This category features African images from the collection of the Smithsonian Institution Archives, which joined the WikiAfrica/Share Your Knowledge GLAM initiative (Ticket:2012091410006465). From Wikimedia Commons, the free media repository, Template:SIA-no_known_copyright_restrictions, Raymond Dart- Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA-SIA2008-0845 (cropped).jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 1659 Image RU7179 Box6 Hellers-09.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 1660 Image RU7179 Box6 Hellers-10.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 1661 Image RU7179 Box6 Hellers-11.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 1662 Image RU7179 Box6 Hellers-12.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 1663 Image RU7179 Box6 Hellers-13.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 2002-32244.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 2002-32252.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 2003-19527.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 2003-39140.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 535 Image 054.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 5839 Image SIA2008-1359.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 71-1886.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 90-4105.12a.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 94-12560.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 94-12576.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 94-12577.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 94-12578.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 94-12593.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 94-12595.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 95-250.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 96-960.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - 97-35715.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - BrianSchmidt2.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - mah-13318.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - mah-32528a.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - MNH-069.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - MNH-26819a.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - MNH-28191.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - mnh224.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - mnh228.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - mnh230.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - mnh233.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - MNH429.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - nhb-21451.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - nhb-21452.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - nhb-24881.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - nhb-28234.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA-SIA2008-0839.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA-SIA2008-0845.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA-SIA2008-0927.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2007-0163 (cropped).jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2007-0163.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2007-0364.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2008-0151.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2008-0432.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2008-3012.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2009-1371.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2009-2196.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2009-2213.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2010-0161.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2010-0165.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2010-0166.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2010-0167.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2010-0168.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2010-0169.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2010-0170.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2010-0171.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2010-0172.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2010-0481.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2010-0482.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2010-0483.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2010-0484.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2010-0485.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2010-0486.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2010-0487.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2010-0488.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2010-0605.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2010-0606.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2011-0144.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2011-1155.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2011-1327.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - SIA2011-1492.jpg, Smithsonian Institution Archives - sia77-7470-27.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Category:WikiAfrica_SIA&oldid=314093082, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. The National Institute was probably formed with a view to gaining control of the bequest of James Smithson, and it certainly pursued that goal until the Smithsonian Institution

Editorial correspondence with news sources was usually filed in the general correspondence files of Series 1 - 5. Beginning in 1965, Smithsonian Archivist Samuel T. Suratt was charged with "development of the Archives as a facility for historical research in American Science by making the Archives' resources more readily accessible to historians through better identification, preservation, and cataloging of Smithsonian documents. Finding Aids to Personal Papers Washington: William Q. Abert, Francis Markoe, Jr., and others, particularly efforts to obtain federal subsidies, to collect specimens of natural history and manufactures, to provide space for housing "Letters to the National Institute, July 1 to December 30, 1843," 1 bound volume; incoming correspondence, arranged chronologically; consisting of general correspondence; a paper on preparing nautical charts, July 4, 1843, by Matthew Fontaine Maury is of interest. The Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) is the archives of the Smithsonian Institution. From its inception in 1846 to the present, the records of the history of the Institution—its people, its programs, its research, and its stories—have been gathered, organized, and disseminated so that everyone can learn about the Smithsonian.
Scripps believed that it should not support partisan causes, including those of any particular scientific group or discipline, but should instead develop ways to "present facts in readable and interesting form..." (p. 3). Publications relating to the National Institute, 1840-1859, 35 items, consisting of: "Constitution and By-Laws of the National Institution for the Promotion of Science, Established at Washington, May, 1840." siarchives.si.edu Proceedings of the Medical Department of the National Institute, 1842-1845, arranged chronologically; bound; consisting of minutes of meetings of the Medical Department held separately from those of the whole Institute. of articles printed in the Bulletin. 2005-414), 11.43 cu. Interoffice correspondence in the 1920s also used these abbreviations: Bk = bookkeeper; Cr = circulation; Fl = File; Lb = library or library files; Mr = mailroom; Rt = retail files; Sa = sales department; Tp = typing department; Wb = wastebasket. The topics covered in RU 7091 include all fields of science and engineering, theoretical physics to bridge construction techniques, wildlife conservation to plastics and paints. interested in promoting study of diverse subjects, particularly natural history and the physical sciences. Incoming correspondence, arranged chronologically; including a letter from Peter S. Du Ponceau, May 6, 1841, on the Institute's prospects and another, March 4, 1842, from Richard Rush agreeing that the National Institute may rightly believe itself a fit recipient for the Smithson bequest. Joel Poinsett, the Institute's first president, arranged in 1841 for his organization to act as custodian for the advance collections of the Wilkes Expedition, and many The staff was also answering hundreds of letters each year from readers of all age who were curious about science in general or had specific questions about a subject mentioned in the news. The Records Management Team took over the work of the Arrangement and Description Team in 2007. (1) Card indexes, providing mostly proper name access; references are to volume and page numbers, although records for volumes 1-75 are located alphabetically; (2) most volumes indexed individually; (3) alphabetic arrangement of records serves as an additional finding aid. II: October 10, 1842-December 17, 1849. In 1981, William A. Deiss became Acting Archivist, upon Lytle's departure to head up the Smithsonian's computer services.
The activities of the staff and organization were wide-ranging and reflect the breadth of science and scientific concerns during the twentieth century. The "fourth (and last) printed Guide to the Smithsonian Archives ... described over 1,100 record units comprising some 15,500 cubic feet of archival material," and appeared in 1996. The Smithsonian Institution Archives captures, preserves, and makes available to the public the history of this extraordinary Institution. Science Service did not provide all its services for free. Please succinctly provide us with any information pertinent to your inquiry. osiaref@si.edu siarchives.si.edu. organizations. the U. S. Exploring Expedition; bills and accounts; and publications of the Institute.