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Creator:
United States National Museum Office of the Registrar  Search this
Subject:
Weiss, Helena M. 1909-2004  Search this
Brown, Stephen C  Search this
Bryant, Herbert S  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Office of Special Museum Programs  Search this
Physical description:
53 cu. ft. processed holdings
Type:
Manuscripts
Date:
1850
1850-1969
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:
Chronologic and unarranged
Summary:
Consists of receipts from express companies for shipments from the Smithsonian, registers of package announcements and express bills certified, exposition shipping records, and transportation records and receipts. Registrars during this time period included Stephen C. Brown, Registrar, 1880-1919; Herbert S. Bryant and Helena M. Weiss, Chiefs of the Division of Correspondence and Documents, 1918- 1948 and 1948-1956, respectively, and Helena M. Weiss, Registrar 1956-1971. Records dated after 1967 were created by the Registrar under the Office of Special Museum Programs.
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 RS00324
See more items in:
Shipment Records 1850-1969 [United States National Museum Office of the Registrar]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_217989