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Charles Lang Freer Papers, Art vouchers, 1906-1907
Charles Lang Freer's vouchers for art purchases in 1906 and 1907.
Browse projects by Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Project PHaEDRA - Muriel & Sylvia Mussells - Magnitudes of Nebulae, P. #G61
At Harvard College Observatory (now the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian), Women Astronomical Computers studied glass plate photographs of the night sky. Here they cataloged stars, identified variables, interpreted stellar spectra, counted galaxies, and measured the vast distances in space. Several of them made game-changing discoveries in astronomy and astrophysics. In these books, you can follow the work of Sylvia and Muriel Mussells, two sisters who worked at the Harvard College Observatory in the 1920s and 1930s. Muriel Mussells discovered three new ring nebulae in the Milky Way and Sylvia Mussells discovered the first dwarf galaxy. You can help us find out what else we can learn about them and their work!
Browse projects by Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Charles Lang Freer Papers, Letterpress book. Volume 26, 1908 December 3 - 1909 March 10
Charles Lang Freer and his household employees used letterpress printing to create duplicate copies of outgoing correspondence from his Detroit home, between 1892 and 1910. These copies were subsequently bound in 30 volumes, their contents organized chronologically.
Browse projects by Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Kathryn D. Sullivan Papers - Notebook, Space Shuttle operations, 1981
Kathryn D. Sullivan has had a distinguished career as a scientist, astronaut, and oceanographer. She was one of the first six women selected for the NASA astronaut corps, flew on three shuttle missions, and became the first American woman to walk in space as part of mission STS-41G. Sullivan’s post-NASA career included work with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Central Ohio Science Institute, the Battelle Center for Mathematics and Science Education Policy at The Ohio State University, and service with the US Naval Reserve.
Browse projects by Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Archives
Project PHaEDRA - Muriel & Sylvia Mussells - Classifications and Diameters of Nebulae, Q. #G62
At Harvard College Observatory (now the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian), Women Astronomical Computers studied glass plate photographs of the night sky. Here they cataloged stars, identified variables, interpreted stellar spectra, counted galaxies, and measured the vast distances in space. Several of them made game-changing discoveries in astronomy and astrophysics. In these books, you can follow the work of Sylvia and Muriel Mussells, two sisters who worked at the Harvard College Observatory in the 1920s and 1930s. Muriel Mussells discovered three new ring nebulae in the Milky Way and Sylvia Mussells discovered the first dwarf galaxy. You can help us find out what else we can learn about them and their work!
Browse projects by Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Lula Adams, 1993 June 22, Tape 2, Side 2
Please view the instructions for transcribing audio collections before beginning. Pearl Bowser (b. 1931) is a renowned African American film scholar, filmmaker, author, and film/conference programmer. She is widely recognized as an expert on the works of Oscar Micheaux, who is considered the first major African American filmmaker. Working as a researcher from the 1960s through the early 2000s, Bowser travelled the world interviewing actors, actresses, filmmakers, and scholars, including Lorenzo Tucker, Gordon Parks, Arthur Jafa, Edna Mae Harris, Toni Cade Bambara, and many others. As a programmer (1971-2012), she organized conferences and film festivals that focused on the rich, yet often obscure, history of African Americans in film. The audio in this project is from unique recordings of the interviews, conferences, and film festivals captured by Pearl Bowser. Some of the recordings may have lower quality and require close attention to understand the content, and some speakers may not be identified, or the recordings may not include the beginning of their remarks. If a speaker cannot be identified either by context in the recording or by notes from the project team, please list them as “unidentified speaker” in the transcription. Some of the recordings may contain sensitive or offensive language. For historical accuracy, our policy is to transcribe the language as it is presented in the recordings. See TC’s FAQ page for more information on transcribing sensitive language. All recordings are in the English language. The transcriptions created by TC volunteers will be used to make these unique and important recordings accessible to researchers, scholars, and the general public.
Browse projects by National Museum of African American History and Culture
Lula Adams, 1993 June 22, Tape 1, Side 1
Please view the instructions for transcribing audio collections before beginning. Pearl Bowser (b. 1931) is a renowned African American film scholar, filmmaker, author, and film/conference programmer. She is widely recognized as an expert on the works of Oscar Micheaux, who is considered the first major African American filmmaker. Working as a researcher from the 1960s through the early 2000s, Bowser travelled the world interviewing actors, actresses, filmmakers, and scholars, including Lorenzo Tucker, Gordon Parks, Arthur Jafa, Edna Mae Harris, Toni Cade Bambara, and many others. As a programmer (1971-2012), she organized conferences and film festivals that focused on the rich, yet often obscure, history of African Americans in film. The audio in this project is from unique recordings of the interviews, conferences, and film festivals captured by Pearl Bowser. Some of the recordings may have lower quality and require close attention to understand the content, and some speakers may not be identified, or the recordings may not include the beginning of their remarks. If a speaker cannot be identified either by context in the recording or by notes from the project team, please list them as “unidentified speaker” in the transcription. Some of the recordings may contain sensitive or offensive language. For historical accuracy, our policy is to transcribe the language as it is presented in the recordings. See TC’s FAQ page for more information on transcribing sensitive language. All recordings are in the English language. The transcriptions created by TC volunteers will be used to make these unique and important recordings accessible to researchers, scholars, and the general public.
Browse projects by National Museum of African American History and Culture
Project PHaEDRA - at Maria Mitchell Observatory - Measurements at Maria Mitchell
At Harvard College Observatory (now the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian), Women Astronomical Computers studied glass plate photographs of the night sky. Here they cataloged stars, identified variables, interpreted stellar spectra, counted galaxies, and measured the vast distances in space. Several of them made game-changing discoveries in astronomy and astrophysics. For Women's History Month, Project PHaEDRA is focusing on the notebooks of women who made observations at the Maria Mitchell Observatory while associated with Harvard. The Maria Mitchell Observatory is located in Nantucket, Massachusetts, and was so named in 1908 after the first well-known American woman astronomer. Two of the Women Astronomical Computers served as the first directors of the Observatory after their time at Harvard; Margaret Harwood (1912-1957) and Dorrit Hoffleit (1957-1978). We are interested in the work that the Women Astronomical Computers were doing at the Maria Mitchell Observatory, and how this space may have furthered their careers and allowed them to work alongside and beneath the authority of other women.
Browse projects by Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Texas Assistant Commissioner, Letters Received, Entered in Register 2, S, 1867–69, Part 3
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 Texas, Series 4: Letters Received. Additional resources are available on the Freedmen's Bureau Instructions Page. Please help us transcribe these records to learn more about the lives of formerly enslaved men and women in Texas during the Reconstruction Era.
Texas Assistant Commissioner, Endorsements Sent, Vol. 1 (7), Apr. 1866–Sept. 1867
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 Texas, Series 2: Endorsements Sent.
Additional resources are available on the Freedmen's Bureau Instructions Page. Please help us transcribe these records to learn more about the lives of formerly enslaved men and women in Texas during the Reconstruction Era.
District of Columbia Education, School Reports, Monthly Teachers' Reports, Oct, 1865–Apr. 1866, Part 2
The Bureau of Refugees, Freemen, 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 Superintendent of Education for the District of Columbia, Series 7: School Reports . Please help us transcribe these records to learn more about the experiences of formerly enslaved men and women during the Reconstruction Era. Have questions about how to transcribe tables in these documents? View special directions here.
District of Columbia Education, School Reports, Monthly Reports of the Superintendent of Education, Oct. 1865–June 1870
The Bureau of Refugees, Freemen, 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 Superintendent of Education for the District of Columbia, Series 7: School Reports . Please help us transcribe these records to learn more about the experiences of formerly enslaved men and women during the Reconstruction Era. Have questions about how to transcribe tables in these documents? View special directions here.