Agency history, 1985-1995

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Subject

  • Simons, Ross B
  • Smithsonian Institution Assistant Secretary for Science
  • Smithsonian Institution Assistant Provost for the Sciences
  • Smithsonian Institution Assistant Secretary for the Sciences
  • Smithsonian Institution Assistant Secretary for Research
  • Smithsonian Institution Administration

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.
  • Smithsonian Year 1985-1995
  • Ross B. Simons was Program Manager in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Science, and after 1986 in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research from 1976-1987. In 1988 he became Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research. In 1992, with the renaming of the office, Simons became Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Sciences, and served in that capacity until 1994 when an administrative reorganization ended that position. Simons went on the become Acting Assistant Provost for the Sciences in 1995.
  • 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

  • 1985
  • 1985-1995

Topic

  • Science
  • Museums
  • Museums--Administration

Form/Genre

Mixed archival materials

Local number

SIA AH00224

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