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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 95-110

Dibner Library

Records, 1976-1994

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Dibner Library
Title:Records
Dates:1976-1994
Quantity:11 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 95-110
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records that document the operations of the Dibner Library and reflect its focus on rare books and special collections in the history of science. Among the areas documented include reference services, exhibition planning, and conservation work performed on the collection. Staff represented include Leslie K. Overstreet and Ellen B. Wells.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records that document the operations of the Dibner Library and reflect its focus on rare books and special collections in the history of science. Among the areas documented include reference services, exhibition planning, and conservation work performed on the collection. Staff represented include Leslie K. Overstreet and Ellen B. Wells.

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Name

Subject

Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 95-110, Dibner Library, Records

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Container List

Box 1

Security, 1981-1985

Box 1 of 11

Packing lists, FY 1986

Box 1 of 11

Reference Queries, FY 1986:4

Box 1 of 11

Search for Life (Curator: Sharrer), 1987-1988

Box 1 of 11

Acquisitions, FY 1987

Box 1 of 11

Packing Lists, FY 1987:4

Box 1 of 11

Reference Queries, FY 1987:4

Box 1 of 11

Administration, 1987

Box 1 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1987:4

Box 1 of 11

Correspondence, FY 1987

Box 1 of 11

Public Programs CTEE, 1987

Box 1 of 11

Research Services, FY 1987

Box 1 of 11

Conservation

Box 1 of 11

Conservation Review, FY 1988-1989

Box 1 of 11

Graphic Arts

Box 1 of 11

Yeshiva

Box 1 of 11

Springer Collection Inventory

Box 1 of 11

Springer Collection Old Inventory List

Box 1 of 11

Marginalia Correspondence

Box 1 of 11

Marginalia, Draft

Box 1 of 11

Marginalia, Copies of Articles

Box 1 of 11

Marginalia, Notes

Box 1 of 11

Colophon Society, Fall 1988

Box 1 of 11

Dibner Library, 1980, 1976-1979, 1981-?

Box 1 of 11

Public Inquiries, FY 1986:4

Box 1 of 11

Astronomy Exhibit, 1984 Dibner

Box 1 of 11

Acquistion - Franklin Institute, FY 1986

Box 1 of 11

Box 2

Admin, 1986

Box 2 of 11

Correspondence, FY 1986

Box 2 of 11

Exhibits, FY 1986

Box 2 of 11

Exhibit Planning, FY 1987

Box 2 of 11

Latin American History, February 1986

Box 2 of 11

Offprints - Notes

Box 2 of 11

Offprints - Samples & Citations, 1 of 2

Box 2 of 11

Offprints - Samples & Citations, 2 of 2

Box 2 of 11

Offprints - Literature, 1 of 2

Box 2 of 11

Offprints - Literature, 2 of 2

Box 2 of 11

Offprints - Correspondence, 1 of 2

Box 2 of 11

Offprints - Correspondence, 2 of 2

Box 2 of 11

Antiquarian Dealer Catalogs

Box 2 of 11

Crown Sem.

Box 2 of 11

Exhibits, Aristotle

Box 2 of 11

Annotated Books - selected

Box 2 of 11

Scientists' Libraries - correspondence, notes

Box 2 of 11

Public Programs

Box 2 of 11

Franklin Institute Serials, FY 1988

Box 2 of 11

Acquisition - Dr. Dibner Purchase, 1988

Box 2 of 11

Cataloging

Box 2 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1988:1

Box 2 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1988:2

Box 2 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1988:2

Box 2 of 11

Box 3

Collection Management, FY 1988:3: APRIL

Box 3 of 11

Packing/Delivery Sheets, FY 1988:2

Box 3 of 11

Reference Queries, FY 1988:2

Box 3 of 11

Research Services, FY 1988

Box 3 of 11

Shipping Lists, FY 1988:3

Box 3 of 11

"Yesterday's Tomorrows," 1988-?

Box 3 of 11

Cooper-Hewitt Pop-up Loan

Box 3 of 11

Exhibit Loans, Complete, FY 1988

Box 3 of 11

Acquisition - Smithson Fund, FY 1988

Box 3 of 11

Acquisition - FY 1989:1-2

Box 3 of 11

Acquisition - FY 1989:3

Box 3 of 11

Acquisition - FY 1989:4

Box 3 of 11

Administration: FY 1989-?

Box 3 of 11

Administration: FY 1989 October-December

Box 3 of 11

Administration: FY 1989 May-July

Box 3 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1988

Box 3 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1989:2-3 March-April

Box 3 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1989:3 April-May

Box 3 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1989:4 July

Box 3 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1989:2 January

Box 3 of 11

Public Programs, FY 1989

Box 3 of 11

Public Programs, FY 1988

Box 3 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1989:1

Box 3 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1989:3

Box 3 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1989:2

Box 3 of 11

Packing Lists, FY 1989:1

Box 3 of 11

Shipping Lists, FY 1989:2

Box 3 of 11

Packing Lists, FY 1989:3

Box 3 of 11

Special Packing Slips, FY 1989:4

Box 3 of 11

Research Services, FY 1989

Box 3 of 11

Box 4

Reference Queries, FY 1989:1

Box 4 of 11

Reference Queries, FY 1989:2

Box 4 of 11

Reference, FY 1989 May-June

Box 4 of 11

Reference Queries, FY 1989 July-August

Box 4 of 11

Reference Queries, FY 1989 April

Box 4 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1989 August-September

Box 4 of 11

Reference Queries, FY 1989:4

Box 4 of 11

Correspondence, FY 1989

Box 4 of 11

Exhibition Data, FY 1988-FY 1989

Box 4 of 11

End of Year- Rare Book Reserves

Box 4 of 11

Acquisitions - End of Year- Orders in (in Print Facsimiles)

Box 4 of 11

Photo Orders Completed

Box 4 of 11

Deaccession- Transfer- Storage (Task Force), FY 1989

Box 4 of 11

Locomotive Catalogs (in Division of Transportation)

Box 4 of 11

Lile, S., 1986-?

Box 4 of 11

Book Collecting Talk, January 1986

Box 4 of 11

Collection: Ogden

Box 4 of 11

Yellowstone Transfer, Collection Manager, FY 1988

Box 4 of 11

Photo Orders Completed, FY 1989

Box 4 of 11

International Design Zentrum

Box 4 of 11

Walker Art Center

Box 4 of 11

Preservation Committee, 1989

Box 4 of 11

Preservation Officer Replacement, April/May 1990

Box 4 of 11

Correspondence, FY 1990

Box 4 of 11

Acquisitions- $, FY 1990

Box 4 of 11

Acquisitions- Serials- FY 1990

Box 4 of 11

Acquisitions- Received - FY 1990

Box 4 of 11

Box 5

Packing/shipping, FY 1990

Box 5 of 11

Photo completed, FY 1990

Box 5 of 11

Administration, FY 1990

Box 5 of 11

Public Programs, FY 1990

Box 5 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1990:3

Box 5 of 11

Brown University

Box 5 of 11

MAMAL- Missing Items

Box 5 of 11

Engines of Change

Box 5 of 11

Dibner Exhibit, Mussey, Fall 1990

Box 5 of 11

Pop-up exhibit, Fall 1990

Box 5 of 11

Science Institute Exhibit, September 1990, tag: exhibited 9/20-10/12, on label: page shown

Box 5 of 11

Research Services: FY 1990

Box 5 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1990:4

Box 5 of 11

Reference Queries, FY 1990:2

Box 5 of 11

Reference Queries, FY 1990:3

Box 5 of 11

Manual: Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL) Exhibitions

Box 5 of 11

Interdivisional Chiefs

Box 5 of 11

Reserve, FY 1990

Box 5 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1990:2

Box 5 of 11

Reference Queries, FY 1990:4

Box 5 of 11

Pro Cite, 1988

Box 5 of 11

Acquisitions Received, FY 1991

Box 5 of 11

Reference, FY 1991:1, 1 of 2

Box 5 of 11

Box 6

Reference, FY 1991:1, 2 of 2

Box 6 of 11

Reference Queries, FY 1991:2

Box 6 of 11

Reference, FY 1991:3

Box 6 of 11

Reference, FY 1991:4 1 of 2

Box 6 of 11

Reference, FY 1991:4 2 of 2

Box 6 of 11

Packing & Delivery, FY 1991:1

Box 6 of 11

Packing & Delivery, FY 1991:2

Box 6 of 11

Packing & Delivery, FY 1991:3

Box 6 of 11

Packing & Delivery, FY 1991:4

Box 6 of 11

Photo orders completed, FY 1991:1 & 2

Box 6 of 11

Photo orders completed, FY 1991:3 & 4

Box 6 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1991:4

Box 6 of 11

Dibner STC of Bundy gift, 1976-1979

Box 6 of 11

Dibner Renovation, 1986-1990

Box 6 of 11

Audit & Inventory, 1981-1987

Box 6 of 11

Inventory, FY 1986

Box 6 of 11

Inventory, Pre 1820 Report, May 20, 1988

Box 6 of 11

Acquisitions, FY 1991, Puck offer

Box 6 of 11

Administration, FY 1991, 1 of 2

Box 6 of 11

Administration, FY 1991, 2 of 2

Box 6 of 11

Book of Books

Box 6 of 11

Bookends

Box 6 of 11

Box 7

Collection Management, FY 1991:3

Box 7 of 11

Collection Management, Acquisition, FY 1990

Box 7 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1991:1

Box 7 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1991:2

Box 7 of 11

Correspondence, FY 1991

Box 7 of 11

Research Services, FY 1991

Box 7 of 11

Horse Committee

Box 7 of 11

Grieshaber, 1990

Box 7 of 11

Collections: Naudet purchase, National Air and Space Museum (NASM), 1984

Box 7 of 11

Bloch, 1989-1990

Box 7 of 11

Product Development, 1990-1992

Box 7 of 11

Publication Proposals, 1990

Box 7 of 11

Quincentenary Information

Box 7 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1992:2

Box 7 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1992:1

Box 7 of 11

Collection Management- Wedgwood Collection, FY 1992

Box 7 of 11

Annual Report, FY 1992

Box 7 of 11

Rare Book Seminar, September 1993

Box 7 of 11

Packing/Shipping, FY 1994:1 & 2

Box 7 of 11

Reference, FY1994:1

Box 7 of 11

Reference, FY1994:2 1 of 2

Box 7 of 11

Reference, FY1994:2 2 of 2

Box 7 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1990:1

Box 7 of 11

Box 8

Crown Seminar Exhibit

Box 8 of 11

Dibner Loan (Ret. 1700 T86)

Box 8 of 11

Russia Patriarchate of Moscow, Visit, August 18, 1988

Box 8 of 11

Marbling Exhibit

Box 8 of 11

Annotated copies, not selected, Nota Bene Exhibit notes

Box 8 of 11

Packing- Shipping Rare Books, FY 1990:1

Box 8 of 11

Reference Queries, FY 1990, October-December

Box 8 of 11

ESTC Correspondence, 1980-1988

Box 8 of 11

Manual- Credit Lines

Box 8 of 11

M/F, 1984-1985

Box 8 of 11

Ray Tercentenary

Box 8 of 11

Annual Report, 1990-1991

Box 8 of 11

Admin, FY 1992

Box 8 of 11

Bible Dealers

Box 8 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1992:3

Box 8 of 11

Deaccessioning - Auction - Sotheby's

Box 8 of 11

Correspondence, FY 1992

Box 8 of 11

Research Services, FY 1992

Box 8 of 11

Reference, FY 1992:1

Box 8 of 11

Reference, FY 1992:2

Box 8 of 11

Reference, FY 1992:3

Box 8 of 11

Reference, FY 1992:4

Box 8 of 11

Packing & Delivery, FY 1992:1&2

Box 8 of 11

Packing & Delivery, FY 1992:3-4

Box 8 of 11

Photo orders completed, FY 1992

Box 8 of 11

Product Development & Licensing, FY 1991

Box 8 of 11

Box 9

Product Development & Licensing, FY 1992

Box 9 of 11

Product Development, FY 1994

Box 9 of 11

Photography completed, FY 1994:1-2

Box 9 of 11

Photography completed, FY 1994:3-4

Box 9 of 11

Packing & shipping, FY 1994:3-4

Box 9 of 11

Reference, FY 1994:3 1 of 2

Box 9 of 11

Reference, FY 1994:3 2 of 2

Box 9 of 11

Reference Queries, FY1994:4 1 of 2

Box 9 of 11

Reference Queries, FY1994:4 2 of 2

Box 9 of 11

Acquisitions Received, FY 1993

Box 9 of 11

Acquisitions Received, FY 1994

Box 9 of 11

Acquisitions Received, FY 1992

Box 9 of 11

Research Services, FY 1985

Box 9 of 11

Survey Forms

Box 9 of 11

Reference Questions, FY 1986:1

Box 9 of 11

Reference Inquiries, FY 1986:2

Box 9 of 11

Reference Queries, FY 1986:3

Box 9 of 11

Preservation Committee, 1982

Box 9 of 11

Online Searchers Committee, FY 1985

Box 9 of 11

MSS - Ellen Wells article on Dibner Manuscripts

Box 9 of 11

MSS

Box 9 of 11

University of Virginia Library

Box 9 of 11

Exhibition Loans completed

Box 9 of 11

Mathematics, 1986

Box 9 of 11

City Lights Exhibits

Box 9 of 11

Exhibit Loan Talbot County

Box 9 of 11

Annotated Catalog & Exhibit

Box 9 of 11

Correspondence, FY 1985

Box 9 of 11

Admin, FY 1985-1986

Box 9 of 11

Box 10

Collection Management, FY 1986 1 of 2

Box 10 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1986 2 of 2

Box 10 of 11

Collection Management - Cataloging

Box 10 of 11

Collection Management - Selectors Council

Box 10 of 11

Bibliographic Service Original Ind - Special Collections

Box 10 of 11

MSS - Seidell Grant and Dibner Grant

Box 10 of 11

CDS Project

Box 10 of 11

Acquisitions, FY 1986

Box 10 of 11

MSS- Cataloging SIL

Box 10 of 11

MSS- Dibner Manuscripts Catalog

Box 10 of 11

Book Collection PAM

Box 10 of 11

Time Management

Box 10 of 11

Research Services Committee, FY 1984

Box 10 of 11

Serials

Box 10 of 11

Festival of India - June 1985

Box 10 of 11

Book Collections: Questions, March 7, 1985

Box 10 of 11

Budget & Planning

Box 10 of 11

Special Collections- Security Shipping Receipts, 1986

Box 10 of 11

Special Collections- Conservation Records, 1986

Box 10 of 11

Collection Manager, FY 1987:1

Box 10 of 11

Computer

Box 10 of 11

Curtis Loan, 1987

Box 10 of 11

Physiology

Box 10 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1987:2

Box 10 of 11

Supplies, FY 1980-1986

Box 10 of 11

Public Inquiries, FY 1987:3

Box 10 of 11

Reference Inquiries, FY 1987:3

Box 10 of 11

Reference Queries, FY 1987:1

Box 10 of 11

Box 11

Special Collections Shipping Lists, FY 1987:2-3

Box 11 of 11

SHNH Meeting

Box 11 of 11

SHNH Inquiry: Done

Box 11 of 11

SHNH Mailing Lists

Box 11 of 11

SHNH Spare Forms

Box 11 of 11

Research Services, FY 1993

Box 11 of 11

Public Programs, FY 1993

Box 11 of 11

Correspondence, FY 1993

Box 11 of 11

Deaccessioning - Auction - Christie's

Box 11 of 11

Deaccessioning - Auction - 1992

Box 11 of 11

Fellowship to SIL, FY 1992

Box 11 of 11

Reference, FY 1993:4

Box 11 of 11

Reference, FY 1993:1

Box 11 of 11

Reference, FY 1993:2

Box 11 of 11

Reference, FY 1993:3

Box 11 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1993:1

Box 11 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1993:4

Box 11 of 11

RAP Treasures, January 1993

Box 11 of 11

Rare Book Seminar, March 1992

Box 11 of 11

Administration - FY 1993

Box 11 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1993:3

Box 11 of 11

Collection Management, FY 1993:2

Box 11 of 11

Photo Orders Completed, FY 1993

Box 11 of 11

Packing and Shipping, FY 1993:1-2

Box 11 of 11

Packing and Shipping, FY 1993:3-4

Box 11 of 11

Product Development, FY 1993

Box 11 of 11

Correspondence between Ellen Wells and S. A. Jayawardene, 1993-1994 [Accession 12-186]

Box 11 of 11