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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Record Unit 414

National Museum of Natural History. Division of Crustacea

Records, 1977-1981

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Museum of Natural History. Division of Crustacea
Title:Records
Dates:1977-1981
Quantity:4.5 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Collection:Record Unit 414
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These records consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence of the curatorial staff of the Division of Crustacea. The correspondence concerns the identification, acquisition, and exchange of specimens; preparation and review of scientific papers and monographs; professional activities of the staff, especially involvement in The Crustacean Society; review of grant proposals; and divisional administration. Curators represented in the correspondence include Thomas E. Bowman, Raymond B. Manning, J. Laurens Barnard, Roger F. Cressey, Jr., Louis S. Kornicker, Brian F. Kensley, and C. W. Hart. Also included is correspondence of Museum Specialist C. Allan Child.

Descriptive Entry

These records consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence of the curatorial staff of the Division of Crustacea. The correspondence concerns the identification, acquisition, and exchange of specimens; preparation and review of scientific papers and monographs; professional activities of the staff, especially involvement in The Crustacean Society; review of grant proposals; and divisional administration. Curators represented in the correspondence include Thomas E. Bowman, Raymond B. Manning, J. Laurens Barnard, Roger F. Cressey, Jr., Louis S. Kornicker, Brian F. Kensley, and Charles W. Hart, Jr. Also included is correspondence of Museum Specialist C. Allan Child.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 414, National Museum of Natural History. Division of Crustacea, Records

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Container List

Box 1

Crustacea, 1977-1979, A - H

Box 1 of 5

Box 2

Crustacea, 1977-1979, I - So

Box 2 of 5

Box 3

Crustacea, 1977-1979, Sp - Z; 1980-1981, A - Hi

Box 3 of 5

Box 4

Crustacea, 1980-1981, Ho - V

Box 4 of 5

Box 5

Crustacea, 1980-1982, W - XYZ, Negatives and Miscellaneous Materials

Box 5 of 5