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Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 16-253

Clarke, Roy S.

Roy S. Clarke Papers, 1943-2012

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Clarke, Roy S.
Title:Roy S. Clarke Papers
Dates:1943-2012
Quantity:6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 16-253
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of the papers of Roy S. Clarke, Jr. Clarke, a noted authority on meteorites, was Curator and Curator Emeritus in the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Mineral Sciences. Major topics include the Old Woman Meteorite, the Port Orford Meteorite, the Allende Meteorite, Antarctic meteorites, and the Prairie Meteorite Network. Materials include correspondence, brochures, pamphlets, photographs, negatives, drawings, maps, transparencies, articles, field notes, lecture notes, clippings, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of the papers of Roy S. Clarke, Jr. Clarke, a noted authority on meteorites, was Curator and Curator Emeritus in the National Museum of Natural History, Department of Mineral Sciences. Major topics include the Old Woman Meteorite, the Port Orford Meteorite, the Allende Meteorite, Antarctic meteorites, and the Prairie Meteorite Network. Materials include correspondence, brochures, pamphlets, photographs, negatives, drawings, maps, transparencies, articles, field notes, lecture notes, clippings, and related materials. Some materials are in electronic format.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 16-253, Roy S. Clarke Papers

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Container List

Box 1

Acquisition Committee, 1984

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Adams, James D., 2011

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Albertson, J. F., 1979-1981

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Alcock, Charles, 2006

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Anders, Edward, 1967-1985

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Almohandis, A. A., 1981-1997

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Anderson, G. David, 1992

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Annexstad, John, O., 1989-1994

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Appleman, D. E., 1979-1994

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Arnold, James, R., 1980-2001

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Ashworth, William, 2010

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Axon, H. J., 1968-1992

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Bain, Mary, 2003

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Barringer, J. Paul, 1990

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Begemann, F., 1977-1994

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Benedix, Gretchen, 2005

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Bevan, Alex, 1986-1997

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Bhavilai, Rawi, 1982-1996

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Blakeslee, Don, 2000-2001

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Bogard, Donald, D., 1978-2000

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Borgard, Douglas, 1996-1999

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Bowen, I. S., 1957

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Brashear, Ronald, 2001

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Brearley, Adrian, 1989-1996

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Brett, Robin, 1979-1983

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Brownlee, Donald, E., 1983-1984

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Buchwald, Vagn F., 1970-1987

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Buchwald, V. F., 1988-1992

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Buchwald, V. F., 1993-2009

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Bunch, T. E., 1966-1967

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Burbine, Tom, 2000

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Caldwell, Andy, 1997

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Challinor, David, 1974-2002

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Citron, Robert, 2004

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Clayton, Robert N., 1980-1993

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Clarke, John W., 1989-2000

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Clary, Sonny, 2011

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Cokinos, Christopher, 2007

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Cooper, G. A., 1990-1997

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Craighill, G. B., Jr., 1987-1993, 2002

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Cronin, John R., 1987-1990

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Corgin, Jim, 2000

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Davis, Andrew M., 1990-1991, 1999-2000

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DeAngelis, Ildiko P., 1990-1997

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DeCarli, Paul S., 1995

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Devorkin, David H., 1999-2008

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Devries, Hubert, 2010

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Dick, Jean and Charles, 2003-2006

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DoAll Company, 1963

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Doel, Ronald E., undated

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Dunn, Pete, 2007-2008

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Ehlmann, Arthur W., 1987-2005

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Evans, John C., 1981-1990

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Ewing, Heather, 2000-2010 (2 folders)

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Farrell, Ronald E. (Bethany Sciences), 1991-1997

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Fischer, Nella K., 1996

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Fiske, Richard, 1980-1985

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Fleming, Robert L., 2009

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Flerov, Georgy N., 1980-1981, 1987

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Florenskii, P. V., 1978-1981

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Flores, Dan L., 1980-1995

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Flory, Eileen R., 1990-1993

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Francis, Carl A., 1983, 1990

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Fredriksson, Becky, 1992

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Fredriksson, Kurt, 1980, 1986, 2002

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French, Bevan M., 1974-1994, 1998

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Fudali, Robert F., 1986-1991, 2011

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Furman, Tanya, 1992

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Gaines, Richard V., 1984, 1992

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George Washington University, 1990-1996

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Gillis, Jeffrey, 2000

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Gingerich, Owen, 1998

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Goldstein, Joseph, 1977-2009

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Grady, Monica M., 1983, 1993

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Graham, A. L., 1978-2001, 2011

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Gregory, David, 2006

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Grossman, Jeffrey N., 1983-1999, 2005, 2009

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Haag, Robert, 1982-1994

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Hawkins, Gerald S., 2002

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Heinlein, Dieter, 1980-1988

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Henson, Pam, 1986-2007

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Herbig, George H., 1999-2001

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Hernquist, Lars, 1992-1999, 2005, 2008

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Herzog, G., 1978-1994

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Hoffman, Robert S., 1986-1993

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Honda, M., 1966-1972, 2005

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Huerta, John E., 2003

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Hull, Donald A., 1992

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Box 2

Huss, Gary, 1993-2005

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Huss, Glen, 1970-1987

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Hutchison, Robert, 1972-1997

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Irwin, John D'a, Jr., 1988-1990

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Jarosewich, Eugene, 1986-2007

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Johnson, Harold, 1992

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Jull, Tim, 2006

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Kahler, David (Judi), 1990

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Kamp, Peter, 1981-1982

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Keil, Klaus, 1977-1994

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Kier, Porter, 2001

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Killgore, Marvin, 1993, 1996

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Kirkland, Bryant M., 1993

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Koeberl, Christian, 1983-2010

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Kohl, Candace, 1992-1999

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Krupp, Ed, 2000

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Kurat, Gero, 1978-2005

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Lange, Loree L. (Mrs. Erwin F.), 1992-1993

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Lavielle, Bernard, 1992-1998

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Lebofski, Larry and Nancy, 2007

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Leonard, Frederick, 1998-2000

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Leonard, Roderick, 1998-2009

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Lewis, Dan, 2002

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Ligon, Ernest, 1996-1997

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Luhr, James, 1999-2003

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Lunquist, Charles A., 2005

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Marvin, Ursula B., 1995, 2005

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Mason, Brian, 1975-1997, 2009

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MacPherson, Glenn J., 1986-2006

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McCoy, Tim, 1991-2009

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McSween, Harry, 1981-1995

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Melson, William, 1986-1992

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Meteorite Acquisition Committee, 1984-1986

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Mihalas, Dimitri, 1998-2003

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Miller, Joseph S., 1999

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Miller, M. K., 1989-1990

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Monnig, Oscar, 1967-1987

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Moore, Carleton B., 1968-2008

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Moore, Kendrick, 2002

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Mort, Greg, 2003

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Mosely, Caroline, 1998-2000

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National Science Foundation (NSF), 1993

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Nishiizumi, K., 1982-2003

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Nishimoto, Walter, 2006

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Norton, O. Richard., 1994-2004

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Notis, Mike, 1989, 2004

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Olsen, E., 1973-2009

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Oriti, Ronald, A., 1981, 2000

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Osterbrock, Donald E., 1997-2007

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Paneth, Eva, 1983

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Petaev, M. I., 1989-2001

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Peterson, Ken (J. P. O. Equipment Company), 1983-1989

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Plotkin, Howard, 2001-2010 (15 folders)

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Box 3

Poor, Charles L., 2001

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Popper, Daniel M., 1999-2000

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Post, Jeffrey, 1989-1994

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Pugh, Richard, 1978-1996

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Rathbun, Donald, 1979-1996

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Registrar, 1979-1996

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Ripley, S. D., 1964-1984

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Robinson, George S., 2010

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Rodman, Thomas E., 1983-1998

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Rothenberg, Marc, 1991-2000

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Rubin, Alan E., 1982-1993, 1999-2008

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Samper, Cristian, 2005-2011

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Sanchez R., Gerardo, 1989-1990

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Schaumberg, Dorothy (LICK), 1997-1999

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Schmidt, Clarence, 1999

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Schmitt, Douglas, G., 2001

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Score, Roberta, 1989-1996

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Scott, E. R. D., 1977-2000

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Sears, Derek, 2011

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Sheehan, William, 2000-2003

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Shelton, James L., 1995-1996

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Sievers, Alden, 1990

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Sinkankas, John, 1995

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Simkin, Tom, 1995, 2009

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Smith, Bruce, 1982-1985

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Solomon, Sean, 2006-2009

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Stamm, Richard, 2008

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Switzer, George, 2008

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Taylor, Lonn, 2003

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Thomas, T., 1986-1994, 2000, 2007

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Thompson, Tim, 2000

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Torrens, Hugh S., 1996-2004

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Turecki Gift, 2005

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Turner, Steve, 2007

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United Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR) Exchange, 1987-1991

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University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) Astronomy, 1999

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Vanderbilt Archives, 2003

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Wagner, Thomas P., 2011

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Wasserburg, G. J., 1975-1990, 1996, 2005

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Wasson, John T., 1966-1992

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Wasson, John T., 1993-2006

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Waterston, Charles D., 1977, 1997

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Weil, Peter G., 1989-1991

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Welbon, William W., 2008

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Whipple, Fred L., 2000-2002

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White, John S., 1986-1999

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Whitenack, Brett, 2009

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Williams, David B., 1980, 1990-1994, 1997

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Williams, Thomas, R., 2000-2003

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Wood, John A., 1976-1989

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Yerkes, David, 2001

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Yerkes Observatory, 1999-2003

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Yochelson, Ellis, 1999-2006

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Zanda, Brigitte, 1990-1994

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Zimmerman, Herman B., 1981, 1987, 1988

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Academy of the Natural Sciences Philadelphia, Notes, 1974

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Fund 413605, Meteorite Saw, 1969-1971

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Georgia Tektite Data, 1966-1975

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Angelica and Bogou, Analysis, undated

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Mundrabilla Meteorite, 1967-1973

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Tucson Meteorite, 1970-1972

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Macquarie River, 1988-1991

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West Point Specimen #5770, 1975, 1981

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British Museum Conference, September 1962

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Baddeleyite, 1960-1965

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Box 4

Campo del Cielo, 1968

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Tektite Conference, 1969

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"Structure Development in Irons," 1978

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Copper - Sudbury, 1978

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Cohenite, Heidelberg, 1979

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Tetranite, LaJolla, 1980

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Antarctic Irons, LaJolla, 1980

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ALHA77283, Tokyo, February 1981

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Diamonds, Geological Society of Washington (GSW), May 1981

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Meteorite Metal, Albuquerque, 1981

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South Dahna, Saint Louis, September 14, 1982

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Wethersfield Meteorite Falls, Albuquerque, 1982

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Meteroritic Metal from Antarctica, GSW, January 26, 1983

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Lazarev, Tokyo, February 17, 1983

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Nippon Steel, February 21, 1983

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Antarctic Irons, Mainz and British Museum, March 4 and March 16, 1983

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Widmanstatten Pattern (W. P.) Growth, Mainz, 1983

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Planetar System Perception, December 3, 1983

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"200 Years of Smithsonian Involvement in Meteorites," Senate of Scientists, April 5, 1984

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Study Butte, Albuquerque, 1984

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Schreibersite Growth, Albequerque, July 30, 1984

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Santa Catharina, July 30, 1984

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Tokyo Symposium, 1985

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Bordeaux, 1985

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Docents, October 29, 1985

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American Society of Metals, December 10, 1985

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Antarctic Meteorite Workshop, Mainz, 1985

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Wein, Graz, September 6-7, 1986

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Newcastle Lecture, July 24, 1987

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Farmville Meteorite, North Carolina, 1987

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Fayetteville, July 18-22, 1988

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Port Orford, Vienna, July 25, 1989

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Perth, 1990

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Tetranite, Department of Mineral Sciences, February 5, 1991

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USSR Talk, 1990

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District of Columbia Mineral Club, April 1, 1992

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Copenhagen, 1992

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Watson Meteorite, January 21, 1993

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Chaunskij Mesosiderite, Vail, 1993

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Nordlingen, 1994

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Prague, 1994

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"What About Increase?," March 12-14, 1995

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Hawaii, 1997

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High-Co Phase, 1988

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Chaing Khan Meteorite, Thailand, 1981

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Museum Support Center, Safety Correspondence, 1986-1990

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Large Irons, 1988

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Silica Glass Inclusion ALHA77255, undated

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Articles Concerning Robert Haag, 1989-1990, 1993

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Lazarev Translation, undated

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Meteorite Working Group Meeting, 1980

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Notes for Smithsonian Institution Antarctic Iron Meteorite Publication, undated

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Dublin, 1998

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Cassidy Symposium, 1999

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Chicago, 2000

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Tunguska Film Introduction, October 12, 2000

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Rome, 2001

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Los Angeles, 2002

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Ingleside Talk, December 6, 2002

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Vienna, November 2003

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Yerkes Trip, 2003

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Chevy Chase Women's Club Talk, February 7, 2004

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Meteorological Society Abstract, 2005

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American Astronomical Society, 2006

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"The Purchase of the Nininger Collection of Meteorites for the National Museum," April 21, 1958

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Society Archives, 1999-2008

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Nininger Archival Collection Notes, 1993-1995

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"Schreibersite Growth and its Influence on the Metallography of Coarse Structured Iron Meteorites," PhD. Dissertation, The George Washington University, May 9, 1976

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Meteorite Recovery Literature for General Public, 1966, undated

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Logs, Vienna, 1986

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Europe, 1988

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Royal Society, July 15-16, 1987

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Copenhagen, 1989

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Austria Field Trip, 1989

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Moscow, 1990

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Box 5

Sweden, 1992

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Ensisheim, June 4-5, 1992

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Annual Reports, 1977-1988

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Roy S. Clarke Oral History Project, 2007

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Grant Documents, 1966-1978

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Westrum, Ron, 1982

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Burke, John G., 1979-1990

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Clarke and Mattingly Families, Genealogical Notes, 2000

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Fluoroplatinates Correspondence and Master's Thesis, 1954, 1957

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Cornelison, Kate Clarke, 1983

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Professional Accomplishments Evaluation Committee (PAEC) Review, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1981, 1986

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PAEC Support Materials, 1979-1986

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Laterite Work, 1950-1953, 1993

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Curriculum Vitae, undated

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Barter Island, 1945-1948, 1953

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World War II, 1944-1950

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Clarke, Roy S. Jr., Correspondence, Notes, and Awards, 1943-2000

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Clarke, Roy S. Jr., "Old Letters," 1965-2008

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Christmas Letters, 1975, 1986, 1990-2007

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Retirement Letters, Notes, and Cards, 1994, 2012

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E. P. Henderson Slides, 1962, 1964-1968 (2 folders)

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Von Schreiber Slides, undated

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Photographs, 1981, undated

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Photographic Slides, 1965, 1967-1972, 1976-1978, 1982-1984 (2 folders)

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Allende Photographic Slides, 1969-1970, 1975

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Lecture Slides, 1971, 1978, 1984-1988

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Cu (Copper) Notes, 1978

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Box 6

Old Woman Notes, 1976-1989

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Old Woman Meteorite, Field Notes, September 19, 1976

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Old Woman Meteorite, Field Notes, undated

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Old Woman Meteorite, Lecture, June 7, 1978

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Old Woman Meteorite, Morphology Series Photograph A with Negatives, undated

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Old Woman Meteorite, Morphology Series Photograph B with Negatives, undated

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Old Woman Meteorite, Morphology Series Photograph C with Negatives, undated

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Old Woman Meteorite, Morphology Series Photograph D with Negatives, undated

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Old Woman Meteorite, Notes, Drawings, Photographs, and Clippings, 1976-1977, 1987, 1989, undated

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Old Woman Meteorite, Photographs, undated (electronic records)

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Old Woman Meteorite, 2011 (electronic records)

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Old Woman Meteorite, Photographs, Negatives, and Notes, undated

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Frederick C. Leonard, Slides and Illustrations, undated

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Edward P. Henderson, Lecture, December 10, 1998

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Frederick C. Leonard, Lecture Notes, Chicago, 2000

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Frederick C. Leonard, Lecture Notes, UCLA, 2002

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Frederick C. Leonard, Lecture Notes, Seattle, January 6, 2003

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Edward P. Henderson and George P. Merrill, Notes, 1993, 2003

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George P. Merrill, Lecture Notes, 2003

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Beyer Collection Notes, 1966-1969

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"H. H. Nininger Petition to American Astronomical Society (AAS)," 2007

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"A. R. Allen/H. H. Nininger Feud," 1997

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Prairie Meteorite Network Committee, Correspondence, Memoranda, Meeting Minutes, and Notes, 1965, 1966, 1974

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Allende Notes, 1971, 1975

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Schreibersite Notes, 1981

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Rhoda Leonard, Notes and Correspondence, 1963, 1966

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Archives Notes, 2002, 2003

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