3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Manuscripts
Drawings
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
1958-1997
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Clayton Edward Ray, Curator in the National Museum of Natural History Division of Vertebrate Paleontology.
Materials include correspondence and administrative records regarding the Douglas Ralph Emlong Collection, exhibition records, and administrative records regarding the Remington
Kellogg Library.
0.61 cu. ft. (1 tall document box) (1 oversize folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Manuscripts
Architectural drawings
Floor plans
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
circa 1963-1985
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of materials documenting the activities of the Division of Information Technology and Society at the National Museum of American History (NMAH).
Materials include architectural drawings and floor plans; clippings; brochures; correspondence and memoranda; black and white photographs; and other related materials.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 17-096, National Museum of American History. Division of Information Technology and Society, Curatorial Records
This accession consists of records that document the work of David H. Shayt, Museum Specialist, Division of Cultural History. The materials cover exhibition proposals
and collections research. Some materials date to a period before Shayt worked at the National Museum of American History. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, notes,
proposals, images, picture postcards, and clippings.
This accession consists of records primarily created by Carl W. Mitman during his tenure as Curator of the Division of Mechanical Technology, 1921-1932, and Head Curator
of the Department of Arts and Industries, 1932-1948, United States National Museum. These files create a biographical sketch of a multitude of engineers, inventors, and industrialists.
Materials include correspondence, images, clippings, drawings, illustrations, negatives, phonograph records, and other related materials.
This accession consists of field notes of various scientists associated with the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, and one of
its predecessors, the Division of Mollusks. Scientists included are R. Tucker Abbott, Rolf A. M. Brandt, John Brooks Henderson, Austin E. Lamberts, Aron L. Mehring, and Peter
F. Major. Some were affiliated as staff and others by the gift of their collections to the museum. Materials also include maps, scientific illustrations, and photographs.
This accession consists of the records of Gary Galante, Assistant Curator, and cover such subjects as exhibitions, repatriation, collections management, acquisitions,
and collection research. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, brochures, images, and clippings.
This accession consists of records documenting the curatorial activities of Jenny F. So, Associate Curator, 1990-1996; Curator, 1996-1998; and Senior Curator, 1998-2000.
Topics include exhibition development, collection management, research, fund raising, outreach, publishing, and professional activities. A small amount of material was created
by other staff, including Jan Stuart, Assistant Curator and Curator, 1988-2006. Materials include correspondence, essays, label texts, proposals, object images, postcards,
brochures, object lists, clippings, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2019; Transferring office; 9/10/2001 memorandum, Wright to Hennessey; Contact reference staff for details.
This accession consists of records documenting the curatorial activities of Joseph Chang, Curator, c. 1997-2010. Topics include exhibition development, object research,
collection management, and fundraising. Materials include correspondence, proposals, scripts, label texts, floor plans, object information, object photographs, and related
materials. Some files pre-date Chang's tenure and were likely acquired from other staff.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2026; Transferring office; 9/10/2001 memorandum, Wright to Hennessey; Contact reference staff for details.
This accession consists of records documenting the curatorial activities of Ann Clyburn Gunter, Assistant Curator of Ancient Near Eastern Art, 1987-1994; Associate
Curator, 1994-2004; and Curator, 2004-2008. Curatorial activities documented in this accession include research, exhibition development, publishing, and collection management.
Materials include correspondence, memoranda, proposals, object lists, articles, bibliographies, floor plans, brochures, object images, labels, lecture scripts, presentations,
clippings, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format. Some files pre-date Gunter's tenure but were collected as reference materials.
Rights:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2024; Transferring office; 9/27/2001 memorandum, Alers to Hennessey; Contact reference staff for details.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-346, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. Curatorial - Ancient Near Eastern Art, Curatorial Records
This accession consists of the records of Claudia Brush Kidwell and Anne Wood Murray documenting curatorial and professional activities in the Section of American Costume
which, prior to 1969, was in the Division of Political History at the Museum of History and Technology; the Division of Costume and Furnishings; the Division of Costume; and
the Division of Social History. Also consists of some records that document the early history of costume collections. Other staff members represented in these records include
museum specialist Shelly Foote and museum technician Priscilla Wood. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; reports; agreements; budget summaries; proposals;
information about research grants, committees, and symposiums; news releases; exhibition catalogs, articles, and book reviews; lecture papers; collections management information;
meeting agendas and minutes; mission statements; newsletters; photographs and slides; questionnaires and evaluations; information pertaining to the Gender Issues Action Group,
which was chaired by Kidwell and addressed gender equality issues at the National Museum of American History; policies and guidelines; brochures; and clippings. Some materials
are in electronic format.
9.5 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Clippings
Picture postcards
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Color negatives
Color transparencies
Place:
Latin America
Date:
1955-2012
Descriptive Entry:
This accession consists of the professional correspondence of research zoologist Roy W. McDiarmid and his work at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, United States
Geological Survey (USGS). McDiarmid's research focuses on the systematics, behavior, ecology, and biogeography of amphibians and reptiles in the Neotropics. Some materials
predate his time with the USGS. Materials include correspondence, manuscripts, postcards, newspaper clippings, photographs, negatives, and transparencies.
This accession consists of materials documenting the curatorial activities of Joseph Nelson Rose, a curator in the Division of Plants, 1896-1911 and 1917-1928. Rose
specialized in the study of cacti. Some materials document Rose's leave of absence from the United States National Museum for field work in South America. Materials include
correspondence, manuscripts, notes, newspaper clippings, maps, photographs, and illustrations.
This accession consists of images of cacti maintained by curator Joseph Nelson Rose. Most images were taken in Ecuador, Brazil, Argentina, the Dominican Republic, the
British West Indies, and the Danish West Indies. Some images of people, buildings, and landscapes are also present.
Materials are mostly glass plate negatives and nitrate negatives. There is also a small amount of black and white photographs, illustrations, sketches, and notes.
This accession consists of the records of research zoologist Roy W. McDiarmid and his work at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, United States Geological Survey
(USGS). McDiarmid's research focuses on the systematics, behavior, ecology, and biogeography of amphibians and reptiles in the Neotropics. Records include graduate work; research
projects and publications; special projects, such as workshops, committees, and reviews; and activities with professional societies, including the American Society of Ichthyologists
and Herpetologists (ASIH) and the Herpetologists' League (HL). Some materials predate his time with the USGS.
Materials include correspondence, notes, research information, manuscripts, proposals, reports, reviews, maps, illustrations, postcards, newspaper clippings, microfiche,
photographs, negatives, and transparencies. Some materials are in electronic format.
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Paul J. Spangler, curator at the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). These records include correspondence,
grants, loans, administrative records, research materials, manuscripts, specimen information, reference information, and materials related to his work with professional societies.
Some material predates his association with NMNH. Materials include news clippings, newsletters, postcards, floor plans, scientific illustrations, photographs, slides, negatives,
and transparencies. Some materials are in electronic format.
Historical Note:
Paul J. Spangler (1924-2011) received his B.A. from Lebanon Valley College in 1949, his M.S. from Ohio University in 1951, and his Ph.D. in entomology from the University
of Missouri in 1960. From 1951 to 1953, he worked as Museum Assistant in Entomology at the University of Kansas. Spangler then accepted a position at the University of Missouri,
where he worked as an Instructor in Entomology from 1953 to 1957. In 1957 he was stationed in Juneau, Alaska, as a Fishery Research Biologist with the United States Fish and
Wildlife Service, a position he held until 1958. In 1958, Spangler joined the staff of the Entomology Research Division, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department
of Agriculture (USDA), located in the United States National Museum (USNM). He was a Systematic Entomologist with the USDA until 1962, when he took a job as an Associate Curator
in the Division of Insects, USNM. When the Division of Coleoptera was created in 1963, Spangler became an Associate Curator with that division.
This accession consists of curatorial records created and maintained by Terry L. Erwin, Curator of Coleoptera. Projects covered include Biological Diversity of Tropical
Latin America (BIOLAT), All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (ATBI), and the Encyclopedia of Life. Materials include correspondence, notes, manuscripts, newspaper clippings, drawings,
newsletters, and photographs.
These records were created and maintained by Meredith L. Jones, Curator, 1965-1989. Materials include correspondence relating to specimens, manuscripts, presentations,
Galapagos trip, and research; drawings, data, notes, and articles; black and white photographs and negatives; and color photographs. Some materials are in electronic format.
These records document the curatorial activities of Linda Merrill, Curator. Programmatic files include the development and execution of exhibitions, lectures, participation
in professional activities, and the study and care of the American art collection, docent training, and publication activities.
Materials include correspondence and memoranda, reference material, writings, slides, and video and audio tapes.
This accession includes records that document the curatorial activities of the Division of the Growth of the United States in the Museum of History and Technology,
which was later renamed the National Museum of History and Technology. Materials primarily include the correspondence and memoranda of Peter C. Welsh, Curator; Anne Castrodale
Golovin, Associate Curator; and Anne Marie Serio, Museum Specialist, pertaining to artifacts, research interests, special projects, administrative matters, and the exhibition
"Growth of the United States."
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 03-071, National Museum of History and Technology. Division of Preindustrial Cultural History, Curatorial Records
This accession consists of curatorial records created by Nicholas Hotton, Associate Curator, Curator, and Curator Emeritus, 1959-1998. Materials include correspondence;
memoranda; research notes, illustrations, proposals, and grants; exhibition files and floor plans; photographs and slides of specimens; lectures; and professional activity
files.
