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Record Unit 108

Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Science

Records, 1963-1973

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Science
Title:Records
Dates:1963-1973
Quantity:26 cu. ft. (26 record storage boxes)
Collection:Record Unit 108
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

The records are arranged in four alphabetic subject files, overlapping in dates and subject matter. The files were probably segments of one general file which was weeded and separated as records became noncurrent.

Historical Note

The first person named Assistant Secretary for Science was Thomas Dale Stewart in 1964, although many of the functions of the office had previously been handled by one of the Assistant Secretaries. Sidney Roland Galler was named to the position in 1965, and in 1971 David Challinor became Assistant Secretary for Science.

The Assistant Secretary for Science served as the administrative link between the Secretary and the following Smithsonian bureaus: Center for the Study of Man, the Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies, National Air and Space Museum, National Museum of Natural History, National Zoological Park, Office of Environmental Sciences, Radiation Biology Laboratory, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Smithsonian Science Information Exchange, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

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Descriptive Entry

The records are arranged in four alphabetic subject files, overlapping in dates and subject matter. The files were probably segments of one general file which was weeded and separated as records became noncurrent.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 108, Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for Science, Records

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Container List

Series 1

GENERAL SUBJECT FILES, 1966-1971

Box 1

A

Box 1 of 26

Academic Programs, Office of

Box 1 of 26

Academy of Sciences, National

Box 1 of 26

Ad Hoc Task Force for Legislative Review (4 folders)

Box 1 of 26

Smithsonian Associates

Box 1 of 26

Astrophysical Observatory, Smithsonian

Box 1 of 26

Astrophysical Observatory, Smithsonian - Presentation, 11/3/1966, 11/5/1970

Box 1 of 26

Astrophysical Observatory, Smithsonian - Correspondence

Box 1 of 26

Astrophysical Observatory, Smithsonian - Photographs

Box 1 of 26

Belmont

Box 1 of 26

Biological Hierarchies, SI-ONR Lecture Series

Box 1 of 26

SI Budget, FY 1968-FY 1971

Box 1 of 26

Budget

Box 1 of 26

Bureau of the Budget

Box 1 of 26

Budget (Office of the Assistant Secretary)

Box 1 of 26

Budget (SI Renovation)

Box 1 of 26

C

Box 1 of 26

Canal, Inter-oceanic Sea Level

Box 1 of 26

Box 2

Cape Haze Marine Laboratory (2 folders)

Box 2 of 26

Caribbean Marine Laboratory, Retired Files

Box 2 of 26

Center for Short-Lived Phenomena

Box 2 of 26

Center for the Study of Man (2 folders)

Box 2 of 26

Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies (CBCES), 1970 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 26

CBCES, Land Acquisition (2 folders)

Box 2 of 26

CBCES, Before 1970 (4 folders)

Box 2 of 26

Box 3

Contracts Office

Box 3 of 26

Contract, NRAC Advisory

Box 3 of 26

Contracts Office - UNESCO

Box 3 of 26

Council on Communications, ICA

Box 3 of 26

Council on Communications (2 folders)

Box 3 of 26

Data Bank on Scientific Personnel

Box 3 of 26

Ecology Program

Box 3 of 26

Environmental Sciences, Office of

Box 3 of 26

Extramural Support

Box 3 of 26

G

Box 3 of 26

H

Box 3 of 26

Hawaii IRP Proposals (4 folders)

Box 3 of 26

History and Art, Assistant Secretary for

Box 3 of 26

I

Box 3 of 26

Information Systems Division, 1965-1969 (6 folders)

Box 3 of 26

Box 4

International Activities, Office of

Box 4 of 26

International Biological Program - Research Proposals and Booklets, 1969-1970

Box 4 of 26

International Biological Program - Proposals and Booklets, 1968 (2 folders)

Box 4 of 26

International Biological Program - Proposals and Booklets, 1965 (2 folders)

Box 4 of 26

Iran - U.S. Science Agreement- Background through Faryar Mofidi visit, January 1969

Box 4 of 26

Iran - U.S. Science Agreement- Background from Shah's visit to August, 1968 (2 folders)

Box 4 of 26

IUCN Meeting - New Delhi, November-December 1969 (2 folders)

Box 4 of 26

J

Box 4 of 26

Johns Hopkins University

Box 4 of 26

K

Box 4 of 26

Marine Biological Laboratory

Box 4 of 26

Mote Scientific Laboratory

Box 4 of 26

National Museum of Natural History, Deputy Director

Box 4 of 26

Notice of Research Project (Correspondence)

Box 4 of 26

Box 5

National Science Foundation, 1968-1969 (4 folders)

Box 5 of 26

New England Institute for Medical Research

Box 5 of 26

O

Box 5 of 26

Oil Spills, Material relating to

Box 5 of 26

Overhead

Box 5 of 26

Organization for Tropical Studies, 1966-1969 (3 folders)

Box 5 of 26

Pacific Oceanic Bird Project (2 folders)

Box 5 of 26

Pacific Science Center

Box 5 of 26

Paleobiology, Department of

Box 5 of 26

Petrology and Vulcanology, Division of

Box 5 of 26

Planetarium

Box 5 of 26

Federal Water Pollution Control Administration

Box 5 of 26

Primatology

Box 5 of 26

Smithsonian Press

Box 5 of 26

Programming and Budget, Office of

Box 5 of 26

Public Affairs Office

Box 5 of 26

Public Service Office

Box 5 of 26

R

Box 5 of 26

Radiation Biology Laboratory

Box 5 of 26

S

Box 5 of 26

Box 6

Science Information Exchange (SIE) (3 folders)

Box 6 of 26

SIE Ad Hoc Committee from Viewpoint of Users

Box 6 of 26

SIE Advisory Board

Box 6 of 26

SIE Service Charge

Box 6 of 26

SIE Correspondence, 1966-1969 (7 folders)

Box 6 of 26

SIE/NSF Related Correspondence, 1968-1969 (3 folders)

Box 6 of 26

Box 7

Short-Lived Phenomena, Center for

Box 7 of 26

Short-Lived Phenomena, Center for, A-I (2 folders)

Box 7 of 26

Short-Lived Phenomena, Center for, L-Z (2 folders)

Box 7 of 26

Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center

Box 7 of 26

Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (Photographs)

Box 7 of 26

Smithsonian Research Foundation Overhead

Box 7 of 26

Smithsonian Research Foundation Expenditures

Box 7 of 26

Speeches, Miscellaneous material

Box 7 of 26

Tax, Sol - Contract, University of Chicago

Box 7 of 26

Treasurer

Box 7 of 26

Urgent Anthropology

Box 7 of 26

Yugoslavia - Dr. Neil Cheek

Box 7 of 26

Series 2

GENERAL SUBJECT FILES, 1966-1972

Box 7

A

Box 7 of 26

Academic Program, Office of, 1970-1972

Box 7 of 26

Academy of Sciences, National, 1968-1972

Box 7 of 26

Office of Environmental Sciences, 1969-1971

Box 7 of 26

BUREAU FILES AS FOLLOWS:

Ecology Program, SI Office of, 1968-1970

Box 7 of 26

Center for Short-Lived Phenomena, 1972

Box 7 of 26

Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies (CBCES), 1971-1972 (2 folders)

Box 7 of 26

CBCES - The Anne Arundel County 4-H Foundation, Incorporated, 1969-1970

Box 7 of 26

CBCES - Rhode River, 1970-1971

Box 7 of 26

Box 8

CBCES - Consortium, 1971 (3 folders)

Box 8 of 26

CBCES - Land Acquisition, 1971

Box 8 of 26

CBCES - Poplar Island, 1970-1971

Box 8 of 26

Fort Pierce, 1971-1972 (4 folders)

Box 8 of 26

Record of Scientific Research done at Fort Pierce, Florida, 1967-1972 (2 folders)

Box 8 of 26

Astrophysical Observatory, 1971-1972 (2 folders)

Box 8 of 26

Center for the Study of Man, 1966-1971 (2 folders)

Box 8 of 26

Museum of Natural History, 1969-1972

Box 8 of 26

Personnel in MNH

Box 8 of 26

MNH Search Committee File (2 folders)

Box 8 of 26

Box 9

MNH Search Committee File, Dr. Challinor's trip to Ann Arbor, Michigan to see Dr. Rhodes, 11/16/1972

Box 9 of 26

Anthropology, Department of, 1966-1971 (4 folders)

Box 9 of 26

Botany, Department of, 1965-1971 (3 folders)

Box 9 of 26

Botany - Flora North America Program: Proposal to National Science Foundation, 1971 (2 folders)

Box 9 of 26

Botany - Flora North America Program as related to Information Systems Division

Box 9 of 26

Botany - Flora North America Program, General (2 folders)

Box 9 of 26

Botany - Flora North America Program as related to NSF, 1972

Box 9 of 26

Entomology, Department of, 1967-1971

Box 9 of 26

Smithsonian Science Information Exchange, 1971-1972 (3 folders)

Box 9 of 26

Zoological Park, National, 1972

Box 9 of 26

Zoological Park, National - 22 August 1972, Challinor and Perry to meet Mr. Lawrence Hadley re: zoo breeding facility

Box 9 of 26

NZP Master Plan

Box 9 of 26

NZP Parking

Box 9 of 26

NZP Panda Parties

Box 9 of 26

Box 10

NZP, General, 1969-1971 (2 folders)

Box 10 of 26

NZP, Joint Whittell-Smithsonian Project [removed]

Box 10 of 26

NZP, LaPlata Annex

Box 10 of 26

STRI, General, 1967-1972 (5 folders)

Box 10 of 26

STRI - FWQA Contract, Progress Reports, 1971-1972

Box 10 of 26

END OF BUREAU FILES

Communication, Council on (2 folders)

Box 10 of 26

Computers, 1970-1972

Box 10 of 26

Conservation, General, 1967-1970

Box 10 of 26

D

Box 10 of 26

Development, Office of, 1970-1971

Box 10 of 26

Department of Defense, 1968-1970

Box 10 of 26

E

Box 10 of 26

Ecology, Institute of, 1970-1971 (3 folders)

Box 10 of 26

Environmental Protection Agency, 1971

Box 10 of 26

Environmental Sciences Services Administration, 1966-1969

Box 10 of 26

Exhibits, 1970-1971 (2 folders)

Box 10 of 26

Box 11

F

Box 11 of 26

General Counsel, Office of the (Bills 1-10, 999), 1967-1972 (2 folders)

Box 11 of 26

H

Box 11 of 26

K

Box 11 of 26

L

Box 11 of 26

NSF, 1971

Box 11 of 26

P

Box 11 of 26

Planetarium, 1970-1971

Box 11 of 26

Press, SI, 1970-1971

Box 11 of 26

Public Services, SI, 1971-1972 (2 folders)

Box 11 of 26

R

Box 11 of 26

S

Box 11 of 26

Science and Technology, Office of, (Executive Office of the President), 1970-1972

Box 11 of 26

Support Services, SI, 1970

Box 11 of 26

Treasurer, SI, 1970-1972 (3 folders)

Box 11 of 26

Series 3

COUNTRY FILES, 1964-1971

Box 11

India, 1965-1971 (8 folders)

Box 11 of 26

India, People and Reports, 1966-1968

Box 11 of 26

Box 12

Lancetilla, Honduras, 1964-1971 (5 folders)

Box 12 of 26

Surtsey, 1965-1970 (3 folders)

Box 12 of 26

Yugoslovia, 1966-1970 (5 folders)

Box 12 of 26

Series 4

GENERAL SUBJECT FILES, 1963-1972

Box 12

Academy of Sciences, National

Box 12 of 26

Aldabra, 1966-1971 (6 folders)

Box 12 of 26

Box 13

Brazil (3 folders)

Box 13 of 26

British Honduras (3 folders)

Box 13 of 26

BUREAU FILES AS FOLLOWS:

CBCES-Rhode River (5 folders)

Box 13 of 26

Chesapeake Bay Consortium, Inc. (3 folders)

Box 13 of 26

CBCES - General (3 folders)

Box 13 of 26

Box 14

National Air and Space Museum (3 folders)

Box 14 of 26

NMNH-Department of Mineral Sciences, 1970-1972

Box 14 of 26

NMNH-Department of Paleobiology, 1970-1972

Box 14 of 26

NMNH-Department of Entomology, 1972

Box 14 of 26

NMNH-Department of Botany, 1972

Box 14 of 26

NMNH-Department of Vertebrate Zoology, 1967, 1970-1972

Box 14 of 26

NMNH-Department of Invertebrate Zoology, 1969-1972

Box 14 of 26

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 1972

Box 14 of 26

Bureau Heads Meetings, Minutes, 1971

Box 14 of 26

END OF BUREAU FILES

Civil Service Commission Task Force

Box 14 of 26

Conservation Foundation - Consulting Council

Box 14 of 26

India, 1972 (2 folders)

Box 14 of 26

National Science Foundation, 1963-1972 - History of SI-NSF Relationships

Box 14 of 26

National Science Foundation, General

Box 14 of 26

National Science Foundation, 1972

Box 14 of 26

Box 15

St. Vincent Island (2 folders)

Box 15 of 26

Sea Level Canal Correspondence, 1963-1971 (5 folders)

Box 15 of 26

Smithsonian Council

Box 15 of 26

SI Council Meeting at Belmont, April 21-23, 1972

Box 15 of 26

Starfish (Acanthaster planci) (2 folders)

Box 15 of 26

Systematics, Office of (3 folders)

Box 15 of 26

Treasurer, 1970-1972

Box 15 of 26

Series 5

RECORDS, 1966-1973

Box 15

A, 1973

Box 15 of 26

AAAS - Copernicus, 1972-1973

Box 15 of 26

Academic Programs, Office of, 1971-1972

Box 15 of 26

Academy of Science, National, 1973

Box 15 of 26

AID, 1973

Box 15 of 26

American Institute of Biological Science, 1966-1973

Box 15 of 26

Box 16

American Type Culture Collection, The, 1970-1973

Box 16 of 26

Annual Report, 1971-1972

Box 16 of 26

Assistant Secretary for Art and History, 1973

Box 16 of 26

Assistant Secretary for Science, 1970-1973

Box 16 of 26

Bicentennial, 1971-1973

Box 16 of 26

Bureaus in SI reporting to the Assistant Secretary for Science:

Bureau Heads Meetings, 1972

Box 16 of 26

Center for the Study of Man, 1972-1973

Box 16 of 26

National Air & Space Museum, 1973

Box 16 of 26

National Museum of Natural History, 1970-1973

Box 16 of 26

Anthropology, Department of, 1972-1973 (2 folders)

Box 16 of 26

Botany, Department of, 1973

Box 16 of 26

Box 17

Entomology, Department of, 1973

Box 17 of 26

Mineral Science, Department of, 1973

Box 17 of 26

Paleobiology, Department of, 1973

Box 17 of 26

Zoology, Department of Invertebrate, 1973

Box 17 of 26

Zoology, Department of Vertebrate, 1972-1973

Box 17 of 26

National Zoological Park, 1973

Box 17 of 26

Office of International & Environmental Programs, 1973

Box 17 of 26

Radiation Biology Laboratory, 1973

Box 17 of 26

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 1973 (3 folders)

Box 17 of 26

Box 18

Smithsonian Science Information Exchange

Box 18 of 26

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, 1966-1973 (5 folders)

Box 18 of 26

Center for Natural Areas, 1968-1972

Box 18 of 26

Center for Short-Lived Phenomenon, 1973 (2 folders)

Box 18 of 26

Box 19

Ceylon - General, 1968-1972 (2 folders)

Box 19 of 26

Ceylon - Kurt, Fred, 1968-1969

Box 19 of 26

Ceylon - Proposals, 1966-1968

Box 19 of 26

Ceylon - Reports, 1966-1968

Box 19 of 26

Ceylon - Ripley, Dr. Suzanne, 1971-1972

Box 19 of 26

Chesapeake Research Consortium - Candidates, Director

Box 19 of 26

Committees:

Committee on Ecological Research - Ad hoc CEQ-FCST, 1971-1973

Box 19 of 26

Committee on International Environmental Affairs, 1971-1973 (2 folders)

Box 19 of 26

Federal Council for Science and Technology - International Committee, 1969-1972

Box 19 of 26

Interagency Committee on Marine Science and Engineering of FCST, 1971-1973 (2 folders)

Box 19 of 26

Box 20

International Biological Program - International Coordinating Committee, 1969-1970

Box 20 of 26

National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere, 1971-1973 (2 folders)

Box 20 of 26

Wildlife Society - International Affairs Committee, 1969

Box 20 of 26

Computers

Box 20 of 26

Conferences, Symposiums, Meetings, 1970-1973

Box 20 of 26

United Nations Conference on Environment, 1970-1972 (2 folders)

Box 20 of 26

Conservation Foundation, The, 1971-1973

Box 20 of 26

Contract Office, 1970-1973

Box 20 of 26

Councils:

Council on Environmental Quality, 1972-1973

Box 20 of 26

Federal Council for Science and Technology, 1971-1973 (2 folders)

Box 20 of 26

International Council for Bird Preservation, 1970-1971

Box 20 of 26

National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering, 1969-1970

Box 20 of 26

D - General Subject

Box 20 of 26

Development, Office of, 1972-1973

Box 20 of 26

E - General Subject

Box 20 of 26

Box 21

Ecology, Institute of, 1972-1973

Box 21 of 26

Ecology Program, 1971-1973 (2 folders)

Box 21 of 26

Ecology Program - International Science Cooperation Agreement U.S. - Japan, 1968-1971

Box 21 of 26

Environmental Protection Agency, 1972-1973

Box 21 of 26

Environmental Science, Office of, 1971-1973 (2 folders)

Box 21 of 26

Exhibits - Everything Exhibit, 1971

Box 21 of 26

Exhibits - General, 1971-1973

Box 21 of 26

Exhibits - Population Crisis, 1971-1973

Box 21 of 26

F - Cross References

Box 21 of 26

Foreign Currency Program, 1971-1973

Box 21 of 26

G - General, 1973

Box 21 of 26

Gir (Reports), 1968-1970

Box 21 of 26

Gir (Smithsonian Grant), 1971-1973

Box 21 of 26

Box 22

Gir (Yale-BNHS Grant),1970

Box 22 of 26

Hearings, 1968-1970

Box 22 of 26

Information System Division, 1972

Box 22 of 26

Interdisciplinary Communications Program, 1970-1973

Box 22 of 26

International Decade of Ocean Exploration (IDOE) CITRE, 1970-1972 (2 folders)

Box 22 of 26

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 1970-1973

Box 22 of 26

Investigation of Marine Shallow Water Ecosystems (IMSWE), 1971-1973

Box 22 of 26

Iran - U.S. Scientific Agreement, 1968-1970 (3 folders)

Box 22 of 26

K - Cross Reference

Box 22 of 26

L - General

Box 22 of 26

Libraries, Smithsonian Institution

Box 22 of 26

M - General, 1973

Box 22 of 26

Box 23

Meeting - Aldabra Committee Meeting, 1972

Box 23 of 26

Museum Programs, 1970-1973

Box 23 of 26

National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering Development, 1969

Box 23 of 26

National Science Foundation, 1973

Box 23 of 26

O - General, 1973

Box 23 of 26

Oceanography and Limnology, Office of, 1967-1972

Box 23 of 26

Oceanography and Limnology Program, 1972-1973 (2 folders)

Box 23 of 26

Peace Corps, 1970-1971

Box 23 of 26

Personnel Applicants (A-Z), 1971-1973 (2 folders)

Box 23 of 26

Personnel (General), 1968-1973 (2 folders)

Box 23 of 26

Box 24

Presidential Interns, 1972-1973

Box 24 of 26

Presidential Internships - Applicants, 1971-1973

Box 24 of 26

Presidential Internships Programs, 1971-1972

Box 24 of 26

Press, Smithsonian Institution, 1969-1973

Box 24 of 26

Public Affairs, Office of, 1971, 1973 (2 folders)

Box 24 of 26

Publications, 1970-1971

Box 24 of 26

R - General, 1973

Box 24 of 26

Regents, 1968-1973 (3 folders)

Box 24 of 26

Research Institute for Immigration and Ethnic Studies, 1972-1973

Box 24 of 26

S - General

Box 24 of 26

SEADAG Grant Accounting, 1970

Box 24 of 26

SEADAG Grant Correspondence, 1969

Box 24 of 26

Box 25

SEADAG Mekong Correspondence, 1970-1971 (2 folders)

Box 25 of 26

SEADAG Mekong Grant - Smithsonian Team Reports, 1970

Box 25 of 26

Seminars and Conferences, Office of, 1973

Box 25 of 26

Smithsonian Institution, 1969-1973 (3 folders)

Box 25 of 26

Smithsonian Institution Council, 1973

Box 25 of 26

Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center, 1972-1973

Box 25 of 26

Space/Storage, 1968-1972

Box 25 of 26

State, U.S. Department of, 1967-1973

Box 25 of 26

Supply Division, 1973

Box 25 of 26

Support Activities - Storage/Space

Box 25 of 26

Support Services, 1970-1973 (2 folders)

Box 25 of 26

Systematic Biology, Office of, 1973

Box 25 of 26

T - General, 1971-1973

Box 25 of 26

Travel, 1970-1972

Box 25 of 26

Travel - East Africa Trip (June 1968) Dr. Challinor, 1973

Box 25 of 26

Box 26

Treasurer, Office of the, 1973 (2 folders)

Box 26 of 26

Under Secretary - Dr. Robert A. Brooks, 1973

Box 26 of 26

V - General, 1971-1973

Box 26 of 26

W - General, 1968-1972

Box 26 of 26

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 1966-1973

Box 26 of 26

World Bank

Box 26 of 26

X-Y-Z, 1973

Box 26 of 26

Series 6

TAPES, 1968-1969

Box 26

Lecture O.N.R.

Dr. Simon, Dr. Galler (Introduction), 4/27/1968 (1/4" audiotape)

Box 26 of 26

Dr. Simon, 4/27/1968 (1/4" audiotape)

Box 26 of 26

Prof. Goldstein (2 reels), 4/28/1969 (1/4" audiotape)

Box 26 of 26

Dr. Pattee, 4/29/1969 (1/4" audiotape)

Box 26 of 26

Prof. Bonner (2 reels), 4/30/1969 (1/4" audiotape)

Box 26 of 26

Dr. Levins - Biological Hierarchies, 5/01/1969 (1/4" audiotape)

Box 26 of 26