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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Record Unit 77

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature

Records, 1893-1945

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:International Catalogue of Scientific Literature
Title:Records
Dates:1893-1945
Quantity:6 cu. ft. (12 document boxes)
Collection:Record Unit 77
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These records contain correspondence about the formation of the International Catalogue, planning and operation of the reporting system, and the circumstances of the Catalogue's demise.

Historical Note

The International Catalogue of Scientific Literature was established by three international conferences in London in 1896, 1898, and 1900. Data collection began in 1901, and publications were issued annually until 1916; some activities, although not publication, resumed again after the First World War. The Smithsonian became the United States Bureau of the Catalogue in 1901, at first funding it by private funds and, after 1906, by special federal appropriations. Cyrus Adler, Librarian of the Smithsonian, encouraged the Smithsonian's participation and directed the Bureau's activities in the early years; he was succeeded by Leonard C. Gunnell. The titles of the Bureau's directors varied over the years, from assistant secretary to assistant-in-charge. The Smithsonian discontinued the Bureau in 1933.

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Descriptive Entry

These records contain correspondence about the formation of the International Catalogue, planning and operation of the reporting system, and the circumstances of the Catalogue's demise.

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This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 77, International Catalogue of Scientific Literature, Records

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Container List

Box 1

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature Correspondence, 1893-1896

Box 1 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature Correspondence, 1898 (through June)

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International Catalogue of Scientific Literature Correspondence, July-December 1898

Box 1 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature Correspondence, January-April 1899

Box 1 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature Correspondence, May-December 1899

Box 1 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature Correspondence, January-August 1900

Box 1 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature Correspondence, September-December 1900

Box 1 of 12

Box 2

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature Correspondence, 1901

Box 2 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature Correspondence, 1902

Box 2 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature Correspondence, 1903-1905

Box 2 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature Correspondence, 1906-1908

Box 2 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature Correspondence, 1909-1911

Box 2 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature Correspondence, 1912-1914

Box 2 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature Correspondence, 1915-1917

Box 2 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature Correspondence, 1918-1922

Box 2 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature Correspondence, 1927-1940

Box 2 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature Correspondence - Miscellaneous

Box 2 of 12

Box 3

Correspondence and Cards re: Entries for the International Catalogue of Scientific Literature, c. 1904

Box 3 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature - Questionnaire, 1916

Box 3 of 12

Lists Referred to Authors, February 17, 1905-October 18, 1906

Box 3 of 12

Box 4

Lists Referred to Authors, October 18, 1906-January 31, 1907

Box 4 of 12

University of Pennsylvania Proceedings of Commencement, 1901-1903

Box 4 of 12

The Independent, March 18, 1909

Box 4 of 12

Dr. Cyrus Adler Private Letters, December 13, 1898-December 19, 1900

Box 4 of 12

Dr. Cyrus Adler Private Letters, February 1, 1901-March 21, 1904

Box 4 of 12

Box 5

Dr. Cyrus Adler Private Letters, March 29, 1904-December 19, 1905

Box 5 of 12

Dr. Cyrus Adler Private Letters, January 4, 1906-April 30, 1907

Box 5 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature - Lists of Authors' Addresses

Box 5 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature - Authors' Lists of Publications, Agassiz-Busck

Box 5 of 12

Box 6

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature - Authors' Lists of Publications, Calvert-Dwight

Box 6 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature - Authors' Lists of Publications, Earle-Guthe

Box 6 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature - Authors' Lists of Publications, Hadden-Juday

Box 6 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature - Authors' Lists of Publications, Kahlenberg-Lyman

Box 6 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature - Authors' Lists of Publications, Maberry-Murrill

Box 6 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature - Authors' Lists of Publications, Nelson-Osgood

Box 6 of 12

Box 7

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature - Authors' Lists of Publications, Pammel-Purdue

Box 7 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature - Authors' Lists of Publications, Ramaley-Rydberg

Box 7 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature - Authors' Lists of Publications, Sargeant-Smyth

Box 7 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature - Authors' Lists of Publications, Snyder-Turner

Box 7 of 12

International Catalogue of Scientific Literature - Authors' Lists of Publications, Udden-Young

Box 7 of 12

Receipts (2 folders)

Box 7 of 12

Box 8

Receipts (4 folders)

Box 8 of 12

Box 9

Receipts - Government Departments, 1919-1920

Box 9 of 12

Receipts - A-D, 1919-1920

Box 9 of 12

Receipts - E-M, 1919-1920

Box 9 of 12

Receipts - N-Z, 1919-1920

Box 9 of 12

Box 10

Reports and Publications

Box 10 of 12

Index Cards to Correspondence

Box 10 of 12

Correspondence, A-C

Box 10 of 12

Box 11

Correspondence, D-Ma

Box 11 of 12

Miscellaneous

Box 11 of 12

International Catalogue Material

Box 11 of 12

Rating Form Sheets, 1940

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L. C. Gunnell

Box 11 of 12

Salaries and Expenses, 1929-1935

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Salaries and Expenses, 1936-1940

Box 11 of 12

Box 12

Report of Final Ratings, 1932-1940 (American Ethnology)

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Report of Final Ratings, 1924-1940 (American Ethnology and Astrophysical Observatory)

Box 12 of 12

Report of Final Ratings, 1924-1940 (National Gallery of Art/National Collection of Fine Arts)

Box 12 of 12

Report of Final Ratings, 1929-1935 (National Zoological Park)

Box 12 of 12

Report of Final Ratings, 1924-1945 (International Catalogue)

Box 12 of 12

Report of Final Ratings, 1924-1940 (International Exchanges)

Box 12 of 12

Gunnell Correspondence, etc.

Box 12 of 12

Instructions Used in 1936

Box 12 of 12

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