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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 02-239

National Zoological Park. Office of the Registrar

Collections Management Records, 1970-1999

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Zoological Park. Office of the Registrar
Title:Collections Management Records
Dates:1970-1999
Quantity:2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Collection:Accession 02-239
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records that document collection management activities of the National Zoological Park, Office of the Registrar, during the tenure of Judith Block, Registrar, 1977-present. Materials include animal inventories and working papers for annual reports; records pertaining to the computerization of animal records, including files on the ISIS system and SELGEM; and animal diets for various species in the Zoo collection, primarily for mammals.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records that document collection management activities of the National Zoological Park (NZP), Office of the Registrar, during the tenure of Judith Block, Registrar, 1977-present. Materials include animal inventories and working papers for annual reports; records pertaining to the computerization of animal records, including files on the International Species Inventory System (ISIS) and SELGEM; and animal diets for various species in the Zoo collection, primarily for mammals.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 02-239, National Zoological Park. Office of the Registrar, Collections Management Records

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Container List

Box 1

Annual Inventory, 1986-1999 (13 folders)

Box 1 of 3

1986 Annual Report

Box 1 of 3

Annual Inventory, 1980-1985 (6 folders)

Box 1 of 3

1980 Annual Report

Box 1 of 3

1978-1979 Annual Report

Box 1 of 3

1978 Annual Report

Box 1 of 3

1977 Annual Report (2 folders)

Box 1 of 3

1976 Annual Report (2 folders)

Box 1 of 3

1975 Annual Report

Box 1 of 3

Annual Inventory, 1973-1974 (2 folders)

Box 1 of 3

1973 Annual Report Worksheets

Box 1 of 3

1973-1975 Annual Report - Incomplete Drafts

Box 1 of 3

1972 Annual Reports and Inventory

Box 1 of 3

Annual Inventory, 1970-1971 - Mammals

Box 1 of 3

Handbook on Collections Management Policy and Procedures, 1986

Box 1 of 3

Other Collection Policies, pre-1977

Box 1 of 3

Other Zoo Collection Management Policies (requests for info on NZP)

Box 1 of 3

Collections Management Policy, 1984

Box 1 of 3

Handbook on Collections Management Policy and Procedures, 1993

Box 1 of 3

ISIS Monthly Update - Reports, 1983-1988 (4 folders)

Box 1 of 3

Box 2

ISIS Corrections, 1992-1994

Box 2 of 3

ISIS Update, 1990

Box 2 of 3

ISIS Monthly Updates, 1989

Box 2 of 3

1984 Report on "Initial Development of Computerized Inventory at NZP"

Box 2 of 3

Ideas for Computerizing NZP Management Records

Box 2 of 3

NZP Computer Committee, 1983-1988

Box 2 of 3

Inventory and 1984 Zoo Plan

Box 2 of 3

NZP - Office of Information Resources Management (OIRM), 1985-1993

Box 2 of 3

NZP - OIRM, 1980-1984

Box 2 of 3

Computers at L/T (Lion/Tiger House)

Box 2 of 3

LAN and Cabling at NZP

Box 2 of 3

NZP Inventory - Computer (Related to herps, birds and mammals)

Box 2 of 3

Authority Files (Taxonomy and Addresses)

Box 2 of 3

Mammals (Computer)

Box 2 of 3

Herp (Computer)

Box 2 of 3

NZP-OCS, 1979-1985 (Data definition and DOO Birds)

Box 2 of 3

Reports on Status of Computer Projects

Box 2 of 3

Path System

Box 2 of 3

DAH Computer

Box 2 of 3

Hardware, Software, Supplies

Box 2 of 3

Honeywell Storage

Box 2 of 3

Computer - SELGEM, 1972-1982

Box 2 of 3

OCS-NZP Billing and Users

Box 2 of 3

Merge Inventory Contract

Box 2 of 3

Loan File Conversion

Box 2 of 3

Loan File - OCS

Box 2 of 3

Loans

Box 2 of 3

Loan File - Reports: Requests for, Redesign, Problems

Box 2 of 3

Loan File: Special Reports

Box 2 of 3

SELGEM Loan File

Box 2 of 3

Computer System Procedures - SELGEM Loan File

Box 2 of 3

Form Letter Loans

Box 2 of 3

Special Loan Reports (SELGEM), 1984-1985

Box 2 of 3

Loan Review by CM

Box 2 of 3

1981 Loan Review (NY and SDZ)

Box 2 of 3

ISIS and NZP - Tapes

Box 2 of 3

Model T, 1984-1985

Box 2 of 3

ISIS and NZP: Computerization Pre-Model T

Box 2 of 3

Computerized Animal Records (NIXDORFF and Mainframe)

Box 2 of 3

Inbreeding - Computer

Box 2 of 3

Box 3

Diets, 1974

Box 3 of 3

Diets, 1973-1974

Box 3 of 3

Miscellaneous Memos - Diets

Box 3 of 3

Diet - Product Info

Box 3 of 3

Animal Diets

Box 3 of 3

Assorted Mammal Diets

Box 3 of 3

Short-Nosed Echnida

Box 3 of 3

Sugar Glider

Box 3 of 3

Macropodidae Diets

Box 3 of 3

Large Madagascar Hedgehog (Tenpec)

Box 3 of 3

Elephant Shrew

Box 3 of 3

Short-Tailed Bat

Box 3 of 3

Lorisidae Diets

Box 3 of 3

Cebidae Diets

Box 3 of 3

Callitrichidae Diets

Box 3 of 3

Cercopithecidae Diets

Box 3 of 3

Black Gibbon

Box 3 of 3

Siamang

Box 3 of 3

Chimpanzee

Box 3 of 3

Lowland Gorilla

Box 3 of 3

Orangutan

Box 3 of 3

Hairy Armadillo

Box 3 of 3

Two-Toed Sloth

Box 3 of 3

Antelope Ground Squirrel

Box 3 of 3

Black-Tailed Prairie Dog

Box 3 of 3

Gerbil

Box 3 of 3

Spiny Mouse

Box 3 of 3

Brush-Tailed Porcupine

Box 3 of 3

Crested Porcupine

Box 3 of 3

Porcupine

Box 3 of 3

Acouchi

Box 3 of 3

Chinchilla

Box 3 of 3

Desmarest's (or Cuban) Hutia

Box 3 of 3

Fennec Fox

Box 3 of 3

Kit Fox

Box 3 of 3

Sun Bear

Box 3 of 3

Sloth Bear

Box 3 of 3

Spectacled Bear

Box 3 of 3

European Brown Bear

Box 3 of 3

Kodiak Bear

Box 3 of 3

Black Bear

Box 3 of 3

Polar Bear

Box 3 of 3

Red Panda

Box 3 of 3

Giant Panda

Box 3 of 3

Allemand's Grison

Box 3 of 3

Gorilla

Box 3 of 3

Fisher

Box 3 of 3

Ratel

Box 3 of 3

Blotched Genet

Box 3 of 3

Binturong

Box 3 of 3

Common Palm Civet

Box 3 of 3

Malagasy Civit (fanaloka)

Box 3 of 3

Ring-Tailed Mongoose

Box 3 of 3

Marsh Mongoose

Box 3 of 3

Spotted Hyena

Box 3 of 3

Felis Diets

Box 3 of 3

Atlas Lion

Box 3 of 3

California Sea Lion

Box 3 of 3

Elephant Diets

Box 3 of 3

Common Zebra

Box 3 of 3

South American Tapir

Box 3 of 3

Rhino Diets

Box 3 of 3

Pygmy Hippopotamus

Box 3 of 3

Hippopotamus

Box 3 of 3

Cervidae Diets

Box 3 of 3

Masai Giraffe

Box 3 of 3

Bovidae Diets

Box 3 of 3

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