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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Record Unit 498

Smithsonian Institution. Office of Interdisciplinary Studies

Records, 1974-1992

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution. Office of Interdisciplinary Studies
Title:Records
Dates:1974-1992
Quantity:2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Collection:Record Unit 498
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These records consist of programs, correspondence, memoranda, fundraising material, brochures, invitations, reports, audiotapes, background materials, and schedules for the following symposia: "Kin and Communities: The Peopling of America"; "Completing the Food Chain"; "Constitutional Roots, Rights, and Responsibilities"; "World Food Prize"; "Canvas of Culture: Rediscovery of the Past as Adaptation for the Future"; "How Humans Adapt: A Biocultural Odyssey"; "Man and Beast Revisited"; "Road after 1984: High Technology and Human Freedom"; and "The United States in the World". These records were created or maintained by Wilton S. Dillon and Carla M. Borden.

Descriptive Entry

These records document program activities of the Office of Interdisciplinary Studies, such as fundraising, symposiums, and workshops. Materials include the correspondence, memoranda, and notes of Wilton S. Dillon and Carla M. Borden; fundraising information; and schedules, reports, planning information, invitations, brochures, and audio cassette recordings for the following symposia: "Kin and Communities: The Peopling of America"; "Completing the Food Chain"; "Constitutional Roots, Rights, and Responsibilities"; "World Food Prize"; "Canvas of Culture: Rediscovery of the Past as Adaptation for the Future"; "How Humans Adapt: A Biocultural Odyssey"; "Man and Beast Revisited"; "Road after 1984: High Technology and Human Freedom"; and "The United States in the World."

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 498, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Interdisciplinary Studies, Records

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Container List

Box 1

The United States in the World, 1976

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Albert Einstein Centennial, 1979

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How Humans Adapt: A Biocultural Odyssey, 1981

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The Road after 1984: High Technology and Human Freedom, 1983

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The Canvas of Culture: Rediscovery of the Past as Adaptation for the Future, 1985

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Man and Beast Revisited, 1986

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Rockefeller Brothers Foundation (16587000), July 1977

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Miscellaneous Contributions (15842103), 1977-1981

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Volunteerism (184200), 1974

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Exxon Education Foundation (16598800), 1981

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Joseph H. Hazen Foundation (16598800), 1981-1982

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The Rockefeller Foundation, 1981

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Charles F. Kettering Foundation (16598800), 1981-1982

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Joys of Research (16670500), 1978-1982

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Bicentennial Family History Project (184210), 1974

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IYC Costs (16759300), 1979

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United States in the World (184700) and Miscellaneous Gifts (15847000), 1976-1978

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Statue of Liberty Symposium, 1984-1986

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Ellis L. Phillips Foundation (16588500), 1978-1981

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Educational Outreach Award (125EE1-04), 1980-1981

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Henry Morgan and Anthropology: A Centennial Evaluation (15842100), 1977-1980

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Correspondence: March-September, 1987 (4 folders)

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Correspondence, 1988-1992 (13 folders)

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Adamovich, L. Jubisa, 1983

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Angelov, Maya, 1983

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Antoine, Serge, 1983

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Badillo, Herman, 1983

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Bateson, Mary Catherine, 1983-1984

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Brademas, John, 1983-1985

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Bree, Germaine, 1983

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Burnham, David, 1983

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Butts, R. Freeman, 1983

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Carter, Gwendolyn M., 1983-1984

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Cater, Douglas, 1982-1983

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Commager, Henry Steele, 1983

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Curuby, George, 1983

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Dizard, Wilson, 1982

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Ellinghaus, William M., 1983

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Freeman, Orville L., 1983-1985

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Fyvel, T. R., 1982-1983

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Gallagher, Charles F.

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Gleason, Abbot, 1982-1984

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Gollin, Albert E., 1983

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Golodner, Jack, 1983

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Gottesman, Ronald, 1982-1983

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Hardison, Jr., O. B.

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Harris, LaDonna, 1983

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Howard, A. E. Dick, 1982-1984

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Hutchinson, Evelyn, 1983

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Box 2

Jauregui, J. Antonio, 1983

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Kann, Mark, 1982

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Lapham, Lewis, 1983-1984

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Lewis, Flora, 1983

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Linowes, David, 1983-1984

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Miller, Helen Hill, 1983

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Mills, James T., 1983-1984

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Monserrat, Joseph, 1984

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Nakane, Chie, 1983-1984

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Ponnamperuma, Cyril, 1983

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Pool, Ithiel de Sola

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Randolph, Jennings, 1983

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Restak, Richard M., 1983

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Sayles, Leonard R.

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Sills, David L., 1983

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Stamberg, Susan, 1983

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Starr, S. Frederick, 1983

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Supek, Rudi, 1983

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Sutton, Francis X., 1982

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Szulc, Tad, 1983

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Van Dorsten, Jan, 1983-1984

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Wood, James, 1983

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Whyte, William Foote

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Orwell Symposium: Rebecca West, 1982-1983

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Orwell Symposium: Participants other than Essayists

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Orwell Symposium: General Information, 1983

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Orwell Symposium: Special Events, 1983

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Orwell Symposium: Printing, 1983

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Orwell Symposium: Program Working Schedule, 1983

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Orwell Symposium: Academic Procession, 1983

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Orwell Symposium: Computer Program, 1983

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Orwell Symposium: Essayists, 1982-1983 (3 folders)

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Orwell Symposium: Follow-ups, 1983

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Orwell Symposium: Response to Symposium, 1983-1985

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Orwell Symposium: Guest Lists, 1983

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Orwell Symposium: Correspondence re: Announcements, 1983 (2 folders)

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Orwell Symposium: Reception, 1983

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Orwell Symposium: Response Letters, 1983

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Orwell Symposium: USIA Liaison, 1983

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Orwell Symposium: Video Recording Correspondence, 1983

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Orwell Symposium: Foreign Visa Information, 1983

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Kin and Community: Planning and Agenda, 1975-1977

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Kin and Community: Articles

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Kin and Community: Leichter Workshop, 1976-1977

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Kin and Community: "Updating Tocqueville: Democracy and the Future"

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Kin and Community: "First Americans: The Peopling Process"

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Kin and Community: "The Second Peopling: The Atlantic Migration"

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Kin and Community: "Lessons from the Analysis of Vertebrate"

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Kin and Community: "Nonmonogamous Mateship Systems in Birds"

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Kin and Community: "Aging Patterns in Southern Families"

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Kin and Community: "The New Immigrants"

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Kin and Community: "Changing Life Cycles in American History"

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Kin and Community: "Working and Loving America"

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Kin and Community: "Family Themes in American Literature"

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Kin and Community: "Lessons from the Analysis of Vertebrate Social Systems"

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Kin and Community: "Defining Self in One's Family of Origin"

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Kin and Community: "American Family? A New Perspective"

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Kin and Community: "The American Family in Past Time"

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Kin and Community: "Changing Life Cycles in American History"

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Kin and Community: "Family Folklore Bibliography"

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Kin and Community: "The American Family in Past Time"

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Kin and Community: "Family Continuity"

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Kin and Community: "Changing Risks, Changing Adaptations"

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Kin and Community: "Institutional Commitment and Custody"

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Kin and Community: "The Evolution of Monogamous Mating Systems in Mammals"

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Kin and Community: "Family Themes in Painting"

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Kin and Community: "Community and Locality in American Culture"

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Kin and Community: "The Making of Community"

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New York Times Correspondence, 1976

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Invitation to Symposium: Nature and Ethics, 1979-1980

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Audio Cassettes: Completing the Food Chain, 1988

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Audio Cassettes: World Food Prize, 1989

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Audio Cassettes: Constitutional Roots, Rights and Responsibilities

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