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SIA Acc. 99-142, American Ornithologists' Union, Records, 1970-1995
Summary
- Creator:
- American Ornithologists' Union
- Title:
- Records, 1970-1995
- Dates:
- 1970, 1970-1995
- Summary:
- These records consist of meeting minutes, council reports and related correspondence, committee files, and general correspondence. The materials were created primarily by Richard C. Banks during his tenures as Assistant Secretary, Secretary, and President of the American Ornithologists' Union
- Restrictions:
- Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2011; Transferring office; 4/9/2008 Deed of Gift; Contact reference staff for details
- Topic:
- Ornithology
- Subject:
- Banks, Richard C
- Form/Genre:
- Collection descriptions, Color photographs, Manuscripts
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 99-142
Finding Aids to Records of Professional Societies in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Table of Contents
Accession 99-142
American Ornithologists' Union
Records, 1970-1995
Collection Overview | |
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
|---|---|
| Creator: | American Ornithologists' Union |
| Title: | Records |
| Dates: | 1970-1995 |
| Quantity: | 2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) |
| Collection: | Accession 99-142 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of meeting minutes, council reports and related correspondence, committee files, and general correspondence. Primarily Richard C. Banks created the materials during his tenures as Assistant Secretary, Secretary, and President of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU).
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 99-142, American Ornithologists' Union, Records
Container List
Box 1
Ornithological Societies of North America (OSNA), 1987-1993 (6 folders)
AOU Council, 1983
Ornithological Newsletter, 1970-1985
Correspondence with Allen Press, 1989-1992
Ornithological Newsletter - Next Issue, 1979-1992
Ornithological Newsletter, 1977-1992
British Ornithologists' Union (BOU), 1993-1994
AOU Boise Meeting, 1993-1994
AOU, 1995-1996 (2 folders)
AOU Council, 1992-1993, 1997 (2 folders)
AOU Bylaws, 1988-1990
AOU Committees, 1983-1988 (2 folders)
AOU Minutes, 1986
AOU Fellows and Elective Members, 1990-1992 (2 folders)
Council Report, 1992
Box 2
AOU Correspondence, 1991-1992
AOU Council, 1990
General Meeting, 1991
AOU Assistant to Secretary and Miscellaneous, 1988-1989
AOU Assistant to Secretary, 1987-1988
AOU Correspondence, 1993-1994 (Richard C. Banks, President-Elect) (3 folders)
AOU Guide to Annual Meetings, 1995
AOU Meeting Notebook, 1993
- Finding Aid encoded on: 7-11-2011
- Contact us at osiaref@si.edu
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