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Accession 04-058

Olson, Storrs L.

Storrs L. Olson Papers, circa 1960-2003

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Olson, Storrs L.
Title:Storrs L. Olson Papers
Dates:circa 1960-2003
Quantity:4.01 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) (1 oversize folder)
Collection:Accession 04-058
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of papers documenting the professional career of Storrs L. Olson, an avian paleontologist and curator in the Division of Birds, National Museum of Natural History. Included is professional correspondence documenting curatorial duties, field work, and the publication of results; photographs of Olson; correspondence, drafts, photographs, and illustrations concerning his published manuscripts; and materials and correspondence pertaining to the 4th International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution (SAPE), June 4-7, 1996, organized by Storrs L. Olson and Helen F. James.

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This accession consists of papers documenting the professional career of Storrs L. Olson, an avian paleontologist and curator in the Division of Birds, National Museum of Natural History. Included is professional correspondence documenting curatorial duties, field work, and the publication of results; photographs of Olson; correspondence, drafts, photographs, and illustrations concerning his published manuscripts; and materials and correspondence pertaining to the 4th International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution (SAPE), June 4-7, 1996, organized by Storrs L. Olson and Helen F. James.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 04-058, Storrs L. Olson Papers

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Container List

Box 1

Atlantic Islands

Box 1 of 4

Index to Brodkorb's Catalogue

Box 1 of 4

Atlantic Islands Revised Version

Box 1 of 4

Vireo gracilirostris

Box 1 of 4

Brodkorb Memorial for Auk

Box 1 of 4

History of Hawaiian Ornithology

Box 1 of 4

Manacus Response

Box 1 of 4

Langebaanweg Grebes, Turnix, and Kingfishers

Box 1 of 4

Presbyornis isoni

Box 1 of 4

Cuban Bubo

Box 1 of 4

Nukupuu on Hawaii

Box 1 of 4

Dole's Type Specimens

Box 1 of 4

Aquila ropax vs. nipalensis

Box 1 of 4

Asioninae

Box 1 of 4

Lisianski

Box 1 of 4

Thiornis Sociata

Box 1 of 4

Hemignathus vs. Heterorhynchus

Box 1 of 4

Bloxam Blonde Birds at Sea

Box 1 of 4

Chilean Parrots from Blonde

Box 1 of 4

Bloxam Hawaii Current Manuscript

Box 1 of 4

Bock Family Review

Box 1 of 4

Box 2

Materials Used for Olson Publication #305: "Miocene and Pliocene Birds from the Lee Creek Mine, North Carolina"

Lee Creek Correspondence, Memos, Miscellany

Box 2 of 4

More Lee Creek Correspondence

Box 2 of 4

Lee Creek Original Data, Pre-Rasmussen

Box 2 of 4

Lee Creek Original Data and Notes, Olson and Rasmussen

Box 2 of 4

Lee Creek Early Draft Manuscript, Olson and Wetmore

Box 2 of 4

Lee Creek Manuscript, Becker Era

Box 2 of 4

Lee Creek Manuscript, Olson and Rasmussen

Box 2 of 4

Lee Creek, Miscellaneous Photographs and Mixed Negatives

Box 2 of 4

Lee Creek Photographs and Negatives - Loons and Grebe

Box 2 of 4

Lee Creek Photographs and Negatives - Procellariiformes

Box 2 of 4

Lee Creek Photographs and Negatives - Pelecaniformes

Box 2 of 4

Lee Creek Photographs and Negatives - Lari

Box 2 of 4

Lee Creek Photographs and Negatives - Anseriformes

Box 2 of 4

Lee Creek Photographs and Negatives - Alcidae

Box 2 of 4

Lee Creek Photographs and Negatives - Miscellaneous Landbirds and Shorebirds

Box 2 of 4

Box 3

Correspondence and Manuscript Materials

St. Helen's Photographs and Negatives, Olson Manuscript #62

Box 3 of 4

Photographs of South Atlantic Rails, Olson Manuscript #40

Box 3 of 4

Matthiesen, Diana WOES

Box 3 of 4

Brodkorb, Pierce

Box 3 of 4

Catalogue Fossil Birds, Part 5

Box 3 of 4

Brodkorb Ornithology

Box 3 of 4

Brodkorb (2 folders)

Box 3 of 4

Osteology - thru Falconiformes

Box 3 of 4

Osteology - Galli-Coraciiformes

Box 3 of 4

Stevenson, H. M.

Box 3 of 4

Wetmore, A.

Box 3 of 4

Olson Manuscript #106 - Illustrations

Box 3 of 4

Unsorted Correspondence, 1976-2003 (5 folders)

Box 3 of 4

Johnson, G. David, 1995-1998

Box 3 of 4

Beehler, Bruce M., 1992-1998

Box 3 of 4

Brown, Eleanor D., 1995-1998

Box 3 of 4

Wetmore Festschrift, 1986-1995

Box 3 of 4

Linnaean Society, New York, April 9, 1996

Box 3 of 4

Loma Linda University, 1993

Box 3 of 4

Correspondence, March 1998

Box 3 of 4

Materials Concerning and Correspondence about the 4th International Meeting of the Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution (SAPE), June 4-7, 1996, organized by Storrs L. Olson and Helen F. James

Chinese Fossil Resolution

Box 3 of 4

SAPE Registration

Box 3 of 4

SAPE 1996, Miscellaneous

Box 3 of 4

SAPE Finances

Box 3 of 4

Box 4

SAPE Abstracts to be typed

Box 4 of 4

Pam's Abstracts

Box 4 of 4

SAPE Abstracts

Box 4 of 4

SAPE Redundant Faxes

Box 4 of 4

SAPE 1992, Frankfurt

Box 4 of 4

SAPE 1996, Receipts

Box 4 of 4

SAPE Accommodations

Box 4 of 4

SAPE 1996, Auction

Box 4 of 4

SAPE 1996, Letterhead and Logos

Box 4 of 4

SAPE 1996, Announcements and Circulars

Box 4 of 4

SAPE 1996, Director's Office - NMNH

Box 4 of 4

SAPE 1996, 150th Award Memos

Box 4 of 4

SAPE 1996, Memos Across Mall

Box 4 of 4

SAPE 1996, Travel Grant Deliberations

Box 4 of 4

SAPE 1996, Logovaz International Science Foundation

Box 4 of 4

SAPE 1996, Aborted Fundraising

Box 4 of 4

SAPE 1996, Complete Registration Packet

Box 4 of 4

SAPE 1996, Correspondence with Non-Registrants

Box 4 of 4

SAPE 1996, Housing Thurston

Box 4 of 4

SAPE Archives

Box 4 of 4

Group Photographs and Negatives

Box 4 of 4

Rejected Manuscripts from the Proceedings of the Meeting Published as "Smithsonian Contribution to Paleobiology #89"

Alcover

Box 4 of 4

Ashby

Box 4 of 4

Becker

Box 4 of 4

Buhler

Box 4 of 4

Chiappe

Box 4 of 4

Cooper, Alan

Box 4 of 4

Cooper, Joanne

Box 4 of 4

Fordyce

Box 4 of 4

Haarhoff

Box 4 of 4

Hertel

Box 4 of 4

Hilgartner

Box 4 of 4

Matsuoka

Box 4 of 4

Mayr

Box 4 of 4

McKee

Box 4 of 4

Naples

Box 4 of 4

Noriega

Box 4 of 4

Root

Box 4 of 4

Wainwright

Box 4 of 4

Witmer

Box 4 of 4

Miscellaneous SAPE Materials

Box 4 of 4

SAPE Photographs

Box 4 of 4

Boev

Box 4 of 4

Chapman

Box 4 of 4

Chatterjee

Box 4 of 4

Feduccia

Box 4 of 4

Forster, C.

Box 4 of 4

Hou

Box 4 of 4

Houde

Box 4 of 4

Jones

Box 4 of 4

Paul, Greg

Box 4 of 4

Mlikovsky, Jiri

Box 4 of 4

Kessler

Box 4 of 4

Sereno

Box 4 of 4

Wellnhofer

Box 4 of 4

Reichholf

Box 4 of 4

Olson Bibliography

Box 4 of 4
Oversize

SAPE Group Photograph

Oversize

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