Series 1. CORRESPONDENCE, 1890-1929. Arranged alphabetically and chronologically.
Series 2. SMITHSONIAN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES, 1894-1926.
Series 3. RECORDS RELATED TO CABINET DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 1902-1926.
Series 4. CARD INDEXES TO CORRESPONDENCE.
These records document the administration of the Smithsonian Institution
during the tenure of Charles D. Walcott, its fourth Secretary, who served from
1907 to 1927. This period gave a deceptive appearance of strength to the
Institution's life. Walcott himself, perhaps the last of the
nineteenth-century scientist-politicians to combine a distinguished scientific
reputation and polished ease in the world of political Washington, lent the
Institution considerable support from his wide experience and many friends
among the powerful of the day. The Institution's staff also boasted an able
corps of scientists and senior administrators. Several new programs were
developed during these years--the National Gallery of Art (now the National
Museum of American Art) and the Freer Gallery of Art, in particular. These two
galleries gave the Smithsonian its first real grounding in fine arts and
rounded out the vision of the Institution as a place hospitable to all fields
of learning. Yet with the benefit of hindsight, these accomplishments
can be seen to have masked real weakness, described either as the
Smithsonian's failure to adapt its perception of itself to the changing world
or as a lack of money. When the Smithsonian was created in 1846 the
corpus of its endowment was somewhat more than $500,000.00. It had few rivals
elsewhere in the country. However, with the growth of large-scale private
philanthropy after the Civil War, the Smithsonian's means shrank steadily in
comparison to the endowments of leading institutions like the Sheffield
Scientific School at Yale or new entrants like Stanford and the University of
Chicago. No doubt this situation developed in part because the Smithsonian
had no real alumni. It received a few small gifts from well-to-do members of
its own staff and one moderate gift from Thomas George Hodgkins, a naturalized
English eccentric. For all else it relied on small appropriations from the
federal government, for which it performed certain services such as curating
the collections of the National Museum. Coupled with meager financial resources
was the Regents' suspicion of new and nonscientific endeavors. It is likely,
for instance, that the Regents would have refused Charles Lang Freer's gift of
a gallery of oriental art in 1906, had Theodore Roosevelt not obliged them to
accept it. In the same way, the gift of certain patents on electrostatic
precipitators by Frederic G. Cottrell in 1911 was politely shunted onto other
shoulders, leaving the Smithsonian a remote beneficiary of the income. The
Smithsonian's aloofness was in sharp contrast to the willingness of other
institutions to accept such gifts. How this attitude arose is not clear.
Perhaps it was an unconscious extension of Joseph Henry's early determination
to associate the Smithsonian's name only with "worthy" purposes. However that
may be, the Smithsonian was very late in the field in trying to augment its
endowment. Walcott had begun to plan a campaign to raise
$10,000,000.00--documented in record unit 46--which collapsed with his
untimely death in 1927. Thus the Institution was to enter the era of the
Depression in very straitened circumstances. Box 1 of 112
INTRODUCTION
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HISTORICAL NOTE
DESCRIPTIVE ENTRY
This record unit documents the growth and management of the Smithsonian from
1890 to 1929. Of special interest is the Institution's entry into the field of
the fine arts through the creation of the National Gallery of Art and the
Freer Gallery of Art. The Smithsonian continued to pursue a wide variety of
other interests as well. Thus, the records deal with the following topics,
among others: aviation; the American School of Archaeology in China; the
Carnegie Institution of Washington, D.C.; the Cinchona Botanical Station,
Jamaica; many international congresses; numerous national and international
expositions, especially the Panama-California Exposition, 1912-1916, and the
Panama-Pacific Exposition at San Francisco, 1914-1915; the George Washington
Memorial Association; the Harriman Alaska series; the Kahn Foundation for
Foreign Travel of American Teachers; the Koren Expedition to Siberia; the
Langley-Wright aerodrome controversy; the Montezuma solar observatory at
Calama, Chile; solar observations at Mount Harqua Hala, Arizona, and Mount
Wilson, California; the Naples Zoological Station; the National Academy of
Sciences; the National Research Council; publication of Mary Vaux Walcott's
North American Wildflowers; the Biological Survey of the Panama Canal
Zone; the Alfred Duane Pell Collection; the Research Corporation; the
Roosevelt African Expedition; seismological studies; the Charles D. and Mary
Vaux Walcott Research Fund; the Smithsonian Scientific Series; grants from the
Hodgkins Fund; the Langley Aerodynamical Laboratory; and the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics. The records include correspondence, minutes,
announcements, publications, fiscal records, photographs, manuscripts, and news
clippings.
SERIES DESCRIPTIONS
SERIES 1.
CORRESPONDENCE, 1890-1929. Arranged alphabetically and chronologically.
| Folder | 1 | Abaroa, Andronico, 1920 | |
| Folder | 2 | Abbe, Cleveland, 1907-1919 | |
| Folder | 3 | Abbot, Charles G. - Abetti, Giorgio | |
| Folder | 4 | Acerboni, C., 1910 (oversize, removed to Box 107) | |
| Folder | 5 | Achor, Clifford L. - Ackermann, A. S. E. | |
| Folder | 6 | Adams, Byron S. - Adams Express Co. | |
| Folder | 7 | Adams, F. B. - Adams, F. P. | |
| Folder | 8 | Adams, George I., 1907-1909 | |
| Folder | 9 | Adams, George L. - Adams, Henry. Relating to an expedition to China by Langdon Warner (q.v.), 1910 | |
| Folder | 10 | Adams, Herbert - Adelstein, Samuel | |
| Folder | 11 | Aerial League of America - Aero and Hydro | |
| Folder | 12 | Aero Club of America, 1912-1920 | |
| Folder | 13 | Aeromarine Plane and Motor Co. - Aeronautical Magazine | |
| Folder | 14 | Aeronautical Society of America, 1908-1916 | |
| Folder | 15 | Affhauser, L. F. - Albert, Henry | |
| Folder | 16 | Albert Medal, Royal Society of Arts, 1909 | |
| Folder | 17 | Albright, W. H. - Alpine Club of Crimea and the Caucasus | |
| Folder | 18 | Aluminum Co. of America, 1909-1924 | |
| Folder | 19 | Alvarez, Jose M. - American Anthropological Association | |
| Folder | 20 | American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1907-1924 | |
| Folder | 21 | American Association for Labor Legislation, 1909-1913 | |
| Folder | 22 | American Association of Museums, 1916-1924 | |
| Folder | 23 | American Astronomical Society - American Farm Economics Association |
Box 2 of 112
| Folder | 1 | American Federation of Arts, 1910-1924 | |
| Folder | 2 | American Federation of Labor - American Genetic Association | |
| Folder | 3 | American Geographical Society, 1910-1923 | |
| Folders | 4-21 | American Historical Association, annual reports, 1907-1924. When Congress chartered the American Historical Association in 1889, it required the Association to make an annual report to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for transmittal to Congress. | |
| Folder | 22 | American Historical Association, J. Franklin Jameson - C. D. Walcott correspondence, 1909 | |
| Folder | 23 | American Humane Association - American Institute for Scientific Research | |
| Folder | 24 | American International Corporation, 1916-1917 | |
| Folder | 25 | American Jewish Congress - American Mining Congress | |
| Folder | 26 | American Museum of Natural History, 1907-1921 | |
| Folder | 27 | American National Institute - American Railway Express |
Box 3 of 112
| Folders | 1-2 | American Red Cross, 1912-1924 | |
| Folder | 3 | American Relief Administration - American Scenic and Historical Preservation Society | |
| Folder | 4 | American School of Archeology in China, Minutes of the General Committee, 1913. The American School of Archeology in China was begun as a proposed joint project of the Archeological Institute of America and the Smithsonian Institution in 1912. Charles L. Freer and Langdon Warner (q.v.) were important supporters. The School was intended to promote the study of ancient Chinese art and archeology by sponsoring exploration and a museum at Peking. Despite considerable early activity, the project was permitted to expire about 1924. | |
| Folders | 5-9 | American School of Archeology in China correspondence, 1912-1915, 1917-1924 | |
| Folder | 10 | American School of Archeology in China, Langdon Warner's report of his trip through Europe and China, 1913-1914 | |
| Folder | 11 | American School of Correspondence - American Sunday School Union | |
| Folder | 12 | American Surety Co. - American Tube and Stamping Co. |
Box 4 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Ami, H. M. - Anderson, Hendrick C. | |
| Folder | 2 | Anderson, John - Andrews, Benjamin R. | |
| Folder | 3 | Andrews, E. A., 1907-1908 | |
| Folder | 4 | Andrews, Edward M., 1906-1907 | |
| Folder | 5 | Andrews and Lewerth Inc. - Anglo-American University Library for Central Europe | |
| Folder | 6 | Angstrom, Anders K., 1917-1922, concerning solar radiation studies | |
| Folder | 7 | Annis, H. - Ansonia Copper and Iron Works | |
| Folder | 8 | Antarctica and Wilkes Land, exploration of, 1909-1910 | |
| Folder | 9 | Anthis, R. E. - Arbor Day | |
| Folder | 10 | Archenhold, F. S. - Architects' Advisory Council | |
| Folder | 11 | Arctowski, Henryk, 1909-1922 concerning meteorological research | |
| Folder | 12 | Argentine Federal Rifle Club- Argentine Meteorological Office | |
| Folders | 13-14 | Argentine Solar Observatory, 1920-1924 Concerning solar radiation research and a proposal, later abandoned, to move the Smithsonian's Calama, Chile, station to Argentina | |
| Folder | 15 | Argus Suisse de la Presse - Asch, W. and D. | |
| Folder | 16 | Ashepoo Mining Company - Asiatic Institute | |
| Folder | 17 | Aspinwall, F. E., 1914-1920 |
Box 5 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Associated Companies - Atlantic Coast Shipbuilders Association | |
| Folder | 2 | Atlantic Ocean, exploration of the, 1908-1910 | |
| Folder | 3 | Atlantic Refining Co. - Austin, W. Coombs | |
| Folders | 4-7 | Australian Solar Station, 1919-1924. In 1919 the Smithsonian began correspondence with the Rev. E. F. Pigot, who wanted to create a solar observatory at Riverview College, Sydney, Australia. The Smithsonian sent A. F. Moore of its observatory staff to Australia in 1923 to install some of the equipment. Includes photographs. | |
| Folder | 8 | Austria-Hungary - Automobile Trade Journal | |
| Folder | 9 | Automobiles: purchases, permits, chauffeurs, 1909-1920 | |
| Folder | 10 | Automotive Industries - Ayres, W. A. | |
| Folder | 11 | Baar Society - Babcock, Dudley P. | |
| Folders | 12-14 | Babcock, William H., 1911-1915 | |
| Folder | 15 | Bache, Rene - Baillie, Herbert | |
| Folder | 16 | Bain, George Grantham, 1907-1909, 1923 | |
| Folder | 17 | Baird and Co. - Baird, W. M. | |
| Folder | 18 | Baker, Carl F. - Baker, Frank | |
| Folder | 19 | Baker, Horace - Baldwin, Nathaniel | |
| Folder | 20 | Balentine, Harold R. - Ballore, H. de Montessus de |
Box 6 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Ballou, Howard M., 1910-1911 | |
| Folder | 2 | Ballou, William Hosea, 1908-1919 | |
| Folder | 3 | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Co. - Barclay, Emma | |
| Folder | 4 | Barker, James G. - Barton, William E. | |
| Folder | 5 | Bartsch, Paul A., 1907-1924. Relating to work of the National Museum | |
| Folder | 6 | Baruch, Jehuda ben, 1912-1915 | |
| Folder | 7 | Barus, Carl - Bassett, S. C. | |
| Folder | 8 | Bassler, Ray S., 1912-1916 | |
| Folder | 9 | Bates, John C. - Baur, Franz | |
| Folders | 10-11 | Bausch and Lomb Optical Co., 1908-1924 | |
| Folder | 12 | Baxcom, Harry - Becker, George C. | |
| Folder | 13 | Becker, George F., 1909-1919 | |
| Folder | 14 | Beckman Co., R. W. - Bell and Co., bankers | |
| Folders | 15-16 | Bell, Alexander Graham, 1907-1924. Bell was for many years a Smithsonian Regent. This material relates to his duties as a Regent and to some of his research interests. |
Box 7 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Bell, C. J. - Benson, W. S. | |
| Folders | 2-16 | Bent, Arthur Cleveland. 1910-1923. Relating to his proposed completion of Bendire's Life Histories of North American Birds | |
| Folder | 17 | Bentley, W. A. - Berry, F. V. | |
| Folder | 18 | Bertelson, Axel E., 1907-1923 | |
| Folder | 19 | Berthaud Freres - Bibliography of Aeronautical Literature |
Box 8 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Bickmore, Albert S. - Biddle, Edward | |
| Folders | 2-3 | Biddle, James G., 1910-1923. Discussing electrical instrument-making | |
| Folder | 4 | Biddlecombe, A. - Bigelow, Edward F. | |
| Folder | 5 | Bigelow, Frank H., 1907-1923 | |
| Folder | 6 | Bigelow, Gideon L. - Black, John C. | |
| Folder | 7 | Black, W. H. - Blake, W. W. | |
| Folder | 8 | Blakiston's Son and Co., P. - Blovsky, P. | |
| Folder | 9 | Boatman, J. J. P. - Bogoslowsky, Lt. B. | |
| Folder | 10 | Bogue, Virgil - Bonsfield, Alfred | |
| Folder | 11 | Bookseller and Stationer - Bostedo, L. G. | |
| Folder | 12 | Boston Gear Works, 1907-1923 | |
| Folder | 13 | Boston Museum of Fine Arts - Bosworth, M. F. | |
| Folder | 14 | Botany and botanical exploration in tropical America, 1916 | |
| Folder | 15 | Bottoms, R. R. - Boule, M. | |
| Folder | 16 | Boulitte, G., 1910-1923 | |
| Folder | 17 | Boulton, Mrs. Walfrid - Boy Scouts of America | |
| Folder | 18 | Brace, A. L. - Brandt, Louis F. | |
| Folders | 19-20 | Brashear, John Alfred, 1907-1918. Manufacturer of astronomical instruments | |
| Folder | 21 | Brathenahl - Braum, Carl Brostiarchich |
Box 9 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Braun, William P. - Brewster, W. C. | |
| Folder | 2 | Bridgen, Edwin E. - Brisbane, A. | |
| Folder | 3 | British Association for the Advancement of Science, 1907-1916 | |
| Folder | 4 | British Astronomical Association - Britton, Wiley | |
| Folder | 5 | Brockett, Paul, 1907-1924 | |
| Folder | 6 | Brookings, Robert S., 1921-1923. A Regent | |
| Folder | 7 | Brookings School of Economics and Government, 1923-1924 | |
| Folder | 8 | Brookings School of Economics and Government, reports of work completed or planned, ca. 1923-1925 | |
| Folder | 9 | Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences - Brower, J. C. | |
| Folder | 10 | Brown and Sons, Alexander - Brown, Silas B. | |
| Folder | 11 | Brown, Thomas R. - Buckingham, Edgar | |
| Folder | 12 | Buckland, James - Bunte, John | |
| Folder | 13 | Bunyan, F. W. - Burley, J. J. | |
| Folder | 14 | Burling, Lancaster D., 1909-1913 | |
| Folder | 15 | Burlington Watch Co. - Byram, William |
Box 10 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Cadwalader, John L.- Campbell, W. W. | |
| Folder | 2 | Canada, Dominion Astronomical Observatory, 1919 | |
| Folder | 3 | Canada, Dominion parks of, 1919-1920 | |
| Folder | 4 | Canada, Geodetic Survey of, 1921 | |
| Folder | 5 | Canada, Geological Survey, 1908-1915 | |
| Folder | 6 | Canada, Interior Department, Surveyor General, 1916 | |
| Folders | 7-9 | Carnegie Institution, 1901-1902, 1907-1923. The Smithsonian's Secretary was an ex officio member of the Carnegie's board. This correspondence documents the two institutions' collaboration in matters of mutual interest. Includes news clippings. | |
| Folder | 10 | Carnes, A. C. - Carolina, Clinchfield, and Ohio Railroad | |
| Folders | 11-13 | Carothers, W. F., 1910-1917. Discussing weather forecasting; includes blueprints. | |
| Folder | 14 | Carpathian Society - Cartwright, B. W. | |
| Folder | 15 | Carty, John - Cash, Lillian | |
| Folder | 16 | Cassel, E. F., 1910-1914 | |
| Folder | 17 | Castelberg Jewelry Co. - Catt, J. A. | |
| Folder | 18 | Cattell, J. McKeen, 1909-1916. Discussing matters of interest in scientific bibliography | |
| Folder | 19 | Caudell, Andrew Nelson - Chandler, Walter M. |
Box 11 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Chaney, George C. - Charleston Mining and Manufacturing Co. | |
| Folder | 2 | Chase, A. L. - Cheatham, R. B. | |
| Folder | 3 | Chemical Foundation - Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. | |
| Folder | 4 | Chiappero, A. - Chicago, University of, Press | |
| Folder | 5 | Children's Hospital - Church, Miss E. L. | |
| Folders | 6-10 | Cinchona Botanical Station, 1915-1923. Discussing the leasing of the station from the Colonial Government of Jamaica by the Smithsonian, Johns Hopkins, and other American institutions in order to carry out studies in tropical botany. (oversize, removed to Box 107) | |
| Folder | 11 | Cincinnati Observatory - Civic Forum Lecture Bureau | |
| Folder | 12 | Civil Service Retirement Association, 1909-1917 | |
| Folder | 13 | Clapp, Frederick G. - Claras, Georges (oversize, removed to Box 107) | |
| Folder | 14 | Claren, J., 1910-1913. Discussing solutions to mathematical equations [photo] | |
| Folder | 15 | Clark, Alonzo Howard, 1907-1919. Discussing his duties as the Smithsonian's editor | |
| Folders | 16-17 | Clark, Austin H., 1909-1924. Discussing his Smithsonian duties, particularly relating to publications. |
Box 12 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Clark, C. L. - Clark, Ezra W. | |
| Folder | 2 | Clark, Hubert Lyman, 1907-1908 | |
| Folder | 3 | Clark, Mrs. J. L. - Clarke, Nell Ray | |
| Folders | 4-5 | Clayton, Henry Helm, 1906, 1917-1919, 1921, 1922, 1924. Discussing weather forecasting | |
| Folder | 6 | Clayton, J. B. - Cochran, Earle | |
| Folder | 7 | Cockayne, E. O. - Coleman, E. M. | |
| Folder | 8 | Colgren, Arthur - Collins Publicity Service | |
| Folders | 9-12 | Collins-Garner Expedition to the Congo, 1915-1921 | |
| Folder | 13 | Colson, William - Conger, Charlotte M. |
Box 13 of 112
Congresses
| Folder | 1 | Aerolocomotion, International Congress of the Sciences Relating to, Verona, Italy, 1910 | |
| Folder | 2 | Aeronautics, Third International Congress of, Milan, Italy, 1905 | |
| Folder | 3 | Aeronautics, Third Pan-American, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 1920 | |
| Folder | 4 | American Congress of Bibliography and History, Buenos Aires and Tucuman, Argentina, 1915-1916 | |
| Folder | 5 | American Mining Congress, Seventeenth, Phoenix, Arizona, 1914 | |
| Folder | 6 | American Scientific Congress, International, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1910 | |
| Folder | 7 | Americanists, Fourteenth International Congress of, Stuttgart, Germany, 1904-1905 | |
| Folder | 8 | Americanists, Fifteenth International Congress of, Quebec, Canada, 1905-1906 | |
| Folder | 9 | Americanists, Sixteenth International Congress of, Vienna, Austria, 1907-1908 | |
| Folders | 10-11 | Americanists, Seventeenth International Congress of, Mexico City, Mexico, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1909-1910 |
Box 14 of 112
Congresses
| Folder | 1 | Americanists, Eighteenth International Congress of, London, England, 1912 | |
| Folders | 2-4 | Americanists, Nineteenth International Congress of, Washington, D. C. 1912-1916 | |
| Folder | 5 | Americanists, Twentieth International Congress of, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1917 [postponed to 1922] | |
| Folder | 6 | Americanists, Twentieth International Congress of, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1922-1923 | |
| Folder | 7 | Americanists, Twenty-first International Congress of, The Hague, The Netherlands, 1923-1924 | |
| Folder | 8 | American Sociological Congress, Washington, D.C., 1920 | |
| Folder | 9 | American States, Fifth International Congress of, 1923 | |
| Folder | 10 | Anthropology and Archeology, Prehistoric, Thirteenth International Congress, Monaco, 1905-1906 | |
| Folder | 11 | Anthropology and Archeology, Prehistoric, Fourteenth International Congress, Geneva, Switzerland, 1911-1912 | |
| Folder | 12 | Applied Chemistry, Seventh International Congress of, London, England, 1908-1909 | |
| Folder | 13 | Applied Chemistry, Eighth International Congress of, New York, New York, 1911-1912 | |
| Folder | 14 | Applied Chemistry, Ninth International Congress of, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1915 | |
| Folder | 15 | Archeological Congress, Second International, Cairo, Egypt, 1908-1909 | |
| Folder | 16 | Archeological Congress, Third International, Rome, Italy, 1912 | |
| Folder | 17 | Archeological Congress of France: Le Puy (1904), Beauvais (1905), Avallon (1907), Caen (1908) | |
| Folder | 18 | Bibliography and Documentation, International Congress of, Brussels, Belgium, 1908-1910 | |
| Folder | 19 | Botany, Third International Congress of, Brussels, Belgium, 1910 |
Box 15 of 112
Congresses
| Folder | 1 | Chase, Second International Congress on the, Vienna, Austria, 1910 | |
| Folder | 2 | Chemistry and Physics, Second International Congress of Pure and Applied, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1911 | |
| Folder | 3 | Child's Congress, First American, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1916 | |
| Folder | 4 | Chilean General Scientific Congress, Eighth, Temuco, Chile, 1912 | |
| Folder | 5 | Conservation Congress, Third National, Kansas City, Kansas, 1911 | |
| Folder | 6 | Consulting Engineers, Second International Congress of, Berne, Switzerland, 1914 | |
| Folder | 7 | Criminal Anthropology, Sixth International Congress of, Turin, Italy, 1905-1906 | |
| Folder | 8 | Criminal Anthropology, Seventh International Congress of, Cologne, Germany, 1911 | |
| Folder | 9 | Egyptian Medical Congress, First, Cairo, Egypt, 1902 | |
| Folder | 10 | Entomology, First International Congress of, Brussels, Belgium, 1910 | |
| Folder | 11 | Eugenics, Second International Congress of, New York, New York, 1921 | |
| Folder | 12 | Fishery Congress, Fourth International, Washington, D. C., 1906-1908 | |
| Folder | 13 | French Geographical Societies, Thirteenth National Congress of, Roubaix, France, 1911 | |
| Folder | 14 | Geography, Ninth International Congress of, Geneva, Switzerland, 1908-1909 | |
| Folder | 15 | Geography, Tenth International Congress of, Rome, Italy, 1910 | |
| Folder | 16 | Geography and Ethnology, Eleventh International Congress of, Cairo, Egypt, 1922-1924 | |
| Folder | 17 | Geologic Congress, First International, Brussels, Belgium, 1922 | |
| Folder | 18 | Geology, Tenth International Congress of, Stockholm, Sweden, 1909-1911 | |
| Folder | 19 | Geology, Twelfth International Congress of, Toronto, Canada, 1912-1913 | |
| Folder | 20 | Hispano-American Geography and History, Congress of, Seville, Spain, 1914 | |
| Folder | 21 | Historical Sciences, Fifth International Congress of, Brussels, Belgium, 1922-1923 | |
| Folder | 22 | Historical Studies, International Congress of, London, 1912 | |
| Folder | 23 | Home Education, Fourth International Congress of, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1914 | |
| Folder | 24 | Horticulture, International Conference of, Paris, France, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908, 1911 | |
| Folder | 25 | Housing Reform, International Congress of, Vienna, Austria, 1910; The Hague, The Netherlands, 1913 | |
| Folder | 26 | Hunting and Fishing, International Exhibition for, Antwerp, Belgium, 1906-1908 | |
| Folder | 27 | Hydrology, Climatology, and Geology, Ninth International Congress on, Madrid, Spain, 1913 | |
| Folders | 28-32 | Hygiene and Demography, Fifteenth International Congress on, Washington, D. C., 1909-1912 | |
| Folder | 33 | Librarians, International Congress of, Brussels, Belgium, 1909 | |
| Folder | 34 | Mathematical Congress, Fifth International, Toronto, Canada, 1924 | |
| Folder | 35 | Mathematicians, Third International Congress of, Heidelberg, Germany, 1903-1904 | |
| Folder | 36 | Mathematicians, Fourth International Congress of, Rome, Italy, 1907-1908 | |
| Folder | 37 | Medical Press, Second International Congress of the, Madrid, Spain, 1903 | |
| Folder | 38 | Mining, Metallurgy, Applied Mechanics, and Practical Geology, International Congress of, Liege, Belgium, 1905 |
Box 16 of 112
Congresses
| Folder | 1 | Mining, Metallurgy, Applied Mechanics, and Practical Geology, Second International Congress of, Dusseldorf, Germany, 1909 | |
| Folder | 2 | Mining, Metallurgy, Engineering, and Economic Geology, Sixth International Congress of, London, England, 1914 | |
| Folder | 3 | Nature, International Congress for the Protection of, Paris, France, 1923 | |
| Folder | 4 | Navigation, International Congress on, St. Petersburg, Russia, 1908 | |
| Folder | 5 | Norman Millennium, Congress of the, Rouen, France, 1910-1911 | |
| Folder | 6 | Oceanography, Congress on, Marseilles, France, 1905 | |
| Folder | 7 | Orientalists, International Congress of, Hanoi, Indo-China, 1902 | |
| Folder | 8 | Orientalists, Thirteenth International Congress of, Hamburg, Germany, 1902 | |
| Folder | 9 | Orientalists, Fourteenth International Congress of, Algiers, Algeria, 1904-1905 | |
| Folder | 10 | Orientalists, Fifteenth International Congress of, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1907-1908 | |
| Folder | 11 | Orientalists, Sixteenth International Congress of, Athens, Greece, 1910-1912 | |
| Folder | 12 | Ornithological Congress, Fourth International, London, England, 1905 | |
| Folder | 13 | Ornithological Congress, Fifth International, Berlin, Germany, 1910 | |
| Folder | 14 | Panama-Pacific International Aeronautical Congress, San Francisco, California, 1914 | |
| Folder | 15 | Pan-American Scientific Congress, First, Santiago, Chile, 1908-1909 | |
| Folders | 16-17 | Pan-American Scientific Congress, Second, Washington, D.C., 1915-1916 (deferred from 1912) | |
| Folder | 18 | Pan-American Scientific Congress, Third, Lima, Peru, 1924 | |
| Folder | 19 | Pan-Pacific Scientific Congress, First, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1920 | |
| Folder | 20 | Pan-Pacific Scientific Congress, Second, Sydney, Australia, 1922-1923 | |
| Folder | 21 | Pathology, First International Congress on Comparative, Paris, France, 1912 | |
| Folder | 22 | Photography, International Congress on, Dresden, Germany, 1908 | |
| Folder | 23 | Police, First International Congress of Investigative, Monaco, 1914 | |
| Folder | 24 | Polish National Congress, Washington, D.C., 1910 | |
| Folder | 25 | Pomological Congress (Pomological Society of France), Angiers, France, 1907; Ghent, Belgium, 1913 | |
| Folder | 26 | Prehistoric Congress of France, Sixth, Tours, France, 1910 | |
| Folder | 27 | Races, Universal Congress of the, London, England, 1910-1911 | |
| Folder | 28 | Radiology and Electricity, International Congress on, Brussels, Belgium, 1911 | |
| Folder | 29 | Refrigeration, First International Congress of, Paris, France, 1907-1908 | |
| Folder | 30 | Refrigeration, Second International Congress of, Vienna, Austria, 1910 | |
| Folder | 31 | Refrigeration, Third International Congress of, Chicago, Illinois, 1912-1913 |
Box 17 of 112
Congresses
| Folder | 1 | Religions, Third International Congress on the History of, Oxford, England, 1908 | |
| Folder | 2 | Sanitary Dwellings, Third International Congress for, Dresden, Germany, 1911 | |
| Folder | 3 | Sugar-Making and Distilling Industries, Second International Congress of, Paris, France, 1908 | |
| Folder | 4 | Technical Instruction, International Congress of Advanced, Brussels, Belgium, 1910 | |
| Folder | 5 | Technology, Congress of, Boston, Massachusetts, 1911 | |
| Folder | 6 | Testing Material, Sixth International Congress of the International Association for, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1912 | |
| Folder | 7 | Tuberculosis, British Congress on, London, England, 1901 | |
| Folder | 8 | Tuberculosis, Seventh International Congress Against, Rome, Italy, 1911 | |
| Folder | 9 | Veterinary Congress, Eighth International, Budapest, Hungary, 1905 | |
| Folder | 10 | Viticulture, International Congress of, Angiers, France, 1907 | |
| Folder | 11 | World's Congress of International Organizations, Brussels, Belgium, 1910 | |
| Folder | 12 | Zoology, Fifth International Congress on, Berlin, Germany, 1900-1902 | |
| Folder | 13 | Zoology, Sixth International Congress on, Berne, Switzerland, 1904-1906 | |
| Folder | 14 | Zoology, Seventh International Congress of, Boston, Massachusetts, 1907 | |
| Folder | 15 | Zoology, Eighth International Congress of, Graz, Austria, 1909-1911 | |
| Folder | 16 | Zoology, Ninth International Congress of, Monaco, 1912-1913 | |
| Folder | 17 | Conkey Co., W. B. - Cooper Union | |
| Folder | 18 | Cope, Edward Drinker, bibliography, 1907-1916 | |
| Folder | 19 | Copeland, W. P. - Coster, A. Vennell | |
| Folder | 20 | Cottrell, Frederick Gardiner, 1911-1923. Chiefly concerning his gift of precipitator patents to the Smithsonian | |
| Folder | 21 | Coulter, John Merle - Coville, Frederick V. | |
| Folder | 22 | Cox, Dewey - Cram, George F. | |
| Folder | 23 | Cramer Dry Plate Co., 1911-1924. Concerning glass photographic plates for use by the Astrophysical Observatory | |
| Folder | 24 | Cramton, Louis C. - Criswell, David S. | |
| Folder | 25 | Crocker Land Antarctic Expedition prospectus, 1912-1914 | |
| Folder | 26 | Crolins, Cornelia G. - Cross, Charles R. |
Box 18 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Crossman and Sielcken - Curd, Mrs. Walter G. | |
| Folder | 2 | Curie, Madame Marie, 1921. Concerning her lecture at the Smithsonian, May 20, 1921 | |
| Folder | 3 | Curley, James M. - Current Opinion | |
| Folder | 4 | Curtice, Cooper, 1911-1926. Includes photographs | |
| Folder | 5 | Curtis, Edward S., 1907-1922. Concerning topics in North American anthropology | |
| Folder | 6 | Curtis, George E. - Curtis, William E. | |
| Folder | 7 | Curtiss, Glenn E., 1914-1922. Concerning the Langley aerodrome, National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics business, and other aeronautical topics. | |
| Folder | 8 | Cushing, Frank H. - Czechoslovakia, Legation of | |
| Folder | 9 | Dacoster, H. B. - Dakin, W. S. | |
| Folder | 10 | Dale, Samuel S., 1923-1924 | |
| Folder | 11 | Dall, William Healey, 1907-1924. Concerning various topics of Museum business | |
| Folder | 12 | Dallinger, Frederick W. - Daub, J. G. | |
| Folders | 13-16 | Daughters of the American Revolution, correspondence, 1907-1924. This correspondence concerns the annual report of the D.A.R. Its charter required the organization to make such a report to the Secretary of the Smithsonian, who was to transmit it to Congress. The Institution and the D.A.R. often disagreed about the legitimate scope of the report. | |
| Folder | 17 | Daughters of 1812, National Society of United States, 1916-1917 | |
| Folder | 18 | Davenport, Charles B. - Davis, E. |
Box 19 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Davis, Edward Gates - Davis, Theodore M. | |
| Folder | 2 | Davis, William M., 1913-1919 | |
| Folder | 3 | Dawe, C. A. G. - Dawson, N. E. | |
| Folder | 4 | Dawson, W. Bell, 1909, 1923 | |
| Folder | 5 | Day, Arthur L. - Dayton, A. Olin | |
| Folder | 6 | Dean, Bashford, 1907-1909 | |
| Folder | 7 | Decker Manufacturing Co. - De Frere, Paul | |
| Folder | 8 | de Forest, Henry W., 1907-1915. Deals with various philanthropic subjects, such as a "plan to rescue the poor whites of the South". | |
| Folder | 9 | de Forest, Robert W., 1907-1923. Relates chiefly to a 1916-1917 campaign to ensure that provisions for a tax deduction for charitable gifts would be included in the new income tax law passed pursuant to the XVI amendment to the Constitution. | |
| Folder | 10 | Della Torre, Frank, 1907-1912 | |
| Folder | 11 | Denby, Edwin - Departmental Bank | |
| Folder | 12 | De Peyster, General John Watts, 1907-1912. Concerning a collection of books on Napoleon to be given to the Smithsonian | |
| Folder | 13 | Deppe, W. P. - Dobbs, B. B. | |
| Folder | 14 | Dobson, Gordon M. B. - Dorno, C. | |
| Folder | 15 | Dorr, George B., 1918-1921 | |
| Folder | 16 | Doubleday and Co. - Driscoll, D. A. | |
| Folder | 17 | Driver, E. J., 1920-1921 | |
| Folder | 18 | Duane, William - Dunham, W. R. | |
| Folder | 19 | Dunlap, J. L. - Du Pre, David L. | |
| Folder | 20 | Durand, Arthur F., 1918-1923 | |
| Folder | 21 | Durban Museum - Dykes, Alvin |
Box 20 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Earley, Charles, 1917 | |
| Folders | 2-5 | Earthquakes, 1907-1915. Concerning earthquakes reported from around the world | |
| Folders | 6-10 | Eastman Kodak Co., 1907-1911, 1913-1922. Concerning supplies of film for Smithsonian research, especially the Astrophysical Observatory. | |
| Folder | 11 | East Tennessee Historical Association - Adolf Eckstein Verlag | |
| Folder | 12 | Eclipse of the sun of 1918, 1917-1919 | |
| Folder | 13 | The Economic World - Edwards Common Sense Airplane Co. | |
| Folder | 14 | Edwards, William Seymour, 1911-1912. Deep-well drilling in Kanawha County, West Virginia | |
| Folder | 15 | Efficiency Society - Eigenmann, C. H. | |
| Folder | 16 | Eimer and Amend, 1915-1922. Laboratory apparatus suppliers | |
| Folder | 17 | Eldrikin, John - Elliott, D. G. | |
| Folders | 18-19 | Elliott, Henry Wood, 1907-1914. Concerning the Alaska fur seal and Elliott's misuse of his Smithsonian affiliation |
Box 21 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Elliott, James - Emmons, Mrs. Samuel F. | |
| Folder | 2 | Encyclopedia Americana, 1922-1924 | |
| Folder | 3 | Encyclopedia Britannica, 1910-1916 | |
| Folder | 4 | Encyclopedia of Original Documents - English, Frank R. | |
| Folder | 5 | Engstrand, Gunnar C. - Everybody's Magazine | |
| Folders | 6-15 | Exploration pamphlets, Smithsonian, 1908, 1911-1924. Annual published summaries of SI-supported exploration |
Expositions
The Smithsonian continued to participate in expositions as it had done in former years, though the activity itself seems to have become less common as the century advanced.
| Folder | 16 | Aerial Craft, Commercial Motor Truck etc., First National Exposition of, Washington, D. C., 1911 | |
| Folder | 17 | Aeronautical Exposition, International, Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, 1909 | |
| Folder | 18 | Alaska Semicentennial Exposition, Fairbanks, Alaska, 1917 | |
| Folder | 19 | Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 1908-1909 | |
| Folder | 20 | Argentine Republic Centenary, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1910 | |
| Folder | 21 | Conservation Exposition, National, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1913 | |
| Folder | 22 | Hygiene Exposition, International, Dresden, Germany, 1910-1911 | |
| Folder | 23 | Jamestown Exposition (Jamestown Aeronautical Congress), Norfolk, Virginia, 1907 | |
| Folder | 24 | Literature, Arts, and Peace, International Exposition of, Lisbon, Portugal, 1907 | |
| Folder | 25 | Maritime Exposition, International, Bordeaux, France, 1906-1907; correspondence |
Box 22 of 112
Expositions
| Folder | 1 | Maritime Exposition, International, Bordeaux, France, 1907; catalogue | |
| Folders | 2-3 | Maritime Exposition, International, Bordeaux, France, 1907; photographs of United States exhibit | |
| Folder | 4 | Milan Exposition of 1906, Milan, Italy, 1905-1906; opening of the Simplon Tunnel | |
| Folders | 5-9 | Panama-California Exposition, San Diego, California, correspondence, 1912-1916 | |
| Folders | 10-12 | Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco, California, 1913-1915 | |
| Folder | 13 | Photographic Exposition, International, Dresden, Germany, 1909, and Moscow, Russia, 1910 | |
| Folder | 14 | Turin International Exposition, Turin, Italy, 1911 | |
| Folder | 15 | Fabry, Charles - Fergusson, H. B. | |
| Folder | 16 | Ferraro, D. J., 1907-1908 |
Box 23 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Ferraz, Sampaio - Fisher, Albert Kenrick | |
| Folder | 2 | Fisher, Irving, 1924 | |
| Folder | 3 | Fisher, Willard J. - Folz, Stanley | |
| Folders | 4-6 | Foote, Dr. J. S., 1913-1917, 1921. Concerning publications on various topics | |
| Folder | 7 | Forbes, William T. - Fordney, J. W. | |
| Folders | 8-9 | Forest Reserve Law, correspondence, 1890-1905, 1916-1917 | |
| Folder | 10 | Formosa - Fowke, Gerard | |
| Folder | 11 | Fowle, F. E., 1908-1918. Concerning the work of the Astrophysical Observatory | |
| Folder | 12 | Fowle, Hubert W. - Fox, William H. | |
| Folder | 13 | Fox, William J., 1907 | |
| Folders | 14-16 | Frachtenberg, Leo, 1917-1918. These folders document the controversy over Frachtenberg's dismissal from the Smithsonian on charges of disloyalty during World War I. | |
| Folder | 17 | France, Embassy of, 1907-1924 | |
| Folder | 18 | France, Joseph L. - Franke, Rudolph | |
| Folder | 19 | Franklin Institute, 1909-1920 | |
| Folder | 20 | Fraser, Walter - Freundlich, E. Findlay | |
| Folder | 21 | Frick, Childs, 1907, 1911-1912, 1920. Especially regarding his Abyssinian expedition, 1912 | |
| Folder | 22 | Frick, Helen C. - Fuller, Alvan T. | |
| Folder | 23 | Fuller, Myron L., 1917 | |
| Folder | 24 | Fulton, Maurice G. - Furness, Caroline E. |
Box 24 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Gaertner and Co., William, 1913-1923. Makers of scientific instruments | |
| Folder | 2 | Gage, Henry P. - Garner, W. W. | |
| Folder | 3 | Garrett, John Alvin, 1915 | |
| Folder | 4 | Garrettson, F. P. and Co. - Gass, F. E. | |
| Folders | 5-6 | Gatchell and Manning, 1913-1916 | |
| Folder | 7 | Gates, Clara E. - Gates, Elmer | |
| Folder | 8 | Gati, Bela, 1911-1913 | |
| Folder | 9 | Gaumont Co. - Gay, Edward J. | |
| Folder | 10 | Geare, Randolph I., 1908-1917 | |
| Folder | 11 | Geiger, Fred C. - Gellatly, John | |
| Folder | 12 | General Acoustic Co., 1908-1909 | |
| Folder | 13 | General Electric Co., 1916-1922 | |
| Folder | 14 | General Fireproofing Co. - Gennep, A. von | |
| Folder | 15 | Geographical position indicator, 1917-1918 | |
| Folder | 16 | Geographical tables, Smithsonian, 1913-1922 | |
| Folder | 17 | Geological Society of America - George, R. M. | |
| Folders | 18-20 | George Washington Memorial Association, correspondence, 1907, 1909 |
Box 25 of 112
| Folders | 1-12 | George Washington Memorial Association, correspondence, 1910-1929 | |
| Folder | 13 | George Washington Memorial Association, printed matter: pamphlets, brochures, programs (oversize, removed to Box 107) | |
| Folder | 14 | George Washington University - Gifford, L. B. | |
| Folder | 15 | Gilbert, Chester G. - Givenwilson, Irene |
Box 26 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Glacier Bay [Alaska] National Monument, 1912-1924 | |
| Folder | 2 | Glahn, Jacob - Gluck, John D. | |
| Folders | 3-16 | Goddard, Robert H., correspondence, 1916-1924. Chiefly records of Goddard's investigation of high-altitude flight under Smithsonian sponsorship. Documentation includes reports, correspondence, photographs, and patents. |
Box 27 of 112
| Folders | 1-9 | Goddard, Robert H., 1918-1924, 1929. Reports, patents, photographs | |
| Folder | 10 | Godoy, Jose F. - Goodyear, W. H. | |
| Folder | 11 | Gorczynski, Ladislaus, 1923-1924 | |
| Folder | 12 | Gordon, G. B. - Graham, Walter | |
| Folder | 13 | Grand Army of the Republic - Gray, Thomas | |
| Folder | 14 | Great Northern Railway Co. - Green, Bernard R. | |
| Folder | 15 | Green, Henry J., 1909-1924 | |
| Folder | 16 | Greene, Edward B., Jr., 1910 | |
| Folder | 17 | Greene, Edward Lee, 1907-1909 |
Box 28 of 112
| Folders | 1-2 | Greene, Edward Lee, 1910-1925 | |
| Folder | 3 | Greene, Frank L. - Greene, George K. | |
| Folder | 4 | Greene, Louis E. - Gronberger, S. M. | |
| Folder | 5 | Gross, Sidney A., 1917-1918 | |
| Folder | 6 | Grosvenor, Gilbert H. - Gunderoth, Charles J. | |
| Folder | 7 | Gunnell, Leonard C., 1907-1923 | |
| Folder | 8 | Gurley, Dr. Revere Randolph, 1910-1912 | |
| Folder | 9 | Gurley, W. and L. E., 1908-1923 | |
| Folder | 10 | Guthnick, Dr. P., 1918-1920 | |
| Folder | 11 | Guye, Ph. A. - Gwynn, H. R. | |
| Folder | 12 | Haagner, A. - Hale, Ellen D. | |
| Folder | 13 | Hale, George Ellery, 1907-1922. Discussing astronomical subjects | |
| Folder | 14 | Haley, Louis C. - Hallock, Charles | |
| Folder | 15 | Hallock, William H., 1907-1908 | |
| Folder | 16 | Hambach, Gustav, 1907-1922 | |
| Folder | 17 | Hamerschlag, Arthur A. - Harcourt, Brace, and Howe | |
| Folder | 18 | Harding, Warren G. Memorial Association, 1923-1924 | |
| Folder | 19 | Hardy, Charles - Harper, John A. | |
| Folders | 20-22 | Harriman Alaska Series, correspondence, 1910 |
Box 29 of 112
| Folders | 1-2 | Harriman Alaska Series, correspondence, 1911, 1914-1917, 1920-1921 | |
| Folders | 3-7 | Harriman Alaska Series, starfish, 1911-1914 | |
| Folders | 8-10 | Harriman Alaska Series, Lord Baltimore Press, 1910-1911 | |
| Folder | 11 | Harris, G. D. - Hart, Mrs. F. R. | |
| Folder | 12 | Hart, William S. - Hayes, C. B. | |
| Folder | 13 | Haynald Observatory, Kolocsa, Hungary, 1922-1924 | |
| Folder | 14 | Haynes Satellite Co., 1915-1924. Concerning astronomical apparatus | |
| Folder | 15 | Hays, A. C. - Health Record | |
| Folder | 16 | Heard, Dwight B., 1907. Includes photograph | |
| Folder | 17 | Herbert, Eugene - Hess, Alfred F. |
Box 30 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Hess, Frank L., 1907-1912. Concerning a bibliography of tin | |
| Folder | 2 | Hesse, C. A. - Hill, George F. | |
| Folder | 3 | Hill, J. H., 1907-1924. Concerning his duties as Property Clerk | |
| Folder | 4 | Hill, James Jerome Reference Library - Hilts, Mrs. J. C. | |
| Folders | 5-6 | Hinsdale, Dr. Guy, 1913 - 1925. Concerning his receipt of the Hodgkins Prize, as well as other topics | |
| Folder | 7 | Hitchcock, A. S. - Hodenpijl, Gijsbert | |
| Folder | 8 | Hodge, Frederick Webb - Hollister, Ned | |
| Folder | 9 | Holm, Frits von, 1908-1920. Concerning various research projects and Holm's suspected German sympathies in World War I | |
| Folder | 10 | Holmes, Burton, 1908-1917 | |
| Folder | 11 | Holmes, Joseph A. Safety Association (Chapter) Correspondence, 1916-1924 | |
| Folder | 12 | Safety Association executive committee minutes, 1922-1924 | |
| Folders | 13-14 | Safety Association minutes, 1916-1917, 1919, 1920-1923 |
Box 31 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Holmes, Joseph A. Safety Association, "Holmes Safety Chapter Notes," 1924 | |
| Folder | 2 | Holmes, William Henry, 1908-1924. Concerning his duties as Head Curator in the Department of Anthropology, USNM | |
| Folder | 3 | Holmes, W. H. - Houx, F. L. | |
| Folder | 4 | Howard, Leland Ossian, correspondence, 1908-1915 | |
| Folder | 5 | Howarth, [?] - Howell, Edwin E. | |
| Folder | 6 | Hoxmark, Guillermo, 1922-1924 | |
| Folder | 7 | Hoxton, L. G. - Hoyt, John W. | |
| Folders | 8-10 | Hrdlicka, Ales A., correspondence, 1909-1925. Concerning various topics in physical anthropology and details of Museum administration. | |
| Folder | 11 | Hubbard, R. W. - Humphreys, W. J. | |
| Folders | 12-15 | Hunsaker, Jerome C., 1913-1916. Hunsaker had worked with S. P. Langley. These records deal with research in aeronautics and the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics. | |
| Folder | 16 | Hunt, Leslie J. - Hyde, W. A. |
Box 32 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Ibarra, A. M. Fernandez de, 1907 | |
| Folders | 2-3 | Iddings, Joseph P., 1909-1916. Concerning geological specimens from China, Japan, and the Far East. | |
| Folder | 4 | Illinois Aero Club - Illuminating Engineering Society | |
| Folder | 5 | Immigration Restriction League, correspondence and pamphlets, 1907-1916 | |
| Folder | 6 | Ince, Thomas H. - Inter-Departmental Chorus | |
| Folder | 7 | Internal Work of the Wind, 1907-1908. Concerning reprinting of this S. P. Langley publication | |
| Folder | 8 | International Association for the Advancement of Science - International Auxiliary Language | |
| Folder | 9 | International Canadian Boundary Commission - Iyer, L. K. Anantha Krishna | |
| Folder | 10 | Jackson, Gilbert E. - James, George Wharton | |
| Folder | 11 | James, William, 1908 concerning interest in spiritualism by Thomas George Hodgkins, nineteenth-century benefactor of the Smithsonian. | |
| Folder | 12 | Jameson, J. Franklin - Jobin, A. | |
| Folder | 13 | Jochelson, Waldemar, 1915-1922 | |
| Folder | 14 | Joffee, S. A. - Jones, Winthrop | |
| Folder | 15 | Jordan, David Starr, 1907-1916. Concerning research grants | |
| Folder | 16 | Jordan, Wilfred F. - Julius, W. H. | |
| Folder | 17 | Julliot, Henri, 1920 |
Box 33 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Kaempffert, Waldemar - Kahler, Max . | |
| Folders | 2-9 | Kahn Foundation for the Foreign Travel of American Teachers, correspondence, trustees' minutes, 1909-1917, 1919, 1921. Charles D. Walcott was a founding trustee of this foundation, created by Albert Kahn, a Paris banker, as a means of advancing the cause of peace and international understanding. The trust was to support such number of American teachers as the trustees might select for a year's travel and observation abroad. The American foundation complemented similar trusts in France, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Italy. It expired, in America, at least, among the wreckage of foreign exchange after World War I. | |
| Folder | 10 | Kalcik, Vaclav - Kaznakoff, Alexander N. | |
| Folder | 11 | Keeley-Handy Syndicate, 1916-1917 | |
| Folder | 12 | Keen, W. W. - Kelly, James | |
| Folder | 13 | Kelsey, Francis W., 1910-1922. Concerning dealings with Charles L. Freer (q.v.) and his art collection | |
| Folder | 14 | Kemble, Edwin C. - Kilgore, Y. J. |
Box 34 of 112
| Folders | 1-3 | Kindle, Edward M., 1907-1924. Discussing various topics in paleontology | |
| Folder | 4 | King, Louis V. - Klotz, Otto | |
| Folder | 5 | Klotz, Walter C. - Kopac, M. | |
| Folders | 6-11 | John Koren Expedition to Siberia, correspondence, February-November 1914, February-June, August 1915-1917. John (or Johan) Koren, a fur dealer and collector, approached the Smithsonian in 1911, proposing to take a Smithsonian representative with him on his expedition to the Kolyma River region of Siberia. George P. Merrill and others at the Smithsonian were enthusiastic about the project, and Benno Alexander was chosen for the work. He was joined by Copley Amory, Jr., of Columbia University in his capacity as a Smithsonian collaborator and partial sponsor of the expedition. The party set out about June 25, 1914, from Seattle, Washington, and dissension soon arose between Koren and Amory. Koren seems to have gone bankrupt, and Amory continued the expedition. Alexander and the Smithsonian felt that their interests had not been much considered in the course of the struggles between Amory and Koren. Alexander did not have as much opportunity to collect material as he had hoped for, and apparently much of that had to be left behind for want of shipping from Siberia when World War I broke out. | |
| Folder | 12 | Kornfeld, N. H. - Kulp, Dan H. | |
| Folder | 13 | Kunz, George Frederick - Kurtz, Ford | |
| Folder | 14 | LaCauzo, F. E. - Lang, Herbert | |
| Folder | 15 | Langley aerodrome controversy, correspondence, 1914. This dispute concerned the propriety of Glenn H. Curtiss's 1914 reconstruction and flight of Samuel P. Langley's aerodrome. Partisans of Langley and of the Wright brothers fell into a bitter dispute over the claims of each side to priority in manned flight. |
Box 35 of 112
| Folders | 1-2 | Langley aerodrome controversy, 1915-1922 | |
| Folders | 3-6 | Langley Day, correspondence, speeches, invitations, 1913. On May 6, 1913, the seventeenth anniversary of the flight of Secretary Langley's unmanned aerodrome number 5, the Institution convened a meeting to commemorate the event, and to award the Langley Medal to Glenn H. Curtiss and Gustave Eiffel. Addresses were given by Alexander Graham Bell and John Brashear (q.q.v.). | |
| Folder | 7 | Langley, John Williams, 1908-1918. The brother of Secretary Langley | |
| Folder | 8 | Langley, F. L. - Langley Junior High School | |
| Folder | 9 | Langley, Samuel Pierpont, 1913-1919 and undated. Biographical material and correspondence | |
| Folder | 10 | Langstaff, George - Latourette, Kenneth S. | |
| Folder | 11 | Laufer, Berthold, 1907-1913. Concerning various papers to be published by the Smithsonian | |
| Folder | 12 | Laurie, S. P. - Le Baron, J. Francis | |
| Folder | 13 | Lectures, popular, 1918-1920. In 1918 Secretary Walcott appointed a committee, chaired by Charles G. Abbot, to arrange popular adult lectures about science at the Smithsonian. It seems to have been active for about two years. | |
| Folder | 14 | Lederle Antitoxin Laboratories - Leland, Waldo Gifford | |
| Folder | 15 | Lemaire, E. - Lewin, Sarah M. | |
| Folder | 16 | Lewis, J. Volney - Lightfoot, J. H. | |
| Folder | 17 | Lightning discharges, protection from, 1909-1924 | |
| Folder | 18 | Lillie, Grant W. - Lincoln relics, Oldroyd Collection of | |
| Folder | 19 | Lindblad, Bertil - Lissman, Marcel | |
| Folder | 20 | Little, Arthur D. - Local Notes |
Box 36 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Loeb, Morris - Lowe, Thaddeus S. C. | |
| Folder | 2 | Lowell, Earl B. - Lundbohm, Hjalmar | |
| Folder | 3 | McAdie, Alexander, 1909-1920. Concerning meteorological and astronomical topics | |
| Folder | 4 | Macalister, R. A. S. - McCurdy, Arthur W. | |
| Folder | 5 | MacCurdy, George Grant, 1914-1922 | |
| Folder | 6 | McDermott, F. Alexander - MacDougal, Daniel T. | |
| Folder | 7 | McDowell Co., John A., 1922. Successor to John A. Brashear Ltd. | |
| Folder | 8 | McDowell, William Osborne - McGirr and Co. | |
| Folder | 9 | Machlett and Son, E. Instrument makers | |
| Folder | 10 | McHugh, H. D. - McLean, George P. | |
| Folder | 11 | McLennan, Evan, 1918-1919 | |
| Folder | 12 | McMurtrie, William - Macpherson, Donald | |
| Folder | 13 | Magee, Walter W. - Manley, John J. | |
| Folder | 14 | Manly, Charles Matthews, 1912-1917. Concerning the Langley aerodrome, as well as the manufacture of scientific instruments | |
| Folder | 15 | Mann, James R. - Mansfield, Ira F. | |
| Folder | 16 | Manson, Marsden, 1909-1924. Concerning his studies in meteorology | |
| Folder | 17 | Manter, George B. - Marconi Wireless Telegraph Co. | |
| Folder | 18 | Marsh, C. Dwight, 1912-1919. Concerning publication of research carried out on the Biological Survey of Panama (See: Panama Canal Zone, Biological Survey) | |
| Folder | 19 | Marsh, G. F. - Maxon, William R. | |
| Folder | 20 | Maxwell, George H., 1911-1918 | |
| Folder | 21 | Maynard, George C., 1909-1918. Chiefly concerning efforts to create a national university in Washington, D. C. | |
| Folder | 22 | Means, James H. - Mearns, Edgar A. |
Box 37 of 112
| Folder | 1 | Medhurst, C. Spurgeon - Mendenhall, Charles Elwood | |
| Folder | 2 | Mercer, Mrs. Carroll - Merriam, John C. | |
| Folder | 3 | Merrill, George P., 1907-1923. Concerning his work as Head Curator of Geology | |
| Folder | 4 | Meserve, F. H. - Metric system | |
| Folder | 5 | Metropolitan Museum of Art - Miller, Eric R. | |
| Folder | 6 | Miller, Gerrit S. Jr., 1910-1924. Concerning his work as Curator of Mammals | |
| Folder | 7 | Miller, John A. - Minnesota Historical Society | |
| Folder | 8 | Mirinny, L. - Moens, Herman M. B. | |
| Folder | 9 | Monaco, Prince of , 1913. Concerning his visit to the Smithsonian | |
| Folder | 10 | Montefiore, George - Montgomery, James A. | |
| Folder | 11 | Moodie, Dr. Roy L., 1912-1918. Concerning his paleontological research | |
| Folders | 12-18 | Moore, Alfred F., and Abbott, L. H., Montezuma Observatory, Calama, Chile, August 1917-June 1918, August 1918-March 1920. Concerning work of the APO at the Calama site; includes photographs. |
Box 38 of 112
| Folders | 1-3 | Moore, Alfred F., Montezuma Observatory, Calama, Chile, April-December 1920, 1924 | |
| Folder | 4 | Moore, Charles - Morschhauser, W. A. | |
| Folder | 5 | Morse, W. C. - Multiscope and Film Corp. | |
| Folder | 6 | Muncaster, Mary - Munn & Co. | |
| Folder | 7 | Munroe, Helen - Myrick, Herbert | |
| Folder | 8 | Nadal, E. S. - Nagle, Augustus F. | |
| Folder | 9 | Nansen, Fridjof, 1917-1921. Chiefly concerning temperature and solar radiation |
Naples Zoological Station
| Folder | 10 | Andrews, Dr. Frank M., 1906-1909. In 1893 the Smithsonian began to sponsor a "table" for original research at the research station maintained by the Naples Zoological Society, Naples, Italy. The station, founded in 1875, was intended as an international center for studies in the biological and life sciences. It was directed by Dr. Anton Dohrn until his death, when he was succeeded by his son, Dr. Reinhard Dohrn. Sponsorship of this table enabled the Smithsonian to assign one or two scholars to the research facility for whatever time it wished. Before the onset of World War I forced the station to close, this table offered research opportunities to a substantial number of users. These records are arranged alphabetically by applicant name. | |
| Folder | 11 | Bovard, Dr. John, 1914-1915 | |
| Folder | 12 | Colton, Dr. Harold Setters, 1908 | |
| Folder | 13 | Congdon, Dr. E. D., 1911 | |
| Folder | 14 | Coulter, Dr. John M., 1908 | |
| Folder | 15 | Day, Edward C., 1912-1913 | |
| Folder | 16 | Edwards, Dr. Charles Lincoln, 1909-1910 | |
| Folder | 17 | Glaser, Otto C., 1911 | |
| Folder | 18 | Greene, Dr. Charles W., 1910 | |
| Folder | 19 | Guyer, Michael F., 1908-1910 | |
| Folder | 20 | Hargitt, Dr. Charles W., 1910-1912 | |
| Folder | 21 | Hemmeter, Dr. John C., 1913-1914 | |
| Folder | 22 | Hoyt, Dr. W. D., 1909-1910 | |
| Folder | 23 | Kofoid, Dr. Charles A., 1907-1908 | |
| Folder | 24 | Kornheuser, Dr. Sidney I., 1911-1913 | |
| Folder | 25 | Lewis, Dr. L. F., 1907-1908 | |
| Folder | 26 | Mackenzie, Mary D., 1914 | |
| Folder | 27 | Miyake, Dr. K., 1911 | |
| Folder | 28 | Morgulis, Sergius, 1910 | |
| Folder | 29 | Painter, Dr. Thomas S., 1913 | |
| Folder | 30 | Payne, Fernandus, 1911-1912 | |
| Folder | 31 | Phelps, Miss Jessie, 1907 | |
| Folder | 32 | Reed, Howard S., 1912 | |
| Folder | 33 | Senior, Dr. H. D., 1908 |
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| Folder | 1 | Spaeth, Reynold A., 1913-1914 | |
| Folder | 2 | Starks, Edwin C., 1913 | |
| Folder | 3 | Strong, Dr. R. M., 1909-1910 | |
| Folder | 4 | Williams, Dr. Stephen R., 1910-1911 | |
| Folder | 5 | Young, Dr. R. T., 1913 | |
| Folder | 6 | Zeleny, Prof. Charles, 1911 | |
| Folders | 7-8 | Administrative correspondence, 1893-1924 | |
| Folder | 9 | Record books, 1893-1916 | |
| Folder | 10 | Nashville Banner - National Academy of Design | |
| Folders | 11-16 | National Academy of Sciences, correspondence, 1907-1911, 1913, 1915, 1917-1920, 1922-1924. Concerning operations of the Academy, which was housed at the Smithsonian during much of this time. | |
| Folders | 17-18 | National Academy of Sciences, new building, including plans, 1919-1921, 1923 |
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| Folders | 1-4 | National Academy of Sciences, new building, correspondence, 1922-1923 | |
| Folder | 5 | National Aeroplane Competition- National Conservatory of Music | |
| Folder | 6 | National Defense, Council of - National Federation of Federal Employees | |
| Folders | 7-8 | National Geographic Society, correspondence 1907-1922. Concerning matters of mutual interest, particularly accessions to the National Museum from the Society's expedition to Pueblo Bonito, New Mexico, 1921-1922. | |
| Folder | 9 | National Parks Association, correspondence, 1921-1924. Concerning efforts to strengthen the national parks system in the United States | |
| Folder | 10 | National Health Council - National Reclamation Association | |
| Folders | 11-19 | National Research Council, correspondence, 1916-1924. In 1916, at the request of President Wilson, the National Academy of Sciences and the Engineering Foundation collaborated to create the National Research Council. This body was intended to give more direction to the nation's scientific and engineering resources in a number of areas in order to support the national defense and other aspects of the national welfare. Charles D. Walcott was appointed one of the Council's members. Most of this material focuses on preparing for, and waging, World War I. | |
| Folder | 20 | Reports and financial records, 1919-1924 |
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| Folder | 1 | National Research Council, 1917. Proposals of Prof. William M. Davis dealing with topographic training and other topics related to preparedness for World War I. | |
| Folder | 2 | National Security League - Nature | |
| Folder | 3 | Naully, Edward Fairfax, correspondence and drawings, 1914-1916. Concerning aviation topics | |
| Folder | 4 | Nelson, E. W. - New Hampshire Forests, Society for | |
| Folder | 5 | New York State Commission on Ventilation, 1916-1921 | |
| Folders | 6-10 | New York University Hall of Fame, correspondence, 1907-1920, 1922-1924. These files document an effort at New York University to create and maintain a program honoring famous Americans. Its aim seems to have been stimulation of national pride and recognition of achievement in a wide variety of endeavors. The Smithsonian Secretary was one of the electors. | |
| Folder | 11 | Niagara Falls, hydroelectric power possibilities of, 1923-1925 | |
| Folder | 12 | Nichols, Ernest Fox correspondence, 1919-1923. Concerning astrophysical research | |
| Folder | 13 | Nitrate supply, nitrogen fixation and, 1916-1917. Discussing assurance of adequate nitrogen supplies in time of war | |
| Folder | 14 | Nobel Prize Nominations, correspondence, 1907-1924. The Secretary of the Smithsonian was one of those canvassed by the Swedish Royal Academy to propose recipients of the Nobel Prize in various disciplines. In 1920 Walcott proposed Albert Einstein for the 1921 prize in physics. In 1923 he proposed Robert A. Millikin for the same prize in 1924. Of course, he proposed the names of other, less successful candidates as well. | |
| Folder | 15 | Nolan, John I., 1916-1921. Rep. Nolan was a member and eventual chairman of the House Committee on Labor. This correspondence deals with his interest in the federal work force. |
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| Folder | 1 | Nolin, J. V. - North American Review | |
| Folders | 2-8 | North American Wildflowers, correspondence, 1922-1924. These folders document the production of a portfolio entitled North American Wildflowers painted from nature by Mary Vaux Walcott, wife of Charles D. Walcott, while accompanying her husband on annual summer field trips. The portfolio, financed by private subscriptions, was intended to familiarize readers with a wide range of North American wild flowers and to raise funds for support of Smithsonian research. | |
| Folder | 9 | Norton, Charles D. - Nutting, C. C. | |
| Folder | 10 | O'Brien, J. J. - Osborne, Carl | |
| Folder | 11 | Osgood, Wilfred H., 1914-1920. Concerning the fur seal controversy | |
| Folder | 12 | Osse, Edward A. - Overman, Lee S. | |
| Folder | 13 | Padgett, Mrs. Lemuel P. - Palmer, William S. |
Panama Canal Zone Biological Survey Project
| Folder | 14 | Correspondence, 1904-1910. Planning for this project began in 1908 and attracted substantial interest from the scientific community and notable amateurs of science of the day. This and following folders document the planning and execution of the work, which was carried out with public and private funds. It was co-ordinated by the Smithsonian, with the help of the Bureau of Fisheries, Department of Commerce and Labor, and the Biological Survey and Divisions of Botany and Entomology, Department of Agriculture. It may be that the interest and data produced by this effort helped to lay the groundwork for the Institute for Research in Tropical America, the progenitor of the present-day Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (see record units 46, 50, 108, 134, 135). |
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| Folders | 1-3 | Panama Canal Zone Biological Survey Project correspondence, 1911-1917 | |
| Folder | 4 | Disbursements and contributions, 1910-1912 | |
| Folder | 5 | Correspondence with executive departments: Agriculture, 1910-1913 | |
| Folder | 6 | State and War Departments, 1910-1911 | |
| Folder | 7 | Isthmian Canal Commission, 1910-1914 | |
| Folder | 8 | Panama, Republic of, correspondence, 1912-1913 | |
| Folders | 9-11 | Pittier, Henri F., correspondence, 1910-1914. Pittier began working for the Isthmian Survey and remained in Panama after it ended, collecting for the Institution. | |
| Folder | 12 | Pan American Union, 1910-1922 |
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| Folder | 1 | Panayeff, Joseph V. - Pan Pacific Union | |
| Folder | 2 |