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Record Unit 273

Oceanography and Limnology Program (Smithsonian Institution)

Records, 1962-1974, with related records to 1977

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Oceanography and Limnology Program (Smithsonian Institution)
Title:Records
Dates:1962-1974, with related records to 1977
Quantity:26.58 cu. ft. (26 record storage boxes) (1 tall document box)
Collection:Record Unit 273
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This record unit consists primarily of records documenting the scientific activities of OLP, 1970-1974, and its predecessors, the Assistant Director for Oceanography, NMNH, 1962-1966, and the Office of Oceanography and Limnology, 1966-1970. The records consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence, proposals, reports, fiscal materials, publications, photographs, and research data. They include an organizational file documenting OLP relations with oceanographic institutions, commissions, government agencies, and colleges and universities; a file concerning international activities and projects of OLP; a subject file, primarily concerning oceanographic matters; records providing comprehensive documentation of the nine-year history of MMSC; and files concerning projects conducted at Skadar Lake, Yugoslavia, and Nam Ngum, Laos.

Historical Note

The history of the Oceanography and Limnology Program can be traced to 1962 when Irvin Eugene Wallen was appointed Assistant Director for Oceanography in the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH). Duties of the Assistant Director for Oceanography included aiding NMNH scientists in marine research; maintaining liaison with scientists and ocean-going vessels for collecting biological materials; representing the Smithsonian Institution on committees and councils concerned with oceanography; and developing and operating a sorting center for marine biological and geological materials. The Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC) was established in 1962, under the administrative control of the Assistant Director for Oceanography. In 1966, the position of Assistant Director for Oceanography was abolished, and its duties were assumed by the newly created Office of Oceanography and Limnology. The Office, with Wallen as Head, reported to the Assistant Secretary for Science and was administratively responsible for the SOSC and the Mediterranean Marine Sorting Center (MMSC), which was established in September 1966. As a result of a reorganization in the Smithsonian's environmental programs, the Office of Environmental Sciences (OES) was established in October 1969. At that time, the Office of Oceanography and Limnology became the Oceanography and Limnology Program (OLP) of OES. In October 1973, OES was merged with the Office of International Activities to create the Office of International and Environmental Programs (OIEP). OLP became an administrative unit of the newly created OIEP. OLP was abolished in June 1974. At that time, Smithsonian environmental programs were merged to form the International Environmental Sciences Program (IESP) of OIEP. IESP and OIEP were terminated in 1975.

Staff of OLP and its predecessors, the Assistant Director for Oceanography, NMNH and the Office of Oceanography and Limnology included Wallen, Assistant Director for Oceanography, NMNH, 1962-1966, Head, Office of Oceanography and Limnology, 1966-1969; William Aron, Deputy Head, 1967-1969, Director, 1969-1971; Robert P. Higgins, Oceanographer, 1968-1969, Director, 1971-1974 (from 1970 to 1971, Higgins served as Director of MMSC); Dail W. Brown, Oceanographer, 1970-1972; David K. Young, Deputy Director, 1972-1974; and Catherine J. Kerby, Estuarine Biologist, 1973, Deputy Director, 1974.

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This record unit consists primarily of records documenting the scientific activities of OLP, 1970-1974, and its predecessors - the Assistant Director for Oceanography, NMNH, 1962-1966, and the Office of Oceanography and Limnology, 1966-1970. The records were mostly created by Wallen, Aron, and Higgins, with smaller amounts of material documenting the activities of other staff members. Records post-dating the termination of OLP in June 1974 are those of Higgins and Catherine J. Kerby, created while staff members of IESP and the SOSC, and usually concern projects or activities initiated by OLP. The records consist of incoming and outgoing correspondence; proposals; reports; fiscal materials; publications; photographs; and research data. They include an organizational file documenting OLP relations with oceanographic institutions, commissions, government agencies, and colleges and universities; a file concerning international activities and projects of OLP; a subject file, primarily concerning oceanographic matters; records providing comprehensive documentation of the nine-year history of MMSC; and files concerning projects conducted at Skadar Lake, Yugoslavia and Nam Ngum, Loas.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 273, Oceanography and Limnology Program (Smithsonian Institution), Records

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Container List

Series 1

Organizational File, 1962-1977. Arranged alphabetically.

This series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, reports, manuscripts, research data, and publications documenting OLP relations with oceanographic institutions, government agencies, Smithsonian offices and bureaus, and colleges and universities. It also includes voluminous files concerning OLP participation on international oceanographic commissions and intergovernmental committees on oceanography and marine biology. Projects conducted or supported by OLP and documented in the records include the OLP-Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems Project; OLP projects conducted for the Army Corps of Engineers; and OLP projects supported by the Smithsonian Currency Program (see also series 2). Files postdating the termination of OLP in June 1974 were created by Robert P. Higgins and Catherine J. Kerby in their capacity as staff members of the International Environmental Science Program (IESP) and the Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC).

Box 1

Agency for International Development (AID), 1970-1973

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American Sailing Education Association, 1971-1974

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United States Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal Engineering Research Center. General correspondence, 1966-1974. (6 folders)

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United States Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal Engineering Research Center. "Effects of Waste Disposal in the New York Bight," 1970-1972. Report prepared by the Smithsonian Advisory Committee of the OLP. (2 folders)

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United States Army Corps of Engineers, Coastal Engineering Research Center. "Review of Technical Report H-72, Disposal of Dredge Soil, U. S. Army Engineer Waterways Experimental Station," 1972. Report prepared by the Smithsonian Advisory Committee of the OLP.

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Baltic Marine Biologists, 1972-1973

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Belmont Conference Center, 1972-1973

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Box 2

Biospherics, Inc., 1972-1973

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Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, 1962-1970

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Center for Short-Lived Phenomena, 1974

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Chesapeake Bay Biological Research Planning Conference, 1970 (2 folders)

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Chesapeake Bay Biological Research Planning Conference, 1970. Transcripts. (2 folders)

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Chesapeake Bay Biological Research Planning Conference, 1970-1971

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Chesapeake Biological Laboratory, 1968-1971

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Comparative Investigations of Tropical Reef Ecosystems (CITRE), 1970-1973 (2 folders)

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Cooperative Investigations in the Mediterranean (CIM), 1970-1971 (2 folders)

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Box 3

Cooperative Investigations in the Mediterranean (CIM), 1972-1977 (3 folders)

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Cooperative Investigations of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (CICAR), 1967-1974

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Cooperative Investigations of the Northern Part of the Eastern Central Atlantic (CINECA), 1970-1974

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Cornell University, 1965-1971

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Duke University, 1963-1971

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Engineering Committee on Oceanic Resources (ECOR), 1970-1971

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), general, 1971-1974

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EPA. "Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems," Harley P. Brown, 1967-1972

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EPA. "Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems," John B. Burch, 1970-1972

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EPA. "Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems," William P. Coffman, 1971-1972

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EPA. "Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems," Roger F. Cressey, Jr., 1970-1971

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EPA. "Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems," John M. and Virginia R. Ferris, 1972-1973

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EPA. "Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems," Nancy Foster, 1971

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EPA. "Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems," Horton H. Hobbs, Jr., 1970-1971

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EPA. "Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems," John R. Holsinger, 1969-1972

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Box 4

EPA. "Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems," Roman Kenk, 1969-1971

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EPA. "Biota of Freshwater Ecosystems," William D. Williams, 1969-1972

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 1968-1974

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Global Atmospheric Research Programme (GARP), 1970-1974

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GARP. Atlantic Tropical Experiment (GATE), 1972-1974

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Global Investigations of Pollution in the Marine Environment (GIPME), 1971-1975 (2 folders)

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Interagency Committee for Marine Environmental Prediction (ICMAREP), general, 1972-1976 (7 folders)

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Box 5

ICMAREP. Integrated Global Ocean Station System (IGOSS), 1970-1975 (2 folders)

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Interagency Committee for Marine Environmental Prediction (ICMAREP). Subcommittee on Marine Baselines and Monitoring, 1971-1974 (5 folders)

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Interagency Committee for Marine Environmental Prediction (ICMAREP). Federal Plan for Environmental Data Buoys, 1972-1975

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ICMAREP. Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, 1972-1973

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Interagency Committee on Marine Sciences and Engineering (ICMSE), general, 1970-September 1972 (3 folders)

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Box 6

Interagency Committee on Marine Sciences and Engineering (ICMSE), general, October 1972-1975 (5 folders)

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Interagency Committee on Marine Sciences and Engineering (ICMSE). Ad Hoc Group on Definitions and Classification of Oceanographic Programs, 1971-1972

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ICMSE. Center for Naval Analysis, 1974

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ICMSE. Committee on Marine Environmental Quality, 1971-1972

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ICMSE. Federal Ocean Program, 1973-1975 (3 folders)

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ICMSE. Instrumentation, 1973-1975

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ICMSE. Program Review, 1972

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ICMSE. Select Committee for the National Ocean Policy Study, 1974

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ICMSE. Subcommittee on Coastal Zone Research and Engineering, 1971-1974

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Box 7

ICMSE. Subcommittee on Marine Pollution Abatement and Control (MARPAC), 1975

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ICMSE. Subcommittee on Ships, 1972-1974

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Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), 1970-1972

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Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), 1973-1974 (2 folders)

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International Biological Program, general, 1963-1972 (2 folders)

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International Biological Program, reports and publications, 1963-1968 (2 folders)

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International Commission for the Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean, 1966-1970 (2 folders)

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Box 8

International Commission for the Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean, 1971-1973

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International Council for the Exploration of the Seas (ICES), 1965-1974

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International Decade of Ocean Exploration (IDOE), 1968-1973

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International Field Year for the Great Lakes, 1969-1971 (2 folders)

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International Hydrological Decade, 1968-1970

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International Union of Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, 1968-1972

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Law of the Sea Institute, 1969-1973

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Marine Resource, Monitoring, Assessment, and Prediction Program (MARMAP), 1973-1974

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Marine Technology Society, 1966-1973

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Mediterranean Association for Marine Biology and Oceanography (MAMBO), 1965-1968

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Michigan State University, 1970-1972

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Mote Marine Laboratory, 1966-1970

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National Academy of Sciences, 1969-1971

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National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere (NACOA), 1972-1974 (2 folders)

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National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 1963-1970

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Box 9

National Aquarium, 1963-1970

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National Council on Marine Resources and Engineering Development (NCMRED), 1967-1970

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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Environmental Data Service, 1972

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NOAA-MESA New York Bight Study, 1972

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National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), 1971-1974

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National Oceanographic Instrumentation Center (NOIC), 1973-1974

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Ocean Affairs Board, 1965-1976 (2 folders)

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Panel on International Programs and International Cooperation in Ocean Affairs (PIPICO), 1971-1975

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Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), 1963-1974

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Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR): Working Group #23, 1965-1973 (4 folders)

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Smithsonian Council on Environmental Sciences, 1971-1972

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Smithsonian Foreign Currency Program, general, 1968-1974

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Box 10

Smithsonian Foreign Currency Program, projects, 1966-1972 (4 folders)

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Smithsonian Priorities Conference, 1973

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Smithsonian Research Foundation, 1974

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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI), general, 1968-1974

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STRI. "T" Boat, 1970-1972

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Southern Marine Vocational Technical Institute, 1967-1969

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Technological Initiatives Program, 1971

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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 1971-1974

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UNESCO. Man and the Biosphere (MAB): Island Ecosystem Project, 1974

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United States Coast Guard, 1963-1972

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United States Department of the Interior, 1963-1972

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United States Geological Survey, 1962-1969

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United States Navy, 1963-1973

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University of Arizona, 1965-1969

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University of California, 1962-1971

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University of Hawaii, 1962-1972

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University of Miami, 1971

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Box 11

University of Michigan, 1962-1969

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University of South Florida, 1971

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University of Southern California, 1963-1971

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University of Washington, 1962-1973

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University of Wisconsin, 1972

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, 1968-1972

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Series 2

International Oceanography Files, 1962-1974. Arranged alphabetically.

This series contains records documenting international activities of OLP. It includes incoming and outgoing correspondence between OLP staff and foreign oceanographers and marine biologists; reports and publications on oceanography programs of foreign nations; and files on projects conducted by OLP in foreign countries. Projects documented in the records include the Carangid Fishes Project conducted in Ceylon; studies of Egyptian fisheries by Carl J. George; "A Study of Biological Productivity in Tropical Lakes of South India;" "A Study of DDT and Heavy Metal in Caspian Sea Biota;" "Biota of the Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean;" and "Biology and Productivity Studies of the Coastal Waters of Pakistan." Also included are smaller amounts of material concerning OLP participation on international committees and symposia. For other records concerning international programs of OLP see Series 1, 5 and 6. The files are arranged alphabetically by country.

Box 11

Africa, 1963-1974

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Alaska, 1965-1968

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American Samoa, 1969-1974. Includes correspondence regarding William Aron's role as Smithsonian Liaison to the Government of American Samoa, 1969-1971

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Bangladesh, 1972-1974

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Bikini Atoll, 1968-1970

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Brazil, 1962-1974

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Burma, 1971-1973

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Canada, 1967-1974

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Ceylon, general, 1965-1971

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Ceylon. Carangid Fishes Project, 1971-1974. Correspondents include William F. Smith-Vaniz and C. Richards Robbins.

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Egypt, 1965-1974. Includes correspondence with Carl J. George concerning his trip to Egypt to study changes in Mediterranean fisheries caused by construction of the Aswan Dam, 1969-1971. (3 folders)

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England, 1962-1974

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Box 12

Galapagos Islands, 1966-1970

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Germany, 1968-1974

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Greece, 1971-1973

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Guam, 1970-1972

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Hong Kong, 1964-1969

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India, general, 1970-1973. Correspondents include Wayne A. Mills, Smithsonian liaison in India. (3 folders)

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India, general, 1974

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India. "A Study of Biological Productivity in Some Tropical Lakes of South India," 1969-1974. Includes correspondence, proposals, progress reports, and financial reports on the project.

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India. Proposed Ganges River Project, 1972-1973

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Indian Ocean Biological Centre, 1963-1973

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Indonesia, 1971-1974

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Iran, general, 1969-1974 (2 folders)

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Iran. "A Study of DDT and Heavy Metal in Caspian Sea Biota," 1970-1973. Includes correspondence, project proposals, and reports.

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Israel, general, 1965-1966. Includes correspondence concerning the project "Biota of the Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean."

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Box 13

Israel, general, 1967-1974. Includes correspondence concerning the project "Biota of the Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean." (6 folders)

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Israel. "Biota of the Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean." Correspondence and reports, Eugenie Clark, 1970.

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Israel. "Biota of the Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean." Correspondence and reports, Lev Fishelson, 1968-1969

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Israel. "Biota of the Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean." Correspondence and reports, Abraham Fleminger, 1968

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Israel. "Biota of the Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean." Correspondence and reports, Baruch Kimor, 1967-1969

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Israel. "Biota of the Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean." Correspondence and reports, Michael Neushul, 1968-1969

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Israel. "Biota of the Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean." Correspondence and reports, F. D. Por, 1967-1973

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Israel. "Biota of the Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean." Correspondence and reports, Victor G. Springer, 1969-1971

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Israel. "Biota of the Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean." Correspondence and reports, Heinz Steinitz, 1967-1970

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Israel. "Biota of the Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean." Correspondence and reports, Karl Milton Wilbur, 1969-1970

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Israel. "Biota of the Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean Project." Proposals and progress reports, 1966-1972

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Israel. "Biota of the Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean Project." Budget and financial reports, 1967-1970

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Israel. "Biota of the Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean Project." Review Committee, 1969

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Israel. "Biota of the Red Sea and Eastern Mediterranean Project." William Aron trip reports, 1966-1971

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Israel. "Gulf of Eilat and Red Sea Fishes," 1968-1970

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Israel. "A Study of the Eilat Coral Reef," by Lawrence B. Slobodkin, 1967-1971

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Israel. Project proposals, 1968-1971

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Ivory Coast, 1970-1971

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Japan, 1962-1966

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Box 14

Japan, 1967-1974

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Japan-United States Committee on Scientific Cooperation, 1970 (2 folders)

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Japan-United States Cooperative Science Program. Conference on Research in Marine Plankton Processing, 1966.

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Johnston Atoll. "Ecological Baseline Survey of Johnston Atoll, Central Pacific Ocean," by A. Binion Amerson, Jr., 1973.

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Kenya, 1969-1973

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Korea, 1967-1973

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Kuwait, 1971-1974

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Lebanon, 1966-1973 (2 folders)

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Libya, 1971

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Malta, 1965-1973. Includes material concerning Robert P. Higgins' participation in the International Symposium on the Eastern Mediterranean, Malta, September, 1973.

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Box 15

Mexico, 1967-1973

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Monaco, 1963-1971

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Morocco, 1968-1972

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Nepal. Tiger Project, 1974

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Netherlands, 1972-1973

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Pakistan, general, 1969-1974 (3 folders)

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Pakistan. Robert P. Higgins, cancelled trip, 1973

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Pakistan. "Biology and Productivity Studies of the Coastal Waters of Pakistan." Project proposal, 1974

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Pakistan. "Biology and Productivity Studies of the Coastal Waters of Pakistan." Budget, 1974 (2 folders)

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Pakistan. Miscellaneous reports, 1972-1974 (2 folders)

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Palau (Trust Territories of the Pacific), 1967-1970

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Box 16

Panama Canal Zone, 1966, 1970

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Persian Gulf, 1972-1973

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Peru. Lake Titicaca, 1972-1974

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Philippines Sorting Center, 1967-1968

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Poland, 1967-1974

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Romania, 1967-1969

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Saudi Arabia, 1971-1972

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South America, 1967-1971

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Sudan, 1972-1974

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Suez Canal. "Mechanisms of Colonization Following Immigration through the Suez Canal," 1970-1971. Project proposal.

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Sweden, 1972-1974

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Switzerland, 1967-1974

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Taiwan, 1971-1972

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Tanzania, 1968-1971

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Thailand, 1967-1974

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Trust Territory of the Pacific, 1969

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Tunisia, general, 1967-1974 (2 folders)

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Tunisia. Lake Tunis, 1971-1973

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Turkey, 1967-1971

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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 1963-1974

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Venezuela, 1974

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Box 17

Vietnam, 1970-1971

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Volta Dam and Lake, 1972

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Yugoslavia, 1965-1974 (4 folders)

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Zanzibar, 1972

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Series 3

Subject File, 1963-1974. Arranged alphabetically.

This series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, reports, publications, and related materials mostly concerning oceanographic matters. It includes numerous records dealing with submersible research vessels. Of special interest are files concerning the Cobb Seamount and Ocean Acre Projects and trip reports of OLP staff.

Box 17

Acanthaster Project, 1970-1972

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Chesapeake Bay, 1972

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Coastal Zone Programs, 1972-1973

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Cobb Seamount Project, 1968

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Environmental Exhibits, 1971

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Excess Property, 1969-1970

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Exhibits, 1963-1973

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Great Lakes, 1971-1974

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Interoceanic Canal, 1963-1964, 1969

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Marine Preserves, 1965-1972

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Ocean Acre Project, 1967-1972

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Ocean Dumping, 1970-1974

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Oil Spills, 1969-1970

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Box 18

Pollution, 1966-1974

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Public Relations, 1971. Consists of correspondence with the general public, usually concerning oceanography or environmental questions.

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Publications, 1966-1974

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Ripley, S. Dillon. Correspondence prepared for his signature, 1972-1974

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Sahel Ecology, 1974

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Starfish, 1969-1971 (2 folders)

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Submersibles, general, 1967-1973 (2 folders)

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Submersibles. Aluminaut, 1965-1966

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Submersibles. Alvin, 1964-1968

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Submersibles. Archimede, 1969

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Submersibles. Asherah, 1965-1969

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Submersibles. Ben Franklin, 1967-1970

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Submersibles. Cubmarine, 1965-1969

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Submersibles. Deep Ocean Work Boat, 1966-1970

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Submersibles. Deep Star, 1965-1968

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Box 19

Submersibles. Diving Saucer, 1964-1966

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Submersibles. Hydro-Lab, 1968-1971

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Submersibles. Sealab, 1968-1973

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Submersibles. Sea-Link, 1969-1974

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Submersibles. Star, I & II, 1967-1968

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Submersibles. Sublimnos, 1969-1971

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Submersibles. Trieste, 1965-1968

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Trip Reports, 1971-1974 (2 folders)

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Tropical Ecosystems Research, 1973-1974 (2 folders)

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Series 4

Mediterranean Marine Sorting Center Files, 1965-1976.

The Mediterranean Marine Sorting Center (MMSC) was established in September 1966 at Salambo, Tunisia. Under the administrative control of the Office of Oceanography and Limnology (after 1970, the Oceanography and Limnology Program), MMSC received environmental data and marine biological collections from the Mediterranean area. MMSC would sort the collections and distribute data and specimens to scientists and research institutions throughout the world. Directors of MMSC included David K. Damkaer, 1966-1967; Neil C. Hulings, 1967-1969; Robert P. Higgins, 1969-1970; William P. Davis, 1970-1973; and Ernani G. Menez, 1973-1975. MMSC was terminated on 20 June 1975.

This series consists of records maintained by OLP documenting the nine-year history of MMSC. It includes general correspondence, 1965-1975, usually between the Directors of OLP and MMSC, including a large amount of material dealing with the creation of MMSC in 1966; a reading file of outgoing correspondence, 1971-1974, maintained by MMSC and submitted to OLP; financial reports, 1972-1974; files documenting the Hedia Baccar lawsuit against MMSC, 1969-1976; photographs of MMSC staff and facilities, 1967-1975; agreements between the Smithsonian and Tunisia concerning MMSC, 1966-1973; and annual and scientific reports of MMSC, 1969-1974.

Box 19

General correspondence, September 1965-December 1968. Includes correspondence documenting the creation of MMSC, 1965-1966. Correspondents include MMSC Directors, David M. Damkaer, Neil C. Hulings, and Robert P. Higgins. (6 folders)

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Box 20

General correspondence, January 1969-September 1973. Correspondents include MMSC Directors Neil C. Hulings, Robert P. Higgins, William P. Davis, and Ernani G. Menez. (13 folders)

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Box 21

General correspondence, October 1973-1975. Includes correspondence concerning the termination of MMSC. Correspondents include MMSC Director Ernani G. Menez. (4 folders)

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Reading file, 1971-1973 (10 folders)

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Box 22

Reading file, January-September 1974 (2 folders)

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Equipment transfer, 1976

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Financial reports, 1972-1974 (2 folders)

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"First Annual Conference of Marine Biological Sorting and Information Centers," May 1972

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Hedia Baccar lawsuit, 1969-1976 (2 folders)

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Photographs, 1967-1975 (4 folders)

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Proposed reorientation of MMSC, 1974

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Renewal proposal, 1973

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Annual Reports, 1969-1973

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Interim Scientific Reports, 1971-1974

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Terminal Report, undated

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Box 23

Smithsonian-Tunisian agreements, 1966-1973

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Final Report, July 1, 1975

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Series 5

"Limnological Investigations of Skadar Lake (Yugoslavia)." Project Files, 1971-1977.

Initiated in 1972, "Limnological Investigations of Skadar Lake (Yugoslavia)" was a cooperative research project conducted by the Oceanography and Limnology Program (OLP) and the Biological Institute of Titograd, Yugoslavia. The project was funded by the Smithsonian Foreign Currency Program, with Robert P. Higgins as principal American investigator. After OLP was terminated in 1974, the project continued to be administered by Higgins and Catherine J. Kerby until January 1975. The objectives of the project were to survey the physical, chemical, biological and geological composition of Skadar Lake and develop a capability for management of the lake and its drainage basin.

This series consists of records, maintained by Higgins and Kerby, documenting the operation of the project and includes general correspondence, 1971-1977; files on project personnel, 1972-1975; project proposals and progress reports, 1972-1974; fiscal records, 1972-1975; trip reports, 1973-1974; photographs, mostly of project personnel, 1973; maps; and publications concerning the project.

Box 23

General correspondence, 1971-1977 (6 folders)

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Project personnel, A-R. Consists of travel records and financial reports of personnel participating on the Skadar Lake Project. (4 folders)

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Box 24

Project personnel, S-Z. Consists of travel records and financial reports of personnel participating on the Skadar Lake Project. (2 folders)

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Project proposals, 1972-1975 (6 folders)

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Progress reports, 1972-1973 (3 folders)

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Box 25

Progress reports, 1973-1974 (6 folders)

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Budget, 1972-1975 (2 folders)

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Financial reports, 1972-1974 (3 folders)

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Yugoslav financial submissions, 1972-1974

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Project summary, June 1973

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Trip reports, 1973-1974

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American participants, 1974

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Travel, 1974-1975

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Equipment lists, 1972-1974

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Photographs, 1973. Consists mostly of photographs of project personnel. Includes slides and negatives.

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Maps, undated

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Publications, 1973-1974 and undated

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Series 6

"Post Impoundment Assessment of the Ecological Effects of the Nam Ngum Dam and Reservoir, Laos." Project Files, 1973-1975.

In 1973, an agreement was entered into between the Smithsonian Institution and the Committee for Coordination of Investigations of the Lower Mekong Basin for an integrated study of the ecological effects of the Nam Ngum Dam and Reservoir, Laos. Robert P. Higgins served as Senior Scientist and Project Principal Investigator. Smithsonian involvement in the project continued until December 1974.

This series consists of records, maintained by Higgins, regarding Smithsonian involvement on the project. Included is general correspondence, 1973-1975; correspondence with project personnel, 1974-1975; photographs and maps; a final report on the project; a report on the vegetation of Nam Ngum by Thomas R. Soderstrom and Jules E. Vidal, 1975; and a bibliography on Nam Ngum studies, by Philip A. Unger, undated.

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General correspondence, 1973-1975 (4 folders)

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Alfred Merle Beeton, 1974

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Stephen R. Cahir, 1974

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George M. Davis, 1974

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William M. Lewis, Jr., 1974-1975

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Curt R. Schneider, 1974

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Thomas R. Soderstrom, 1974

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Philip A. Unger, 1974-1975

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Jules E. Vidal, 1974-1975

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Final report. "Post-Impoundment Assessment of the Ecological Effects of the Nam Ngum Dam and Reservoir, Laos," April 1975. Includes typed copy and manuscript. (2 folders)

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"An Ecological Study of the Vegetation of the Nam Ngum Reservoir (Laos)," by Thomas R. Soderstrom and Jules E. Vidal, February 1975. Report.

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"An Ecological Study of the Vegetation of the Nam Ngum Reservoir (Laos)," by Thomas R. Soderstrom and Jules E. Vidal, February 1975. Photographs and figures.

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"Annotated Bibliography for Nam Ngum Reservoir Studies," by Philip A. Unger, undated.

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Photographs and maps, undated

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Reports, proposals, and agreements, 1973-1974 and undated

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