Creator:

United States National Museum Office of the Registrar  Search this

Subject:

Brown, Stephen C  Search this

Weiss, Helena M. 1909-2004  Search this

Bryant, Herbert S  Search this

Physical description:

594.43 cu. ft. processed holdings

68 microfilm reels processed holdings

Type:

Manuscripts

Date:

1834

1834-1976

1834-1958, with accretions to 1976

Category:

Series Level Description

Notes:

To view records that comprise this series, see the detailed list of accessions and/or record units below.

For a history of the creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.

Organization:

Alphabetic, chronologic, and numeric

Summary:

Consists of records documenting the collections and management of the United States National Museum under the administration of Stephen C. Brown, Registrar, 1880-1919; Herbert S. Bryant and Helena M. Weiss, Chiefs of the Division of Correspondence and Documents, 1917-1948 and 1948-1956, respectively; and Weiss as Registrar, 1956-1971.

Repository Loc.:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Topic:

Museums--Collection management  Search this

Local number:

SIA RS00316

See more items in:

Accession Records 1834-1958, with accretions to 1976 [United States National Museum Office of the Registrar]

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_217984