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7th General Meeting--Robert L. Coats--Aeronautics in the Civil War

Collection Creator:
Garber, Paul Edward, 1899-1992  Search this
Container:
Box 473, Reel 12
Type:
Archival materials
Audio
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Paul E. Garber Collection, Acc. NASM.1991.0063, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Paul E. Garber Collection / Series 15: Audio Recordings
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2ad035bde-c3e5-494d-8d3a-4a92552b6f6c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1991-0063-ref4856

A description of the glass exhibit at the New York World's Fair, 1940

Author:
Garber, Paul Edward 1899-1992  Search this
Subject:
New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)  Search this
Physical description:
6 unnumbered pages (6 sheets) ; 27 cm, in envelope 31 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Place:
New York (State)
New York
Date:
1940
20th century
Topic:
Glass  Search this
Glass manufacture  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Call number:
MSS 001853 B
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1083519

A flight down memory lane

Author:
Sidey, H  Search this
Subject:
Garber, Paul Edward 1899-1992  Search this
National Air and Space Museum  Search this
Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility  Search this
Physical description:
pp. 9
Date:
March 5, 1990
Topic:
Silver Hill Facility (Maryland)  Search this
Airplanes  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Conservation and restoration  Search this
Restoration  Search this
Preservation  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_2738

Aeronautics and Astronautics 1915-1960. Volume One. Chronology (Comment Edition)

Collection Creator:
Garber, Paul Edward, 1899-1992  Search this
Container:
Box 278, Folder 2
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Paul E. Garber Collection, Acc. NASM.1991.0063, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Paul E. Garber Collection
Paul E. Garber Collection / Series 11: Subject Files / 11.11: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Space Materials
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg27a0dcf80-4ebc-4ea5-aa8f-ef30823b7e32
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1991-0063-ref3453

Agency history, 1885-1957

Creator:
United States National Museum Division of Engineering  Search this
Subject:
Mitman, Carl Weaver 1889-  Search this
Taylor, Frank A (Frank Augustus) 1903-2007  Search this
Frank, Paul M  Search this
Pogue, Joseph E (Joseph Ezekiel) 1887-1971  Search this
Gilbert, Chester Garfield  Search this
Walcott, Charles D (Charles Doolittle) 1850-1927  Search this
Maynard, George  Search this
Winlock, William Crawford  Search this
Battison, Edwin A  Search this
Garber, Paul Edward 1899-1992  Search this
Multhauf, Robert P  Search this
Oliver, Smith Hempstone  Search this
Perry, Kenneth M  Search this
King, W. James (William James) 1915-  Search this
Watkins, J. Elfreth (John Elfreth) 1852-1903  Search this
Woodbury, Robert S  Search this
United States National Museum Division of Mineral Technology  Search this
United States National Museum Division of Mechanical Technology  Search this
United States National Museum Section of Transportation and Civil Engineering  Search this
United States National Museum Department of Arts and Industries  Search this
United States National Museum Section of Steam Transportation  Search this
United States National Museum Section of Transportation and Engineering  Search this
United States National Museum Section of Technological Collections  Search this
United States National Museum Department of Mineral Technology  Search this
United States National Museum Divisions of Mineral and Mechanical Technology  Search this
United States National Museum Department of Engineering and Industries  Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1886
1886-1956
1885-1957
Topic:
Engineering--History  Search this
Museum curators  Search this
Local number:
SIA AH00083
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_218137

Agency history, 1933-

Creator:
National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Aeronautics Department  Search this
Subject:
Garber, Paul Edward 1899-1992  Search this
Lopez, Donald S. 1923-2008  Search this
Hardesty, Von 1939-  Search this
Pisano, Dominick 1943-  Search this
Crouch, Tom D  Search this
Maxwell, Ted A  Search this
Casey, Louis S  Search this
Meyer, Robert  Search this
Wooldridge, E. T  Search this
Newland, Kenneth E  Search this
Van der Linden, F. Robert  Search this
Lee, Russell 1956-  Search this
National Air Museum (U.S.) Department of Aeronautics  Search this
United States National Museum Section of Aeronautics  Search this
National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Collections and Research Department  Search this
National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Aeronautics Division  Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1933
1933-
Topic:
Aeronautical museums  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Museums--Acquisitions  Search this
Research  Search this
Museum curators  Search this
Museums--Public relations  Search this
Museums--Educational aspects  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Local number:
SIA AH00123
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_220927

Agency history, 1946-

Creator:
National Air and Space Museum (U.S.)  Search this
Subject:
Garber, Paul Edward 1899-1992  Search this
Mitman, Carl Weaver 1889-  Search this
Taylor, Frank A (Frank Augustus) 1903-2007  Search this
Zisfein, Melvin B  Search this
Harwit, Martin 1931-  Search this
Tyler, James C. 1935-  Search this
Boyne, Walter J. 1929-  Search this
Collins, Michael 1930-  Search this
Engen, Donald Davenport 1924-1999  Search this
Johnston, S. Paul (Samuel Paul) 1899-  Search this
Dailey, John R  Search this
Hinners, Noel W  Search this
Hopkins, Philip S  Search this
Lopez, Donald S. 1923-2008  Search this
Stofan, Ellen Renee 1961-  Search this
Browne, Christopher  Search this
National Air Museum (U.S.)  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Arts and Industries Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Paul E. Garber Preservation, Restoration, and Storage Facility  Search this
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center  Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Place:
Outer space
Date:
1946
1946-
Topic:
Airplanes  Search this
Aeronautical museums  Search this
Astronautical museums  Search this
Space vehicles  Search this
Space flight  Search this
Exploration  Search this
Local number:
SIA AH00009
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_218080

Agency history, 1958-

Creator:
National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Office of the Director  Search this
Subject:
Boyne, Walter J. 1929-  Search this
Collins, Michael 1930-  Search this
Garber, Paul Edward 1899-1992  Search this
Harwit, Martin 1931-  Search this
Lopez, Donald S. 1923-2008  Search this
Taylor, Frank A (Frank Augustus) 1903-2007  Search this
Tyler, James C. 1935-  Search this
Dailey, John R  Search this
Hinners, Noel W  Search this
Hopkins, Philip S  Search this
Johnston, S. Paul (Samuel Paul) 1899-  Search this
Mitman, Carl Weaver 1889-  Search this
Engen, Donald Davenport 1924-1999  Search this
Zisfein, Melvin B  Search this
Stofan, Ellen Renee 1961-  Search this
Browne, Christopher  Search this
National Air Museum (U.S.)  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1958
1958-
Topic:
Aeronautical museums  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Astronautics  Search this
Astronautical museums  Search this
Museum directors  Search this
Local number:
SIA AH00115
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_218194

Astronautics and Aeronautics (Comment Drafts)

Collection Creator:
Garber, Paul Edward, 1899-1992  Search this
Container:
Box 278, Folder 6
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
October and November 1972
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Paul E. Garber Collection, Acc. NASM.1991.0063, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Paul E. Garber Collection
Paul E. Garber Collection / Series 11: Subject Files / 11.11: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Space Materials
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2a7bfb76a-9e17-4de9-b65a-9338ada396d8
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1991-0063-ref3457

Astronautics and Aeronautics 1967

Collection Creator:
Garber, Paul Edward, 1899-1992  Search this
Container:
Box 278, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.
Collection Citation:
Paul E. Garber Collection, Acc. NASM.1991.0063, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Paul E. Garber Collection
Paul E. Garber Collection / Series 11: Subject Files / 11.11: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and Space Materials
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg2e204b55d-3e35-4cfa-b8e8-e0e16e33f759
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nasm-1991-0063-ref3456

Born to fly / by Nancy Bird

Author:
Bird, Nancy 1915-  Search this
Former owner:
Garber, Paul Edward 1899-1992 DSI  Search this
Physical description:
190 pages, [17] pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
Type:
Biography
Records and correspondence
Place:
Australia
Date:
1961
Topic:
Women air pilots--Correspondence  Search this
Women air pilots  Search this
Women in aeronautics  Search this
Call number:
TL540 .B55 A3 1961X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1043667

Building and flying model aircraft : a guide for youthful beginners in aeronautics : prepared for Playground and Recreation Association of America / by Paul Edward Garber ..

Author:
Garber, Paul Edward 1899-1992  Search this
Playground and Recreation Association of America  Search this
Former owner:
Page, George A. DSI  Search this
Inscriber:
Garber, Paul Edward 1899-1992 DSI  Search this
Physical description:
[1], viii, 300 p. : ill., ports., facsims. ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1928
C1928
Topic:
Airplanes--Models  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Call number:
TL770 .G22 1928
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_467033

Building and flying model aircraft; a guide for youthful beginners in aeronautics, prepared for Playground and recreation associates of America

Author:
Garber, Paul Edward  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1928
Citation:
Garber, Paul Edward. 1928. Building and flying model aircraft; a guide for youthful beginners in aeronautics, prepared for Playground and recreation associates of America. New York, The Ronald Press Company.
Identifier:
130314
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_130314

Building and flying model aircraft; a guide for youthful beginners in aeronautics, prepared for Playground and recreation associates of America, by Paul Edward Garber

Author:
Garber, Paul Edward 1899-1992  Search this
National Recreation Association  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 300 p. illus. (incl. ports., facsim.) diagrs. 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1928
[c1928]
Topic:
Airplanes--Models  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Call number:
TL677 .G3X
TL677.G3X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_56428

Ceiling unlimited, the story of American aviation from Kitty Hawk to supersonics, by Lloyd Morris and Kendall Smith

Author:
Morris, Lloyd  Search this
Smith, Kendall 1914-  Search this
Former owner:
Garber, Paul Edward 1899-1992 DSI  Search this
Physical description:
[10], 417 pages illustrations, portraits 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
United States
Date:
1953
[1953]
Topic:
Aeronautics--History  Search this
Call number:
TL521 .M58X 1953
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_550859

Ceremony for Presentation of Outstanding Award Medal to Paul E. Garber

Creator:
Hofmeister, Richard K  Search this
Subject:
Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon) 1913-2001  Search this
Garber, Paul Edward 1899-1992  Search this
Durant, Frederick C. 1916-  Search this
Collins, Michael 1930-  Search this
Brooks, Robert A (Robert Angus) 1920-1976  Search this
Zisfein, Melvin B  Search this
Taylor, Frank A (Frank Augustus) 1903-2007  Search this
Challinor, David  Search this
Doyle, Vincent J  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Photographic Services Division  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)  Search this
National Air and Space Museum  Search this
Physical description:
35mm;
Type:
Black-and-white negatives
Date:
1973
February 6, 1973
Local number:
SIA Acc. 11-009 [73-1107]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
No Copyright - United States
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_394825

Challenge to the poles : highlights of Arctic and Antarctic aviation / John Grierson ; with foreword by Charles A. Lindbergh

Author:
Grierson, John 1909-1977  Search this
Former owner:
Garber, Paul Edward 1899-1992 DSI  Search this
Inscriber:
Lindbergh, Charles A (Charles Augustus) 1902-1974 DSI  Search this
Physical description:
695 pages : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Polar regions
Date:
1964
©1964
Topic:
Aeronautics  Search this
Aerial exploration  Search this
Call number:
TL532 .G84 1964
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1059245

Correspondence

Names:
Milestones of Flight (Exhibition) (1976-2016: Washington, D.C.)  Search this
Casey, Louis S.  Search this
Garber, Paul Edward, 1899-1992  Search this
Lopez, Donald S., 1923-2008  Search this
Meyer, Robert B.  Search this
Newland, Kenneth E.  Search this
Wooldridge, E. T.  Search this
Extent:
36.5 cu. ft. (73 document boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1965-1986
Descriptive Entry:
These records document the history of the Department of Aeronautics from 1966-1986, a period marked by intensive planning for the new museum, its construction and opening in July 1976, and the emergence of the National Air and Space Museum as a large and important bureau of the Smithsonian and the most visited museum in the world.

At the beginning of this period, departmental correspondence with any person or group outside the Institution was maintained in one file on a year-by-year basis. Later, it was separated into correspondence with persons, with other museums, with organizations and corporations, and with the military. In this collection, all correspondence dated 1966-1976 has been combined into one series. Correspondence dated 1977-1986 is separated into four series, divided as above, arranged alphabetically. Internal memoranda are arranged chronologically. Also included in the collection are files concerning the Milestones of Flight First Day Cover Series, 1972-1981; a file of correspondence with artists and modelers, 1966-1978; and a few miscellaneous subject files.

Although a large portion of this correspondence consists of fairly routine requests for information from the public, there is also much concerning specimens and serious aviation research. The latter reflects the growing commitment of the Aeronautics staff to research. The records document some on-going controversies of aeronautical history, such as that regarding Amelia Earhart's last voyage and, more importantly, the claims that Gustav Whitehead flew before the Wright Brothers.

The internal memoranda are a particularly rich source of information on the day-to-day operations of the Department. They concern everything from yearly goals and long-range projects to the small details of exhibits upkeep. The planning for the new building is evident even in 1966, and it remains a central focus, gathering momentum. The memoranda provide documentation of the task of planning so many galleries at the same time, coordinating the move, and achieving the opening - on schedule.

For earliest records of the National Air Museum, researchers should consult Record Unit 162. Other records documenting the time covered in this collection include those of the Office of the Director, Record Units 306 and 338; the Department of Astronautics (later Space Science and Exploration, and Space History), Record Units 347, 348, and 398; and the Contractors' Files, Record Unit 358.
Historical Note:
In July 1966 President Lyndon Johnson signed into law a bill authorizing construction of a new building for the newly-renamed National Air and Space Museum (NASM). It had been twenty years since the National Air Museum was established, also by law, in 1946. During that period the growing collection had been exhibited partly in the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building and partly in a hangar, known since World War I as the Aircraft Building, in the south yard of the Smithsonian Castle. Additional aircraft and reference materials were in storage at Silver Hill, Maryland. S. Paul Johnston, who became Director of the Museum in 1964, initiated a Master Plan in 1965 which called for reorganization and improvement at Silver Hill, improvement of exhibitions on the Mall, and planning for the new building.

There had been a Section of Aeronautics under the old administrative hierarchy since 1933. Paul E. Garber, who had joined the staff of the Institution in 1919, had risen to Assistant Curator of Aeronautics. By 1966, Garber's title was Assistant Director (Education and Information), and Aeronautics was divided into three parts: Flight Craft, Flight Materiel, and Flight Propulsion, headed by curators Louis S. Casey, Kenneth E. Newland, and Robert B. Meyer, respectively. Garber officially retired in 1969 but remained as Historian Emeritus and Ramsey Research Associate into the 1990s. With Garber's retirement, Casey became Acting Assistant Director, while Frank A. Taylor succeeded Johnston, becoming Acting Director in 1970.

Meanwhile, the Apollo 11 voyage to the moon of 1969 helped fuel the desire for building the new Air and Space Museum. Ex-astronaut Michael Collins was named Director in 1971, a ground-breaking ceremony was held in November 1972, and the entire staff began detailed preparations for an expected opening during the 1976 Bicentennial.

The plans for the new museum called for twenty-three exhibit halls, many of which were related to aeronautics, making aircraft restoration and exhibit preparation the major concerns of this period.

In 1975 the staff moved into the new building and completed installation of the exhibits in time for the July 1, 1976 opening.

The late 1970s and the early 1980s were a period of new emphasis on historical and scientific research. The Charles A. Lindbergh Chair of Aerospace History was established in 1977, and Charles Harvard Gibbs-Smith, Keeper Emeritus of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, became the first occupant. An international fellowship was established, along with the Verville Fellowship. Various symposia on figures such as Lindbergh, the Wright Brothers, and Amelia Earhart were held, and the General Electric Lecture Series began. In 1980 the department held a seminar on Forty Years of Jet Aviation. The Aeronautics Department initiated a new aviation book series, Famous Aircraft of the National Air and Space Museum, and plans were made to issue a bibliography called a Guide to Aerospace History Sources. In 1986 NASM announced the establishment of the National Air and Space Archives, a national center for research in aerospace history.

Donald S. Lopez was named Assistant Director (Aeronautics) in 1972. In 1980 his title was changed to Chairman, Aeronautics Department. Paul Garber had been named Historian Emeritus. By the late 1970s, the department included Curators Walter J. Boyne, Louis S. Casey, Robert B. Meyer, Jr., Robert C. Mikesh, Claudia M. Oakes, Edmund T. Wooldridge, and C. Glen Sweeting. In 1981 curators Tom D. Crouch and Von D. Hardesty joined the aeronautics staff, and Boyne became Assistant Director of the Museum, now led by Noel Hinners. In 1982 Boyne became Acting Director and then Director of the Museum in 1983, with Donald S. Lopez becoming Deputy Director, and Edmund T. Wooldridge, Jr., Chairman of the Aeronautics Department. Wooldridge served as Chairman of the Department, 1983-1986.
Topic:
Aeronautical museums  Search this
Museum curators  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Aeronautics -- History  Search this
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 330, National Air and Space Museum. Department of Aeronautics, Correspondence
Identifier:
Record Unit 330
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Correspondence
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-faru0330

Covers his early career at the Smithsonian, the Air Building, and the acquisition of the Spirit of St. Louis, including: early career at the Smithsonian, his duties as Preparator, and what exhibits were in the Smithsonian when he first started; the Smi...

Collection Creator::
Garber, Paul Edward, 1899-1992, interviewee  Search this
Container:
Interviews
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9592, Paul Edward Garber Oral History Interviews
See more items in:
Paul Edward Garber Oral History Interviews
Paul Edward Garber Oral History Interviews / Interviews
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru9592-refidd1e348

Curatorial Records, 1886-2020

Creator:
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Medicine and Science  Search this
Subject:
Mitman, Carl Weaver 1889-  Search this
Garber, Paul Edward 1899-1992  Search this
Church, Ted  Search this
Taylor, Frank A (Frank Augustus) 1903-2007  Search this
Forman, Paul  Search this
Finn, Bernard S. 1932-  Search this
Sivowitch, Elliot N  Search this
Molella, Arthur P. 1944-  Search this
King, W. James (William James) 1915-  Search this
Multhauf, Robert P  Search this
Briscoe, Nance L  Search this
Stine, Jeffrey K  Search this
Chelnick, Judy M  Search this
United States National Museum Division of Engineering  Search this
United States National Museum Section of Transportation and Civil Engineering  Search this
WMAL (Radio station : Washington, D.C.)  Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Electricity and Nuclear Energy  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Electricity and Modern Physics  Search this
Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Electricity  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Information Technology and Society  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of the History of Technology  Search this
Physical description:
4 cu. ft. processed holdings
25.75 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings
Type:
Manuscripts
Audiotapes
Phonograph records
Clippings
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Brochures
Books
Black-and-white transparencies
Electronic mail
Electronic records
Pamphlets
Digital images
Compact discs
Date:
1886
1886-2020
Topic:
Physics--History  Search this
Electricity--History  Search this
Engineering  Search this
Aeronautics  Search this
Museums--Collection management  Search this
Technology--History  Search this
Museum curators  Search this
Local number:
SIA RS00401
See more items in:
Curatorial Records 1886-2020 [National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Medicine and Science]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_220170

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