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SIA Acc. 98-039, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Dept. of Botany, Departmental Records, c. 1984-1994
Summary
- Creator:
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Dept. of Botany
- Title:
- Departmental Records, c. 1984-1994
- Dates:
- 1984, 1984-1994, c 1984-1994
- Summary:
- This accession consists of departmental correspondence, curatorial files, research proposals, research reports, curator evaluations, information concerning staff recruitment and visiting scientists and fellows, departmental annual reports, and department Chair correspondence, primarily under the chairmanships of Laurence E. Skog and Warren Lambert Wagner. Other Curators represented in these records include F. Raymond Fosberg, Richard H. Eyde, and Mason E. Hale. Materials also include files concerning the McKinsey and Co. study of the National Museum of Natural History
- Topic:
- Botany
- Subjects:
- Eyde, Richard H, Fosberg, F. Raymond (Francis Raymond) 1908-, Hale, Mason E, McKinsey and Company, Skog, Laurence E, Wagner, Warren Lambert
- Form/Genre:
- Collection descriptions, Manuscripts
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 98-039
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Table of Contents
Accession 98-039
National Museum of Natural History ., Dept. of Botany
Departmental Records, circa 1984-1994
Collection Overview | |
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
|---|---|
| Creator: | National Museum of Natural History ., Dept. of Botany |
| Title: | Departmental Records |
| Dates: | circa 1984-1994 |
| Quantity: | 3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) |
| Collection: | Accession 98-039 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of departmental correspondence, curatorial files, research proposals, research reports, curator evaluations, information concerning staff recruitment and visiting scientists and fellows, departmental annual reports, and Department Chair correspondence, primarily under the chairmanships of Laurence E. Skog and Warren Lambert Wagner. Other curators represented in these records include F. Raymond Fosberg, Richard H. Eyde, and Mason E. Hale. Materials also include files concerning the McKinsey and Co. study of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH).
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Eyde, Richard H.
- Fosberg, F. Raymond (Francis Raymond), 1908-
- Hale, Mason E.
- McKinsey and Company
- Skog, Laurence E.
- Wagner, Warren Lambert
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-039, National Museum of Natural History ., Dept. of Botany, Departmental Records
Container List
Box 1
Fosberg - Inactive curator file
Eyde - Inactive curator file
Hale - Inactive curator file
McKinsey file (3)
Collections Program
American Association of Museums (AAM) Reaccreditation
Faculty Meetings with Talbot (NMNH Director)
Chairmen's Meetings Notes (3)
Curator Research Proposals (4)
Box 2
Flora of Guianas (2)
Flora of Phillippines
SI Contribution to Botany
NMNH Mission Statement 1993
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)/NMNH/MO/PMA/Draft Agreement
PAEC
NMNH Recruitment
Minority Hires
Botany Department Goals (2)
Botany Department Goals Committee
Curators C.V.
Candidate Recruitment Files (2)
Agrostology Recruitment
Pacific Plant Vacancy Candidates (Fall 1987)
Pacific Island Botanist
Comments on Candidates (1985-1986)
Neotropical Position Announcements
Recruitment, 1991-1992
Inventory Program
Short-term visitors, fellows (2)
Research Opportunities Funding
Visiting Research Scientists and Collaborators
Box 3
Oceanographic Sorting Center
Old Proposals (Research), 1992-1993
COPRA/International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Biological Diversity
Latin American Plants/Plant Conservation Unit
Correspondence of Botany Chairs, 1988-1992 (4)
L. Morse, Research Collaborator
Botany Department Annual Reports (3)
- Finding Aid encoded on: 7-11-2011
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