Agency history, 1967-

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Subject

  • Aymie, Marion R
  • McCarthy, Richard W
  • Rosenthal, Harris E
  • Conway, Laura

Category

Agency History

Notes

  • This is an agency history. It does not describe actual records. The Smithsonian Institution Archives uses these histories as brief accounts of the origin, development, and functions of an office or administrative unit to set that unit in its historical context. To find information on record holdings, please double-click the highlighted field "Creator/Author", which will open on a brief view of relevant records.
  • Guide to the Smithsonian Archives, 1996
  • Smithsonian Directory, 1955-1972
  • Human Resources Department, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory [http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/cfa/hr] March 17, 2000
  • Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, About, Divisions and Departments, Administrative and Technical Services Groups, SAO Human Resources, https://pweb.cfa.harvard.edu/people/smithsonian-astrophysical-observatory-human-resources, accessed September 13, 2021.
  • The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), Office of Human Resources plans and directs a comprehensive program of human resources management for the SAO staff, including both the Federal Civil Service System and a separate system for Trust Fund employees. The Office of Human Resources supports and advises SAO's scientific divisions and departments, as well as its administrative and technical services groups in areas of human resources policy, recruitment, staffing, compensation, position management and classification, performance management, labor and employee relations, training, benefits, employment immigration and visa services, and development.
  • It is not certain when the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory began to operate its own personnel office, separate from the one located in Washington, D.C. A separate telephone extension appeared for the office at least by 1964, and in 1967 Richard W. McCarthy was Manager of the Personnel Office, serving through 1970. Harris E. Rosenthal succeeded him, 1971-1989, followed by Marion R. Aymie, 1990-1995, and Laura Conway, 1996- .
  • For a history of the larger creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1967
  • 1967-

Topic

  • Recruiting
  • Astrophysics
  • Personnel management
  • Employees
  • Training of
  • Compensation management
  • Employees--Training of
  • Employee fringe benefits
  • Employees--Recruiting

Form/Genre

Mixed archival materials

Local number

SIA AH00186

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