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SIA Acc. 95-106, Grant, Richard E, Richard E. Grant Papers, c. 1957-1994
Summary
- Creator:
- Grant, Richard E
- Title:
- Richard E. Grant Papers, c. 1957-1994
- Dates:
- 1957, 1957-1994, c 1957-1994
- Summary:
- Richard E. Grant (1927-1995) was an invertebrate paleontologist and authority on Permian Brachiopods. He served as Curator, Chairman, and Senior Geologist in the Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History from 1972 until his death. These papers document Grant's professional career and include correspondence, memoranda, notes, manuscripts, reports, and related materials concerning his research on Permian Brachiopods; professional activities, especially his work as President of the Paleontological Society, 1979 and Treasurer of the International Paleontological Association, 1980-1989; field work and other official travel; and department and museum affairs
- Topics:
- Invertebrates, Fossil, Invertebrates, Paleontology
- Subjects:
- Grant, Richard E, International Palaeontological Association, National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Dept. of Paleobiology, Paleontological Society
- Form/Genre:
- Manuscripts, Collection descriptions
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 95-106
- Physical Description:
- 5.5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Table of Contents
Accession 95-106
Grant, Richard E
Richard E. Grant Papers, circa 1957-1994
Collection Overview | |
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Grant, Richard E |
| Title: | Richard E. Grant Papers |
| Dates: | circa 1957-1994 |
| Quantity: | 5.5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) (1 document box) |
| Collection: | Accession 95-106 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
Descriptive Entry
Richard E. Grant (1927-1995) was an invertebrate paleontologist and authority on Permian Brachiopods. He served as Curator, Chairman, and Senior Geologist in the Department of Paleobiology, National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) from 1972 until his death. These papers document Grant's professional career and include correspondence, memoranda, notes, manuscripts, reports, and related material concerning his research on Permian Brachiopods; professional activities, especially his work as President of the Paleontological Society, 1979 and Treasurer of the International Paleontological Association, 1980-1989; field work and other official travel; and department and museum affairs.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Grant, Richard E.
- International Palaeontological Association
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Dept. of Paleobiology
- Paleontological Society.
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 95-106, Grant, Richard E, Richard E. Grant Papers
Container List
Box 1
Budget
Guatemala Brachiopods
Paleontology Symposium, Chicago, 1969
B. Lusser
Peter R. Hoover
Erle
Steve Mitchell
Koskinoid
Leiorhyrchas (Devonian)
Carbon of Manuscript on Collecting Techniques
Manuscript on Attachment in Linoproductus
Treatise Manuscript
Exhibits - Paleontology Hall
Eniwetok
Smithsonian Research Fund (SRF) and National Science Foundation Fluid Research
Parking
Memoranda - Dr. Grant
Memoranda to Staff
Reviews
Adegoke, O. S.
Computer Costs
Miscellaneous Correspondence - A-Z (24 folders)
Paleontology and Stratigraphy Monthly Report, January 1977
Paleontology and Stratigraphy Organizational Chart
Smithsonian Council Meeting, April 19-21, 1974
Smithsonian Center for Short-Lived Phenomena
Box 2
Cambrian Workers
Meeting notes
Correspondence 4
American Association for the Advancement of Science - Society of Systematic Zoology (SSZ)
Search Committee, 1988-1989
Paleontological Research Institution
Gary Gautier
Diving Regulations
Grunt's Visit
John Kalb
Carter
Acting Chairman
National Science Foundation
Sao Paulo
Iran, 1975
Pakistan, 1986
Fatmi Visit, 1978, 1991
Parking Committee
J. Thompson - Collection Management
Chicago Symposium
Reviews
Nestell
Senate of Scientists
Chairmen's Meetings
Carlson, Sandra J.
Memoranda
Accessions and Exchanges
Armfeet
Museum
Adey, Walter H.
Collections and Paleontologists
The Lampshell
Paleontological Society of Washington
Page and Reprint Costs
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Television - Geological hall
Stehli
General Services Administration Talks
Department Secretary
North American Paleontological Convention II, 1977
Oral Discussions and Speeches
New Curators
Permian and Brachiopod Workers (3 folders)
Box 3
D. M. Rohr
William B. Rogers
John Miller
J. Chronic
Thayer
Olson, Storrs
Peter Sheehan
Roy Young
Clarkson-Holloway
James L. Carew
New Division
Carboniferous Conference
Pleistocene Hall #6 - Exhibits
Australia, 1976
George McGhee
Photographs - American Geological Institute (AGI) Booklet
Key Largo, Florida
Society of Sigma Xi
Emergency Plan
Notes #1 from Thomson, 1927
Notes from Yale and Texas
Notes #4 - Rhynchonellids
Notes #5 - Neospirifer, Lepiospinifer, Spiriferella
King's Types - Notes by Cooper
Notes #3 - Hypopsia, Meekella, Geyerella, Derbyia, Derbyoides, Nothopindex, Orhotetella, Ombonia, Schuchertella
Notes #2 - King's Types, Rhipidomella, Orthotichia, Enteletes, Diplanus, Streptorhynchus
Notes - Spiriferinids and hustedia Composita
Hustedia and H. Thedusia
Neophrycadothyris Licharev, Anomaloria, Astesosia
Martinia, June 1962
Rhipidomella - Original Copy
Rhipidomella - Carbon Copy
Rhipidomella - Second Carbon Copy
To Do
Examination and Report (E & R) Forms
Monthly Reports
Brazil
Evolution Monographs
Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca
Permo Te, Calgary, 1971
Montreal, 1972
Field Trip, 1963
Texas Field Trip, 1965-1968
West Texas
Work Plans
Stratigraphic Units - Glass Mountains (Cooper and Grant)
Short Course - Cincinnati
Rex A. Hanger
Age of Zaluch Gr.
Kier Biographical Sketch
Exhibits Committee
Paleontology and Stratigraphy Missives
Correspondence
Permian, 1981-1982
Completed E and Rs
Alaska E and Rs
Alaska
Field Trip with Richard D. Rieke, May 1962
Cartoons
Correspondence II
Box 4
Correspondence III
Systematics Conference, 1972
Bibliography of Richard E. Grant
AGI Lectures, 1966
AGI Lectures, 1965
AGI Lectures, 1968
Clippings
Marginifera
Cooper, G. A.
Greece/Turkey, 1978-1979
International Geological Conference, 1984
Graduate Students
ARA Grant, 1978-1979 (Greece/Turkey)
Museum Memoranda
Yugoslavia
Europe, 1980
Russia, 1975
Turkey, 1979
Greece, 1977
Pakistan, 1977
Greece, 1974
China, 1981 (3 folders)
Australia (3 folders)
Snowy Range Paper, Submitted to Geological Society of America, December 1960
Talks on Glass Mountains
Box 5
Museum Memoranda
Short-Term Visitors
Smithsonian Fellowships (Ed Davison)
Reports and Identifications
Paleontology and Stratigraphy-Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Newsletters
Paleobiology Newsletter
Chairman Notes
Schuchert Award
Friends of the Permian Meeting, October 20, 1990
Permian Subcommittee
Permian Workers (2 folders)
Exchanges - Loans
Paleontological Society of Washington
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists-PBS Symposium
Reviews III
Staff Meetings, 1992
Private Funds and Research Awards
Miscellaneous Correspondence
Staff Meetings
Permophiles
Senior-Level Gradeless System
Ebersole
Cooper
Savings Bonds
American Association of Retired Persons
Society of Economic Paleontologists and Mineralogists Insurance Plans
Miscellaneous Foreign Correspondence
Annual Report
Birthday Card
Budget
Franconia Paper, Submitted May 1961, Published September 1962
Glass Mountains Brachiopods
Salt Range Waagenoconcha
Box 6
Salt Range Trilobites
Slides (How to Make)
Eniwetok
SMA, 1976
Field Trip with Cooper, 1965
Glass Mountains Papers by G. Arthur Cooper and Richard E. Grant
Computer - Glass Mountains Collection
Foreign Currency and Foreign Meetings
Recreation Association
Museology Group
Paleontological Association
Paleontological Society of Washington
Ronald Simpson (VTEP)
Loans/Purchases of Collections
Guatemala
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