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- Sidney Dillon Ripley (13)
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SI History Chronology
- Title:
- First Object Accessioned into the US National Museum
- Date:
- c. 1850
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SI History Bibliography
- Creator:
- Bonta, Marcia Myers
- Title:
- Baird of the Smithsonian
- Date:
- Summer 1980
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SI History Bibliography
- Creator:
- Herber, Elmer Charles
- Title:
- Spencer F. Baird: World-Famous Naturalist
- Date:
- 1956
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Finding Aid
- Local Number:
- SIA RU000201
- Creator:
- Smithsonian Institution Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum
- Title:
- Correspondence and Memoranda, 1875-1902
- Dates:
- 1875-1902
- Physical Description:
- Manuscripts, Collection descriptions
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SLD
- Creator:
- Select Committee of the House of Representatives, 33rd Congress, 2nd Session
- Title:
- Journal of the Select Committee of the House of Representatives, 33rd Congress, 2nd Session
- Dates:
- 1/22/1855-3/1/1855
- Physical Description:
- Committee Journal
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SI History Chronology
- Title:
- National Collection of Insects Transferred
- Date:
- 1882
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Finding Aid
- Local Number:
- SIA RU007213
- Creator:
- Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1865-1867)
- Title:
- Western Union Telegraph Expedition Collection, 1865-1867
- Dates:
- 1865-1867
- Physical Description:
- Field notes, Collection descriptions, Manuscripts
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SI History Bibliography
- Title:
- Baird's Legacy: The History and Accomplishments of NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service, 1871 - 1996
- Date:
- 1995
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SI History Bibliography
- Creator:
- Rothenberg, Marc 1949-
- Title:
- The Papers of Joseph Henry: January 1850-December 1853, The Smithsonian Years
- Date:
- 1998
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SI History Bibliography
- Creator:
- Gwinn, Nancy E
- Title:
- The origins and development of international publication exchange in nineteenth-century America
- Date:
- 1996
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