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Monthly Reports of Sick and Wounded — Medical Officer

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Unbound monthly reports of sick and wounded, December 1865–November 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 3.4.10
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Historical photographs & documents

Monthly Reports of the Number of Persons Issued Rations, Medicine, and Clothing

May 1865–May 1868

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Cataloged as “Monthly Reports of the Number of Persons Issued Rations, Medicine, and Clothing”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 5.27.7.1
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Monthly Reports of the Number of Persons Issued Rations, Medicine, and Clothing — Greenville (Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound reports of the number of persons issued rations, medicine, and clothing, May 1866–May 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 5.27.7
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Monthly Returns of Medical Officers and of Attendants Employed by the Medical Department — Personnel Records

May 1866–Dec. 1868

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The monthly returns of medical officers and of attendants employed by the medical department, May 1866–December 1868, are arranged chronologically. They show the names of the medical officers or attendants, their stations and positions, and their terms of…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M979, File 2.5.5
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Monthly Returns of Medical Officers and Reports of Attendants

July 1866–Dec. 1868

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Cataloged as “Monthly Returns of Medical Officers and Reports of Attendants”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 3.2.7.1
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Monthly Returns of Medical Officers and Reports of Attendants — Chief Medical Officer

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Unbound monthly returns of medical officers and reports of attendants, July 1866–December 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 3.2.7
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Monthly Returns of Medical Officers in Louisiana — Reports

July 1865–May 1869

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Unbound monthly returns of medical officers in Louisiana, July 1865–May 1869, are arranged chronologically. The returns list the names of the surgeons, their stations, ranks, the nature of their duties, and the dates of their commission or contract.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1905, File 3.2.2
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Historical photographs & visual records

"Monument Ballay" [Ballay Monument], Conakry, Guinée

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Conakry[,] Guinée Française; Monument Ballay -- Ballay visitant les malades atteints de la fièvre[,] jaune à l'Hôpital de Dakar - Bas-relief côté droit; H. Allouard, sculpt.; CARTE POSTALE. Photographed by Allouard, Henri, 1844-1929. Published by.

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2001-001, Item EEPA 2001-001-0956
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BIOGRAPHY
Engineering

Moogega Cooper

1985–

Moogega Cooper (born 1985) is an American astronomer, and the Lead of Planetary Protection for the Mars 2020 Mission and is involved with the InSight Mission. Cooper also takes part in programs and speaking engagements to encourage young women and others…

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Science & Inventions

Morgan Watson

1943–

Morgan M. Watson (born November 25, 1943) is an American engineer and Professor of Engineering at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. In 1963, he became part of the first cohort of African American engineers to work at NASA in the Deep South,…

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Science & Inventions

Moriba Jah

1971–

Moriba Kemessia Jah (born 1971) is an American space scientist and aerospace engineer who describes himself as a "space environmentalist". Jah is adamant about finding solutions to the accumulating garbage in space. He specializes in orbit determination…

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Morning Reports of Freedmen's Hospitals in Department — Medical Director and Inspector of Freedmen

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The three volumes of morning reports of freedmen's hospitals, 1 (291), 2 (298), and 3 (299), cover the period February 1864–October 1865. Volume 1 (291) consists of reports (March 1864–May 1865) from a hospital at Milliken's Bend, LA, until May 13, 1864,…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1914, File 2.2.4
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Historical photographs & documents

Morning Reports of Sick and Wounded at Charleston

Dec. 1866–Aug. 1867

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Cataloged as “Morning Reports of Sick and Wounded at Charleston”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 3.4.14.1
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Morning Reports of Sick and Wounded at Charleston — Medical Officer

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Unbound morning reports of sick and wounded at Charleston, December 1866–August 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 3.4.14
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Historical photographs & documents

Morning Reports of Sick and Wounded at the Old Folks Home in Charleston

Oct. 1867–Aug. 1868

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Cataloged as “Morning Reports of Sick and Wounded at the Old Folks Home in Charleston”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 3.4.13.1
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Morning Reports of Sick and Wounded at the Old Folks Home in Charleston — Medical Officer

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Unbound morning reports of sick and wounded at the old folk's home in Charleston, October 1867–August 1868, are arranged chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, File 3.4.13
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Sports & Achievement

Morty Buckles

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Morty Buckles (born 1971 or 1972) is an American racing driver. An African American, Buckles was a member of NASCAR's first Drive for Diversity class after cutting his teeth at the regional racing level. In 2006, Buckles planned to race in the ARCA Racing…

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Mother of twins outside door of Shango shrine, Ikenne, Nigeria

1975-06-06

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Original text on slide reads, "Mother of twins outside door of Shango shrine at Ile Itebu comp. (Head Orishala priestess here). Thursday".

Smithsonian Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives, National Museum of African ArtCatalog EEPA.2005-002, Item EEPA 2015-015-1494
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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Mothership (Capsule)

2009

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An abstracted replica of the NASA Mercury space capsule. The sculpture is made from pieces of tin that were salvaged from structures in and around Baltimore, Maryland, and re-purposed lumber gathered from President Obama’s 2009 inaugural platform. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.234
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Medicine & Health

Muriel Petioni

1914–2011

Muriel Petioni (January 1, 1914 – December 6, 2011) was an American physician and community activist in Harlem. She was known as the "matron of Harlem health" because she sought to fulfill the healthcare needs of the underprivileged people in Harlem. She…

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Medicine & Health

Myra Adele Logan

1908–1977

Myra Adele Logan (1908 – January 13, 1977) is known as the first African American female physician, surgeon, and anatomist to perform a successful open-heart surgery. Following this accomplishment, Logan focused her work on children's heart surgery and was…

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BIOGRAPHY
Medicine & Health

Myra Smith Kearse

1899–1982

Myra Smith Kearse (May 18, 1899 – February 14, 1982) was an American physician and community leader in New Jersey.

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BIOGRAPHY
Medicine & Health

N. Louise Young

1907–1997

Nellie Louise Young (June 7, 1907 – September 22, 1997) was the first African American woman licensed to practice medicine in Maryland.

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Science & Inventions

Nadia E. Brown

Biography

Nadia Elizabeth Brown is an American political scientist. She is a University Scholar and professor of Political Science and African American Studies at Purdue University, where she is also affiliated with the Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality…

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