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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 93-062

Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Research

Records, circa 1985-1991

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Research
Title:Records
Dates:circa 1985-1991
Quantity:14 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 93-062
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records that document the administrative activities of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research. The office title changed on March 25, 1992, and is presently known as the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Science. Materials include correspondence and memoranda pertaining to administration of offices and bureaus throughout the Institution, primarily focusing on budget appropriations, personnel matters, or the overall maintenance of museum facilities; congressional issues; exhibitions and collections management; construction contracts; fellowships; accounting services; workshops; affirmative action reports; and Smithsonian Institution Library search. Additional correspondence refers to the American Association of Museums (AAM), Carrying Capacity Conference, Buried Mirror Project, International Environmental Sciences Program (IESP), Smithsonian Board of Regents meetings, Sloan Videohistory Project, Chesapeake Research Consortium, 1990 World Food Prize, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

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This accession consists of records that document the administrative activities of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research. The office title changed on March 25, 1992 and is presently known as the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Science. Records include correspondence and memoranda pertaining to administration of offices and bureaus throughout the Institution primarily focusing on budget appropriations, personnel matters, or the overall maintenance of museum facilities; congressional issues; exhibitions and collections management; construction contracts; fellowships; accounting services; workshops; affirmative action reports; and Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL) library search. Additional correspondence refers to the American Association of Museums (AAM), Carrying Capacity Conference, Buried Mirror Project, International Environmental Sciences Program (IESP), Smithsonian Board of Regents meetings, Sloan Videohistory Project, Chesapeake Research Consortium, 1990 World Food Prize, and the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 93-062, Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for Research, Records

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Container List

Box 1

A

AAM - 1989 (American Association of Museums)

Box 1 of 12

AAM - 1991

Box 1 of 12

AAM Board of Directors Meeting, Denver, Colorado - May 18, 1991

Box 1 of 12

AAM Board of Directors Meeting, Washington, DC - November 16, 1991

Box 1 of 12

AAM/ICOM - 1991

Box 1 of 12

Affirmative Action - 1989

Box 1 of 12

Affirmative Action - 1990

Box 1 of 12

Affirmative Action Reports - 1989

Box 1 of 12

Affirmative Action Reports - 1990

Box 1 of 12

American Museum of Natural History (External Review) - 1985

Box 1 of 12

American Studies - 1989

Box 1 of 12

American Studies - 1990

Box 1 of 12

Anacostia Museum - 1989

Box 1 of 12

Anacostia Museum - 1990

Box 1 of 12

Archives - 1989

Box 1 of 12

Archives - 1990

Box 1 of 12

Archives - 1991

Box 1 of 12

Box 2

Arctic - 1988-1989

Box 2 of 12

Arctic - 1990-1991

Box 2 of 12

ARC - 1986-1990 (Association of Systematics Collections)

Box 2 of 12

ASM - 1985-1991 (American Society of Mammalogists)

Box 2 of 12

ASZ - 1988-1989 (American Society of Zoologists)

Box 2 of 12

Assistant Secretary for Research

Box 2 of 12

Audit Information - 1989-1990

Box 2 of 12

Awards - 1989-1990

Box 2 of 12

B

Biodiversity - 1989

Box 2 of 12

Biodiversity - 1990

Box 2 of 12

Burch Fellowship

Box 2 of 12

Buried Mirror Project

Box 2 of 12

C

Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) - 1989

Box 2 of 12

Carrying Capacity Conference

Box 2 of 12

Chesapeake Research Consortium (Folders 1 and 2 of 3)

Box 2 of 12

Box 3

Chesapeake Research Consortium (Folder 3 of 3)

Box 3 of 12

Child Care Center

Box 3 of 12

China (Joint Venture)

Box 3 of 12

China - 1989-1990

Box 3 of 12

CIED

Box 3 of 12

CITES

Box 3 of 12

COBD

Box 3 of 12

Committee for a Wider Audience

Box 3 of 12

Conservation Analytical Laboratory - 1989-1990

Box 3 of 12

Conservation and Research Center - 1987-1990

Box 3 of 12

Cooper-Hewitt

Box 3 of 12

Council on Earth Scientists - 1989-1990

Box 3 of 12

Crossroads

Box 3 of 12

D

Debt Swap

Box 3 of 12

Dillon, Wilton - 1989

Box 3 of 12

Dillon, Wilton - 1990

Box 3 of 12

Dinamation

Box 3 of 12

E

EarthWatch

Box 3 of 12

Environmental Awareness (Office of)

Box 3 of 12

Box 4

Environmental Management and Safety - 1987-1991

Box 4 of 12

Equal Opportunity (Office of)

Box 4 of 12

Executive Resources Board - 1989-1990

Box 4 of 12

Exxon - 1987-1990

Box 4 of 12

F

Facilities Service (Office of)

Box 4 of 12

Federal Employees

Box 4 of 12

Fellowships and Grants (Office of) - 1989

Box 4 of 12

Fellowships and Grants (Office of) - 1990

Box 4 of 12

Focus Groups Meetings - 1990

Box 4 of 12

Folklife Program (Office of)

Box 4 of 12

Fort Pierce

Box 4 of 12

G

General Counsel (office of)

Box 4 of 12

General Post Office Building

Box 4 of 12

Global Change

Box 4 of 12

Global Change Forum (May 1989)

Box 4 of 12

Global Change Forum Dinner (May 1989)

Box 4 of 12

Hearst Proposal

Box 4 of 12

Box 5

I

ICOM - 1989

Box 5 of 12

ICOM - 1990

Box 5 of 12

ICOM - 1991 (2 folders)

Box 5 of 12

IESP (Budget for 1990)

Box 5 of 12

IESP (Heyer) - 1989

Box 5 of 12

IESP (Heyer) - 1990

Box 5 of 12

IESP (Kenesley) - 1989

Box 5 of 12

IESP (Kleiman) - 1990

Box 5 of 12

IESP (Rudran) - 1989

Box 5 of 12

IESP (Rudran) - 1990

Box 5 of 12

IESP (Wemmer) - 1989

Box 5 of 12

IESP (Wigham) - 1989

Box 5 of 12

IESP (Wigham) - 1990

Box 5 of 12

Information Resource Management (Office of)

Box 5 of 12

Inspector General (Office of)

Box 5 of 12

International Activities Council - 1988-1989

Box 5 of 12

International Activities Council - 1990

Box 5 of 12

International Activities Council - 1991

Box 5 of 12

International Center - 1988-1990

Box 5 of 12

International council for Bird Preservation

Box 5 of 12

Inventory - 1985-1986

Box 5 of 12

Inventory - 1987

Box 5 of 12

Box 6

Inventory - 1988

Box 6 of 12

Inventory - 1989

Box 6 of 12

IUCN

Box 6 of 12

J

Japan - 1988-1990

Box 6 of 12

Joseph Henry Papers - 1986-1989

Box 6 of 12

Joseph Henry Papers - 1990

Box 6 of 12

K

Kenya - 1988-1990

Box 6 of 12

L

Laboratory of Molecular Systematics

Box 6 of 12

Legislation

Box 6 of 12

Library of Congress - 1988-1990

Box 6 of 12

M

MAB (SI) - 1988-1989

Box 6 of 12

MAB (SI) - 1990

Box 6 of 12

MAB (US) - 1990

Box 6 of 12

MacArthur Foundation - 1988-1990

Box 6 of 12

Madagascar - 1987-1989

Box 6 of 12

Management Council - 1990

Box 6 of 12

Manpower - 1988-1989

Box 6 of 12

Marine Mammal Commission - 1990-1991

Box 6 of 12

Membership and Development (Office of)

Box 6 of 12

Box 7

Migratory Birds - 1990

Box 7 of 12

Mpala Ranch - 1990 (2 folders)

Box 7 of 12

Mpala Ranch - 1991 (2 folders)

Box 7 of 12

N

National Center for Biological Diversity - 1990

Box 7 of 12

National Center for Biological Diversity - 1991 (2 folders)

Box 7 of 12

National Museum of American Art - 1988-1990

Box 7 of 12

National Museum of American Art - 1991

Box 7 of 12

Box 8

National Museum of American History

Box 8 of 12

National Museum of American Indian

Box 8 of 12

National Museum of Natural History - 1990

Box 8 of 12

National Museum of Natural History - 1991

Box 8 of 12

National Museum of Natural History - National Board

Box 8 of 12

National Portrait Gallery - 1987-1991

Box 8 of 12

National Science Foundation - 1987-1990

Box 8 of 12

National Zoological Park - 1990

Box 8 of 12

Nature Conservancy

Box 8 of 12

O

Office of Plant Services (OPlantS) Workhours - 1987

Box 8 of 12

OPlantS Workhours - 1988

Box 8 of 12

OPlantS Workhours - 1989

Box 8 of 12

Optical Publishing

Box 8 of 12

Organization for Tropical Studies

Box 8 of 12

P

Pakistan

Box 8 of 12

Peru

Box 8 of 12

Philippines

Box 8 of 12

Princeton (University of)

Box 8 of 12

Promotion - 1991

Box 8 of 12

Q

Quincentennary - 1990

Box 8 of 12

Quincentennary - 1991

Box 8 of 12

Quincentennary Responses from Bureaus

Box 8 of 12

R

Raven, Peter

Box 8 of 12

Box 9

Regents Fellowships - 1988-1989

Box 9 of 12

Regents Meeting - May 6, 1991

Box 9 of 12

Regents Meeting - February 3, 1992

Box 9 of 12

Regents Meeting - May 11, 1992

Box 9 of 12

Regents Meeting - September 21, 1992

Box 9 of 12

Regents Publication Program - 1989

Box 9 of 12

Regents Publication Program - 1990

Box 9 of 12

Research Policy Committee - 1989

Box 9 of 12

Research Policy Committee - 1990

Box 9 of 12

Research Policy Committee - 1991

Box 9 of 12

S

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) - 1990

Box 9 of 12

SAO - 1991

Box 9 of 12

SAO Personnel

Box 9 of 12

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) - 1990

Box 9 of 12

SERC - 1991

Box 9 of 12

SERC Land Purchases - 1988-1989

Box 9 of 12

Smithsonian Institution Libraries (SIL) - 1990

Box 9 of 12

SIL - 1992

Box 9 of 12

Box 10

Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES) - 1987-1989

Box 10 of 12

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) - 1990

Box 10 of 12

STRI - 1991

Box 10 of 12

STRI Living Allowance - 1988-1991

Box 10 of 12

Sackler Gallery of Art

Box 10 of 12

Sackler/Freer Director Search

Box 10 of 12

Scholarly Studies - 1990

Box 10 of 12

Scholarly Studies - 1991

Box 10 of 12

Seeds of Change - 1980-1992

Box 10 of 12

Sequestration

Box 10 of 12

Seychelles Foundation - 1987-1990

Box 10 of 12

Sloan Videohistory

Box 10 of 12

Smithson Award - 1989-1991

Box 10 of 12

Box 11

Smithsonian Council - 1988

Box 11 of 12

Smithsonian Council - 1989

Box 11 of 12

Smithsonian Council - 1990

Box 11 of 12

Smithsonian Council - October 1990 meeting information

Box 11 of 12

Smithsonian Council - 1991 (2 folders)

Box 11 of 12

Southwest Louisiana (University of) Biodiversity Center Proposal

Box 11 of 12

Smithsonian Institution Press

Box 11 of 12

Smithsonian World - 1989

Box 11 of 12

Smithsonian World - 1990

Box 11 of 12

T

Transition Material - 1991

Box 11 of 12

U

USSR (2 folders)

Box 11 of 12

V

Visitor Information and Associates' Reception Center (VIARC) - 1989-1991

Box 11 of 12

Box 12

W

Wilson Center - 1987-1990

Box 12 of 12

Wise Award - 1987

Box 12 of 12

Women in Museums Conference - 1990

Box 12 of 12

Women's Committee - 1989-1991

Box 12 of 12

Workshops

Box 12 of 12

World Wildlife Fund - 1987-1990

Box 12 of 12

World Food Prize - 1990

Box 12 of 12

SIL Library Search - 1988-1989 (6 folders)

Box 12 of 12

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