General Correspondence and Administrative Files, 1957-1964
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Consists of records documenting incoming and outgoing correspondence and administrative files maintained by Assistant Directors Kenneth H. Drummond (1959-1961) and Carlton W. Tillinghast (1961-1969) and when his position was known as the Assistant Director (Managment). Records prior to 1959 were created mostly by Executive Officer, Vaughan Harmon. Correspondents include astronomers and scientists; Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) and Smithsonian staff; scientific societies; corporations; and government agencies. The records primarily concern SAO administration and scientific projects, including the Celescope Project; Radio Meteor Project; SAO-International Year of the Quiet Sun Comet Project; Prairie Network (Meteorite Photography and Recovery Project); and the Satellite Tracking Program. Of special interest is correspondence regarding the closing of the Table Mountain (California) station in 1961. Materials include correspondence, budget materials, financial statements, photographs, office memoranda, organizational charts, logs, catalogues, manuals, and audits.
Subject
- Tillinghast, Carlton W
- Harmon, Vaughan
- Drummond, Kenneth H
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Satellite Tracking Program
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Project Celescope
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Meteorite Photography and Recovery Project
- Radio Meteor Project (Harvard College Observatory)
- Table Mountain Station (California)
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Assistant Director (Management)
Category
Series Level Description
Notes
- To view records that comprise this series, see the detailed list of accessions and/or record units below.
- For a history of the creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.
Organization
Alphabetic
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Date
- 1957
- 1957-1964
Topic
- Observatories
- Astrophysics
- Research institutes
- Astronomy
Form/Genre
- Manuscripts
- Black-and-white photographs
Local number
SIA RS00632
Physical description
6 cu. ft. processed holdings