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SMITHSONIAN LIBRARIES

1.5 million printed books, manuscripts, periodicals, exhibition catalogs, and electronic versions of rare books and exhibitions.

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ARCHIVES, MANUSCRIPTS & PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLECTIONS

252,000 descriptions of personal papers, manuscripts, photographs, oral histories, films, and organizational records.

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SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM RESEARCH DATABASES

600,000 records of the Inventory of American Painting & Sculpture, Photograph Archives and Pre-1877 Art Exhibition Catalogue Index.

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SPECIALIZED RESEARCH BIBLIOGRAPHIES

15,500 citations specialized in Cephalopod, Marine Mammals and Museum Studies research.

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HISTORY OF SMITHSONIAN

10,000 records including bibliographic & legal citations, important events, images, and biographical information on the Board of Regents.

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DIRECTORY OF AIRPLANES

40,000 aircraft and manufacturer records comprise this authority listing- an online expansion of The Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Directory of Airplanes, Their Designers and Manufacturers .

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Search over 7.4 million records, with 568,100 images, video and sound files from Smithsonian museums, archives, and libraries.
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