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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Record Unit 100

Smithsonian Institution

Fiscal Records, Private, 1846-1959

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution
Title:Fiscal Records, Private
Dates:1846-1959
Quantity:21 cu. ft. (4 document boxes) (109 bound volumes)
Collection:Record Unit 100
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These records include daybooks, ledgers, receipts, journals, registers, statements, and other financial records documenting the management of the private funds of the Smithsonian.

Historical Note

The private funds of the Smithsonian Institution are those derived from non-federal sources. Over the years, these sources have included the original bequest of James Smithson and numerous other bequests and gifts from other benefactors. Private funds are managed separately from congressional appropriations, although both funds may at times support the same activities.

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Descriptive Entry

These records include daybooks, ledgers, receipts, journals, registers, statements, and other financial records documenting the management of the private funds of the Smithsonian.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 100, Smithsonian Institution, Fiscal Records, Private

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Container List

Box 1

Fund Ledger A, 1905-1922.

Box 1 of 113

Box 2

Fund Ledger B, 1922-1924.

Box 2 of 113

Box 3

Fund Ledger, 1953-1954.

Box 3 of 113

Box 4

Receipts & Disbursements, Volume 1: Smithsonian Institution Cash Book, July 1905-June 1909.

Box 4 of 113

Box 5

Receipts & Disbursements, Volume 2: June 1909-March 1915.

Box 5 of 113

Box 6

Receipts & Disbursements, Volume 3: April 1915-May 1922.

Box 6 of 113

Box 7

Receipts & Disbursements, Volume 4: June 1922-December 1927.

Box 7 of 113

Box 8

Receipts & Disbursements, Volume 5: January 1928-September 1931.

Box 8 of 113

Box 9

Receipts & Disbursements, Volume 6: October 1931-February 1936.

Box 9 of 113

Box 10

Receipts & Disbursements, Volume 7: March 1936-March 1940.

Box 10 of 113

Box 11

Receipts & Disbursements, Volume 8: April 1940-November 1944.

Box 11 of 113

Box 12

Receipts & Disbursements, Volume 9: December 1944-April 1949.

Box 12 of 113

Box 13

Receipts & Disbursements, Volume 10: May 1949-March 1953.

Box 13 of 113

Box 14

Receipts & Disbursements, Volume 11: April 1953-July 1953.

Box 14 of 113

Box 15

Journal A, Cash Receipts & Disbursements, 1905-1937.

Box 15 of 113

Box 16

Journal B, Cash Receipts & Disbursements, 1937-1953.

Box 16 of 113

Box 17

Ledger, Salaries and Expenses, Disbursements, 1877-1878.

Box 17 of 113

Box 18

Allotment Ledger, 1904-1906.

Box 18 of 113

Box 19

Allotment Ledger, 1907-1908.

Box 19 of 113

Box 20

Allotments & Commitments, 1908-1911.

Box 20 of 113

Box 21

Allotments & Commitments, 1911-1915.

Box 21 of 113

Box 22

Allotments & Commitments, 1916-1919.

Box 22 of 113

Box 23

Allotments & Commitments, 1919-1924.

Box 23 of 113

Box 24

Allotments & Commitments, 1924-1929.

Box 24 of 113

Box 25

Allotments & Commitments, Freer, 1924-1939.

Box 25 of 113

Box 26

Allotment Ledger, 1929-1953.

Box 26 of 113

Box 27

Account Ledger, International Catalogue of Scientific Literature, 1901-1905.

Box 27 of 113

Box 28

Account Ledger, International Catalog of Scientific Literature (ICSL), 1905-1908.

Box 28 of 113

Box 29

Cash Receipts Ledger, ICSL, 1905-1909.

Box 29 of 113

Box 30

Cash Receipts Ledger, ICSL, 1908-1913.

Box 30 of 113

Box 31

Ledger Receipts, ICSL, 1912-1919.

Box 31 of 113

Box 32

Cash Receipts Ledger, ICSL, 1913-1924, 1927.

Box 32 of 113

Box 33

Disbursement Ledger, ICSL, 1908-1913.

Box 33 of 113

Box 34

Inventory Ledger, ICSL, 1909-1920, 1927.

Box 34 of 113

Box 35

Disbursement Journal, Panama-California Exposition, 1912-1918.

Box 35 of 113

Box 36

Disbursement Journal, Panama-California Exposition, 1912-1919, Hrdlicka/Holmes Accounts.

Box 36 of 113

Box 37

Petty Cash Book, 1922-1928.

Box 37 of 113

Box 38

Receipts, 1931-1953, recorded by Secretary's Office.

Box 38 of 113

Box 39

Investment Ledger, 1925-1929.

Box 39 of 113

Box 40

Supplier's List, 1883-1884.

Box 40 of 113

Box 41

Accounts Receivable Ledger, 1921-1924.

Box 41 of 113

Box 42

Accounts Receivable Ledger, 1912-1926.

Box 42 of 113

Box 43

Voucher Register, February 1916-July 1922.

Box 43 of 113

Box 44

Smithsonian Institution (SI) Vouchers 1-3950, July 1922-October 1926.

Box 44 of 113

Box 45

SI Vouchers 3951-8000, October 1926-July 1930.

Box 45 of 113

Box 46

SI Vouchers 8001-12,000, July 1930-October 1933.

Box 46 of 113

Box 47

SI Vouchers 1-4500, October 1933-May 1938.

Box 47 of 113

Box 48

SI Vouchers 4501-9000, May 1938-February 1943.

Box 48 of 113

Box 49

SI Vouchers 1-4500, February 1943-July 1948.

Box 49 of 113

Box 50

SI Vouchers 4501-9000, July 1948-December 1952.

Box 50 of 113

Box 51

SI Vouchers 1-3904, December 1952-June 1955.

Box 51 of 113

Box 52

Cash Receipts, June 1905-June 1909.

Box 52 of 113

Box 53

Cash Receipts, July 1909-June 1915.

Box 53 of 113

Box 54

Cash Receipts, July 1915-December 1920.

Box 54 of 113

Box 55

Cash Receipts, December 1920-May 1925.

Box 55 of 113

Box 56

Cash Receipts, May 1925-April 1928.

Box 56 of 113

Box 57

Cash Receipts, April 1928-March 1931.

Box 57 of 113

Box 58

Cash Receipts, March 1931-August 1934.

Box 58 of 113

Box 59

Cash Receipts, August 1934-February 1937.

Box 59 of 113

Box 60

Cash Receipts, February 1937-November 1939.

Box 60 of 113

Box 61

Cash Receipts, December 1939-January 1942.

Box 61 of 113

Box 62

Cash Receipts, January 1942-April 1944.

Box 62 of 113

Box 63

Cash Receipts, April 1944-August 1945.

Box 63 of 113

Box 64

Cash Receipts, August 1945-March 1947.

Box 64 of 113

Box 65

Cash Receipts, March 1947-January 1949.

Box 65 of 113

Box 66

Cash Receipts, January 1949-March 1951.

Box 66 of 113

Box 67

Cash Receipts, March 1951-March 1953.

Box 67 of 113

Box 68

Cash Receipts, March 1953-July 1953.

Box 68 of 113

Box 69

Cash Receipts, July 1953-April 1954.

Box 69 of 113

Box 70

Cash Receipts, April 1954-June 1954.

Box 70 of 113

Box 71

Cash Receipts, July 1954-June 1955.

Box 71 of 113

Box 72

Cash Receipts, July 1955-June 1956.

Box 72 of 113

Box 73

Cash Receipts, July 1956-June 1957.

Box 73 of 113

Box 74

Cash Receipts, July 1957-June 1958.

Box 74 of 113

Box 75

Cash Receipts, July 1958-June 1959.

Box 75 of 113

Box 76

Cash Disbursements, July 1953-June 1954.

Box 76 of 113

Box 77

Cash Disbursements, July 1954-June 1955.

Box 77 of 113

Box 78

Cash Disbursements, July 1955-June 1956.

Box 78 of 113

Box 79

Cash Disbursements, July 1956-June 1957.

Box 79 of 113

Box 80

Cash Disbursements, July 1957-June 1958.

Box 80 of 113

Box 81

Cash Disbursements, July 1958-June 1959.

Box 81 of 113

Box 82

Museum Expenditure by the SI, Daybook 1849-1872.

Box 82 of 113

Box 83

SI Expenditures, Journal 1857-1858.

Box 83 of 113

Box 84

SI Expenditures, Journal 1858-1866.

Box 84 of 113

Box 85

SI Ledger, 1846-1866.

Box 85 of 113

Box 86

SI Ledger, 1865-1873.

Box 86 of 113

Box 87

SI Ledger, c. 1872.

Box 87 of 113

Box 88

SI Ledger, 1884-1887.

Box 88 of 113

Box 89

SI Ledger, 1885-1896.

Box 89 of 113

Box 90

SI Ledger, 1886.

Box 90 of 113

Box 91

SI Ledger, 1874-1900.

Box 91 of 113

Box 92

SI Ledger, 1906.

Box 92 of 113

Box 93

SI Journal, 1886-1887.

Box 93 of 113

Box 94

Books, SI Daybook 1899-1906.

Box 94 of 113

Box 95

Account Book, Receipts & Expenditures, 1872-1882.

Box 95 of 113

Box 96

Itemized Disbursements, SI Annual Statement, 1889-1891.

Box 96 of 113

Box 97

Record of SI Bills, 1871.

Box 97 of 113

Box 98

Index to Ledger on Books & Periodicals, 1885-?

Box 98 of 113

Box 99

Index to Ledger on Books & Periodicals, 1899-1900.

Box 99 of 113

Box 100

"Secretary's Reserve," 1901, 1906.

Box 100 of 113

Box 101

Disbursement Journal, 1890-1892.

Box 101 of 113

Box 102

Disbursement Journal, 1891.

Box 102 of 113

Box 103

Disbursement Journal, 1893-1895.

Box 103 of 113

Box 104

Disbursement Journal, 1895-1897.

Box 104 of 113

Box 105

Disbursement Journal, 1898-1900.

Box 105 of 113

Box 106

Disbursement Journal, 1901-1903.

Box 106 of 113

Box 107

Disbursement Journal, 1903-1906.

Box 107 of 113

Box 108

Disbursement Journal, 1907-1908.

Box 108 of 113

Box 109

Disbursement Journal, 1908-1911.

Box 109 of 113

Box 110

Folder 1 Private Fiscal Records, September 1846-August 1856.

Box 110 of 113

Folder 2 Private Fiscal Records, June 1856-December 1859.

Box 110 of 113

Folder 3 Index to Volume 2, 1856, by voucher number.

Box 110 of 113

Folder 4 Index to Volume 2, 1856, by page number.

Box 110 of 113

Box 111

Folder 1 Private Fiscal Records, December 1859-October 1863.

Box 111 of 113

Folder 2 Private Fiscal Records, November 1863-December 1864.

Box 111 of 113

Box 112

Folder 1 Private Fiscal Records, January 1865-March 1871.

Box 112 of 113

Folder 2 Private Fiscal Records, January 1871-December 1876.

Box 112 of 113

Box 113

Folder 1 Private Fiscal Records, January 1877-April 1881.

Box 113 of 113

Folder 2 Private Fiscal Records, March 1881-December 1884.

Box 113 of 113

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