Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 00-047
National Museum of Natural History. Biodiversity Program
Program Records, 1980-1999
Collection Overview
| General Information About This Collection | |
|---|---|
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
| Creator: | National Museum of Natural History. Biodiversity Program |
| Title: | Program Records |
| Dates: | 1980-1999 |
| Quantity: | 17 cu. ft. (17 record storage boxes) |
| Collection: | Accession 00-047 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
| Digital File List: | |
| Summary: | This accession consists of records that document the administrative activities of the Smithsonian Institution's Biodiversity Program (BDP) as maintained by Marsha E. Sitnik, Scientific Program Administrator. Some of the projects and programs represented in the files include the BIOLAT (Biological Diversity in Tropical Latin America) program; the BDFF (Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments) project; the Neotropical Lowland Research Program; and the ICB (Institute for Conservation Biology). The files also document collaborative projects with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Materials include conference and workshop programs; grant and research proposals; mission statements; memoranda regarding research, exhibitions, and outreach functions; lists of specimens; reports on environmental programs; personnel records; meeting minutes; budget reports; brochures and pamphlets; photographs; maps; curricula vitae; and other administrative material. Records predating 1990 were compiled and maintained by the Program for administrative and reference use. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records that document the administrative activities of the Smithsonian Institution's Biodiversity Program (BDP) as maintained by Marsha E. Sitnik, Scientific Program Administrator. Some of the projects and programs represented in the files include the BIOLAT (Biological Diversity in Tropical Latin America) program; the BDFF (Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments) project; the Neotropical Lowland Research Program; and the ICB (Institute for Conservation Biology). The files also document collaborative projects with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI). Materials include conference and workshop programs; grant and research proposals; mission statements; memoranda regarding research, exhibitions, and outreach functions; lists of specimens; reports on environmental programs; personnel records; meeting minutes; budget reports; brochures and pamphlets; photographs; maps; curricula vitae; and other administrative material. Records predating 1990 were compiled and maintained by the Program for administrative and reference use. Some materials are in electronic format.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Biodiversity bullets (Serial)
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Biological Diversity of Tropical Latin America
- Neotropical Lowlands Research Program
- Sitnik, Marsha E.
- Smithsonian Institution. Biological Diversity Program. Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Subject
- Budget
- Budget process
- Research grants
- Research institutes
- Scientific expeditions -- Central America
- Scientific expeditions -- South America
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 00-047, National Museum of Natural History. Biodiversity Program, Program Records
Container List
Box 1
Advisory Board on Biodiversity Convention (1994-1995)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection (1994)
BDP (BioDiversity Programs) Guidelines and Brochures (2 folders)
Bocas del Toro (1992-1993)
NeoTropical Lowlands, FY 1997
NeoTropical Lowlands (1987-1990)
Latin American Plants Program (1994)
Dominica Program (1990-1992)
UNCED Brazil, 1992 (3 folders)
National Biological Survey (1993-1995) (2 folders)
BIOTROP (1989-1991) (3 folders)
BDFF (Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments) (1994-1995) (3 folders)
BDFF Brazil (1994)
BDP Loan to BDFF (1996)
BDFF Proposals (1997)
BDF Budget (1993)
BDP Budget Planning (1994-1996)
BDP Budget Planning Call (1994)
BDP Positions/Personnel Miscellaneous (1994)
Box 2
Bristish Air Tickets- Recipients & Reports (1997-1998) (2 folders)
Forest Service (1993-1994)
BDP Organizational Chart
BDP Budget (1991, 1992)
FY 1994 BDP GC Budget (3 folders)
BDP Steering Committee Review (1994-1995)
Conservation Training Council (1992-1993)
National Biological Survey (1994)
BDP Fellowships (1997-1999)
BDP Budget (FY 1996)
OTS Course Manuals (1993)
BDP Admin (FY 1994)
Additional Requests (1991-1994)
ASM Account (1993-1994)
BIOLAT Budget (1991)
Peru (1991)
National Committee BIOLAT - Peru
Peru (1990-1992)
Peru (1994) (2 folders)
Peru (1995)
Peru (1996-1997)
Peru Convenio
Summit of the Americas (2 folders)
Biodiversity Steering Committee (2 folders)
Other, 1997-1998 (Contents - Judy's Party, December 1997; Biodiversity Visualization San Diego Super Computing Center; Logos - Hugh Houff/green team; Financial Management of Externally Funded Grants & Contracts; Saving America's Pollinators Syposium, June 18, 1998)
Box 3
Educational Outreach Projects
Passport to Knowledge Electronic Classroom (April 1998)
Explorer's Club Annual Dinner (March 28, 1998)
Columbia River Gorge (March 23-24, 1998)
Dialogue II Workshop (March 1997)
SOSC (Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center) (1992) (2 folders)
Indigenous Knowledge (1996-1999) (3 folders)
Indigenous Knowledge References (1991-1999) (3 folders)
Indigenous Knowledge Project Miscellaneous
Indigenous Knowledge Project Planning (2 folders)
Indigenous Knowledge Articles
Biographies
Congressional Night (May 14, 1997) International Year of the Reef
Congressional Night (May 14, 1997)
Congressional Night (May 20, 1998)
NASA (1997-1999)
Box 4
Jason Project (1993-1996)
Enterprise for the Americas (1991, 1992, 1999)
EcoNet America (1995)
First Nations Development Institute (1997)
EPA(1988-1999) (2 folders)
Ecological Society of America (1992-1999)
Charles Darwin Foundation (1989-1999) (2 folders)
Center for Marine Conservation (1993-1998)
CEDAM (1991-1997)
ASC (Association of Systematic Collections) (1991-1999)
ASC Past Report (1992)
ASC Biosystematics and the Law (4 folders)
ACEER (Amazon Center for Environmental Education & Research) (1991-1998)
All Taxa Biotic Inventory (ATBI) (1994)
Noah's Day Workshop (1993-1994)
Box 5
Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFF) (1986-1998)
Staff Day (October 1996 and 1997)
ICB (Institute for Conservation Biology), 1995-1999
Luncheons
British Air
ICB Budget
ICB (1997)
Conoco
Development
Duke University
Proposal Inventory
ICB (1996-1999)
ICB Listserver (1997)
ICB Planning Retreat (1998)
Task Force
Cocoa
ICB (1996-1998)
Conservation Biology Course (Fall 1997)
ICB Environmental Report Card (1997-1998)
ICB Business Cards (1997)
Box 6
BDP Marketing - The Green Team Advertising
The Green Team Advertising
ICB 1998 Annual Report
University of Georgia, Athens (SI and Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies course)(1998-1999) [Contains Digital Records]
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies course University of Georgia, Athens (1996-1997)
Book Ordering Information
Measuring & Monitoring Biological Diversity Series (1996-1997)
Bibliographies
Articles by Don E. Wilson
Botany Publications (1990-1993)
Global Biodiversity Inventory Report (1993-1997)
International Workshop on Biodiversity Report (1993)
Box 7
Mangrove Education and Training Programme For Belize (1993) (2 folders)
Teacher Guides (1985-1988)
Miscellaneous (1992-1993)
World Bank-Global Environmental Facility (3 folders)
Box 8
Space Technology Workshop Steering Committee (1996-1999) (2 folders)
NASA - Applications of NASA Technology for Biodiversity Conservation Workshop
African Biodiversity Program
The National Biodiversity Information Center
BDP Mission Statement
BDP General
FY 1987 BDP Budget Summary
BDP Home Page
BDP Accomplishments (1995 and 1996)
Live From the Rain Forest
Aldabra Research Program (1980-1994)
Aldabra Research Program (1982-1991)
Aldabra Research Program (1984-1994) (2 folders)
Box 9
IMAX (1990-1999)
Smithsonian Conservation Training Council (1990-1998) (4 folders)
BDP Budget (1995)
BDP Budget (FY 1997)
BDP Budget (1998)
BDP Budget (1999)
BDP Budget (2000)
Strategic Planning (1998) [Contains Digital Records]
BDP Budget Submissions (1987-1999)
Staffing and Space
BDP Long Term Budget/Personnel Planning
Call for Plans (1990-1997)
Box 10
Manu Book - Wilson, D . et al
Manu Book - General (1996)
Manu Book - Terborough, Joun
Manu Book - Wilkerson, Richard
Manu Book - Salazar, N.
Manu Book - Pogue, M.
Manu Book - Pearson
Manu Book - Ortega, H.
Manu Book - Nickle, David
Manu Book - Mazer, S.
Manu Book - J. Louton, G. Garrison, R. Blahnik
Manu Book - Hagedorn, M.
Manu Book - Guerrero, R.
Manu Book - Foster, Robin
Manu Book - Flint
Manu Book - Erwin, T.
Manu Book - Dallmeier, F., Kabel & Foster
Manu Book - Chevarria, Paul
Manu Book - Chavez, F.
Manu Book - Cordova, Jesus
Manu Book - Cambra, R.
Manu Book - Bouchard, R.
Manu Book - Bermeingham, Elderedge
Manu Book - Book Reviews
Pakitza Symposium (1993)
All Proposals (1991)
Research in Cuba (Abelardo Sandoval) - Cuba, November 1994-December 1994
Research in Cuba (Abelardo Sandoval) - Cuba, 1994
Research in Cuba (Abelardo Sandoval) - Research in Cuba - De Queiroz, Kevin
Research in Cuba (Abelardo Sandoval) - Natural History Research in Cuba (1998)
Urubamba Project (1996)
Urubamba River (1996-1997)
Urubamba 1997 Reports
BIOLAT (Biological Diversity in Latin America) (1987)
BIOLAT Participants (1987)
BIOLAT 1990 Report
BIOLAT (1991)
BIOLAT Budget (1992)
BIOLAT 1992-Letters of Award
BIOLAT Reports (1992) (Folder 1 of 2)
Box 11
BIOLAT Reports (1992) (Folder 2 of 2)
Scientific Reports - BIOLAT (February/March 1992) [Contains Digital Records]
BIOLAT Budget (1993)
BIOLAT Symposium (1993)
BIOLAT Reports (1993)
BIOLAT Miscellaneous (1993)
BIOLAT (1994)
BIOLAT/APECO (1994)
BDP BIOLAT Proceedings (1995)
BIOLAT (1990-1995) [Contains Digital Records]
BIOLAT Other Related Information
BIOLAT Project Statement
BIOLAT Symposium
BIOLAT Mailing List
BIOLAT Participant Comment and Suggestion Sheet
BIOLAT Proposal Evaluation Forms
BIOLAT Correspondence
BIOLAT Contribution Series
BIOLAT Authorization, Peru (1992, 1994)
BIOLAT Miscellaneous (1992-1996)
BIOAMAZ (1993)
BIOAMAZ (1994)
BIOAMAZ - 1994 Proposals
BIOAMAZ 1994/BIOLAT 1994 Reports
Integrated Toxonomic Information System (1993)
BDP Publications
FY 1999 Call for Proposals
BDP Poster/Brochure Information (1997-1998)
Answered Letters 1998 (by Museum Specialist)
BDP Bullets (1995-1998)
Authorization Documents - Peru BIOLAT (1992)
Permit Requests Peru (1994)
Authorization- INRENA (1987-1997)
Box 12
Dr. Don Wilson - Miscellaneous Documents
BDFF 1998 Proposals
Requests (1992)
Specimen (1998)
Public Inquiry - ICB (Stolk) (1997-1998)
Northern Peruvian Amazon Expedition (1998)
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute/PROY/SI-STRI Workshop
Correspondence - MMP
Post-Course Correspondence with Participants
Participant's Search
Applicants Rejected
Latin American Participants
Pan Amanian Participants - PROY/SI-STRI Workshop, February 1991 Applicants
Contreras, Rodolfo Exxon (March 1991)
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (2 folders)
Parque Natural Metropolitano
File Memorias
A Model for Developing, Implementing, and Evaluating Training Conservation Programs in Developing Countries: Cases Studies from Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guatemala & Panama Programa - Curso de Conservacion y Manejo de Areas Silvestres en Panama
Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments (Folders 1-4 of 5)
Box 13
Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments (Folder 5 of 5)
ACR/SI MAB/ Request for Proceedings of Panama Conservation Course
Post Course Correspondence
Student Reports
Program Schedule
Logistics
Vertebrate Zoology
Vertebrate Zoology (1987-1988)
Marine Mammals
Paleobiology
Paleobiology 1988
Mineral Sciences
Volcano Film Proposal
Instructors
Marine Systems Laboratory
PROY/SI-STRI Workshop, February 1991
Box 14
PROY/SI-STRI Workshop, February 1991 - Curso de Conservacion y Manejo de Areas Silvestres en Panama (4 folders)
Reviewers' Comments
Administrative Files
Biodiversity Monitoring Program (1993)
Mangrove Workshop (1992)
Virtual Reality - Proposal for Virtual Reality Museum IBM (1996)
Other Natural History Museum An. Reps.
Publicity
Equipment Needs - 1984
Equipment solicitations
Workshops & Symposia (1987-1994)
Anthropology (1994)
Museum of Man
Botany
Entomology
Sponge Conference (1985)
Box 15
Invertebrate Zoology Research (1988-1989)
Crayfish Biology (1983)
IMSWE/SWAMP (1989)
BDP/CCRE - State of the Coastal Zone (1993)
BIOCIS (1991)
BIOCIS Project (1990)
BIOAMZ (1993)
Endangered Species Act Forum (November 19, 1996)
Botany Workshop (September 10, 1995 - September 22, 1995)
Nature and Human Society (1997)
Nature and Human Society - The Question for Sustainable World (October 28, 1997 - October 30, 1997)
WAN 12/1996 Event
John Dennis Productions
Forum on Biodiversity (1997)
Nature & Human Society Conference (October 27-30, 1997)
Student Volunteer Jason Cone (June 1995 - July 1995)
BDP Steering Committee (1996)
Biodiversity Program History (1988-1993)
Budget (1988)
BDP Seminar Series (January 1996-March 1998)
Biodiversity Programs Historical Information for Grant Proposals (1987-1990)
American Society of Mammalogists - 75th Anniversary
June 1994 Symposium
International Cooperation Biodiversity Group Program (ICBG) (1994)
Consortium Symposium (1993)
Biodiversity and Ecosystems Dynamics/Biodiversity Support Program
Strategic Planning/Budget and Objectives FY 1991-1996
National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Projecto Dinamica Biologica de Fragmentos Florestais (Tamanho Minimo Critico de Ecossistemas) Decimo Quarto Relatorio Annual (English and Portuguese) (Novembro 1, 1992 - Outubro 31, 1993) [Contains Digital Records]
Box 16
Biodiversity Diversity Administration (1989) (2 folders)
BIOLAT Information - Erwin - Mapping (1989)
Convenio
BIOLAT Committee Meeting (1990)
UNICAMP/Biodiversity Meeting
Biodiversity, Ecosystem Health and Sustainable Development Conference (January 12, 1994)
Directory of Field Experience
Cartographics
Non-US Fieldwork and slides
Non-US Field Activities
Smithsonian International Activities (1985-1986) (2 folders)
Dinner - Wilsons
Room and Event Schedules (1994)
Program
Clerical - 75th Anniversary Meeting of the American Society of Mammalogists
Biodiversity Brochure (1992) (2 Folders)
BDP/BIOLAT - Requests for Information
BDP/BIOLAT - Workshop
BIOLAT Committtee
Biodiversity Task Force Mailing List (1990)
BIOLAT Statement, Guidelines, and Awards
Environmental Protection - The Caribbean and Belize (1993-1995)
Funding for Short-Term Visitors
BIOLAT Symposium Abstracts
BIODIVERSITY BULLETS (1995) [Contains Digital Records]
Biodiversity Data Centers
Biodiversity Centers
BDP Task Force
International Cooperative Biodiversity Group (1992)
December-January Biodiversity Meetings
Biodiversity Projects (1993)
Biodiversity in the News (1993)
Museum Biodiversity Hotline
Inventory of Biological Diversity (1985)
Box 17
All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory (1993)
Booklets-Establishing A Tropical Species Co-Occurrence Database By Terry L. Erwin; SI-NMNH Programs De Bioversidad Resumenes Del Simposio BIOLAT; Noticias De Galapagos; Specific American July 1993 Can Sustainable Development Save the Amazon?
Video Memo 1989 - Forest Fragments
Briefing On Biodiversity (May 1991)
The National Biodiversity Information Center
ITIS - Original
SI-NMNH Biodiversity Program Fliers
BIOLAT Call For Proposals
BIOLAT Guidelines (1991)
BDP Action
Short Term Visitor Program (4 folders)
BIOLAT Program Description
BIOLAT Guidelines And Statements (1990)
BIOLAT (1990)
BIOLAT (1991)
BIOLAT Budget (FY 1990)
Scholarly Studies Program (1991)
BIOLAT Reports (1989)
BIOLAT 1990 Proposals- Bolivia
BIOLAT Proceedings (1992)
Reporte Financiero BIOLAT (1989)
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