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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Record Unit 611

Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Scientific Series, 1924-1948

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution
Title:Smithsonian Scientific Series
Dates:1924-1948
Quantity:8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
Collection:Record Unit 611
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This collection consists of records relating to the publication and distribution of the Smithsonian Scientific Series. Materials include correspondence, subscription information, news clippings, photographs, and samples of publishing materials.

Descriptive Entry

This collections consists of records relating to the publication and distribution of the Smithsonian Scientific Series. Materials include correspondence, subscription information, news clippings, photographs, and samples of publishing materials.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 611, Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Scientific Series

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Container List

Box 1

Abbot, C. G.

Box 1 of 8

Acknowledgment Letters to Subscribers

Box 1 of 8

Adams, W. S.

Box 1 of 8

Advertising

Box 1 of 8

Annual Report Articles for Volume of Scientific Series

Box 1 of 8

Applications for Positions

Box 1 of 8

Appreciation Letters

Box 1 of 8

Approach Letters

Box 1 of 8

Austin, W. F., 1925-1928

Box 1 of 8

Austin, W. F., 1928 (3 folders)

Box 1 of 8

Austin, W. F., 1929-1931

Box 1 of 8

Austin, W. F., 1931-1938

Box 1 of 8

A, miscellaneous

Box 1 of 8

Bartsch, Paul

Box 1 of 8

Bassler, R. S.

Box 1 of 8

Beck Engraving Company

Box 1 of 8

Bills

Box 1 of 8

Birds Book

Box 1 of 8

Series Overview

Box 1 of 8

Botany Book

Box 1 of 8

B, miscellaneous

Box 1 of 8

Certificates for Framing, 1933-1934

Box 1 of 8

Certificates for Framing, 1935-1936

Box 1 of 8

Certificates for Framing, 1937-1938

Box 1 of 8

Certificates to Subscribe to the James Smithson Memorial Edition

Box 1 of 8

Chart of Smithsonian Activities

Box 1 of 8

Cheverlange, Elie

Box 1 of 8

Clark, Austin H.

Box 1 of 8

Cochran, Doris M.

Box 1 of 8

Collections Methods

Box 1 of 8

Complaints

Box 1 of 8

Box 2

Coolidge Edition

Box 2 of 8

Contract with Smithsonian Scientific Series

Box 2 of 8

Smithsonian Scientific Series Criticism

Box 2 of 8

C, miscellaneous

Box 2 of 8

De Van, William T.

Box 2 of 8

Disputed Subscriptions

Box 2 of 8

Dyson, Sir Frank

Box 2 of 8

D, miscellaneous

Box 2 of 8

E, miscellaneous

Box 2 of 8

Errata

Box 2 of 8

Exhibit

Box 2 of 8

Fewkes, J. W.

Box 2 of 8

Fifty-Dollar Edition

Box 2 of 8

Fifty-Dollar (School) Edition - Corrections, 1938

Box 2 of 8

Fifty-Dollar (School) Edition, Volume I

Box 2 of 8

Fifty-Dollar (School) Edition, Volume II, 1938

Box 2 of 8

Fifty-Dollar (School) Edition, Volume 12, 1938

Box 2 of 8

Fish Book, Reptiles and Amphibians

Box 2 of 8

Forward to Smithsonian Scientific Series

Box 2 of 8

Foshag, W. F.

Box 2 of 8

Form Letters, miscellaneous

Box 2 of 8

F, miscellaneous

Box 2 of 8

G, miscellaneous

Box 2 of 8

Great Inventions, Volume 12

Box 2 of 8

Great Inventions, Volume 12 - Austin, W. F.

Box 2 of 8

Requests for Material for Volume 12

Box 2 of 8

Miscellaneous Correspondence, Volume 12

Box 2 of 8

Volume 12 - Singer, H. A.

Box 2 of 8

Heliotype Co.

Box 2 of 8

Hrdlicka, Ales

Box 2 of 8

Smithsonian Scientific Series - Marketing Materials

Box 2 of 8

H, miscellaneous (3 folders)

Box 2 of 8

Inquiries about Authenticity, A-C

Box 2 of 8

Inquiries about Authenticity, D-F

Box 2 of 8

Inquiries about Authenticity, G-I

Box 2 of 8

Inquiries about Authenticity, J-M

Box 2 of 8

Box 3

Inquiries about Authenticity, N-Q

Box 3 of 8

Inquiries about Authenticity, R

Box 3 of 8

Inquiries about Authenticity, S

Box 3 of 8

Inquiries about Authenticity, T-V

Box 3 of 8

Inquiries about Authenticity, W-Z

Box 3 of 8

Inquiries 2 (Delivery), A-C

Box 3 of 8

Inquiries 2 (Delivery), D-H

Box 3 of 8

Inquiries 2 (Delivery), J-M

Box 3 of 8

Inquiries 2 (Delivery), O-T

Box 3 of 8

Inquiries 2 (Delivery), U-Y

Box 3 of 8

Inquiries 2 (Delivery), Smithsonian Scientific Series Correspondence

Box 3 of 8

Inquiries 3, A-C

Box 3 of 8

Inquiries 3, D-F

Box 3 of 8

Inquiries 3, G-K

Box 3 of 8

Inquiries 3, L-N

Box 3 of 8

Inquiries 3, O-R

Box 3 of 8

Inquiries 3, S-T

Box 3 of 8

Inquiries 3, U-Y

Box 3 of 8

Inventions Book

Box 3 of 8

Invertebrate Book

Box 3 of 8

I, miscellaneous

Box 3 of 8

Jumbo Folder

Box 3 of 8

J, miscellaneous

Box 3 of 8

K, miscellaneous

Box 3 of 8

Limited Editions

Box 3 of 8

Lipscomb, C. E.

Box 3 of 8

Lodge, John E.

Box 3 of 8

L, miscellaneous

Box 3 of 8

Macmillan Company

Box 3 of 8

Mammal Book

Box 3 of 8

"Man from Farthest Past" - Correspondence

Box 3 of 8

McAndrews, J. M.

Box 3 of 8

Memoranda, miscellaneous

Box 3 of 8

Merrill, G. P.

Box 3 of 8

Misrepresentations (3 folders)

Box 3 of 8

Moore, Benson B.

Box 3 of 8

M, miscellaneous (4 folders)

Box 3 of 8

Box 4

Newspaper Expose, March 1929

Box 4 of 8

Newspaper Expose, March 1931 - Investigation by New York District Attorney

Box 4 of 8

N, miscellaneous

Box 4 of 8

Outlines and Estimates

Box 4 of 8

O, miscellaneous

Box 4 of 8

Ralmer, Rose A.

Box 4 of 8

Patrons Edition

Box 4 of 8

Patrons Edition - Subscription Correspondence (3 folders)

Box 4 of 8

Preface to Smithsonian Scientific Series

Box 4 of 8

Preliminary Announcement

Box 4 of 8

P, miscellaneous (3 folders)

Box 4 of 8

Q, miscellaneous

Box 4 of 8

Register of Patrons

Box 4 of 8

Requests for Individual Volumes (4 folders)

Box 4 of 8

Requests for Individual Volumes, D-G

Box 4 of 8

Requests for Individual Volumes, H-L

Box 4 of 8

Requests for Individual Volumes, M-Q

Box 4 of 8

Requests for Individual Volumes, R-S

Box 4 of 8

Requests for Individual Volumes, T-Z

Box 4 of 8

Requests for SI Publications

Box 4 of 8

Reviews (2 folders)

Box 4 of 8

Roosevelt Memorial Association

Box 4 of 8

R, miscellaneous

Box 4 of 8

Salesmen's Methods (6 folders)

Box 4 of 8

James Smithson Memorial Edition

Box 4 of 8

Check Receipts, 1928-1934

Box 4 of 8

Box 5

Ellingston, J. R.

Box 5 of 8

Subscriptions

Box 5 of 8

Publications Correspondence, 1943

Box 5 of 8

Requests for Smithsonian Scientific Series Publications

Box 5 of 8

Singer, H. A., August-November 1928

Box 5 of 8

Singer, H. A., November-December 1928

Box 5 of 8

Singer, H. A., January-July 1929

Box 5 of 8

Singer, H. A., July-December 1929

Box 5 of 8

Singer, H. A., January-June 1930

Box 5 of 8

Singer, H. A., July-December 1930

Box 5 of 8

Singer, H. A., January-May 1931

Box 5 of 8

Singer, H. A., June-December 1931

Box 5 of 8

Singer, H. A., January 1932-January 1936

Box 5 of 8

List of Subscribers to the Smithsonian Scientific Series, 1929

Box 5 of 8

Box 6

Subscribers to the Smithsonian Scientific Series - Lists, Deluxe Edition

Box 6 of 8

Statement of Editor-in-Chief (for use by salesmen)

Box 6 of 8

Statement To Be Made by Persons Representing Smithsonian Institution Series in Requesting Interviews with Prospective Subscribers

Box 6 of 8

Study Guide

Box 6 of 8

Subscribers to Deluxe Edition - Correspondence

Box 6 of 8

Stefansson, Viljhalmur

Box 6 of 8

Subscriptions (Edition Not Known)

Box 6 of 8

Subscription Blanks

Box 6 of 8

Suggestions

Box 6 of 8

S, miscellaneous

Box 6 of 8

List of Subscriptions and Cancellations

Box 6 of 8

Taft Edition Subscriptions

Box 6 of 8

T, miscellaneous

Box 6 of 8

Testimonials from Patrons

Box 6 of 8

U, miscellaneous

Box 6 of 8

Van Nostrand Company

Box 6 of 8

V, miscellaneous

Box 6 of 8

W, miscellaneous

Box 6 of 8

Y, miscellaneous

Box 6 of 8

Zoo Book

Box 6 of 8

Z, miscellaneous

Box 6 of 8

Cancellations of Subscriptions, Deluxe Edition

Box 6 of 8

Cancellations, A-E (5 folders)

Box 6 of 8

Box 7

Cancellations, F-U, W, Y-Z (16 folders)

Box 7 of 8

Smithsonian Scientific Series Correspondence, 1943

Box 7 of 8

Smithsonian Scientific Series Correspondence, 1944

Box 7 of 8

Smithsonian Scientific Series Correspondence, 1945 (2 folders)

Box 7 of 8

The Series Publishers, Inc. Correspondence, 1947

Box 7 of 8

The Series Publishers, Inc. Correspondence, 1948

Box 7 of 8

Smithsonian Scientific Series General Correspondence, 1947

Box 7 of 8

Box 8

Smithsonian Scientific Series General Correspondence, 1948

Box 8 of 8

Smithsonian Scientific Series General Correspondence, 1946

Box 8 of 8

The Series Publishers, Inc. Correspondence, 1946

Box 8 of 8

Proofs

Box 8 of 8

Revised Edition Proofs, Correspondence, 1943

Box 8 of 8

Revisions, 1943

Box 8 of 8

Samples of Paper, Binding, Photogravure, Color Work, and Set-up of Smithsonian Scientific Series

Box 8 of 8

Literature and Forms

Box 8 of 8

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