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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Record Unit 125

United States National Museum. Office of the Registrar

Shipment Records, 1864-1940

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:United States National Museum. Office of the Registrar
Title:Shipment Records
Dates:1864-1940
Quantity:1.5 cu. ft. (3 document boxes)
Collection:Record Unit 125
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These records include a list of packages announced as being sent to the Smithsonian Institution, listed and numbered in order of their announcement, and containing the following information when complete: transportation number, sender, origin, address sent to, how sent, date received, and expenses. The purpose was to control shipments of which the Smithsonian had been forewarned by letter or other means. 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.

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These records include a list of packages announced as being sent to the Smithsonian Institution, listed and numbered in order of their announcement, and containing the following information when complete: transportation number, sender, origin, address sent to, how sent, date received, and expenses. The purpose was to control shipments of which the Smithsonian had been forewarned by letter or other means. 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.

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Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 125, United States National Museum, Office of the Registrar, Shipment Records

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Container List

Box 1

Register of Package Announcements: March 1864-October 1884

Box 1 of 3

Box 2

Bills of Lading: 1937-1940

Box 2 of 3

Express Bills Certified: 1925-1940

Box 2 of 3

Box 3

Register of Package Announcements: October 1884-March 1937

Box 3 of 3

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