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SIA Acc. 98-002, American Ornithologists' Union, Records, 1886-1997

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Summary

Creator:
American Ornithologists' Union
Title:
Records, 1886-1997
Dates:
1886, 1886-1997
Summary:
These records consist of circulars of information, reprints of memorials, programs, abstracts, membership lists, memorabilia from the 1983 American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) Centennial meeting, and photographs and negatives from AOU meetings
Restrictions:
Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2013; Transferring office; 4/9/2008 Deed of Gift; Contact reference staff for details
Topics:
Ornithology, Professional associations
Form/Genre:
Black-and-white photographs, Brochures, Collection descriptions, Color photographs, Manuscripts, Posters
Local Number:
SIA Acc. 98-002

Finding Aids to Records of Professional Societies in the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 98-002

American Ornithologists' Union

Records, 1886-1997

Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator: American Ornithologists' Union
Title: Records
Dates: 1886-1997
Quantity: 1 cu. ft. (2 document boxes)
Collection: Accession 98-002
Language of Materials: English

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of circulars of information, reprints of memorials, programs, abstracts, membership lists, memorabilia from the 1983 American Ornithologists' Union (AOU) Centennial meeting, and photographs and negatives from AOU meetings.

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Use Restriction

Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2013; Transferring office; 4/9/2008 Deed of Gift; Contact reference staff for details.

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This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.

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Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-002, American Ornithologists' Union, Records

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Container List

Box 1

Original copy of the OSNA Memorandum of Agreement with the original 14 signatures, 1995

Box 1 of 2

Circular of Information, Program and group photograph from the 1996 AOU meeting, Boise, ID

Box 1 of 2

Program and Abstracts, Circular of Information, and registration from the 1997 AOU meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Box 1 of 2

Reprints of memorials, 1966-1984. Includes memorials of John Treadwell Nichols, Robert Cushman Murphy, E. Thomas Gilliard, Mrs. Carll Brady Tucker, and Austin L. Rand.

Box 1 of 2

Centennial memorabilia: Packet of materials for registrants

Box 1 of 2

Centennial memorabilia: Photograph of Centennial Banner outside ANMH, 9/27/1983

Box 1 of 2

Centennial memorabilia: Historical photographs from exhibit, "History of Ornithology"

Box 1 of 2

Centennial memorabilia: Geographical list of registrants

Box 1 of 2

Printed materials associated with former meetings, 1886-1888, 1890, 1900, 1903, 1905, 1907-1908, 1910, 1912-1913, 1917, 1922-1924, 1926-1930, 1933, 1935-1936, 1939-1941, 1947, 1949-1952, 1958, 1961, 1965, 1969, 1970-1971 (2 folders)

Box 1 of 2

Membership lists, 1960, 1967, 1971

Box 1 of 2

Registration poster with logo

Box 1 of 2

Miscellaneous Materials, 1927-1961 [Accession 05-148]

Box 1 of 2

Box 2

Charleston, 1937. Photographs.

Box 2 of 2

Denver, 1941. Negatives.

Box 2 of 2

New York, 1944. Photographs and identification lists.

Box 2 of 2

Boston and Cambridge, 1945. Photographs and identification list.

Box 2 of 2

Urbana (?), 1946. Photographs.

Box 2 of 2

Toronto, 1947. Photographs.

Box 2 of 2

Omaha, 1948. Photographs.

Box 2 of 2

Minneapolis and St. Paul, 1950. Photographs.

Box 2 of 2

Montreal, 1951. Photographs.

Box 2 of 2

Louisiana, 1952. Photographs.

Box 2 of 2

Edmonton, 1981. Color slides.

Box 2 of 2

Unidentified. Negatives.

Box 2 of 2

Washington, D.C., 1938. Oversized photograph (rolled)

Box 2 of 2

New York, 1983 (Centennial). Oversized photograph (rolled)

Box 2 of 2

Negative rolls from AOU Meetings, 1941, 1944, 1946, 1950-1952

Box 2 of 2

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