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Accession 06-207,  Washburn, Wilcomb E,  Wilcomb E. Washburn Papers, 1952, 1967-1992

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Washburn, Wilcomb E
Title:Wilcomb E. Washburn Papers
Dates:1952, 1967-1992
Quantity:3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Collection:Accession 06-207
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of papers documenting aspects of the career of Wilcomb E. Washburn, historian and teacher of American political and cultural history. He held positions at the National Museum for American History, Division of Political History and later at the Smithsonian Institution, Office of American Studies. A small quantity of material deals with his service in the United States Marine Corps and the United States Marine Corps Reserve. Materials include correspondence, papers, course administrative materials, notes, and conference materials.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of papers documenting aspects of the career of Wilcomb E. Washburn, historian and teacher of American political and cultural history. He held positions at the National Museum for American History, Division of Political History and later at the Smithsonian Institution, Office of American Studies. A small quantity of material deals with his service in the United States Marine Corps and the United States Marine Corps Reserve. Materials include correspondence, papers, course administrative materials, notes, and conference materials.

This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 06-207, Washburn, Wilcomb E, Wilcomb E. Washburn Papers

Container List

Box 1

AmCiv 250 (Md 638), Material Aspects of American Civilization, Mergen & Washburn, fall 1987

Box 1 of 4

AmCiv 284, Art in History, Ann Palumbo, spring 1987

Box 1 of 4

AmCiv 252, Decorative Arts in America, Barbara Carson, fall 1987

Box 1 of 4

AmCiv 250 (Md 638), Material Aspects of American Civilization, Mergen & Washburn, fall 1988

Box 1 of 4

AmCiv 252, Decorative Arts in America, Barbara Carson, spring 1988

Box 1 of 4

AmCiv 252, Decorative Arts in America, Barbara Carson, fall 1988

Box 1 of 4

AmCiv 284, Lillian Miller, spring 1988

Box 1 of 4

AmCiv 284, Studies in American Art & History, Rebecca Zurier, fall 1988

Box 1 of 4

AmCiv 252, Decorative Arts in America, Barbara Carson, fall 1989

Box 1 of 4

AmCiv 252, Decorative Arts in America, Barbara Carson, spring 1989

Box 1 of 4

AmCiv 250 (Md 638), Material Aspects of American Civilization, Mergen & Washburn, fall 1989

Box 1 of 4

AmCiv 252, Decorative Arts in America, Nancy Davis, fall 1990

Box 1 of 4

AmCiv 285 (Md 639E), Material Aspects of American Civilization, Gary Kulik, spring 1990

Box 1 of 4

AmCiv 252, Decorative Arts in America, Barbara Carson spring 1990

Box 1 of 4

AmCv 250 (Md 638), Material Aspects of American Civilization, Mergen & Washburn, spring 1991 (2 folders, one labeled in pencil by Washburn "Material Culture Seminar 1991?")

Box 1 of 4

AmCiv 252, Domestic Material Culture of the Chesapeake, Barbara Carson, fall 1991

Box 1 of 4

AmCiv 250 (Md 638), Material Aspects of American Civilization, Mergen & Washburn, fall 1991

Box 1 of 4

AmCiv 252, Domestic Material Culture of the Chesapeake, Barbara Carson, spring 1992

Box 1 of 4

AmCiv 250, (Md 638) Material Aspects of American Civilization, Mergen & Washburn, fall 1992

Box 1 of 4

AmCiv 252, Decorative Arts in America, Barbara Carson, fall 1992

Box 1 of 4

Encyclopedia of Southern History, 1975-1976

Box 1 of 4

Washburn publications, writings - Samuel Eliot Morison: A Retrospective, 1978-1983

Box 1 of 4

Dictionary of Historians (Washburn's contribution on Samuel Eliot Morison), 1986-1988

Box 1 of 4

American Anthropological Association meting, Washington, D.C., December 4, 1982

Box 1 of 4

V International Reunion of History of Nautical Science and Hydrography, Rio de Janeiro, October 8-12, 1984

Box 1 of 4

New Conference on the Columbian Centenary, Berkeley, California, April 9-10, 1984

Box 1 of 4

1st Inter-American Preparatory Conference for the Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Discovery of America, Kingston, Jamaica, September 19-23, 1985

Box 1 of 4

Box 2

Washburn Naval War College course, 1952 (4 folders)

Box 2 of 4

Washburn USMC Reserve records, 1967-1969

Box 2 of 4

Banners project, 1856 election

Box 2 of 4

Banners project, 1860 election

Box 2 of 4

Banners project, 1864 election

Box 2 of 4

Banners project, 1868 election

Box 2 of 4

Banners project, 1872 election

Box 2 of 4

Banners project, 1876 election

Box 2 of 4

Banners project, 1880 election

Box 2 of 4

Banners project, newspaper clipping categories for 1884

Box 2 of 4

Banner project, newspaper clippings categories, 1888

Box 2 of 4

Banners project, newspaper clipping categories, 1892 election

Box 2 of 4

Banners project, 1896 election

Box 2 of 4

Banner project, 1900 election

Box 2 of 4

Papers related to political banners project, 1968

Box 2 of 4

Eugene Trani, "The Secretaries and Under Secretaries of the Department of the Interior," 1968

Box 2 of 4

Herbert R. Collins, "Political Campaign Torches," 1964

Box 2 of 4

Box 3

Federal City exhibit, 1977-1978

Box 3 of 4

Virginia colonial records survey report no. X-1

Box 3 of 4

"Irredeemable America," 1985

Box 3 of 4

"Cultura Planetaria: Omologazione o Diversita? Gli Indiani d'America e L'Occidente"

Box 3 of 4

Arctic Libraries Conference, Paris, France, September 1978

Box 3 of 4

VII Congress of Nordic Libraries, Paris, France, May-June 1978

Box 3 of 4

Bibliographic retrieval services

Box 3 of 4

Alabama and its Borderlands Conference, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1981 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 4

IV International Reunion for the History of Nautical Science and Hydrography, Sagres, Portugal, 1983 (3 folders)

Box 3 of 4

"The Canary Islands and the Question of the Prime Meridian," Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, 1982 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 4

Conference on North American Studies, Helsinki, Finland, 1988

Box 3 of 4

XVI International Congress of the Historical Sciences, Stuttgart, Germany, 1985

Box 3 of 4

European Co-ordination Center for Research and Documentation in the Social Sciences, Moscow-Leningrad, 1985 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 4

American Attitudes Toward Integration of Minorities, Bombay University, Bombay, India, 1984

Box 3 of 4

Box 4

Trip to India and Sri Lanka, January-February 1984

Box 4 of 4

Cables, trip to India and Sri Lanka trip, 1984

Box 4 of 4

American Association of Museums meeting, San Diego, California, 1983 - "Collecting Information, not Objects"

Box 4 of 4