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Historical photographs & visual records

Missions d'Afrique Chez le dentiste

[ca. 1926]

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Printed text on recto reads: "Missions d'Afrique - Chez le Dentiste." Translated caption reads: "African Missions - At the dentist." Postmarked postage stamp on verso. Manuscript message and address on verso, additional paper bearing manscript and printed…

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.1985-014, Item EEPA CF 1985-140654
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Documents and Manuscripts

Mississippi Midwife Permit for Lucretia Turner

1958

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Mississippi State Board of Heath Midwife Permit issued to Lucretia Turner in county of Bolivar, Mississippi for the year 1958. The permit consists of cream colored paper surrounded by a orange decorative border with an orange colored seal for the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.46.48.2
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Science & Inventions

Moddie Taylor

1912–1976

Moddie Daniel Taylor (March 3, 1912 – September 15, 1976) was an African American chemist who specialized in rare earth minerals. He was one of the African American scientists and technicians on the Manhattan Project from 1943 to 1945, working to develop…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Tools and Equipment

Model of the conjoined brains of Ladan and Lalah Bijani used by Dr. Ben Carson

2003

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This white plaster model of the conjoined brains of Ladan and Lalah Bijani was used by Dr. Ben Carson. The veins in the brain are highlighted in a contrasting light blue-green color. Two (2) small holes are drilled into the bottom so the model can be…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.73.2
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BIOGRAPHY
Science

Modupe Akinola

1974–

Modupe Nyikoale Akinola (born April 22, 1974) is an American organizational scholar and social psychologist who examines the science of stress, creativity, and how to maximize human potential in diverse organizations. She is currently the Barbara and David…

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Arts & Performance

Moe Jeudy-Lamour

Biography

Moe Jeudy-Lamour is a Canadian film and television actor from Montreal, Quebec, best known for his role as Thierry Zoreaux / "Van Damme" on Ted Lasso. He is of Haitian descent, and was raised as an Orthodox Jew in Montreal. He studied political science at…

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Journalism

Mona Kosar Abdi

1991–

Mona Kosar Abdi (born May 13, 1991) is an American multimedia journalist. She graduated from the University of California, San Diego where she earned a BA in international studies, political science, and communications. In January 2019, she joined ABC News…

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Scholarship

Monica Baskin

Biography

Monica Baskin is an American psychologist and behavioral scientist, whose research focuses on cancer prevention, behavioral medicine, and health equity. She is Director of the VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Associate Dean for Cancer Innovation and…

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Science

Monica C. Jackson

Biography

Monica Christine Jackson is an American statistician and academic administrator, the Deputy Provost and Dean of Faculty at American University. Her research focuses on spatial statistics and disease monitoring, pertaining to the analysis of identifying…

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Engineering

Monica Cox

Biography

Monica Farmer Cox is a professor of engineering education at Ohio State University. Cox was the first African-American woman to earn tenure in engineering at Purdue University. She won the 2008 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

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Medicine & Health

Monica E. Peek

Biography

Monica Elizabeth Peek is an American physician. She is the Ellen H. Block Professor for Health Justice and Associate Vice Chair for Research Faculty Development at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine. Prior to joining the University of…

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Medicine & Health

Monica McLemore

1969–

Monica Rose McLemore (born 1969) is an American nurse who is an associate professor of Family Health Nursing at the University of California, San Francisco. Her work considers reproductive justice and medical care for marginalised communities, with an…

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Science & Inventions

Monica Webb Hooper

Biography

Monica S. Webb Hooper is an American behavioral scientist and clinical psychologist serving as deputy director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities. She was a professor at Case Western Reserve University and associate…

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Education & Scholarship

Monifa Phillips

Biography

Monifa Louise Phillips is the first black woman to receive a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in physics from the University of Glasgow, which was founded in 1451. Phillips did her PhD within the Materials and Condensed Matter Physics group and defended her…

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BIOGRAPHY
Literature

Monroe Alpheus Majors

1864–1960

Monroe Alpheus Majors (October 12, 1864 – December 10, 1960) was an American physician, writer and civil rights activist in Texas and Los Angeles. He was one of the first black physicians in the American southwest and established a medical association for…

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Historical photographs & documents

Monthly and Weekly Reports of Sick and Wounded

Dec. 1866–July 1868

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Cataloged as “Monthly and Weekly Reports of Sick and Wounded”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 3.2.5.1
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Archival documents & files

Monthly and Weekly Reports of Sick and Wounded — Chief Medical Officer

Date not recorded

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Unbound monthly and weekly reports of sick and wounded, December 1866–July 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 3.2.5
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Historical photographs & documents

Monthly Reports

Mar. 1868–Mar. 1869

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Cataloged as “Monthly Reports”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, Item 3.2.1.2
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Archival documents & files

Monthly Reports of Attendants Employed — Medical Officer

Date not recorded

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Unbound monthly reports of attendants employed, December 1865–December 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 3.4.7
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Archival documents & files

Monthly Reports of Medical Attendants Forwarded to Bureau Headquarters — Surgeon in Chief

Feb. 1866–Dec. 1868

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Unbound monthly reports of medical attendants that were forwarded to Bureau headquarters, February 1866–December 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1903, File 2.2.11
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Historical photographs & documents

Monthly Reports of Rations, Clothing, and Medicine From Subordinate Officers

Sept. 1865–Aug. 1866

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Cataloged as “Monthly Reports of Rations, Clothing, and Medicine From Subordinate Officers”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M979, Item 2.3.2.1
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Archival documents & files

Monthly Reports of Rations, Clothing, and Medicine From Subordinate Officers — Records Relating to Issuance of Rations

Date not recorded

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Monthly reports of rations, clothing, and medicine from subordinate officers, June 1865–December 1868, are arranged by State for 1865 and thereafter chronologically. Included are several quarterly reports.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M979, File 2.3.2
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Archival documents & files

Monthly Reports of Rations, Clothing, and Medicine Issued

Date not recorded

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Unbound monthly reports of rations, clothing, and medicine issued, July 1866–December 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 2.3.7
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Historical photographs & documents

Monthly Reports of Sick and Wounded

Dec. 1865–Nov. 1868

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Cataloged as “Monthly Reports of Sick and Wounded”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 3.4.10.1
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