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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Record Unit 121

United States National Museum. Office of the Registrar

Accession Records, 1891-1919

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:United States National Museum. Office of the Registrar
Title:Accession Records
Dates:1891-1919
Quantity:2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Collection:Record Unit 121
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

The Registrar recorded information about specimens received by the United States National Museum and assigned each unit a control number, which is the accession number for those items which were retained. This record lists the specimens by control number and the name of the curator who was assigned to examine and report on them. The materials document the work of Stephen C. Brown, Registrar, 1880-1919; and Herbert S. Bryant, Chief, Division of Correspondence and Documents, United States National Museum, 1917-1948.

Descriptive Entry

The Registrar recorded information about specimens received by the United States National Museum and assigned each unit a control number, which is the accession number for those items which were retained. This record lists the specimens by control number and the name of the curator who was assigned to examine and report on them. The materials document the work of Stephen C. Brown, Registrar, 1880-1919.

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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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Subject

Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 121, United States National Museum, Office of the Registrar, Accession Records

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Container List

Box 1

Volume 1: March 25, 1891-March 23, 1892

Box 1 of 3

Volume 2: March 22, 1892-September 15, 1893

Box 1 of 3

Volume 3: September 19, 1893-March 1, 1895

Box 1 of 3

Volume 4: February 27, 1895-June 6, 1896

Box 1 of 3

Volume 5: June 15, 1896-January 6, 1898

Box 1 of 3

Volume 6: January 8, 1898-July 9, 1898

Box 1 of 3

Volume 7: July 13, 1898-April 4, 1900

Box 1 of 3

Volume 8: April 10, 1900-March 3, 1902

Box 1 of 3

Box 2

Volume 9: March 6, 1902-December 10, 1903

Box 2 of 3

Volume 10: December 14, 1903-September 22, 1905

Box 2 of 3

Volume 11: September 25, 1905-October 22, 1907

Box 2 of 3

Volume 12: October 29, 1907-December 31, 1909

Box 2 of 3

Volume 13: January 5, 1910-April 20, 1912

Box 2 of 3

Volume 14: May 4, 1912-June 2, 1914

Box 2 of 3

Volume 15: June 5, 1914-June 10, 1916

Box 2 of 3

Box 3

Volume 16: June 17, 1916-April 29, 1918

Box 3 of 3

Volume 17: May 2, 1918-July 23, 1919

Box 3 of 3