Shipment Records, 1850-1969

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Summary

Consists of receipts from express companies for shipments from the Smithsonian, registers of package announcements and express bills certified, exposition shipping records, and transportation records and receipts. Registrars during this time period included Stephen C. Brown, Registrar, 1880-1919; Herbert S. Bryant and Helena M. Weiss, Chiefs of the Division of Correspondence and Documents, 1918- 1948 and 1948-1956, respectively, and Helena M. Weiss, Registrar 1956-1971. Records dated after 1967 were created by the Registrar under the Office of Special Museum Programs.

Subject

  • Weiss, Helena M. 1909-2004
  • Brown, Stephen C
  • Bryant, Herbert S
  • Smithsonian Institution Office of Special Museum Programs

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

Chronologic and unarranged

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1850
  • 1850-1969

Topic

  • Museums
  • Museums--Collection management

Form/Genre

Manuscripts

Local number

SIA RS00324

Physical description

53 cu. ft. processed holdings

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