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Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination Exhibition Records

 Collection
Identifier: A2023-07-01
Scope and Contents

The Star Wars Exhibit Records has over 16 years of materials relating to the Star Wars exhibition. The collection contains plans regarding the exhibition at different stages, correspondence, and promotional and marketing materials.

Dates: 1998 - 2014; Majority of material found within 2003 - 2011

The Stars Differ Manuscript

 Collection
Identifier: A2022-15-01
Scope and Contents This collection consists of one manuscript entitled "The Stars Differ", containing an overview of numerous Central American countries including Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, along with descriptions of the history, flora, and fauna of the regions. The manuscript is undated and has no author listed, but the first page indicates that it was proofread by Dr. Wilson Popenoe, Arthur A. Pollan, and Dr. Archie F. Carr. As these three contributors were active in...
Dates: circa 1940s - 1950s (Exact creation date unclear)

Theater of Electricity Records

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Identifier: A2022-07-01
Scope and Contents

This collection documents the history of the Theater of Electricity: the donation of the Van de Graaff Generator, funding efforts, exhibit ideas, administrative documents, and the development of educational programs. It includes correspondence, meeting records, building plans, personal notes, and photographs.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1930 - 1999; 1887 - 2013

Washburn Awards Records

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Identifier: A2023-06-01
Content Description

The scope of the collection includes Records of the Washburn awards including invitations, correspondence, web articles, news articles, published papers, programs, and speeches. The folders indicate the winners of the Washburn Awards from 1964 to 2014.

Dates: 1964 - 2014

William D. Peck Manuscript

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Identifier: A2022-14-01
Content Description

This collection is an 1808 report by William Peck to the Massachusetts Agricultural Society regarding his three-year travel in Europe made in preparation of his professorship of Natural History at Harvard University. The report is 21 pages long and handwritten in ink, also including a front and back cover page. Also included in the folder is a small note about library regulations, though the library the note is for is unclear, and a handwritten note with the title of the journal on it.

Dates: 1808

William G. Dix Manuscript

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Identifier: A2022-16-01
Content Description

This collection is one manuscript, titled "The Ecuador", written by William G. Dix. It is handwritten with some corrections in the same pen, presumably by Dix. The manuscript describes the geography, climate, cities, flora, and fauna of Ecuador.

Dates: 1857

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