Results for "Rich, William"
Smithsonian Institution Building, Southeast View
- Date: 1857
- Creator: N. Orr & Co
- Creator: N. Orr & Co
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Naturalist of the Americas: Alexander Wetmore
- Date: April 18, 2017
- Description: [view in Spanish][edan-image:id=siris_sic_6874,size=185,left]Alexander Wetmore, ornithologist and avian paleontologist, was the Smithsonian's sixth Secretary (1945-1952). As a young biologist with the U.S. Bureau of Biological Survey, Wetmore conducted extensive fieldwork in Latin America. He spent 1911 in Puerto Rico studying bird life, and later traveled through South
Link Love: 1/25/2013
- Date: January 25, 2013
- Creator: Mitch Toda
- Description: Link Love: a weekly blog feature with links to interesting videos and stories regarding archival issues, the Smithsonian, and history.
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Island Voyagers: Caribbean Archaeology and Natural History
- Date: April 18, 2017
- Description: [view in Spanish] Smithsonian scientists have a long history of collaborative research in the Caribbean. In 1914 a Smithsonian expedition traveled to western Cuba and the Colorados reefs to study land and marine geology, flora, and fauna. John Brooks Henderson, a member of the Smithsonian's Board of Regents, had collected marine mollusks in southern Florida and wanted a
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SIA RU007308, American Ornithologists' Union, Biographical files, 1865-
- Date: 1865 1865-
- Creator: American Ornithologists' Union
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Inter-American Cooperation
- Date: April 18, 2017
- Description: [view in Spanish][edan-image:id=siris_sic_7144,size=200,right]During construction of the Panama Canal at the start of the century, many laborers died of malaria and yellow fever. To find ways to control the diseases, North American biologists came to the isthmus of Panama. Some of these scientists were so impressed by the diversity of the natural environment that they later
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An International Exploring Expedition
- Date: April 4, 2017
- Description: [view in Spanish]The first international scientific expedition sponsored by the United States circumnavigated the globe between 1838 and 1842, gathering natural history collections so vast they were estimated to weigh 40 tons. The U.S. Congress resolved to preserve these artifacts "collected at the expense of the government...Information about the first international
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The Smithsonian in Latin America Today
- Date: April 18, 2017
- Description: [view in Spanish]Smithsonian scientific interchange with Latin America continues in the depth and breadth demonstrated by the historical record. The tradition of collegial relationships across the Americas derives new meaning from concerns over the responsible stewardship of the earth's natural resources. In Belize, the National Museum of Natural History leased a small island
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SIA Acc. 96-134, National Museum of American Art (U.S.) Office of Design and Production, Exhibition Records, 1967-1994
- Date: 1967 1967-1994
- Creator: National Museum of American Art, Office of Design and Production
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA RU007183, Clark, Austin Hobart 1880-1954, Austin Hobart Clark Papers, 1883-1954 and undated
- Date: 1883 1883-1954 1883-1954 and undated
- Creator: Clark, Austin Hobart, 1880-1954
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA RU000140, United States National Museum Division of Insects, Correspondence, 1909-1963
- Date: 1909 1909-1963
- Creator: United States National Museum. Division of Insects
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA RU007007, Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973, Leonard Carmichael Papers, 1952-1964
- Date: 1952 1952-1964
- Creator: Carmichael, Leonard, 1898-1973
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
