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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Record Unit 83

Smithsonian Institution. Editorial and Publications Division

Records, 1847-1966

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution. Editorial and Publications Division
Title:Records
Dates:1847-1966
Quantity:18 cu. ft. (18 record storage boxes)
Collection:Record Unit 83
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These records represent most of the activities of the Editorial and Publications Division. Included are a range of fiscal and administrative records pertaining to Smithsonian Institution publications, especially correspondence with United States National Museum publications authors and background records for Annual Reports, news releases and news clippings, materials pertaining to Smithsonian house publications, Smithsonian radio programs, and correspondence pertaining to Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Also includes records documenting "The World is Yours" radio program; they include radio scripts and related promotional literature and a file of collected information on other contemporary educational radio programs.

Historical Note

For many years, the Editorial and Publications Division administered public relations activities as well as publications. In 1966 a major reorganization established the Smithsonian Institution Press, concerned with publications, and created other offices for public relations, radio programs, and the like.

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Descriptive Entry

These records represent most of the activities of the Editorial and Publications Division. Included are a range of fiscal and administrative records pertaining to Smithsonian publications, especially correspondence with United States National Museum publications authors and background records for Annual Reports; news releases and news clippings; materials pertaining to Smithsonian house publications; Smithsonian radio programs; and correspondence pertaining to Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Also included are records documenting "The World is Yours" radio program; they include radio scripts and related promotional literature and a file of collected information on other contemporary educational radio programs.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 83, Smithsonian Institution, Editorial and Publications Division, Records

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Container List

Box 1

Nymph Photographs

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Sanborn C. Brown: "The Edge of Science," 1964

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Clyde L. Cowan: "Anatomy of an Experiment," 1965

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F. Fraser Darling: "The Unity of Ecology," 1964-1965

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Paul Errington: "The Phenomenon of Predation," 1964-1965

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John C. Ewers: "The Emergence of the Plains Indians," 1964

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J. E. Field: "Fracture of Solids," 1965

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Tom Harrison: "Borneo Stone Age Culture," 1964

Box 1 of 18

Gerald S. Hawkins: "The Secret of Stonehenge," 1964-1965

Box 1 of 18

Nelson E. Hayes: "The Smithsonian's Satellite-Tracking System"

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R. A. Lyttleton: "How Mountains are Formed," 1964

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D. J. D. Nichols: "How do Microbes Fix Nitrogen from the Air?" 1965

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Milton A. Rothman: "Recent Events in Relativity," 1964

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Findlay E. Russell: "Venomous Animals and their Toxins," 1964-1965

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Carl Sagan: "The Quest for Life Beyond the Earth," 1964

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Thomas E. Snyder: "Our Native Termites," 1965

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F. Spiess and A. E. Maxwell: "Search for the Thresher," 1964-1965

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Athelstan Spilhaus: "The Future of Oceanography," 1964-1965

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John Sudd: "How Insects Work in Groups," 1963-1964

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C. G. Suits: "Man-Made Diamonds," 1965

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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO): News Release, 1961

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The Romance of the Smithsonian, 1942

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Announcement of the Smithsonian Scientific Series

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Newspaper Clippings re: SAO, 1957

Box 1 of 18

Think Magazine, 1957

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Fred L. Whipple: Lectures and Papers, 1956-1960

Box 1 of 18

Theodore E. Sterne, 1957-1958

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SAO Special Bulletins

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SAO Papers and Speeches (general), 1957-1958

Box 1 of 18

Astrophysical Observatory (APO) News Releases, 1957-1960

Box 1 of 18

Moonwatch Stations and Teams

Box 1 of 18

SAO Quarterly Progress Reports, 1958-1961

Box 1 of 18

Research in Space Science, 1957-1960 (2 folders)

Box 1 of 18

Box 2

APO Publications/News Series, 1956

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Symposium on Cosmical Gas Dynamics, 1957-1958

Box 2 of 18

Correspondence (general), 1957-1961

Box 2 of 18

Photographs of Lightweight Inflatable Satellites

Box 2 of 18

Bulletin for Visual Observances of Satellites (SAO), 1956-1957

Box 2 of 18

SAO Report to Quartermaster General, 1946-1953 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 18

SAO Publications (general), 1958-1961 (2 folders)

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Smithsonian Radio Program: Correspondence, 1936-1962 (9 folders)

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"The World is Yours" Program, 1936-1942 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 18

Suggestions for Radio Programs, 1938-1942

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National Conference on Educational Broadcasting, 1936-1937

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Box 3

Southern Conference on Audio-Visual Education, 1941

Box 3 of 18

"The World is Yours" Supplementary Material, 1936

Box 3 of 18

"Science in the Field" by Webster P. True

Box 3 of 18

"The World is Yours" Publications, 1936-1939 (2 folders)

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"The World is Yours" Radio Broadcasts, 1939-1940 (2 folders)

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Cards Listing Requests of Supplemental Material, 1937

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) News Releases, 1963-1964

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Pennsylvania Railroad News Release, 1961

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Correspondence re: Press Releases, 1950-1963 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 18

Bibliography re: Natural History of Barro Colorado Island, 1965

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Rejected News Releases, 1962-1963 (2 folders)

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Photographs (Gutenberg)

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Photographs (Friedman)

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Robert Capa Photography, 1964

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Postal History Museum Press Releases, 1961

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APO News Releases, 1959-1964 (2 folders)

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News Releases (general), 1962-1964 (2 folders)

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Press Clippings, 1962-1964

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Box 4

United States National Museum (USNM) Publications, 1952-1965 (4 folders)

Box 4 of 18

Correspondence re: Lewis Henry Morgan and Joseph Henry, 1957

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Expositions

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Mt. Whitney Observatory, 1901

Box 4 of 18

Smithsonian Photographs

Box 4 of 18

Field Stations: Table Mountain

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Correspondence (general), 1958-1960

Box 4 of 18

Smithsonian Institution (SI) Guard Manual, 1958

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Smithsonian Institution Guard Manual, 1954

Box 4 of 18

SI Programs of Organization,1847

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Smithson Bicentennial, 1857-1904

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Photographs for Publications

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Museum of American History (MAH): Photographs

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Smithsonian Photographs (general)

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Correspondence with Authors, 1916-1928

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A. C. Bent: Correspondence, 1917-1948 (3 folders)

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Special Bulletin, 1913

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Austin H. Clark, 1907-1945

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Box 5

Ray S. Bassler, 1917-1933

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J. F. Gates Clarke, 1941-1943

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Walter K. Fisher, 1917-1948

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Henry W. Fowler, 1926-1943

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L. O. Howard, 1914-1928

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Joel W. Hedgpeth, 1945-1948

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David Starr Jordan, 1911-1926

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Stuart H. Perry, 1941-1944

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Ridgeway Publication, 1911-1918

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George G. Simpson, 1932-1937

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Leonhard Stejneger, 1919-1955

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Henry Townes, 1947-1949

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Ashley B. Gurney and A. R. Brooks, 1958

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Correspondence re: National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Publications, 1958-1963 (3 folders)

Box 5 of 18

Correspondence re: NMNH Publications (Vols. 106-109), 1953-1959 (4 folders)

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Abraham Fleminger, 1956

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Smithsonian Radio Program (general), 1937-1942 (4 folders)

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Box 6

Smithsonian Radio Program (general), 1937-1942 (12 folders)

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Newspaper Clippings, 1957-1964 (2 folders)

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Box 7

Newspaper Clippings, 1957-1964 (13 folders)

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SI News Release, 1958

Box 7 of 18

Box 8

Smithsonian Local Notes, 1916-1933 (14 folders)

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Box 9

Smithsonian Local Notes, 1916-1933 (8 folders)

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The Scientific Monthly, 1946-1947

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Smithsonian Torch (First Issue), 1955

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Miscellaneous Collections: Trilobites Photographs

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Walter H. Adey, 1966

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Proof Record, 1870-1878

Box 9 of 18

Correspondence re: Permissions, 1950-1965 (2 folders)

Box 9 of 18

Box 10

Correspondence re: Permissions, 1950-1965 (7 folders)

Box 10 of 18

Correspondence re: Annual Reports and with Authors, 1940-1965 (8 folders)

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Box 11

Correspondence re: Annual Reports and with Authors, 1940-1965 (16 folders)

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Box 12

Correspondence re: Annual Reports and with Authors, 1940-1965 (14 folders)

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Box 13

Correspondence re: Annual Reports and with Authors, 1940-1965 (8 folders)

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Correspondence re: Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1945-1961 (7 folders)

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Box 14

Correspondence re: Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, 1945-1961 (14 folders)

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Box 15

Correspondence re: Smithsonian Publications, 1943-1944 (3 folders)

Box 15 of 18

Publications (general), 1951-1956

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"The World is Yours" Radio Broadcast Scripts, 1936-1942 (70 folders)

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Box 16

"The World is Yours" Radio Broadcast Scripts, 1936-1942 (85 folders)

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Box 17

"The World is Yours" Radio Broadcast Scripts, 1936-1942 (73 folders)

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Box 18

"The World is Yours" Radio Broadcast Scripts, 1936-1942 (27 folders)

Box 18 of 18

"The World is Yours:" Early Papers, 1936-1938

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Stories of American Industry, 1938

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Let Freedom Ring, 1937

Box 18 of 18

Meet the Martins

Box 18 of 18

Treasures Next Door

Box 18 of 18

Brave New World, 1938

Box 18 of 18

Democracy in Action

Box 18 of 18

"Have You Heard?" Program, 1936-1937

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