Reference Request
Finding Aids to Records of Professional Societies in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 87-107
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
Records, circa 1940-1985
Collection Overview
General Information About This Collection | |
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | Society of Vertebrate Paleontology |
Title: | Records |
Dates: | circa 1940-1985 |
Quantity: | 5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes) |
Collection: | Accession 87-107 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | This accession consists of the records of the Secretary-Treasurer concerning fiscal matters, annual meetings, Society publications, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) executive committee meeting, memberships, and related SVP activities. Also includes Mint Canyon Research Project files of John H. Maxson and of Chester Stock, circa 1947-1962. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the records of the Secretary-Treasurer concerning fiscal matters, annual meetings, Society publications, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) executive committee meeting, memberships, and related SVP activities. Also includes Mint Canyon Research Project files of John H. Maxson and of Chester Stock, circa 1947-1962.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 87-107, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Records
Container List
Box 1
Folder 1 Correspondence of President John H Ostrom, 1969-1970
Folders 2-4 Correspondence, General, December 1971-June 1973
Folders 5-6 Correspondence, Keith Thomson (treasurer), December 1971-November 1973
Folder 7 Information on by-laws, amendments to bibliography, 1971-1972
Folder 8 Annual meeting, 1973 (Dallas, Texas)
Folder 9 Annual meeting, 1982 (Mexico City)
Folders 10-11 Annual meeting, 1972 (Lincoln, Nebraska)
Folder 12 Dues increase, 1970
Folder 13 Pencil Cartoons of members, n.d.
Folder 14 "Odds and Ends" file - Bulletins
Folder 15 Honorary Life Member forms
Folder 16 Bulletins - photographs used in various issues
Folder 17 America 's Systematics Collections: A National Plan (prepublication draft), August 1973
Folders 18-20 Bibliography correspondence, 1965-1975
Folder 21 Treasurer's report, 1973-1974
Folder 22 Checking Account record (#011-585), 1969-1970
Folders 23-24 Bills and Bank Statements, 1970-1971
Folder 25 Correspondence, Shirley Thomas (treasurer), 1974-1979
Folder 26 Charter meeting photo, 1940 (copy print)
Folder 27 SVP Bulletin (original copy of first issue): March 20, 1941
Folder 28 SVP Bulletin (photocopies): March 20, 1941-January 20, 1943 (vol. 1-8)
Folders 29-31 Inventory of Bulletins and Bibliography, 1970-1980
Folders 32-34 Mint Canyon Research Project, c. 1940s-1960s. Includes original maps, photos, illustrations, notes, etc.
Folder 35 Arellano
Folder 36 Los Angeles County Museum
Folder 37 Miscellaneous
Folder 38 Mexican Trip
Folder 39 California Fossil Marine Mammals
Folder 40 Cambrian
Folder 41 Miscellaneous (Coal)
Folder 42 Lower Cretaceous
Folder 43 Upper Cretaceous
Folder 44 Miscellaneous (Cretaceous)
Folder 45 Franciscan
Folder 46 Geological History of California
Folder 47 Localities
Folder 48 Horsetown
Folder 49 Index of Fossils - Invertebrates
Folder 50 Ione Formation
Folder 51 Ivanpah
Folder 52 Jurassic
Folder 53 Klamath Mountains
Folder 54 La Jolla Quadrangle
Folder 55 Maryville Butte
Folder 56 Pennsylvania
Folder 57 Point Sar Quadrangle
Folder 58 Potrero Hill
Box 2
Folder 1 Correspondence, American Geological Institute (AGI), 1974-1979
Folder 2 Correspondence, AGI, 1971-1972
Folder 3 AGI meeting of Governing Board, November 1979 (San Diego, California)
Folder 4 AGI report, 1979
Folder 5 AGI budget, 1979
Folder 6 AGI meeting of Goven ling Board, April 1979 (Houston, Texas)
Folder 7 SVP Advisory Committee on collections, 1973-1974
Folder 8 Fossil Vertebrate Collections conservation and National Science Foundation support, 1972
Folder 9 SVP Committee on storage and retrieval of specimen information, 1972
Folder 10 SVP Meeting papers, 1972
Folder 11 SVP Bibliography Committee, 1983-1984
Folder 12 Fossil Vertebrate Bibliography (Dr. Camp), 1970
Folder 13 SVP Bibliography problems, 1971-1972
Folder 14 SVP Bibliography, 1971-1972
Folder 15 Correspondence, Graham Lea, re Bibliography, 1973
Folder 16 SVP Bibliography Committee, 1977-1978
Folder 17 Geological Society of America, 1979-1984
Folder 18 Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates (Joe Gregory) - Termination, 1981-1982
Folder 19 Constitution: 1972, 1973, 1975
Folder 20 Constitutional revision: 1972, 1975
Folder 21 Miscellaneous Business, 1978-1979
Folder 22 Paleo Survey - National Research Council report, 1969
Folder 23 Cenozoic Committee, 1968-1969
Folder 24 Colbert (Edwin) story for February 1981 News Bulletin
Folder 25 Address Label sales, 1980-1984
Folder 26 SVP Bibliography - Graham Lea, 1974-1978
Folder 27 Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Jiri Zidek, 1977-1983
Folder 28 SVP Business, 1971-1972
Folder 29 SVP File on Geological Society of America, 1969-1970
Folder 30 Geological Society of America, 1976-1978
Folder 31 American Geological Institute problem, 1974-1975
Folder 32 American Geological Institute, 1983
Folder 33 Jewelry (retailing for SVP), 1964
Folder 34 Symposium Account, 1978
Folder 35 Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1983-1984
Folder 36 Telephone credit card, 1980
Folder 37 SVP Executive Committee, 1981-1982
Folder 38 Cost of Bulletins, 1973-1979
Folder 39 Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (JVP) - NSF funding proposal, 1983-1984
Folder 40 Correspondence, American Geological Institute (AGI), 1979-1980
Folder 41 AGI annual contributions, 1979-1980
Folder 42 Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, funds, 1978-1979
Box 3
Folder 1 SVP Headquarters, 1974-1979
Folder 2 SVP Headquarters move from Austin to Gainsville, 1979-1980
Folder 3 SVP Office Search, 1983
Folder 4 Careers in vertebrate paleontology, 1981
Folder 5 National Science Foundation report - Correspondence and requests, 1977-1978
Folder 6 SVP annual meeting, miscellaneous: 1976-1978
Folder 7 SVP annual meeting, 1970 (Toronto)
Folder 8 SVP annual meeting, 1980 (Florida)
Folder 9 SVP annual meeting, 1981 (Michigan)
Folder 10 SVP annual meeting, 1982 (Mexico)
Folder 11 SVP annual meeting, 1983 (Wyoming)
Folder 12 SVP annual meeting, 1984 (University of California, Berkeley)
Folder 13 SVP Archives, 1974-1981
Folder 14 SVP Committees, correspondence, 1975-1977
Folder 15 SVP New Mexico Life History Advisory Committee, 1979
Folder 16 SVP Executive Committee, 1969
Folder 17 SVP Executive Committee, 1971-1972
Folder 18 SVP Executive Committee, 1980
Folder 19 SVP Executive Committee, 1981
Folder 20 SVP Executive Committee, 1982-1983
Folder 21 SVP Executive Committee, 1983-1984
Folder 22 SVP President's correspondence, 1969
Folder 23 SVP President Richard Tedford, 1979-1980
Folder 24 SVP President Ernie Lundelius, 1981
Folder 25 SVP President Parish Jenkins, 1982
Folder 26 SVP President Robert Carroll, 1982-1983
Folder 27 Federal Tax Returns (501C3 exempt on), 1976-1980
Folder 28 Financial Statement (unaudited), 1979-1980
Folder 29 Financial Statement, 1980-1981
Folder 30 Financial report, 1982-1983
Folder 31 Financial report, 1984
Folder 32 Treasurer's report, 1980
Folder 33 Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (JVP) - Allen Press, 1983-1984
Folder 34 JVP Symposium issue - Bruce MacFadden, editor: 1983
Folder 35 JVP Mail Ballot, December 1982
Folder 36 American Geological Institute - Congressional science fellow, 1980-1981
Folder 37 Association of Systematics Collections, 1982-1983
Folder 38 Bureau of Land Management: Public access to federal lands, 1982-1983
Folder 39 National Medal of Science, 1972-1977
Folder 40 Office of Personnel Management (US), 1980
Folder 41 Members list, 1983
Folder 42 Domestic JVP subscriptions, 1984
Folder 43 Foreign JVP subscriptions, 1984
Folder 44 Domestic News Bulletin subscriptions, 1984
Folder 45 Foreign Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates subscriptions, 1984
Folder 46 Foreign News Bulletin subscriptions, 1984
Folder 47 Editor, assistant editor - Job reclassification, 1982
Folder 48 Robert Carroll Membership, 1983-1984
Folder 49 Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates - AGI & Berkeley operations (MacFadden's file), 1982-1984
Folder 50 Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology - Miscellaneous business and fundraising (MacFadden's file), 1982-1984
Folder 51 Bank account: Florida Federal & Fortune Federal Savings, 1980-1984
Folder 52 Bank account: JVP Money Market Account, 1984
Folders 53-56 Bank Account: Romer Fund (Merrill Lynch), 1981-1984
Folders 57-59 Bank Account: Patterson Fund (Merrill Lynch), 1981-1983
Box 4
Folder 1 Printing account: Big Red Q Quick Print, 1983-1984
Folder 2 Chestnut's charge account: 1981-1984
Folders 3-5 University of Florida printing blanket, 1980-1983
Folder 6 The Mail Room account: 1983-1984
Folder 7 SVP Financial status (balances in accounts): June 15, 1983
Folders 8-12 Paid Bills, miscellaneous: November 1979-October 1984
Folder 13 Bank account: Guaranty Federal (FL) - general account, 1980
Folders 14-15 Bank account: Atlantic National Bank-checking, 1982-1984
Folders 16-17 Merrill Lynch: Ready Assets, general fund: 1980-1982
Folders 18-20 Merrill Lynch: Ready Assets, BFV fund: 1979-1982
Folder 21 Florida State sales tax refund: 1984
Folder 22 Texas tax exemption: 1975
Folder 23 Bank account: president's fund money market account, 1984
Folder 24 SVP Incorporation: 1983
Folder 25 Financial report, 1981-1982
Folder 26 Treasurer's report, 1973-1975
Folder 27 Treasurer's report, 1979
Folders 28-30 Taxes (exemption), 1979-1984
Folder 31 Merrill Lynch: Ready Assets, general fund: 1983-1984
Folder 32 Dean Witter: Endowment account, 1983-1984
Folder 33 McKenna Gift (Kennametal, Inc. shates), April 1983
Folder 34 Bank Account: Atlantic Bank - BFV money market, 1983
Folder 35 President's fund money market fund, 1983
Folder 36 JVP Journal Fund (Fortune Federal Savings), 1982-1983
Folder 37 Merrill Lynch: Ready Assets, general fund: 1982-1983
Folder 38 President's fund - Correspondence 1978
Folder 39 BFV Money Market account, 1984
Folder 40 JVP Money Market account, 1983
Folder 41 Bryan Patterson Money Market account, 1984
Folder 42 Bank Account closeouts: 1984 (Pres. Fund, Romer, Patterson, BFV, JVP)
Folders 43-45 Atlantic First National Bank - Checking, 1979-1981
Folders 46-50 Mint Canyon Research Project: research files of John H. Maxson and possibly of Chester Stock regarding research on this topic. Files date c. 1947-1962.
Folder 51 Los Angeles County Museum, 1949
Gazin's Newscript
Box 5
Folder 1 "SVP Old Picture" Project, 1980 - Contains original photo of organizing meeting (Harvard, 1940), copy prints, and identification information regarding those pictured.
Folders 2-3 Membership applications, approved: 1980-1981
Folder 4 Bryan Patterson Award, 1980s
Folder 5 Skull Duggery news bulletin, 1964
Folder 6 Old receipts, bank books: 1970s
Folder 7 Theodore Downs file: trip east for SVP and GSA, 1964
Folder 8 Theodore Downs file: SVP annual meeting, 1966 (CA)
Folder 9 Theodore Downs file: SVP annual meetings (1970-1972), SVP correspondence as SVP secretary-treasurer and as president, 1972-1973
Folder 10 Theodore Downs file: correspondence and other documents assembled as SVP executive committee member, secretary-treasurer, president, and immediate past president: 1970-1973
Folder 11 Theodore Downs file: SVP business, 1972-1976
Folder 12 Theodore Downs file: SVP "Conservation and Sales", 1972-1973
Folder 13 Theodore Downs file: SVP 1977 annual meeting (Los Angeles, California)
Folder 14 Theodore Downs file: field trip to Anza Borrego dessert, 1977
Folder 15 Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates: ledger sheets and financial reports, 1978-1980
Folder 16 SVP members address changes, 1984-1985
Folder 17 Editor's file for SVP News Bulletin, 1977-1983
Folder 18 Regional Editors file for SVP New Bulletin, 1979-1984
Folder 19 Editor's report: 1980, 1981
Folder 20 SVP Treasurer's reports: 1967-1979
Folder 21 SVP Constitution - Revised, 1983
Folders 22-23 JVP Volume 5-domestic & foreign subscriptions, 1984-1985
Folder 24 Journal Fund Contributors, 1982-1983
Folder 25 JVP Mailing Lists, 1980s
Folder 26 JVP Business, 1984-1985
Folder 27 JVP Inquiries, 1982-1985
Folder 28 JVP Back issue orders (foreign and domestic), 1984-1985
Folder 29 JVP Editor - Dick Estes, 1984
Folder 30 SVP office manual, N.D.
Folder 31 SVP New Members, 1983-1984
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