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At Harvard College Observatory (now the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian), women computers studied glass plate photographs of the night sky. Here they catalogued stars, identifying variables, interpreting stellar spectra, counting galaxies, and measuring the vast distances in space. Several of them made game-changing discoveries in astronomy and astrophysics.
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The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, often referred to as the Freedmen’s Bureau, was established on March 3, 1865. The duties of the Freedmen’s Bureau included supervision of all affairs relating to refugees, freedmen, and the custody of abandoned lands and property. These documents come from the Records of the Assistant Commissioner for the State of Alabama, Series 5: Endorsements Sent.
PeterVickers transcribed a page from Alabama Assistant Commissioner, Letters Sent, Vol. 4 (9), Apr. 2, 1867–Dec. 28, 1868
klw35710 transcribed a page from Alabama Assistant Commissioner, Letters Received, M–R, 1867, Part 2
Artemy_Abolins transcribed a page from Alabama Assistant Commissioner, Letters Received, M–R, 1867, Part 4
chloeels04 transcribed a page from Project PHaEDRA - Williamina P. Fleming - Reductions of Photographic Observations #17
