Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 05-049
National Science Resources Center. Executive Office
NSRC Records, 1984-2003
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: | National Science Resources Center. Executive Office |
Title: | NSRC Records |
Dates: | 1984-2003 |
Quantity: | 10 cu. ft. (10 record storage boxes) |
Collection: | Accession 05-049 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Digital File List: | |
Summary: | This accession consists of materials pertaining to National Science Resource Center (NSRC) meetings, development and planning. Materials include agendas, meeting minutes, memoranda and correspondence, printed e-mail, notes, logistical files, strategic plans, proposals, programs, evaluation reports, contribution reports, and development initiatives. Some materials are in electronic format. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of materials pertaining to National Science Recources Center (NSRC) meetings, development and planning. Materials include agendas, meeting minutes, memoranda and correspondence, printed email, notes, logistical files, strategic plans, proposals, programs, evaluation reports, contribution reports, and development initiatives.
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Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 05-049, National Science Resources Center. Executive Office, NSRC Records
Container List
Box 1
1991 Presidential Awards - Elementary - October 3, 1991
1992 Presidential Awards - Elementary - April 30, 1993
1993 Presidential Awards - Elementary - March 9, 1994
1995 Presidential Awards - Elementary and Secondary - May 11, 1996
1996 Presidential Awards - Elementary - June 12, 1997
1998 Presidential Awards - Elementary - June 11, 1999
1993 Presidential Awards - Secondary - April 27, 1994 (cancelled)
1996 Presidential Awards - Secondary - June 24, 1997
1998 Presidential Awards - Secondary - June 8, 1999
1997 Presidential Awards - June 16, 1998 (cancelled)
Presidential Awards - Bills, 1997
1994 Secondary Press Awards - Math and Science - March 8, 1995
Conference Technologies International, 1998
Memorandum of Understanding - NAS/SI/NSRC - Legal, Staff, STC/MS Royalty, etc. - 7/2001
NSRC - Report on the Transfer of NSRC to Smithsonian, 2001
NSRC - Establishment of NSRC, 1989-1999
NAS - Public Inspection of Exemption Certification and Annual Returns to the Internal Revenue Services, 1985-1989
Science and Technology for Children: A National Elementary Curriculum Project to Improve the Teaching of Science in Elementary Schools, 1991
The National Elementary Science Leadership Initiative - A Project to Improve the Teaching of Science in the Nation's Elementary Schools - Master Plan, 1991
NSRC STC/MS Project - David Wetzel, 2001
NSRC Leadership Institutes - Announcements, 1989-1992
NSRC Leadership Institute Programs - Events, 1992
NSRC - Science and Technology for Children - Hands-On Science Unites for Elementary School Curriculum, 1995
NSRC Leadership Institute - Elementary School Science - July 16-22, 1989
NSRC LASER Event Programs, 1998-2003 (2 folders)
NSRC - Science Education in the Schools: A Working Conference for Scientists and Engineers, 1992-1994
NSRC - Leadership Institute Programs, 1992
NSRC - New York City Schools: Reforming the Teaching of Elementary School Science - March, 1994
National Academies/NRC - Management Review Committee, 2000
Office of the President/Executive Office - Management Agenda - FY 2002
NSRC - Electric Circuits, 1991 (Field-Test Edition)
NSRC - Magnifiers and Microscopes, 1989 (Field-Test Edition)
Karlic Design Associates, LLC - Contract - Design of Discovery Deck, 1999
Bruce Alberts - Speech - Expanding the Institution of Science, 2001
NSRC - Financial Gifts to Support Educational Activities, 1996
NSRC - SI Congressional Budget Narrative - FY 1997
NSRC STC/MS Field Testing Sites, 1998
NSRC STC/MS School District Participation in Field Testing Units, 1998-1999
NSRC CSTEEP Testing/Round 2
NSRC - Lesley College - Second Year - Science and Technology Concepts for Middle School Project Evaluation Services, 1990-2000
NSRC - Science and Technology Concepts for Middle Schools - Certified Cost Share, 1999-2000
Box 2
STC/MS Development Meeting Agenda, 1998-1999
STC/MS Development Meeting Agenda, 2000
STC/MS Development Meeting Agenda, 2001
STC/MS Development Meeting Agenda, 2002
STC/MS Publishing Meeting Agenda, 1998-2001
NSRC Proposal to NSF - Middle School Science Professional Development Program, September 2001
Kathleen Holmay & Associates, Inc. - Media and Publication Relations (Proposal to NSRC), 1996
NSRC - SI Call for Plans & Budgets - FY 1997-1998
NSRC - STC/MS Filed Testing Sites, 1998
NSRC - STC/MS Guideline for Field Testing, 2001
NSRC - STC Publications Meeting, 2001-2002
NSRC - LASER Events for 2000
NSRC - Boston College - Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy (CSPEEP), 1998-2000
NSRC Newsletters and Articles
NSRC - LESLEY Program Evaluation & Research Group (contract), 1999
Robert McCormick Adams - National Museum of the America Indian, 1989
NSRC - Proposal to NSF on Science and Technology Concepts for Middle Schools, August 1996
STC Proposals Reviewed by NRC Executive Committee of the Governing Board, July 1989 (2 folders)
NSRC - Proposals to NSF - Correspondence, 1996-1997
NRSC - NSF Master Agreements, 1993-1996 (2 folders)
STC/MS Contract - NSRC & CBSC, 1996
NSRC - Elementary Science Leadership Program Annual Report to W.K. Kellogg Fund, 1992
NSRC - Proposal Budgets 1999-2000
NSRC - Mathematical Sciences Education Board Proposal, April 1990
NSRC - Project on Improving Elementary Science Teaching with Emphasis on DOD Schools and Other Military Teaching Facilities - Final Report, 1992 (2 folders)
NSRC - LASER K-8 Science Education Strategic Planning Institute - Program, July 1998, Palo Alto, California
NSRC - Science and Technology for Children Project - Progress Report to Dow Chemical Company Foundation, 1991
NSRC - Science and Technology for Children Project - Progress Report to Amoco Foundation, Inc., 1991
NSRC - Science and Technology for Children Project - Progress Report to E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1991
Box 3
NSRC - Project on Improving Elementary Science Teaching with Emphasis on DOD Schools and Other Military Teaching Facilities - Report, 1991
NSRC - Science and Technology Concepts for Middle Schools - NSF Grant - Certified Cost Share, 1997-1998 (2 folders)
Science and Technology for Children - A National Elementary Science Curriculum Project to Improve the Teaching of Science in the Nation's Elementary Schools - Master Plan, 1991 (2 folders)
NSRC - Public Relations Program outline - Walls Communications, January 1999
Alabama State Department of Education Mathematics, Science, and Technology Initiative Meeting, April 2000
NSRC - Strategic Planning/Status of Science Education, 1995
NSRC - Science and Technology for Children meets the National Science Education Standards, July 1996
NSRC - Public Relations Plan to Increase Visibility, 1996
NSRC - Overview (in Brief), 2000
NSRC Newsletters, 1988-1994 (2 folders)
Discovery Deck Budget, 1996
NSRC - Hewlett-Packard Company, California State Board of Education and the Bay Area Schools for Excellence in Education Meeting, May 15, 2000
NSRC - LASER Regional Site Cost-Sharing Contributions (Year Two), 1999-2000 (2 folders)
NSRC - LASER Second Year Technical Project Report, 1999-2000
NSRC - LASER Third Year Technical Project Report, 2000-2001
The Next Step Institute - Greenville, South Carolina, October 2001
NSRC - LASER K-8 Science Education Strategic Planning Institute Program, July 2001
NSRC - LASER Briefing Book, 2001
Box 4
Science Education Reform in Rural America: A Snapshot - Education Development Center, Inc., 2001
Writing in Science, 1983
NSRC/LASER Center - Proposed Future Design Element & Products and Service, 2002
NSRC - LASER K-8 Science Education Implementation and Dissemination Center of the NSF - Planning Meeting with Leaders, Publishers, and Sponsors, 2001
NSRC - National Strategic Planning Initiative - Correspondence, 2001
NSRC - Leadership & Assistance for Science Education Reform (Second Year Technical Project Report), 1999-2002 (2 folders)
STC Information, 1996
LASER Overview, 1999
NSRC/STC - Final Report, 1997
STC/MS Probeware Project Award, 1999
Institute of Medicine, 1995-1997
1995 Presidential Awards
Carolina Biological Supply, 1999
Widmeyer/NAS/NRSC - Technical Plan, 1992
STC/MS Royalties, 1997-1999
NSRC/LASER - California K-8 Science Education Symposium, April 2002
NSF Award - STC, 1995
STC - Henry Milne, 1998
NSF Cross-Program Project - Elementary/Secondary Proposal, 1996
LASER Proposal, 1997
NSEL (National Science Education Leadership Initiative) Grant, 1996
NSEL Grant, 1994
NSEL Grant, 1993
Grant Award Notification, 1996-1997
STC/MS Professional Development Research (PERG, Lesley College), 2000
Middle School Program Equipment, 1997-2000
STC for Middle Schools - Timeline, 1997-1999
STC/MS Schedule, 1999-2002
Middle School Proposal and Response to NSF, 1996-1997
Middle School Proposal - Award Letter/Budget, 1997-1998
NSF/STC/MS Response, December 24, 1996
NSRC/ASMC - Survey of Science Materials Support Centers K-8, 1999
NSRC - Robert Wood Johnson Agreement, 1998
Robert Wood Johnson Information, 1991-1999
Robert Wood Johnson - LASER, 1998
NSRC - Photo Research, 1999
NSRC - Photo Research, 2000
Box 5
NSRC - Board Meeting - November 18, 1999
NSRC - LASER Project correspondence, 1998-1999
Discovery Deck Correlation to Standards
NSRC - Hewlett-Packard Company Progress Report, 1999
MSSR Proposal, 1995
Proposal to NSF, 1995
Education Network/Smith & Metzger, 1990-1991
NSRC - Various Articles, 1998-2001
NSRC - Lesley Program Evaluation & Research Group (Contract), 1999
NSRC - Lesley Program Evaluation & Research Group (Proposal), 1999-2000 (2 folders)
NSRC - LASER Initiative - Year Two Cross-Site Report, 1999-2000
Leadership Initiative Evaluation - Lesley, 1989-1994
LASER Evaluations - Lesley, 1998
NSRC - STC Teachers Questionnaires, 1991-1992
Office of Sponsored Projects - Proposal and Award Activities - FY 2001
NSRC - Summary of Accomplishments, 1994
NSRC - SI Survey Follow-Up, 2001
NSRC - Boston College (CSTEEP) Agreement, 1999
Boston College - CSTEEP, 1997-2001
ASCD Annual Conference 2002 (2 folders)
Thank You Letters to Sponsors, 1996-1999
NSF Report, 1998-1999
Boston College, 1998
MERCK - Grant Approved, 1995
LASER - Grants Received and Pending, 1997
LASER - Gift Received, 1998-2000
Lesley College, 1998
Capacity Building Grant Received, 1997
NSF Progress Report, 1993-1994
SI - Gift Listing, 1997-1998
Leadership Initiative Progress Report, 1992
Hewlett-Packard Grant Received, 1996
LASER - Grant Approved, 1999
STC/MS - Grant Awarded, 1997
STC/MS Grants, 1997
NSRC - STC/MS Teacher's Profiles, 2001
NSRC - STC/MS Users Group, 2002
NSRC First Revision of FY 1998 Program Budget, 1997
Rejected Proposals, 1996
STC Progress Report, 1995
Bayer Foundation Award, 1998
DuPont Award Letter, 1997-2000
NSF Grant to NAS for "Science and Technology for Children," 1992
MERCK Check for "Resources for Teaching Middle School Science," 1998
STC/MS Initiatives, 1999
Newsletters, 1997
NSRC Preliminary Proposal to NSF to Support Middle Schools Science Resources (MSSR) Project, 1996
Teacher Enhancement Project, 1994
LASER Project Summary, 1994
NESLI Award, 1991-1994
Digital Equipment Award, 1992
Strategic Planning Management Meeting, 1995
Box 6
Management Assistance Group, 1993-1994
L'Enfant Plaza Lease, 1997
600 Maryland Avenue, Suite 880 - Lease Agreement, 1986-1997
Rental - L'Enfant Plaza, 1997
NSRC Leadership Institute, 1989
NSRC Leadership Institute, 1990
NSRC Leadership Institute, 1991
NSRC Leadership Institute, July 1992
NSRC Leadership Institute, June 1992
Energy, Machines, and Motion - Science and Technology Concepts for Middle Schools - Field Tested Draft, 1999
Washington State LASER Regional Partnership - K-8 Science Education Curriculum Showcase, October 28, 1999
LASER Regional Leaders Meeting and Advisory Board Meeting, San Diego Zoo, California - March 25, 2002
Lesley College - An Evaluation Report on Science and Technology Concepts for Middle Schools, Spring 1999
Lesley College - An Evaluation Report on Energy, Machines, and Motion, Spring 1999
Register of Copyrights - Correspondence, information, etc., 1994
Copyright Registration for STC Units, 1991-1993
SI Electronic Media Board, 1991-1994
NAS Program Estimates - FY 1992
NSRC - Transition Briefing Material, 1992
SI Transition - Briefing Materials, 1992
NSRC Progress Report, 1988
Bi-Monthly Activities Report, 1988-1993
Development Office - Status Reports, 1988-1993
Evaluation on Internal Controls, 1988-1991
Middle School Science Resource Dissemination Project, 1990
Department of Education Proposal, 1991
NSRC Planning Meeting (HP), 1993
NAS Council Meeting, October 1986
NSRC - Fundraising & Proposals - MacArthur Grant - Correspondence, 1988-1998
NAS/Smithsonian, 1984-1986
NSRC - Planning Conference for Secondary School Science Programs, 1986
The Council of The National Academy of Sciences, 1985
Summary of Indirect Cost Centers, 1986
Middle School Resource Guide Financials, 1985
Letters of Support for Elementary Science Project, 1985-1986
Phil Smith - NAS - Frank Press, 1986-1987
Box 7
Public Information - Letters to State Science Supervisors, 1993-1994
SI Science Education Forum, May 26, 1995
SI Education Forum, 1993-1996
SI 150th, 1994-1995
NY City Schools Meeting, 1993-1995
Beckman Science Newsletter, 2000
Science on the Mall, October 1999 (cancelled)
Office of the Provost, 1997-2002
National LASER K-8 Science Education Strategic Planning Institute, 2001
National LASER K-8 Science Education Strategic Planning Institute, 2000
1999 Summer Institutes
Invited/Did Not Attend, 2002
Ken Shine/Bruce Alberts Dinner, 1992-1993
Bruce Alberts - Correspondence, 1993
Bruce Alberts - Correspondence, 1995
Leon Lederman, 1990-1995 (2 folders)
NSRC NYC/USI, May 7-11, 1995
NY Academy of Science, March 4, 1994
Press Conference - Lecture room, NAS - March 1991
DC Public School Meetings, September 16, 1993
Douglas CO/KIT/NSRC matter, 1993
IRI - Williamsburg, Virginia, May 26, 1999
"Blueprint for Reform" - Press Conference, April 1996 (cancelled)
Long-term Strategic Plan, 1987
Correspondence to Ex-Board Members - A-L, 1987-1990
Correspondence to Ex-Board Members - M-Z, 1987-1990
Early Articles - STC and Teacher's Materials Workshop, 1986-1987
Science and Technology for Children Project, 1987
STC Development Workshop, 1987
"Science for Children: An Agenda for Action" - Report of the NSRC National Conference on Teaching of Science in Elementary Schools, July 1986
Correspondence - Membership, 1987
Advisory Board - Some Materials (Sample by-laws, mission statements), 1986-1987
NSRC Advisory Board Meeting - Minutes, November 1987
NSRC Advisory Board Meeting - 1987
Box 8
NAS Council Meeting, February 13, 1987
NSRC Advisory Board - Membership List, 1987
NSRC Advisory Board Meeting, 1988
NSRC Advisory Board Meeting - Minutes, November 3, 1988
NSRC Advisory Board Meeting - Minutes, November 24, 1988
NSRC Advisory Board Meeting - Minutes, December 13, 1988
NSRC Advisory Board Meeting - Correspondence, 1988
NSRC Advisory Board Meeting - Membership List, 1988
NSRC - Administration - Advisory Board, 1988 - Mary Duru's Paper - Outreach Program
NSRC Advisory Board, 1989
NSRC - Administration - Advisory Board, 1989 - Advisory Board Correspondence, 1989-1990
NSRC - Administration - Advisory Board, 1989 - Minutes, November 8, 1989
NSRC Advisory Board Meeting, 1989 - Agenda
NSRC - Administration - Advisory Board, 1989 - Annual Report with Funding and Agenda
Alice Burnette - 1989 Advisory Board invitee
Leadership Institute Planning Meetings - Minutes, 1989
NSRC Statement, 1989
Arts & Industries Building Renovation, 1985-1988
NSRC - Administration - Facilities & equipment - Office Space - African Museum of Art Space, 1985-1986
Leadership Institutes - 1995
Leadership Institutes - 1997
Leadership Institute Correspondence Program, 1998
Leadership Institute Correspondence Program, 1997
Leadership Institute Correspondence Program, 1996
Leadership Institute Correspondence Program, 1994
Leadership Institute Correspondence Program, 1993
Leadership Institute Correspondence - Thank You Letters, 1992-1998
NSRC - Leadership Institute Program, July 1991
Working Conference for Scientists and Engineers - Fan Mail, 1992
Science Education Conference, 1992
Science Education Conference, 1993
Science Education Conference, 1994
Corporate America's Impact on Elementary Science Education, 1994
NSRC - Science and Technology for Children (STC) Project - Final Report, 1997
The National Elementary Science Leadership Initiative, A Project to Improve the Teaching of Science in the Nation's Elementary Schools - Department of Education Proposal, 1991
Box 9
Announcements/Brochures, 1991-1995
STC Sample Materials, 1990
"An Example of Inquiry-Centered Science Learning and Teaching, Investigations of Floating and Sinking," 1993
Developing Inquiry-Centered Elementary School Science - Lesley College - Third Year Evaluation Report, 1995
NSRC - Annual Fiscal Report, 1998
Smithsonian Education Survey - FY 2001
NSRC Grants and Gifts, 2000
NSRC Advisory Board Meeting - November 13, 1990
NAS/NSRC Joint Meeting with Academies des Sciences - France, December 1999 (Education Workshop
Digital Equipment Corporation, November 1993
NSRC Advisory Board Meeting, November 18, 1994
NSRC Advisory Board Meeting, November 17, 1995
NSRC Articles, 1990-1999
NSRC Considerations Relevant to the Planning of an NSRC Outreach Program, October 1988
NSRC Annual Report, 2003
NSRC Annual Report, 2002
NSRC Annual Report, 2001
NSRC Annual Report, 2000
NSRC Annual Report, 1999
NSRC Annual Report, 1998
NSRC Annual Report, 1997
NSRC Annual Report, 1996
NSRC Annual Report, 1995
NSRC Annual Report, 1994
NSRC Annual Report, 1993
NSRC Annual Report, 1992
NSRC Annual Report, 1991
NSRC Annual Report, 1990
NSRC Annual Report, 1989
NSRC Annual Report, 1988
NSRC Annual Report, 1987
SI - Administration - Offices - Secretary, Robert McC. Adams, 1985-1992
NSRC - Administration - Reports & Publications - Concept Paper, 1985-1986
NSRC - Administration - Graphics - Vera Poster, 1988
Correspondence to Dr. Robert Forney, 1987-1990
NRSC Regional Science Education Leadership Development Program - Proposal, 1996-2000
Box 10
NSRC Proposal Submitted to NSF (Center for Elementary Science Leadership Development), 1996-2000
Presentation to Provost J. Dennis O'Connor, January 30, 1996
Corporate Sponsors' Meeting, February 2, 1996
SI Program Report, April 1990
NSRC SI Program Reports, 1986-1988 (2 folders)
Leadership Institute - Clips and Quotes, 1993-1995 (2 folders)
NAS/NRC - CSMEE Board Meeting, February 20, 1998
Program Announcements, 1992
Lesley College Evaluation Reports, 1989-2000 (2 folders)
Presidential Awards Reception, March 8, 1995
Presidential Awards Reception, April 27, 1994
Presidential Awards Reception, March 9, 1994
Presidential Awards Reception, April 30, 1993
Presidential Awards Reception, October 3, 1991
NSRC Elementary Science Leadership Institute, July 25-30, 1993
NSRC Elementary Science Leadership Institute, June 20-25, 1993
NSRC National LASER K-8 Science Education Strategic Planning Institute, June 15-20, 2003
NSRC - Books for Educators, 2000
NSRC - Correspondence with the Department of Defense, September 1985
NSRC - Working Paper on Curriculum Development and Evaluation for the Science and Technology for Children Project, 1988
National Academy of Sciences
NSRC - NSF Final Project Report, National Elementary Science Leadership Initiative, 1991-1996
NSRC - Deloitte and Touche Study and Recommendations, 2002
NSRC - Fairfax County Public Schools Agreement, 2002
NSRC - International Articles/Magazines, 2001
NSRC - Correspondence, 2002
NSRC Articles, 1998-2002
Senta Raizen/Peter Raven, 1990-1993
NIH Science Education, 1995
Science Matters, 1992-1993
Smithsonian Integrated Curriculum Development Project, 1992-1993
Teachers Advisory for Math and Science (TAMS), 1994
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