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This accession consists of collected records of the American Society of Mammalogists (ASM). Materials include files of Hugh H. Genoways and Elizabeth Horner as officers and members of ASM; tape recorded interviews with the mammalogist, Philip Hershkovitz; photographs of presidents of ASM; and miscellaneous materials.

Box 1 of 2

• Files of Hugh H. Genoways, ASM President, 1984-1986
  • ASM reports and publications, 1987
  • ASM correspondence, reports, and publications, 1984-1988
  • ASM correspondence, reports, and publications, 1989
  • ASM correspondence, reports, and publications, 1990
  • ASM correspondence, 1991
  • ASM correspondence, reports, and publications, 1992
  • ASM correspondence, reports, and publications, 1993
  • ASM correspondence, reports, and publications, 1994
  • ASM Honorary Membership Committee correspondence, 1992-1994
  • Responses to Circular #2, ITC/IV Workshop, 1984-1985
  • Unarranged ASM correspondence, 1973-1985
  • Advisory Committee on Systematic Resources in Mammalogy, correspondence, 1972-1974
  • Unarranged ASM correspondence, 1973-1985
  • Directory of ASM standing committees, ad hoc committees, society representatives, 1985-1986
  • ASM "Proceedings of the September Seminar on N.I.R.M., 1975

Box 2 of 2

• Meeting programs, 1969, 1974, 1982, 1985
• Group photographs of ASM meetings, c. 1968-1982 (non-inclusive)
• Photographs of past ASM presidents, two sets, contributed by Michael Carleton
• ASM publications and programs from Remington Kellog papers, 1926-1948; contributed by James Mead
• Folder sent to Martin Schein containing:
  • Text of presentation by D.E. Wilson nominating J.S. Findley for honorary ASM membership, 1994
  • Memo concerning takedown of NMNH exhibit honoring 75th anniversary of ASM, 1994
  • Miscellaneous 1994 correspondence, some concerning 1994 ASM meeting in Washington, DC
  • Press clippings, 1994
  • Obituaries for Ross Hardy and Robert T. Orr
  • Spilogale, vol. 75, no. 1, June 1994
• Philip Hershkovitz biographical materials from Bruce D. Patterson
  • Biographical sketch and bibliography by Patterson
  • Notes on academic genealogy
  • Three 60-minute tapes of May 1984 interview with Hershkovitz
• Elizabeth Horner files
  • Miscellaneous, 1958-1972
  • Resolutions committee, 1964-1995
  • Aid to European mammalogists, 1947-1949
  • Program committee, 1971-1972
  • ad hoc program committee, 1970-1971