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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 01-055
National Museum of Natural History. Department of Paleobiology
Correspondence and Memoranda, 1950-2000
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of incoming and outgoing memoranda among the Department of Paleobiology and Smithsonian bureaus, offices and staff; and correspondence among departmental staff and non-Smithsonian researchers and colleagues. Chairmen of the Department during this period included G. Arthur Cooper, 1963-1967; Porter M. Kier, 1967-1972; Richard E. Grant, 1972-1977; Martin A. Buzas, 1977-1982; Ian G. MacIntyre, 1982-1987; Jack W. Pierce, 1987-1993; William A. DiMichele, 1993-1998; and Richard H. Benson, 1998- . Materials predating 1963 were created by the Department of Geology.
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This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Benson, Richard H. (Richard Hall), 1929-
- Buzas, Martin A.
- Cooper, G. Arthur (Gustav Arthur), 1902-2000
- DiMichele, William A.
- Grant, Richard E., 1927-1994
- Kier, Porter M.
- MacIntyre, Ian G.
- Pierce, Jack W.
- United States National Museum. Department of Geology
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Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 01-055, National Museum of Natural History. Department of Paleobiology, Correspondence and Memoranda