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SIA Acc. 98-131, Adams, Robert McCormick 1926-, Robert McCormick Adams, Papers, c. 1943-1994 and undated
Summary
- Creator:
- Adams, Robert McCormick 1926-
- Title:
- Robert McCormick Adams, Papers, c. 1943-1994 and undated
- Dates:
- 1943, 1943-1994, c 1943-1994 and undated
- Summary:
- These records consist of the papers of Robert McCormick Adams, the ninth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Papers pertain mostly to his career outside of the Smithsonian, such as his teaching career, research and field work, and his affiliation with various professional societies, organizations, and institutions. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, research notes, lectures, photographs, appointment books, evaluations, reviews, newspaper clippings, journal articles, logs, and publications
- Restrictions:
- Restricted for 20 years, beginning from the execution year of the Agreement of Transfer (1999), until Jan-01-2020; Transferring office; 2/1/1999 Agreement of Transfer; Contact reference staff for details
- Topic:
- Anthropology
- Subject:
- Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary
- Form/Genre:
- Clippings, Collection descriptions, Manuscripts, Black-and-white photographs
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 98-131
Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Table of Contents
Accession 98-131
Adams, Robert McCormick, 1926-
Robert McCormick Adams Papers, circa 1943-1994 and undated
Collection Overview | |
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Adams, Robert McCormick, 1926- |
| Title: | Robert McCormick Adams Papers |
| Dates: | circa 1943-1994 and undated |
| Quantity: | 9 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes) |
| Collection: | Accession 98-131 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the papers of Robert McCormick Adams (RMA), the ninth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. The papers pertain mostly to his career outside of the Smithsonian, such as his teaching career, research and fieldwork, and his affiliation with various professional societies, organizations, and institutions. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, research notes, lectures, photographs, appointment books, evaluations, reviews, newspaper clippings, journal articles, logs, and publications.
Restrictions
Use Restriction
Restricted for 20 years, beginning from the execution year of the Agreement of Transfer (1999), until Jan-01-2020; Transferring office; 2/1/1999 Agreement of Transfer; 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 98-131, Adams, Robert McCormick, 1926-, Robert McCormick Adams Papers
Container List
Box 1
Miscellaneous Papers on Academic Position and Objectives, c. 1943-1993
Smithsonian Institution - Personal, c. 1984-1993
Correspondence - Family, c. 1952-1979
Correspondence (RMA's Appointment as Provost of University of Chicago), 1982
Agricultural Settlement on the Diyala Plains - Permanent File, c. 1950-1990
Uruk, c. 1967-1976
Lagash Survey, 1969
Diyala Correspondence, 1959-1983
City Invincible and Evolution of Urban Society: Correspondence & Reviews, 1966-1974
Archeology: Science or Humanities, 1963-1968
Gunde Shapur, 1968-1969
Akkad Survey, 1955-1971
Iraq, 1990-1994
Box 2
RMA - Lectures & Papers, 1984-1994
Correspondence and Photographs - Family, c. 1943-1957
Smithsonian Events - Programs, 1994, Visitors' Sign-In Log, 1985-1994
Address Book, undated
Correspondence (to parents), 1945-1946
Appointment Books, 1959-1969, 1973-1983
Heartland of Cities - Comments, Correspondence, c. 1978-1993
Evaluations, c. 1968-1986
Box 3
Harvard, c. 1976-1984
American Anthropological Association, c. 1971-1983
RMA - Personal - National Research Council - Division of Behavioral Science, c. 1982-1984
AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science), 1984
RMA - Personal - American Academy of Arts and Sciences, c. 1972-1984
MacArthur Foundation, c. 1979-1984
Unpublished Lectures, Etc. - Chicago, c. 1962-1984
Irrigation, c. 1955-1990
Sumerian Agriculture, c. 1978-1990
Frontiers, Change, Uncertainty, c. 1966-1984
Peer Review, c. 1962-1985
Universities and the Federal Government, c. 1979-1984
NAS (National Academy of Sciences) - RRC (Report Review Committee), c. 1977-1984
Social Sciences: Rationale & Relevance, c. 1972-1986
Box 4
Science - Art, c. 1977-1980
Scientific Revolutions, Evolution, and Organization, c. 1969-1979
Trade, c. 1964-1978
Urban Revolution & Evolution, c. 1967-1983
Settlement Patterns, Regional Systems, c. 1962-1976
Locational Analysis, c. 1968-1977
Illicit Antiquities, c. 1968-1978
NSF (National Science Foundation): Soc. Utility of Social Science, c. 1980-1982
Change in Pre-Modern Economics, Societies, c. 1982-1983
Old Course Notes and Examinations, c. 1963- 1985
Scientific Exchanges: Polities and Policies, c.1971-1981
Miscellaneous Correspondence A, c. 1985-1993
Miscellaneous Correspondence B, c. 1985-1994: Robert J. Braidwood
Box 5
Miscellaneous Correspondence C, c. 1955-1994: Donald T. Campbell, Paolo Costa
Miscellaneous Correspondence D, c. 1966-1994: I. M. Diakonoff
Miscellaneous Correspondence E, c. 1967-1994: Dale F. Eickleman
Miscellaneous Correspondence F, c. 1960-1993: Walter Fairservis, Robert A. Fernea, A. G. Frank, John M. Fritz
Miscellaneous Correspondence G, c. 1968-1994: Mac Gibson, Marny Golding, Grace Goodell, Oleg Grabar
Miscellaneous Correspondence H, c. 1967-1993: Chris Hamlin, John Hansman, Adnan Hardan
Miscellaneous Correspondence I, c. 1982-1986
Miscellaneous Correspondence J, c. 1970-1992: Thorkild Jacobsen, Greg Johnson
Miscellaneous Correspondence K, c. 1966-1993: F. Katz, Jack Kelso, Horst Klengel, P. Kohl
Miscellaneous Correspondence L, c. 1972-1992: Lamberg-Karlovsky, Ira Lapidus, Curtis E. Larsen, Mogens Trolle Larsen, Heather Lechtman, M. Liverani
Box 6
Miscellaneous Correspondence M, c. 1972-1993: Leon Marfoe, Abdullah H. Masry, William H. MacNeill, R. S. Merrill, Michael G. Morony, P. Mortensen
Miscellaneous Correspondence N, c. 1975-1994: Han J. Nissen
Miscellaneous Correspondence O, c. 1976-1992: Joachim Oelsner
Miscellaneous Correspondence P, c. 1957-1993: Fred Plog, Gregory L. Possehl, J. N. Postgate, Daniel T. Potts
Miscellaneous Correspondence Q, 1979
Miscellaneous Correspondence R, c.1969-1994: C. Redman, Colin Renfrew
Miscellaneous Correspondence S, c. 1970-1994: Robert M. Schacht, Elizabeth Stone
Miscellaneous Correspondence T, c. 1967-1994: Ramila Thapar, M. Tosi, Bruce G. Trigger, Ruth Tringham, John W. Turner
Miscellaneous Correspondence U, c. 1991
Miscellaneous Correspondence V, c. 1960-1984
Box 7
Miscellaneous Correspondence W, c. 1959-1994: Harvey Weiss, Robert Wenke, Donald S. Whitcomb
Miscellaneous Correspondence X-Y, c. 1982-1993: Norman Yoffee
Miscellaneous Correspondence Z, c. 1984-1992: Al Zagarell, Paul Zimansky
Miscellaneous Eqp. Etc, c. 1966
Climpop, c. 1976-1986
RMA - Personal - National Academy of Sciences, c. 1970-1985
Iraq - Miscellaneous Correspondence, c. 1956-1986
Iraq - D. G. of Antiquities, c. 1957-1975
Invitations Declined, Postponed, Canceled, Evaded, c. 1971-1985
American Schools of Oriental Research, c. 1980-1985
American Philosophical Society, c. 1974-1985
Arab-Persian Gulf, c. 1970-1975
Europeans and Others, c. 1983
China, c. 1982
Box 8
NAS - Council, c. 1981-1984
National Geographic Society, c. 1978-1983
UCSD (University of California, San Diego), c. 1981-1983
Saudi Arabian Archeological Policy, c. 1974-1976
Saudi Arabian Research Materials, c. 1974-1976
Anthropology, c. 1966-1985
Saudi Arabia - Miscellaneous, c. 1976-1980
East Africa, c. 1978-1979
American Academy of Arts and Sciences - Social Science Prize, c. 1975-1979
Oriental Institute - Miscellaneous, c. 1955-1984
Chiapas, c. 1958-1960
Goodchild, c. 1960, and undated
Sociobiology, Reductionism, c. 1970-1980
Photographs (Ceremonial - Copanaguastia - Prehistoric Sites), undated
DDR Akademie Der Wisenschaften, c. 1977-1978
Science in the DDR (East Germany?), c. 1977-1983
RMA - Personal - SSRC Urbanization Symposium, c.1971-1973
Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, c. 1980-1984
Iranian Revolution and American Scholarship, c.1979, and undated
Radiocarbon Dating, c. 1973-1980
Aarhus "ex Oriente Lux" Conference, c. 1980
Box 9
Charts and Negatives, Miscellaneous (Teotihucan, Lowland Maya, and unidentified), undated
Aberta Illustrations, undated
Miscellaneous Illustrations - Mainly Negatives from Publications Used in Surveys, undated
Abu Sarifa, Illustrations, undated
USSR/USA Archaeological Symposia, c. 1977-1985
Illustrations for "The Evolution of Urban Society," undated
Oriental Institute Search Committee, 1983
Education Services, Inc., c. 1964-1976
Lecture Notes - University of California, Department of Anthropology, c. 1955-1963
Britannica, c. 1967-1976
Herat Project, c. 1966, and undated
Chihuahua, c. 1965-1969
Smithsonian Institution, c. 1981
Schmidt Map Photos, undated
Stone - AOS (American Oriental Society) Symposium, 1981
World Picture, Anthropological Frame (Preliminary notes, reference), undated
NSF (National Science Foundation) - SOC74-12491, 1974-1977
Iran, c. 1959-1979: Iran - KDS, Iran - Miscellaneous, Iran Government
Arab Studies, c. 1979-1980
Khuzestan Notes, c. 1963, and undated
Card - "To Robert McCormick Adams...," 1983
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