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SIA Acc. 93-062, Smithsonian Institution Assistant Secretary for Research, Records, c. 1985-1991
Summary
- Creator:
- Smithsonian Institution Assistant Secretary for Research
- Title:
- Records, c. 1985-1991
- Dates:
- 1985, 1985-1991, c 1985-1991
- Summary:
- These records document the administrative activities of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research. The office title changed on 25 March 1992, and is presently known as the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Science. Materials include correspondence and memoranda pertaining to administration of offices and bureaus throughout the Institution, primarily focusing on budget appropriations, personnel matters, or the overall maintenance of museum facilities; congressional issues; exhibitions and collections management; construction contracts; fellowships; accounting services; workshops; affirmative action reports; and Smithsonian Institution Library search. Additional correspondence refers to the American Association of Museums (AAM), Carrying Capacity Conference, Buried Mirror Project, International Environmental Sciences Program (IESP), Smithsonian Board of Regents meetings, Sloan Videohistory Project, Chesapeake Research Consortium, 1990 World Food Prize, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- Topics:
- Museums--Administration, World Food Prize
- Subjects:
- American Association of Museums, Chesapeake Research Consortium, Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents, Smithsonian Institution International and Environmental Programs, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Smithsonian Videohistory Program, Sloan Videohistory Project, Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Carrying Capacity Conference
- Form/Genre:
- Brochures, Collection descriptions, Manuscripts
- Local Number:
- SIA Acc. 93-062
- Physical Description:
- 14 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes)
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Table of Contents
Accession 93-062
Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for Research
Records, circa 1985-1991
Collection Overview | |
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for Research |
| Title: | Records |
| Dates: | circa 1985-1991 |
| Quantity: | 14 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes) |
| Collection: | Accession 93-062 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
Descriptive Entry
These records document the administrative activities of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research. The office title changed on March 25, 1992 and is presently known as the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Science. Records include correspondence and memoranda pertaining to administration of offices and bureaus throughout the Institution primarily focusing on budget appropriations, personnel matters, or the overall maintenance of museum facilities; congressional issues; exhibitions and collections management; construction contracts; fellowships; accounting services; workshops; affirmative action reports; and Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL) library search. Additional correspondence refers to the American Association of Museums (AAM), Carrying Capacity Conference, Buried Mirror Project, International Environmental Sciences Program (IESP), Smithsonian Board of Regents meetings, Sloan Videohistory Project, Chesapeake Research Consortium, 1990 World Food Prize, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- American Association of Museums
- Carrying Capacity Conference.
- Chesapeake Research Consortium
- Sloan Videohistory Project.
- Smithsonian Institution. Board of Regents.
- Smithsonian Institution. International and Environmental Programs.
- Smithsonian Institution. Libraries.
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- Smithsonian Videohistory Program
Subject
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 93-062, Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for Research, Records
Container List
Box 1
A
AAM - 1989 (American Association of Museums)
AAM - 1991
AAM Board of Directors Meeting, Denver, Colorado - May 18, 1991
AAM Board of Directors Meeting, Washington, DC - November 16, 1991
AAM/ICOM - 1991
Affirmative Action - 1989
Affirmative Action - 1990
Affirmative Action Reports - 1989
Affirmative Action Reports - 1990
American Museum of Natural History (External Review) - 1985
American Studies - 1989
American Studies - 1990
Anacostia Museum - 1989
Anacostia Museum - 1990
Archives - 1989
Archives - 1990
Archives - 1991
Box 2
Arctic - 1988-1989
Arctic - 1990-1991
ARC - 1986-1990 (Association of Systematics Collections)
ASM - 1985-1991 (American Society of Mammalogists)
ASZ - 1988-1989 (American Society of Zoologists)
Assistant Secretary for Research
Audit Information - 1989-1990
Awards - 1989-1990
B
Biodiversity - 1989
Biodiversity - 1990
Burch Fellowship
Buried Mirror Project
C
Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) - 1989
Carrying Capacity Conference
Chesapeake Research Consortium (Folders 1 and 2 of 3)
Box 3
Chesapeake Research Consortium (Folder 3 of 3)
Child Care Center
China (Joint Venture)
China - 1989-1990
CIED
CITES
COBD
Committee for a Wider Audience
Conservation Analytical Laboratory - 1989-1990
Conservation and Research Center - 1987-1990
Cooper-Hewitt
Council on Earth Scientists - 1989-1990
Crossroads
D
Debt Swap
Dillon, Wilton - 1989
Dillon, Wilton - 1990
Dinamation
E
EarthWatch
Environmental Awareness (Office of)
Box 4
Environmental Management and Safety - 1987-1991
Equal Opportunity (Office of)
Executive Resources Board - 1989-1990
Exxon - 1987-1990
F
Facilities Service (Office of)
Federal Employees
Fellowships and Grants (Office of) - 1989
Fellowships and Grants (Office of) - 1990
Focus Groups Meetings - 1990
Folklife Program (Office of)
Fort Pierce
G
General Counsel (office of)
General Post Office Building
Global Change
Global Change Forum (May 1989)
Global Change Forum Dinner (May 1989)
Hearst Proposal
Box 5
I
ICOM - 1989
ICOM - 1990
ICOM - 1991 (2 folders)
IESP (Budget for 1990)
IESP (Heyer) - 1989
IESP (Heyer) - 1990
IESP (Kenesley) - 1989
IESP (Kleiman) - 1990
IESP (Rudran) - 1989
IESP (Rudran) - 1990
IESP (Wemmer) - 1989
IESP (Wigham) - 1989
IESP (Wigham) - 1990
Information Resource Management (Office of)
Inspector General (Office of)
International Activities Council - 1988-1989
International Activities Council - 1990
International Activities Council - 1991
International Center - 1988-1990
International council for Bird Preservation
Inventory - 1985-1986
Inventory - 1987
Box 6
Inventory - 1988
Inventory - 1989
IUCN
J
Japan - 1988-1990
Joseph Henry Papers - 1986-1989
Joseph Henry Papers - 1990
K
Kenya - 1988-1990
L
Laboratory of Molecular Systematics
Legislation
Library of Congress - 1988-1990
M
MAB (SI) - 1988-1989
MAB (SI) - 1990
MAB (US) - 1990
MacArthur Foundation - 1988-1990
Madagascar - 1987-1989
Management Council - 1990
Manpower - 1988-1989
Marine Mammal Commission - 1990-1991
Membership and Development (Office of)
Box 7
Migratory Birds - 1990
Mpala Ranch - 1990 (2 folders)
Mpala Ranch - 1991 (2 folders)
N
National Center for Biological Diversity - 1990
National Center for Biological Diversity - 1991 (2 folders)
National Museum of American Art - 1988-1990
National Museum of American Art - 1991
Box 8
National Museum of American History
National Museum of American Indian
National Museum of Natural History - 1990
National Museum of Natural History - 1991
National Museum of Natural History - National Board
National Portrait Gallery - 1987-1991
National Science Foundation - 1987-1990
National Zoological Park - 1990
Nature Conservancy
O
Office of Plant Services (OPlantS) Workhours - 1987
OPlantS Workhours - 1988
OPlantS Workhours - 1989
Optical Publishing
Organization for Tropical Studies
P
Pakistan
Peru
Philippines
Princeton (University of)
Promotion - 1991
Q
Quincentennary - 1990
Quincentennary - 1991
Quincentennary Responses from Bureaus
R
Raven, Peter
Box 9
Regents Fellowships - 1988-1989
Regents Meeting - May 6, 1991
Regents Meeting - February 3, 1992
Regents Meeting - May 11, 1992
Regents Meeting - September 21, 1992
Regents Publication Program - 1989
Regents Publication Program - 1990
Research Policy Committee - 1989
Research Policy Committee - 1990
Research Policy Committee - 1991
S
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) - 1990
SAO - 1991
SAO Personnel
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) - 1990
SERC - 1991
SERC Land Purchases - 1988-1989
Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL) - 1990
SIL - 1992
Box 10
Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) - 1987-1989
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) - 1990
STRI - 1991
STRI Living Allowance - 1988-1991
Sackler Gallery of Art
Sackler/Freer Director Search
Scholarly Studies - 1990
Scholarly Studies - 1991
Seeds of Change - 1980-1992
Sequestration
Seychelles Foundation - 1987-1990
Sloan Videohistory
Smithson Award - 1989-1991
Box 11
Smithsonian Council - 1988
Smithsonian Council - 1989
Smithsonian Council - 1990
Smithsonian Council - October 1990 meeting information
Smithsonian Council - 1991 (2 folders)
Southwest Louisiana (University of) Biodiversity Center Proposal
Smithsonian Institution Press
Smithsonian World - 1989
Smithsonian World - 1990
T
Transition Material - 1991
U
USSR (2 folders)
V
Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center (VIARC) - 1989-1991
Box 12
W
Wilson Center - 1987-1990
Wise Award - 1987
Women in Museums Conference - 1990
Women's Committee - 1989-1991
Workshops
World Wildlife Fund - 1987-1990
World Food Prize - 1990
SIL Library Search - 1988-1989 (6 folders)
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