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General Orders and Circulars Issued (31)

June 1865–Dec. 1868

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Cataloged as “General Orders and Circulars Issued (31)”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M826, File 5.1.2
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General Orders and Circulars Received — Fort Monroe (Subassistant Commissioner, 5th District)

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The single volume of general orders and circulars received, July 1865–Dec. 1868 (186), is arranged by type of issuance and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.65.8
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General Orders Issued — Issuances

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The single volume of general orders issued, June–November 1866 (15), is arranged in chronological order and numbered. The volume includes a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1906, File 2.2.1
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General Orders Issued — Lexington (Chief Superintendent and Chief Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of general orders issued, February–April 1866 (134), is arranged in chronological order and numbered. The volume also contains circulars issued (February 1866–January 1868), arranged by year and thereunder arranged numerically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.18.6
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General Orders Issued — Natchez (Southern District of Mississippi)

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The single volume of general orders issued, June–October 1865 (215), is arranged in chronological order and numbered. The volume has a name index.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, File 3.34.8
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General Orders, Special Orders, and Circulars Issued — Fort Monroe (Subassistant Commissioner, 5th District)

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The single volume of general orders, special orders, and circulars issued, September 1865–December 1868 (185), is arranged by type of issuance, thereunder by year, and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.65.7
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General Orders, Special Orders, and Circulars Issued — Paducah (Chief Superintendent and Chief Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of orders, special orders, and circulars issued, April 1866–November 1868 (182), is arranged by type of issuance, thereunder by year, and thereunder numerically. The volume does not include all types of issuances for all time periods.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.25.6
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General Orders, Special Orders, and Circulars Received

Aug. 1865–Dec. 1868

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Cataloged as “General Orders, Special Orders, and Circulars Received”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, Item 4.18.8.1
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General Orders, Special Orders, and Circulars Received — Goldsboro (Subassistant Commissioner)

Jan. 1866–Dec. 1867

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Unbound general orders, special orders, and circulars received, January 1866– December 1867, are arranged by type of order.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.12.8
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General Orders, Special Orders, and Circulars Received — Lexington (Chief Superintendent and Chief Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound general orders, special orders, and circulars received, August 1865–December 1868, are arranged by type of issuance and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.18.8
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General Orders, Special Orders, and Circulars Received — Louisville (Superintendent and Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound general orders, special orders and circulars received, July 1865–November 1868, are arranged by type of order and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.20.11
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General Orders, Special Orders, and Circulars Received — Maysville (Superintendent and Subassistant Commissioner, Mason County)

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Unbound general orders, special orders, and circulars received, February 1866–December 1867, are arranged by type of order and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.21.4
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General Orders, Special Orders, and Circulars Received — Murfreesboro

1866–67

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Unbound general orders, special orders, and circulars received, 1866–67, are arranged by type of issuance and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.29.3
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General Orders, Special Orders, and Circulars Received — Paducah (Chief Superintendent and Chief Subassistant Commissioner)

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Unbound general orders, special orders, and circulars received, April 1866–December 1868, are arranged by type of document and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1904, File 4.25.7
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General Orders, Special Orders, and Circulars Received — Rocky Mount (Assistant Superintendent)

Jan. 1866–Jan. 1867

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Unbound general orders, special orders, and circulars received, January 1866–January 1867, are arranged by type and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.41.3
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General Orders, Special Orders, and Circulars Sent and Received — Newberne (Superintendent – Eastern District)

Aug. 1865–Dec. 1868

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Unbound orders, special orders, and circulars sent and received, August 1865–December 1868, are arranged by type of issuance.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1909, File 4.30.8
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General Orders, Special Orders, Circulars, and Circular Letters Received — Yorktown (Assistant Subassistant Commissioner)

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The single volume of general orders, special orders, circulars, and circular letters received, 1867 and 1868 (504), is arranged by type of issuance and thereunder chronologically.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.99.6
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General Orders, Special Orders, Circulars, and Letters of Instruction — Norfolk (Subassistant Commissioner, 1st District)

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The single volume of general orders, special orders, circulars, and letters of instruction, June 1865–December 1868 (337), is arranged chronologically. The volume includes a few orders received.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, File 3.69.7
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General Subject Index (63) to Registers 1 – 13 — General Index

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Cataloged as “General Subject Index (63) to Registers 1 – 13”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M752, File 1.1.2
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Film & Television

Georg Olden (graphic designer)

1920–1975

Georg Olden (né George Elliott Olden; November 13, 1920 – February 25, 1975) was an American graphic designer who worked in television and advertising. Working at CBS, Olden helped to create the visual identities of shows such as Gunsmoke, I Love Lucy, and…

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Business & Enterprise

George Africanus

Biography

George John Scipio Africanus (c. 1763 – 19 May 1834) was a West African former slave who became a successful entrepreneur in Nottingham, England.

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Education & Scholarship

George Boyer Vashon

1824–1878

George Boyer Vashon (July 25, 1824 – October 5, 1878) was an American lawyer, scholar, educator, essayist, poet, and abolitionist. Vashon was the first practicing African American lawyer in New York State.

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