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SIA Acc. 02-239, National Zoological Park (U.S.) Office of the Registrar, Collections Management Records, 1970-1999
Summary
- Creator:
- National Zoological Park (U.S.) Office of the Registrar
- Title:
- Collections Management Records, 1970-1999
- Dates:
- 1970, 1970-1999
- Summary:
- This accession documents collection management activities of the National Zoological Park, Office of the Registrar, during the tenure of Judith Block, Registrar, 1977-present. Materials include animal inventories and working papers for annual reports; records pertaining to the computerization of animal records, including files on the ISIS system and SELGEM; and animal diets for various species in the Zoo collection, primarily for mammals
- Topic:
- Zoos--Collection management
- Subject:
- Block, Judith
- Form/Genre:
- Collection descriptions, Manuscripts
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 02-239
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Table of Contents
Accession 02-239
National Zoological Park, Office of the Registrar
Collections Management Records, 1970-1999
Collection Overview | |
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
|---|---|
| Creator: | National Zoological Park, Office of the Registrar |
| Title: | Collections Management Records |
| Dates: | 1970-1999 |
| Quantity: | 2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box) |
| Collection: | Accession 02-239 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
Descriptive Entry
This accession documents collection management activities of the National Zoological Park (NZP), Office of the Registrar, during the tenure of Judith Block, Registrar, 1977-present. Materials include animal inventories and working papers for annual reports; records pertaining to the computerization of animal records, including files on the ISIS system and SELGEM; and animal diets for various species in the Zoo collection, primarily for mammals.
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 02-239, National Zoological Park, Office of the Registrar, Collections Management Records
Container List
Box 1
Annual Inventory, 1986-1999 (13 folders)
1986 Annual Report
Annual Inventory, 1980-1985 (6 folders)
1980 Annual Report
1978-1979 Annual Report
1978 Annual Report
1977 Annual Report (2 folders)
1976 Annual Report (2 folders)
1975 Annual Report
Annual Inventory, 1973-1974 (2 folders)
1973 Annual Report Worksheets
1973-1975 Annual Report - Incomplete Drafts
1972 Annual Reports and Inventory
Annual Inventory, 1970-1971 - Mammals
Handbook on Collections Management Policy and Procedures, 1986
Other Collection Policies, pre-1977
Other Zoo Collection Management Policies (requests for info on NZP)
Collections Management Policy, 1984
Handbook on Collections Management Policy and Procedures, 1993
ISIS Monthly Update - Reports, 1983-1988 (4 folders)
Box 2
ISIS Corrections, 1992-1994
ISIS Update, 1990
ISIS Monthly Updates, 1989
1984 Report on "Initial Development of Computerized Inventory at NZP"
Ideas for Computerizing NZP Management Records
NZP Computer Committee, 1983-1988
Inventory and 1984 Zoo Plan
NZP-Office of Information Resources Management (OIRM), 1985-1993
NZP-OIRM, 1980-1984
Computers at L/T (Lion/Tiger House)
LAN and Cabling at NZP
NZP Inventory - Computer (Related to herps, birds and mammals)
Authority Files (Taxonomy and Addresses)
Mammals (Computer)
Herp (Computer)
NZP-OCS, 1979-1985 (Data definition and DOO Birds)
Reports on Status of Computer Projects
Path System
DAH Computer
Hardware, Software, Supplies
Honeywell Storage
Computer - SELGEM, 1972-1982
OCS-NZP Billing and Users
Merge Inventory Contract
Loan File Conversion
Loan File - OCS
Loans
Loan File - Reports: Requests for, Redesign, Problems
Loan File: Special Reports
SELGEM Loan File
Computer System Procedures - SELGEM Loan File
Form Letter Loans
Special Loan Reports (SELGEM), 1984-1985
Loan Review by CM
1981 Loan Review (NY and SDZ)
ISIS and NZP - Tapes
Model T, 1984-1985
ISIS and NZP: Computerization Pre-Model T
Computerized Animal Records (NIXDORFF and Mainframe)
Inbreeding - Computer
Box 3
Diets, 1974
Diets, 1973-1974
Miscellaneous Memos - Diets
Diet - Product Info
Animal Diets
Assorted Mammal Diets
Short-Nosed Echnida
Sugar Glider
Macropodidae Diets
Large Madagascar Hedgehog (Tenpec)
Elephant Shrew
Short-Tailed Bat
Lorisidae Diets
Cebidae Diets
Callitrichidae Diets
Cercopithecidae Diets
Black Gibbon
Siamang
Chimpanzee
Lowland Gorilla
Orangutan
Hairy Armadillo
Two-Toed Sloth
Antelope Ground Squirrel
Black-Tailed Prairie Dog
Gerbil
Spiny Mouse
Brush-Tailed Porcupine
Crested Porcupine
Porcupine
Acouchi
Chinchilla
Desmarest's (or Cuban) Hutia
Fennec Fox
Kit Fox
Sun Bear
Sloth Bear
Spectacled Bear
European Brown Bear
Kodiak Bear
Black Bear
Polar Bear
Red Panda
Giant Panda
Allemand's Grison
Gorilla
Fisher
Ratel
Blotched Genet
Binturong
Common Palm Civet
Malagasy Civit (fanaloka)
Ring-Tailed Mongoose
Marsh Mongoose
Spotted Hyena
Felis Diets
Atlas Lion
California Sea Lion
Elephant Diets
Common Zebra
South American Tapir
Rhino Diets
Pygmy Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus
Cervidae Diets
Masai Giraffe
Bovidae Diets
- Finding Aid encoded on: 7-21-2011
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