Search this

Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); New York Zoological Society photographs of Tlingit totem pole and house, catalog #, NMAI.AC.204; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NMAI.AC.204

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmai-ac-204

Creator:

Smithsonian Productions  Search this

Uniform title:

As They Really Are (Video recording : 1991)  Search this

Bengal Tiger (Documentary film: 1976)  Search this

Big Cats and How They Came to Be (Motion picture : 1976)  Search this

Changes: The Story of Evolution and Speciation (Motion picture : circa 1979)  Search this

Enormous Egg (Television program : 1967)  Search this

First Look at Kumari (Video recording)  Search this

National Zoo: Think Tank (Video recording : 1995)  Search this

National Zoo: Think Tank (Video recording : 2001)  Search this

Subject:

Council on International Nontheatrical Events  Search this

Film Polski  Search this

Friends of the National Zoo (U.S.)  Search this

National Broadcasting Company  Search this

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this

National Zoological Park (U.S.) Office of Education  Search this

National Zoological Park (U.S.)  Search this

National Zoological Park (U.S.) Think Tank  Search this

Human Attitudes Toward Animals (Exhibition) (1991: Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Physical description:

1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)

Type:

Motion pictures (visual works)

Collection descriptions

Videotapes

Date:

1994

1994-1995

1967, 1976, 1982, 1988, 1991, 1994-1995, 1998, 2001, undated

Topic:

Endangered species  Search this

Evolution  Search this

Pandas  Search this

Panthera  Search this

Tigers  Search this

Wildlife conservation  Search this

Zoo animals  Search this

Zoos--Educational aspects  Search this

Zoos  Search this

Kumari (Elephant)  Search this

Species  Search this

Elephants  Search this

Museum exhibits  Search this

Local number:

SIA Acc. 09-082

Restrictions & Rights:

Restrictions pertaining to the use of these materials may apply (based on contracts/copyright). Access restrictions may also apply if viewing copies are not currently available. Viewing copies can be made for a fee. Contact reference staff for details

See more items in:

Productions 1938-2009 and undated [Smithsonian Productions]

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_282591

Creator:

White, Henry Cooke, 1861-1952  Search this

White, Nelson C.  Search this

Names:

Tryon Art Gallery  Search this

Barnard, George Grey, 1863-1938  Search this

Benson, Frank Weston, 1862-1951  Search this

Brush, George de Forest, 1855-1941  Search this

Churchill, Alfred Vance, 1864-1949  Search this

Cortissoz, Royal, 1869-1948  Search this

Currier, Elizabeth  Search this

Currier, J. Frank (Joseph Frank), 1843-1909  Search this

Dewing, M. O. (Maria Oakey), 1855-1927  Search this

Dewing, Thomas Wilmer, 1851-1938  Search this

Fantin-Latour, Henri, 1836-1904  Search this

Freer, Charles Lang, 1856-1919  Search this

Fuertes, Louis Agassiz, 1874-1927  Search this

James McNeill Whistler, 1834-1903  Search this

Kaup, Elizabeth Dewing, b. 1885  Search this

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945  Search this

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919  Search this

Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907  Search this

Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925  Search this

Taber, E. M.  Search this

Thayer, Abbott Handerson, 1849-1921  Search this

Thayer, Emma B., 1850-1924  Search this

Thayer, Gladys, 1886 or 7-1945  Search this

Thayer, Kate Bloede  Search this

Thayer, Wm. Henry (William Henry), 1822-1897  Search this

Tryon, Dwight William, 1849-1925  Search this

Williams, George Alfred, 1875-  Search this

Extent:

4.5 Linear feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Diaries

Photographs

Sketches

Date:

circa 1851-1961

Summary:

The research material of Connecticut artists and authors Nelson and Henry C. White, measures 4.5 linear feet and dates from circa 1851-1961. The bulk of the collection consists of Nelson C. White's correspondence, writings, and research, primarily related to J. Frank Currier and Abbott Handerson Thayer, and referencing Thomas Wilmer Dewing. Also found are the correspondence, writings, and research files of Nelson's father, Henry C. White, primarily relating to Dwight W. Tryon. Research files include artist correspondence, writings and notes, printed material, photographs of the artists, and photographs of artwork and exhibition installations.

Scope and Contents:

The research material of Connecticut artists and authors Nelson and Henry C. White, measures 4.5 linear feet and dates from circa 1851-1961. The bulk of the collection consists of Nelson C. White's correspondence, writings, and research, primarily related to J. Frank Currier and Abbott Handerson Thayer, and referencing Thomas Wilmer Dewing. Also found are the correspondence, writings, and research files of Nelson's father, Henry C. White, primarily relating to Dwight W. Tryon. Research files include artist correspondence, writings and notes, printed material, photographs of the artists, and photographs of artwork and exhibition installations.

Nelson C. White's correspondence is with Elizabeth Currier, gallery owners, and other individuals in possession of artwork by Currier, conducted during his research on J. Frank Currier, as well as with Elizabeth Dewing Kaup and others concerning his research on Thomas Wilmer Dewing. Miscellaneous material includes reviews of White's autobiography on Abbott Handerson Thayer, and White's ink sketches for a holiday card.

Nelson C. White's writings and notes consist of annotated drafts of Abbott H. Thayer: Painter and Naturalist, The Life and Art of J. Frank Currier, and articles including "Cremona," and "The Art of Thomas W. Dewing."

White's research files form the bulk of the collection. 9 folders of research material on J. Frank Currier consist primarily of photos of artwork and of an installation at Lyman Allyn Museum, but also include a transcript of Currier's 1870 diary, and 3 photographs (copy prints) of Currier. White's research material on Abbott Handerson Thayer is substantial and includes: biographical material on Thayer, such as family reminiscences by Thayer's daughter, Gladys Thayer, and his father, William Henry Thayer; copies and originals of Thayer's letters to his first wife, Kate Thayer, and his second wife, Emma Beach Thayer, and correspondence with William Henry Thayer; typescript copies and originals of Thayer's correspondence with artists, politicians, naturalists and others including George Grey Barnard, Frank Weston Benson, George de Forest Brush, Royal Cortissoz, Maria Oakey Dewing, Thomas Wilmer Dewing , Charles Lang Freer, Louis Agassiz Fuertes, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, John Singer Sargent, Edward Martin Taber, and George Alfred Williams; annotated drafts of Thayer's writings and notes on art, philosophy, and nature including his theories on concealing coloration and wildlife preservation; printed material including 2 Thayer exhibition catalogs and news clippings of Thayer's letters to editors; and photographs of Thayer, his family and friends, his home and studio, and his artwork.

Henry C. White's papers include a folder of White's correspondence relating to the publication of his book, The Life and Art of Dwight William Tryon and including a letter from Elizabeth Currier; drafts of his biography of Tryon, including revisions by Mrs. Bender, Alfred Vance Churchill, and Mr. Rossiter; research material on Tryon including transcripts of letters from Tryon to George Alfred Williams, from Charles Lang Freer to Tryon, and from James McNeill Whistler to Henri Fantin-Latour; a typescript of autobiographical "notes and recollections" by Tryon; and photographs of Tryon, his home and studio, his artwork, and the Tryon Art Gallery at Smith College.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged as 4 series.

Series 1: Nelson C. White Correspondence and Miscellaneous Material, 1921-1953 (Box 1; 0.25 linear feet)

Series 2: Nelson C. White's Writings and Notes, circa 1929-circa 1951 (Box 1, OV 6; 0.5 linear feet)

Series 3: Nelson C. White's Research Files, circa 1851-1961 (Boxes 1-4, OV 6; 2.65 linear feet)

Series 4: Henry C. White Papers, circa 1860-1954 (Boxes 4-5; 1.1 linear feet)

Biographical / Historical:

Connecticut painter, art historian, and collector, Nelson C. White (1900-1989) was born in Waterford, Connecticut, to artist Henry C. White. He studied at the National Academy of Design and Yale University and established himself as a landscape painter whilst also pursuing a literary career. He was the author of two biographies: The Life and Art of J. Frank Currier (1936), and Abbott H. Thayer: Painter and Naturalist (1951). White also penned an article on his friend, Thomas Wilmer Dewing ("The Art of Thomas Wilmer Dewing"), which was published in 1929.

White's father, Henry C. White (1861-1952), was an artist known primarily for his landscapes and seascapes of his native Connecticut. Born in Hartford, White began his career in 1875, studying with Dwight W. Tryon. In the 1880s he enrolled in the Art Students League in New York, while continuing to study with Tryon and other artists, including Kenyon Cox and George de Forest Brush. In the 1890s he traveled in Europe and then returned to Hartford where he taught drawing at the Hartford Public School, and co-founded the Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts in 1910. Like his son, White had literary aspirations, and in 1930 published a biography of his life-long friend and teacher entitled The Life and Art of Dwight W. Tryon. Two years after his death in 1952, the Lyman Allyn Museum held a memorial exhibition for White, curated primarily by Nelson C. White.

Related Materials:

The Archives of American Art holds several collections related to the Nelson and Henry C. White research material on Abbott Handerson Thayer and Dwight William Tryon. These include research material on Abbott Handerson Thayer and other artists, 1895-1990, donated by Thomas B. Brumbaugh; the Abbott Handerson Thayer letter and drawings to Caroline Peddle Ball, circa 1890-1893; and the Dwight William Tryon papers, 1872-1930.

Separated Materials:

The Archives of American Art also holds material lent for microfilming (reels 1330 and 2807) including autobiographical notes by Tryon, letters to Nelson C. White and Henry C. white, photographs of artwork, and an article. Lent materials were returned to the lender and are not described in the collection container inventory.

Provenance:

The Archives of American Art purchased two linear feet of material from Nelson C. White in 1956. White also lent material and donated papers in 1978 and 1983.

Restrictions:

Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.

Rights:

The Nelson and Henry C. White research material is owned by the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Literary rights as possessed by the donor have been dedicated to public use for research, study, and scholarship. The collection is subject to all copyright laws.

Occupation:

Art historians -- Connecticut  Search this

Topic:

Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Connecticut  Search this

Painters -- Connecticut  Search this

Art -- Philosophy  Search this

Art, American  Search this

Protective coloration (Biology)  Search this

Artists' studios -- Photographs  Search this

Wildlife conservation  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries

Photographs

Sketches

Citation:

Nelson and Henry C. White research material, circa 1851-1961. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor:

Funding for the processing and digitization of this collection was provided by the Terra Foundation for American Art

Identifier:

AAA.whitnels

See more items in:

Nelson and Henry C. White research material

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-aaa-whitnels

Biogeographical Region:

Afrotropical  Search this

Collector:

S. E. Miller  Search this

T. M. Kuklenski  Search this

Max. Elevation:

1000  Search this

Min. Elevation:

1000  Search this

Prep Count:

1

Preparation:

Frozen

Sex:

Unknown

Stage:

Adult

Place:

Mathews Range, Near Sarara Camp, Namunyak Wildlife Conservation Trust, Samburu, Rift Valley, Kenya

Collection Date:

11 Apr 1998

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hemiptera, Belostomatidae, Belostomatinae

Published Name:

Diplonychus nepoides Fabricius

Accession Number:

2087443

Barcode:

USNMENT01640973.2

Other Numbers:

Sample ID : CCDB-32961-B02

Barcode Index Number (BIN) : BOLD:AAU0853

USNM Number:

USNMENT1640973.2

See more items in:

Specimen Inventory

Data Source:

NMNH - Entomology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3df41244c-4626-4d52-a1c1-acce1c2340f6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhentomology_16077339

Biogeographical Region:

Afrotropical  Search this

Collector:

S. E. Miller  Search this

T. M. Kuklenski  Search this

Max. Elevation:

1000  Search this

Min. Elevation:

1000  Search this

Prep Count:

1

Preparation:

Pinned

Sex:

Unknown

Stage:

Adult

Place:

Mathews Range, Near Sarara Camp, Namunyak Wildlife Conservation Trust, Samburu, Rift Valley, Kenya

Collection Date:

11 Apr 1998

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hemiptera, Belostomatidae, Belostomatinae

Published Name:

Diplonychus nepoides Fabricius

Accession Number:

2087443

Barcode:

USNMENT01521813

Other Numbers:

Sample ID : CCDB-32961-B02

Barcode Index Number (BIN) : BOLD:AAU0853

USNM Number:

USNMENT1521813

See more items in:

Specimen Inventory

Data Source:

NMNH - Entomology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3017c606a-aab5-43fd-8942-c1b876d85d7b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhentomology_16075834

Biogeographical Region:

Afrotropical  Search this

Collector:

S. E. Miller  Search this

T. M. Kuklenski  Search this

Max. Elevation:

1000  Search this

Min. Elevation:

1000  Search this

Prep Count:

1

Sex:

Unknown

Stage:

Adult

Place:

Mathews Range, Near Sarara Camp, Namunyak Wildlife Conservation Trust, Samburu, Rift Valley, Kenya

Collection Date:

11 Apr 1998

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hemiptera, Belostomatidae, Belostomatinae

Published Name:

Diplonychus nepoides Fabricius

Accession Number:

2087443

Barcode:

USNMENT01640973

Other Numbers:

Sample ID : CCDB-32961-B02

Barcode Index Number (BIN) : BOLD:AAU0853

USNM Number:

USNMENT1640973

See more items in:

Specimen Inventory

Data Source:

NMNH - Entomology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/38d84a066-a4e0-4172-9bc2-e4e4900444a4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhentomology_16076334

Biogeographical Region:

Afrotropical  Search this

Collector:

S. E. Miller  Search this

T. M. Kuklenski  Search this

Max. Elevation:

1000  Search this

Min. Elevation:

1000  Search this

Prep Count:

1

Preparation:

Frozen

Sex:

Unknown

Stage:

Adult

Place:

Mathews Range, Near Sarara Camp, Namunyak Wildlife Conservation Trust, Samburu, Rift Valley, Kenya

Collection Date:

11 Apr 1998

Taxonomy:

Animalia, Arthropoda, Insecta, Hemiptera, Belostomatidae, Belostomatinae

Published Name:

Diplonychus nepoides Fabricius

Accession Number:

2087443

Barcode:

USNMENT01640973.1

Other Numbers:

Sample ID : CCDB-32961-B02

Barcode Index Number (BIN) : BOLD:AAU0853

USNM Number:

USNMENT1640973.1

See more items in:

Specimen Inventory

Data Source:

NMNH - Entomology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3f7bd347b-1cd7-468d-9e90-6954a89b37f4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhentomology_16076834

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2015-04-16T20:18:36.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this

See more by:

airandspace

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

YouTube Channel:

airandspace

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_XFHruwgX2BM

Creator:

Smithsonian Magazine  Search this

Type:

Blog posts

Smithsonian staff publications

Blog posts

Published Date:

Wed, 18 Nov 2020 15:39:07 +0000

Topic:

Custom RSS  Search this

See more posts:

Smithsonian Article Database

Data Source:

Smithsonian Magazine

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:posts_3fae30420b93aed657fe48ed875e22cc

Collector:

Brent Thoma  Search this

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission  Search this

Expedition:

SEAMAP - Summer Shrimp/Groundfish Survey  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico  Search this

Vessel:

Tommy Munro R/V  Search this

Depth (m):

54.8 - 54.8

Preparation:

Alcohol (Ethanol)

Sex:

male

Type Citation:

Felder, D. L., et al. 2019. Two new species of the Phimochirus holthuisi complex from the Gulf of Mexico, supported by morphology, color, and genetics (Crustacea: Anomura: Paguridae). Zootaxa. 4683 (4): 531-551.

Type Status:

Paratype

Place:

Florida, United States, North Atlantic Ocean

Collection Date:

11 Jun 2012

Common name:

Hermit Crabs

Published Name:

Phimochirus formani Felder et al., 2019

Phimochirus holthuisi (Provenzano, 1961)

Other Numbers:

catalog number : 14352

USNM Number:

1547566

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Invertebrate Zoology

Arthropoda

Data Source:

NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/34c57ffef-d203-4ddb-8460-75de3a42e3b9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_14660777

Collector:

Brent Thoma  Search this

Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission  Search this

Expedition:

SEAMAP - Summer Shrimp/Groundfish Survey  Search this

Ocean/Sea/Gulf:

North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico  Search this

Vessel:

Tommy Munro R/V  Search this

Depth (m):

56.6 - 56.6

Preparation:

Alcohol (Ethanol)

Sex:

female

female

Stage:

ovigerous

Type Citation:

Felder, D. L., et al. 2019. Two new species of the Phimochirus holthuisi complex from the Gulf of Mexico, supported by morphology, color, and genetics (Crustacea: Anomura: Paguridae). Zootaxa. 4683 (4): 531-551.

Type Status:

Paratype

Place:

Florida, United States, North Atlantic Ocean

Collection Date:

13 Jun 2012

Common name:

Hermit Crabs

Published Name:

Phimochirus formani Felder et al., 2019

Phimochirus holthuisi (Provenzano, 1961)

Other Numbers:

catalog number : 14323

USNM Number:

1547876

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Invertebrate Zoology

Arthropoda

Data Source:

NMNH - Invertebrate Zoology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/356cc08f1-1fd8-4fb5-b687-f780fe8f4aad

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhinvertebratezoology_14661092

Medium:

paper; ink (multicolored)

Type:

Postage Stamps

Place:

United States of America

Date:

June 22, 1991

Topic:

U.S. Stamps  Search this

Credit line:

Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.

Object number:

1993.2015.21

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National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8498ec7a2-75ce-4a0c-8204-fc2be0fea389

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_1993.2015.21

Medium:

paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive

Type:

Postage Stamps

Place:

United States of America

Date:

June 22, 1991

Topic:

U.S. Stamps  Search this

Credit line:

Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.

Object number:

1993.2015.329

See more items in:

National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8be7e84d3-4675-4ceb-94cf-1cc729230f3d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_1993.2015.329

Medium:

paper; ink (multicolored); adhesive / photogravure

Type:

Postage Stamps

Place:

United States of America

Date:

June 22, 1991

Topic:

Animals  Search this

U.S. Stamps  Search this

Credit line:

Copyright United States Postal Service. All rights reserved.

Object number:

1998.2008.73

See more items in:

National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm876bbaae8-0fa9-4b72-a191-96da1bbbfd9e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_1998.2008.73

Creator:

Train, Russell E., 1920-2012  Search this

Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries)  Search this

Names:

Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (1887-1889)  Search this

Akeley, Carl Ethan, 1864-1926  Search this

Baines, Thomas, 1820-1875  Search this

Baker, Samuel White, Sir, 1821-1893  Search this

Burton, Richard Francis, Sir, 1821-1890  Search this

Du Chaillu, Paul B. (Paul Belloni), 1835-1903  Search this

Dugmore, A. Radclyffe (Arthur Radclyffe), 1870-1955  Search this

Glave, E. J. (Edward James)  Search this

Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939  Search this

Livingstone, David, 1813-1873.  Search this

Nelson, Robert Henry, 1853-1892  Search this

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919  Search this

Selous, Frederick Courteney, 1851-1917  Search this

Stanley, Henry M. (Henry Morton), 1841-1904.  Search this

Train, Russell E., 1920-2012  Search this

Windsor, Edward, Duke of, 1894-1972  Search this

Extent:

6,500 Items (estimated)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Place:

Africa -- Maps

Africa -- description and travel

Africa -- Discovery and exploration

Africa -- In art

Date:

1663-2004

Summary:

Manuscript and printed textual material, photographic prints and negatives, slides, audio tapes, film, original and reproduction artwork, maps, scrapbooks, and historical and natural artifacts related to the history of African exploration and natural history, dating primarily from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Includes correspondence, drafts of publications, diaries, account books, ephemera, posters, newsclippings, biographies, memoirs, portraits, and the former personal property of selected explorers, big game hunters, missionaries, pioneers, and naturalists in Africa.

Scope and Contents note:

Manuscript and printed textual material, photographic prints and negatives, slides, audio tapes, film, original and reproduction artwork, maps, scrapbooks, and historical and natural artifacts related to the history of African exploration and natural history, dating primarily from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Includes correspondence, drafts of publications, diaries, account books, ephemera, posters, newsclippings, biographies, memoirs, portraits, and the former personal property of selected explorers, big game hunters, missionaries, pioneers, and naturalists in Africa. The Train Collection is particularly strong in archival materials on the following topics: the search for the source of the Nile and the progress of other exploring expeditions in Africa; the collecting of specimens of African animals, plants, and ethnological materials for zoos and museums (including a significant body of correspondence and photographs from the Smithsonian African Expedition in 1909-1910, led by President Theodore Roosevelt); and the growth of the African wildlife conservation movement. Besides Roosevelt, the major persons represented in the Collection include the journalist and explorer Henry Morton Stanley and members of his Emin Pasha Relief Expedition (Thomas Heazle Parke, Robert H. Nelson, James S. Jameson, John Rose Troup, William Bonny, William G. Stairs, Edmund Barttelot, and Arthur J. M. Jephson); the medical missionary Dr. David Livingstone and his father-in-law Robert Moffat; taxidermist Carl Akeley; zoologist Edmund Heller; hunter Frederick Courtenay Selous; artist and adventure writer A. Radclyffe Dugmore; explorers Samuel White Baker, Thomas Baines, Richard Francis Burton and E.J. Glave; anthropologist Paul Belloni du Chaillu; and royal traveler Edward VIII (later Duke of Windsor). Consult the finding aid for more specific information on materials relating to these persons and other people and organizations represented in the Collection.

Arrangement note:

Organized into ten series, primarily based on format or creator: I. Artifacts, 1663-1999; II. Works of Art, 1663-1999; III. Books, 1900-1986; IV. Edmund Heller personal papers, 1875-1939; V. Manuscripts, 1663-1992; VI. Maps, 1878; VII. Newspapers, 1888-1987; VIII. Robert Henry Nelson personal papers, 1795-1912; VIII. Photographs, 1874-1963; IX. Posters and broadsides, 1814-1955; X. Russell E. Train personal papers, 1956-2004.

Separated Materials note:

In addition to these archival and non-book materials, the Smithsonian Institution Libraries acquired more than 1500 printed books as part of the Russell E. Train Collection; these books are listed individually in the SIRIS (Smithsonian Institution Research Information System) online catalog.

Provenance:

Originally assembled by the Honorable Russell E. Train, a former judge, top administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and a past president of the World Wildlife Fund, this collection was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution Libraries in 2004.

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.

Topic:

Zoological specimens -- Collection and preservation -- Africa  Search this

Wildlife conservation -- Africa  Search this

Natural history -- Technique  Search this

Natural history -- Africa  Search this

Hunting -- Africa  Search this

Explorers -- Africa  Search this

Identifier:

SIL-CL.XXXX-0014

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Russell E. Train Africana collection

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sil-cl-xxxx-0014

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Extent:

1 Photograph (lantern slide, hand-colored, 3.25 in. x 4in.)

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Lantern slides

Place:

Miscellaneous Billboards and Signage (Summit, New Jersey)

United States of America -- New Jersey -- Union -- Summit

Date:

[between 1914 and 1949?]

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Topic:

Gardens -- New Jersey -- Summit  Search this

Signs and signboards  Search this

Nature conservation  Search this

Roads  Search this

Camping  Search this

Hiking  Search this

Wildlife conservation  Search this

Roadside improvement  Search this

Genre/Form:

Lantern slides

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, Item NJ661011

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Jersey / NJ661: Summit -- Miscellaneous Billboards and Signage

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref21346

Provenance:

Middletown Garden Club  Search this

Sculptor:

Kuzina, Kim  Search this

Former owner:

Skinner, John L.  Search this

White, Hazel G.  Search this

White, William C.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Spiral of Life Gardens (Middletown, Connecticut)

United States of America -- Connecticut -- Middlesex County -- Middletown

Scope and Contents:

The folder includes worksheets, photocopies of articles, and write-ups of the property's history.

General:

The Spiral of Life Gardens is transformative in many senses. What was once an ordinary one-acre suburban lot with lawn, shrubs and a dogwood tree now has about 120 native plants in free-form garden beds and habitats, and learning stations for the classes that visit. The owner and designer of the garden drew on concerns about the environment and her own spiritual convictions when she began the transformation by creating a sacred universe garden in a spiral directly behind the house that has a honeysuckle bush and birdbath at its center and native purple flowers including coneflower, false indigo and bee balm along with inspirational messages posted beside the pathway. Irregularly-shaped beds throughout the property are connected by grass paths and each is named for a particular function or concept, such as invitation, Zen, butterfly, peace, rain, and memorial. The plot is bordered on one side by land trust woodlands that, along with the garden's planted habitat edges, provide food and cover for wildlife. According to Vivian Felton, a conservationist with the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service and local contact for its Ecological Landscaping Network, the garden reflects three themes: environmental awareness, diversity of plantings for wildlife conservation, and spiritual experience.

In 2006 the Spiral of Life garden was approved as an educational site for the New England Wildflower Society which holds programs each June on the property. Also starting in 2006 Connecticut wildlife biologist Peter Picone has been convening educational programs in the Spiral of Life garden. The Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District cited the owner with a special merit award on October 18, 2008. Water conservation is achieved by the use of rain barrels to collect roof runoff and the use of permeable surfaces for the driveway and walkways. The garden has been open for visitors and students interested in its spiritual and ecological qualities.

The Peace Garden features a large sphere painted to resemble the earth as it is seen from space, which was sculpted by Kim Kuzina. The sphere is surrounded by rock compositions based on the Inuit peoples' inukshuks, which are used as navigational aids to good fishing holes.

Persons associated with the garden include Hazel G. and William C. White (former owners of property, prior to 1958); John L. Skinner (former owner, circa 1958-1965); Kim Kuzina (sculptor of "Peace" sphere, 2003); Vivian Felten (USDA Natural Resource Conservationist, 2003); Greg Lowenberg (New England Wildflower Society Educator, 2006); Peter Picone (Connecticut wildlife biologist, 2006-2009).

Related Materials:

Spiral of Life Gardens related holdings consist of 1 folder (15 35 mm slides (photographs))

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original images by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens.

Topic:

Gardens -- Connecticut -- Middletown.  Search this

Demonstration gardens  Search this

Rain gardens  Search this

Meditation gardens  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File CT352

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The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Connecticut

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref21573

Collection Creator:

Knabenshue, A. Roy (Augustus Roy), 1876-1960  Search this

Container:

Box 2, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access.

Collection Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Collection Citation:

A. Roy Knabenshue Collection, Acc. NASM.XXXX.0136, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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A. Roy Knabenshue Collection

A. Roy Knabenshue Collection / Series 2: Career / 2.2: National Park Service

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0136-ref48

Collection Creator:

National Congress of American Indians  Search this

Container:

Box 200

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Access to NMAI Archive Center collections is by appointment only, Monday - Friday, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm. Please contact the archives to make an appointment (phone: 301-238-1400, email: nmaiarchives@si.edu).

Collection Rights:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish or broadbast materials from the collection must be requested from National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center. Please submit a written request to nmaiarchives@si.edu.

Collection Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Collection Title, Box and Folder Number; National Museum of the American Indian Archive Center, Smithsonian Institution.

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National Congress of American Indians records

National Congress of American Indians records / Series 6: NCAI Committees and Special Issues Files / 6.4: Hunting and Fishing Rights

Archival Repository:

National Museum of the American Indian

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmai-ac-010-ref2508