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SIA Acc. 98-047, American Ornithologists' Union, Records, c. 1974-1997, with material from 1892
Summary
- Creator:
- American Ornithologists' Union
- Title:
- Records, c. 1974-1997, with material from 1892
- Dates:
- 1974, 1974-1997, c 1974-1997, with material from 1892
- Summary:
- These records consist of the presidential papers of Richard C. Banks and Burt L. Monroe; American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) Conservation, and Ornithology and the Law Committees files; general correspondence; and materials pertaining to the 5th and 6th editions of the AOU checklist. Materials include correspondence, reports, meeting agendas and minutes, and manuscript drafts and notes. Also included are materials from the 1997 AOU Annual Meeting, including the circular, program, reports of committee chairs to Council, and Council agendas and minutes from the 1996 meeting
- Restrictions:
- Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2013; Transferring office; 4/9/2008 Deed of Gift; Contact reference staff for details
- Topic:
- Ornithology
- Subjects:
- Banks, Richard C, Monroe, Burt L (Burt Leavelle) 1930-
- Form/Genre:
- Collection descriptions, Drawings, Manuscripts
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 98-047
Finding Aids to Records of Professional Societies in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Table of Contents
Accession 98-047
American Ornithologists' Union
Records, circa 1974-1997, with material from 1892
Collection Overview | |
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
|---|---|
| Creator: | American Ornithologists' Union |
| Title: | Records |
| Dates: | circa 1974-1997, with material from 1892 |
| Quantity: | 3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) |
| Collection: | Accession 98-047 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the presidential papers of Richard C. Banks and Burt L. Monroe; American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) Conservation, and Ornithology and the Law Committees files; general correspondence; and materials pertaining to the 5th and 6th editions of the AOU checklist. Materials include correspondence, reports, meeting agendas and minutes, and manuscript drafts and notes. Also included are materials from the 1997 AOU Annual Meeting, including the circular, program, reports of committee chairs to Council, and Council agendas and minutes from the 1996 meeting.
Restrictions
Use Restriction
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2013; Transferring office; 4/9/2008 Deed of Gift; Contact reference staff for details.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-047, American Ornithologists' Union, Records
Container List
Box 1
Presidential Papers of Richard C. Banks, 1994-1996
AOU Committees, 1995-1996
1995 Reports
Advertising and Sales
Banding Council
Bird Collections
Brewster and Coues Awards
Bylaws
Classification and Nomenclature
Conservation
Editor, Auk
Editor, Ornithological Monographs
Endowment
Finance
Historical Records
Investing Trustees
1996 (Annual Meeting)
Local Arrangements
Membership
Memorials
Nominations
Nominations: Corresponding and Honorary Fellows
Nominations of Fellows and Elective Members
OSNA Oversight
Pan-American Affairs
Publications
Publicity
Public Responsibility
Research Awards
Resolutions
ROL (Recent Ornithological Literature)
Scientific Program
Secretary
Special Affairs, Gifts and Exchanges
Special Affairs, Ornithology and the Law
Special Affairs, Use of Wild Birds
Special Affairs, Electronic ROL
Student Awards
Representative to the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Representative to the AIBS
Representative to the Association of Systematics Collections
Representative to the Management Committee of the Birds of North America Project
Representative to the ICBP, U.S. Section
Representative to the Board of the Ornithological Council
Representative to the Coalition for Education in the Life Sciences
Treasurer
Miscellaneous Correspondence, Second Term
Miscellaneous Correspondence
Executive Committee
1996 Reports
AOU Conservation Committee, 1988-1995
1994/1995 Business
AOU Conservation, 1992/1993
AOU Conservation, 1991/1992
AOU Conservation Committee, 1990/1991
AOU Conservation, 1989/1990
AOU Conservation, 1988/1989
Auk Conservation Commentary
Forest Practices, AOUCC Subcommittee
Box 2
AK Breeding Birds
Contamination Problems and Birds
AOU Hawaii Birds Subcommittee
Shrike Pop Subcommittee
AOU Wild bird Trade Subcommittee
Public Responsibility (AOUCC)
ICBP (AOUCC)
AOU Ornithology and the Law Committee, circa 1990-1996
Ornithology and the Law, General
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USF&WS)
PSH 8 September 1992 Draft: Ornithology and USF&WS: Problems and Solutions
Banks, R. C.
Blockstein, D. E.
Burtt, E. H., President AFO
Gill, Frank B.
Hayden, M.
Hoagland, K. E.
Hubbard, John P.
Kessel, B.
Kiff, L.
Lanyon, Scott
Phillips, A. R.
Turner, J. F.
Winker, K.
The Dickerman Case
The Mathieson Case
North Carolina State Museum Case
The Peregoine Fune
The Wheelwright Case
Anti-Science
Anti-Science: Birdchat
AOU Committee: Ornithology and the Law
ASC Meeting on FWS Regulations
"Exotic Bird Conservation Act of 1992"
International Loans, Exchanges, etc.
Permits
Proposed new FWS regulation
Rationales for scientific collecting
USF&WS LE Attitudes, etc.
USF&WS Regulations
Wild Bird Conservation Act
AOU - General
Miscellaneous AOU Stuff
Species Project (relates to Birds of North America Project), 1986-1988
AOU - ANSP (Birds of North America)
Allen Letter, 1892
AOU Checklist, 6th Edition Proofing and Supplements
Presidential Papers of Burt L. Monroe, circa 1974-1993
President's Report
Miscellaneous Correspondence
Future Meetings
Council Meeting
AOU Council Meetings (2 folders)
AOU Checklists - 5th and 6th Editions
AOU Committee on Classification and Nomenclature (6th Edition), Agenda-Future, 1978-1982
AOU Committee on Classification and Nomenclature (6th Edition), Minutes, 1977-1983
AOU Committee on Classification and Nomenclature (6th Edition), Miscellaneous (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 3
AOU Committee on Classification and Nomenclature (6th Edition), Miscellaneous (Folder 2 of 2)
Banks, Richard C. (Committee members' correspondence with Andrew Kratter)
Storer, Robert W. (Committee members' correspondence with Andrew Kratter)
Remsen, V. (Committee members' correspondence with Andrew Kratter)
Ouellet, Henri (Committee members' correspondence with Andrew Kratter)
Johnson, Ned K. (Committee members' correspondence with Andrew Kratter)
Howell, Thomas R. (Committee members' correspondence with Andrew Kratter)
Miscellaneous (Committee members' correspondence with Andrew Kratter)
Regional Reviewers (B. L. Monroe Checklist Correspondence, pre-6th Edition), 1980-1985
Preface (B. L. Monroe Checklist Correspondence, pre-6th Edition), 1980-1985
Memos, 1990s
Alaska Meeting
AOU Numbers
Memos, General (2 folders)
Agenda
Council Reports, Checklist Committee
Families - Sequence
Review Journals
Publishers
AOU Meeting (115th), 1997 (2 folders)
From Accession 98-062
Brewster/Coues Awards
Marbled Murrelet Conservation Assessment
Ethics and Government Service
Careers Brochure
Planning
1995 AOU Meeting
Other Materials
The Flock, Membership Directory, 1997 (received under separate cover from James Dean in June 1997 - no separate accession number)
Project, meeting, and planning files from Presidency of Brina Kessell. (Accession 98-062)
- Finding Aid encoded on: 7-11-2011
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