Accession Records, 1834-1958, with accretions to 1976

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Summary

Consists of records documenting the collections and management of the United States National Museum under the administration of Stephen C. Brown, Registrar, 1880-1919; Herbert S. Bryant and Helena M. Weiss, Chiefs of the Division of Correspondence and Documents, 1917-1948 and 1948-1956, respectively; and Weiss as Registrar, 1956-1971.

Subject

  • Brown, Stephen C
  • Weiss, Helena M. 1909-2004
  • Bryant, Herbert S

Category

Series Level Description

Notes

  • To view records that comprise this series, see the detailed list of accessions and/or record units below.
  • For a history of the creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.

Organization

Alphabetic, chronologic, and numeric

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1834
  • 1834-1976
  • 1834-1958, with accretions to 1976

Topic

  • Museums
  • Museums--Collection management

Form/Genre

Manuscripts

Local number

SIA RS00316

Physical description

  • 594.43 cu. ft. processed holdings
  • 68 microfilm reels processed holdings

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