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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Record Unit 548

National Museum of Natural History. Division of Meteorites

Correspondence, circa 1970-1988

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Museum of Natural History. Division of Meteorites
Title:Correspondence
Dates:circa 1970-1988
Quantity:3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Collection:Record Unit 548
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This record unit consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda documenting the operations of the Division of Meteorites, 1970-1988. The records concern the identification and acquisition of specimens, divisional administration, and professional activities of its staff members. Staff members represented by correspondence include Brian H. Mason, Curator, 1970-1984; Roy S. Clarke, Jr., Associate Curator, 1970-1973, and Curator, 1973- ; Kurt Fredriksson, Curator, 1970-1973, and Geochemist, 1973- ; Robert F. Fudali, Geochemist, 1970- ; Eugene Jarosewich, Chemist, 1970-1973; Joseph A. Nelen, Chemist, 1971-1973; and Glenn J. MacPherson, Associate Curator, 1984- .

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This record unit consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence and memoranda documenting the operations of the Division of Meteorites, 1970-1988. The records concern the identification and acquisition of specimens, divisional administration, and professional activities of its staff members. Staff members represented by correspondence include Brian H. Mason, curator, 1970-1984; Roy S. Clarke, Jr., associate curator, 1970-1973, and curator, 1973- ; Kurt Fredriksson, curator, 1970-1973, and geochemist, 1973- ; Robert F. Fudali, geochemist, 1970- ; Eugene Jarosewich, chemist, 1970-1973; Joseph A. Nelen, chemist, 1971-1973; and Glenn J. MacPherson, associate curator, 1984- .

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 548, National Museum of Natural History. Division of Meteorites, Correspondence

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Container List

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Folders 1-39 General correspondence and memoranda, A-Z, 1970-1974, with some material dating to 1967

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Folder 40 Africa - Miscellaneous, 1973-1977

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Folder 41 Arabia - Miscellaneous, 1973-1974

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Folder 42 Argentina - Miscellaneous, 1970-1976

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Folders 43-44 Australia - Miscellaneous, 1970-1977

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Folder 45 Australia - Kurt Fredriksson, 1972

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Folder 46 Australia - John F. Lovering, 1969-1977

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Folder 47 Australia - G. J. H. McCall, 1970-1971

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Folder 48 Australia - S. R. Taylor, 1970-1977

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Folder 49 Austria - Miscellaneous, 1971-1980

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Folder 50 Belgium - Miscellaneous, 1977

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Folder 51 Brazil - Miscellaneous, 1973-1980

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Folder 52 Canada - Miscellaneous, 1968-1980

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Folder 53 Canada - A. A. Levinson, 1971-1973

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Folder 54 Canada - A. D. Maynes, 1970-1971

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Folder 55 Canada - Peter Millman, 1971-1977

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Folder 56 Czechoslovakia - Miscellaneous, 1970-1975

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Folder 57 Denmark - Miscellaneous, 1971-1977

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Folder 58 Denmark - Vagn Buchwald, 1970-1980

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Folder 59 Duke, Mike (NASA), 1970-1975

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Folder 60 Ehmann, W. D., 1966-1967

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Folder 61 Egypt - Miscellaneous, 1974

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Folder 62 Finland - Miscellaneous, 1976-1977

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Folder 63 Finland - H. B. Wiik, 1971-1974

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Folder 64 Fireman, E. L., 1970-1974

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Folder 65 France - Miscellaneous, 1970-1979

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Folder 66 France - Kraut, F., 1970-1976

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Folder 67 France - Pellas, P., 1970-1977

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Folder 68 Fuchs, L. H., 1970-1974

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Folder 69 Futrell, D. S., 1970-1973

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Folder 70 Germany - Miscellaneous, 1970-1979

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Folder 71 Germany - Kurt Fredriksson, 1971-1975

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Folder 72 Germany - F. Heide, 1971

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Folder 73 Germany - H. Hintenberger, 1970-1974

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Folder 74 Germany - P. Ramdohr, 1970-1975

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Folder 75 Germany - F. Wlotzka, 1970-1977

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Folder 76 Goldstein, Joseph, 1968-1980

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Folders 77-78 Great Britain - Miscellaneous, 1970-1979

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Folder 79 Great Britain - Andrew L. Graham, 1973-1978

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Folder 80 Great Britain - M. H. Hey, 1973

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Folder 81 Great Britain - Robert Hutchison, 1970-1979

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Folder 1 Halemba, R. M., 1973

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Folder 2 Huss, Glenn, 1968-1976

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Folder 3 India - Miscellaneous, 1970-1977

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Folder 4 India - P. K. Chatterjee, 1971

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Folder 5 India - Dube, A., 1969-1977

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Folder 6 India - Lal, D., 1970-1977

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Folder 7 Italy - Miscellaneous, 1970-1977

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Folder 8 Italy - G. R. Levi-Donati, 1972-1978

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Folder 9 Japan - Miscellaneous, 1970-1980

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Folder 10 Japan - Y. Matsui, 1970-1972

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Folder 11 Manson, Vincent, 1972-1974

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Folder 12 Marvin, Ursula, 1970-1975

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Folder 13 Mexico - Miscellaneous, 1970-1979

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Folder 14 Mexico - Manuel Gomez, 1970-1977

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Folder 15 Monnig, Oscar E., 1970-1973

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Folder 16 Moore, Carleton B., 1969-1978

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Folder 17 Netherlands - Miscellaneous, 1970-1977

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Folder 18 New Zealand - Miscellaneous, 1970-1977

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Folder 19 Nigeria - Miscellaneous, 1970-1973

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Folder 20 Norway - Miscellaneous, 1970-1976

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Folder 21 O'Keefe, John A., 1970-1974

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Folder 22 Olsen, Edward, 1970-1977

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Folder 23 Read, W. F., 1970-1977

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Folder 24 Reid, Archibald, 1970-1974

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Folder 25 Reynolds, John, 1974

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Folder 26 Rowe, Marvin, 1971-1978

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Folder 27 Spain - Miscellaneous, 1970-1971

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Folder 28 Sweden - Miscellaneous, 1970-1975

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Folder 29 Switzerland - Miscellaneous, 1971-1975

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Folder 30 Tanzania - Miscellaneous, 1971

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Folder 31 Thailand - Miscellaneous, 1971-1972

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Folder 32 U.S.S.R. - Miscellaneous, 1970-1977

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Folder 33 U.S.S.R. - D. P. Grigoriev, 1970-1971

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Folder 34 U.S.S.R. - E. L. Krinov, 1970-1977

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Folder 35 Van Schmus, Randall, 1971-1973

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Folder 36 Wasserburg, G. J., 1970-1976

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Folder 37 Wasson, John T., 1970-1979

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Folder 38 Wood, John A., 1970-1977

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Folder 39 Wosinski, John F., 1970-1973

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Folders 40-41 General correspondence, "A," 1975-1984

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Folders 42-43 General correspondence, "B," 1975-1984

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Folders 44-45 General correspondence, "C," 1975-1984

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Folders 46-47 General correspondence, "D," 1975-1984

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Folders 48-49 General correspondence, "E," 1975-1984

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Folders 50-51 General correspondence, "F," 1975-1984

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Folders 52-53 General correspondence, "G," 1975-1984

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Folders 54-55 General correspondence, "H," 1975-1984

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Folder 56 General correspondence, "I," 1975-1984

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Folders 57-58 General correspondence, "J," 1975-1984

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Folders 59-60 General correspondence, "K," 1975-1984

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Folders 61-62 General correspondence, "L," 1975-1984

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Folders 63-66 General correspondence, "M," 1975-1984

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Folders 67-71 Memoranda, 1974-1978

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Folders 1-4 General correspondence, "N," 1975-1984

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Folders 5-8 General correspondence, "O," 1975-1984

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Folder 9 Operation Fireball, 1966

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Folders 10-13 General correspondence, "P," 1975-1984

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Folder 14 General correspondence, "Q," 1975-1984

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Folders 15-18 General correspondence, "R," 1975-1984

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Folders 19-22 General correspondence, "S," 1975-1984

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Folders 23-26 General correspondence, "T," 1975-1984

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Folder 27 General correspondence, "U," 1975-1984

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Folder 28 General correspondence, "V," 1975-1984

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Folders 29-32 General correspondence, "W," 1975-1984

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Folders 33-39 General correspondence, "X, Y, Z," 1975-1984

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Folders 40-53 Outgoing correspondence, A-Z, 1987-1988

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Folders 54-56 Interoffice Memoranda, FY 1985-FY 1987

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Folders 57-60 Outgoing Correspondence, FY 1984-FY 1987

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Roy S. Clark, Jr. Correspondence

Folder 61 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1972-1984

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Folder 62 Butler, C. P., 1978-1982

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Folder 63 Knapp, Richard S., 1979

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Folder 64 Krinov, E. L., 1974-1975

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Folder 65 LaPaz, Lincoln, 1962-1977

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Folder 66 Maran, Stephen P., 1978-1980

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Folder 67 Nininger, H. H., 1970-1979

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Folder 68 Fredriksson, Kurt - Correspondence relating to lunar sample analysis, 1971-1975 (Accession 06-113)

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