Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 05-294
National Zoological Park. Office of the Director
Accreditation and Accountability Records, 2003-2004
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 Zoological Park. Office of the Director |
Title: | Accreditation and Accountability Records |
Dates: | 2003-2004 |
Quantity: | 3.5 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 document box) |
Collection: | Accession 05-294 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | This accession documents the National Zoological Park's (NZP) submissions to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2003 and 2004. The NAS was requested by the United States Congress to review animal care and management at NZP facilities following a number of highly publicized animal deaths. Materials include background and briefing materials; reports; correspondence and memoranda; planning documents; budget and personnel information; specimen, pathology, and medical history reports; handbooks; and related materials. Some of the materials provide summaries of information, other materials are photocopied documents that were originally created as early as 1993. Materials also include clippings of articles in the media and correspondence among NZP staff , between NZP staff and other Smithsonian Institution (SI) staff, and between NZP and SI staff and NAS. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession documents the National Zoological Park's (NZP) submissions to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in 2003 and 2004. The NAS was requested by the United States Congress to review animal care and management at NZP facilities following a number of highly publicized animal deaths. Materials include background and briefing materials; reports; correspondence and memoranda; planning documents; budget and personnel information; specimen, pathology, and medical history reports; handbooks; and related materials. Some of the materials provide summaries of information, other materials are photocopied documents that were originally created as early as 1993. Materials also include clippings of articles in the media and correspondence among NZP staff, between NZP staff and other Smithsonian Institution (SI) staff, and between NZP and SI staff and NAS.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 05-294, National Zoological Park. Office of the Director, Accreditation and Accountability Records
Container List
Box 1
Records Delivered June 18, 2004 from A. Mylonas to J. Jonker, NAS (3 folders)
NAS Information
NAS Miscellaneous
NAS Notes
Final Report
NAS Miscellaneous Materials
NAS Material
NAS Miscellaneous
NAS Action Plans
NAS Appropriations Hearing
NAS Meeting Notes
NAS (NZP Replies, etc.)
NAS Reports & Requests
NAS OPA & Press
NAS Interview Information
NAS Briefing Materials
Interim NAS Report
NAS - 1999 Mortality Table
NAS - 1998 Mortality Table
Lucy Spelman - Miscellaneous NAS Information
NZP Enrichment and Training Programs
Background Material/NAS Submission
NAS Submission - Vol. 1 September 24, 2003 - Table of Contents
NAS Submission - Vol. 1 September 24, 2003 - Chemical Management Protocol/Inventory
NAS Submission - Vol. 1 September 24, 2003 - Pesticide Management Program
NAS Submission - Vol. 1 September 24, 2003 - Veterinary Hospital Procedures
NAS Submission - Vol. 1 September 24, 2003 - Nutrition/Commissary Protocols
Box 2
NAS Submission - Vol. 1 September 24, 2003 - "Best Practices" Document
NAS Submission - Vol. 1 September 24, 2003 - Keeper Training Manual
NAS Submission - Vol. 1 September 24, 2003 - Institutional Care & Use Committee
NAS Submission - Vol. 1 September 24, 2003 - USDA Inspection Report
NAS Submission - Vol. 1 September 24, 2003 - AAZPA & AZA Reports
NAS Submission - Vol. 1 September 24, 2003 - Commissary Review, May 14-15, 1992
NAS Submission - Vol. 1 September 24, 2003 - Red Panda Incident Patient Synopsis
NAS Submission - Vol. 1 September 24, 2003 - Facilities Management Lists of Projects
NAS Submission - Vol. 1 September 24, 2003 - Annual Animal Inventory, 1993-2002
NAS Submission - Vol. 1 September 24, 2003 - Report on Red Panda Deaths
NAS Submission - Vol. 1 September 24, 2003 - Memorandum on Zebra Deaths
NAS Submission - Vol. 1 September 24, 2003 - Documentation re: Cusimanse, DOD, February 20, 2002
NAS Submission - Vol. 1 September 24, 2003 - Analysis Summary - Senate Rules/Administrative Hearing, May 20, 2003
NAS Submission - Vol. 11 September 24, 2003 - Materials for NAS Study/TOC
NAS Submission - Vol. 11 September 24, 2003 - Curriculum Vitae/Don Nichols, Memo re: Departure
NAS Submission - Vol. 11 September 24, 2003 - Staff Gains & Losses, FY 1993-FY 2003
NAS Submission - Vol. 11 September 24, 2003 - Post-Doctoral Fellows, Graduate Students, Interns
NAS Submission - Vol. 11 September 24, 2003 - Former and Current Advisory Board Members
NAS Submission - Vol. 11 September 24, 2003 - NAP Advisory Board Bylaws
NAS Submission - Vol. 11 September 24, 2003 - NZP Budget/Funding Growth, 1993-2003
Background on Animals, January 2000-July 2003
Death of Grevy's Zebra, March 1, 2000
Grevy's Zebra - Investigation Reports
Memo J. Block/M. Murphy, July 30, 2003, re: DARS Zebra Records
Zebra Heating Summary, August 1997-April 2001
Washington Post's FOIA Request re: 19 Specific Animals - Specimen Reports; Clinical Notes; Pathology Reports; Euthanasia Requests
Specimen Report - Cusimanse
Daily Reports - Various
Specimen Report - Kangaroo
Specimen Report - Bobcat
Specimen Report - Giraffe/Lionel
Specimen Report - Giraffe/Ryma
Specimen Report - Giraffe/Griff
Specimen Report - Lion/Tana
Specimen Report - Sumatran Orangutan/Pensi
Specimen Report - White-Fronted Marmoset
Specimen Report - Black-Footed Ferret/Popeye
Specimen Report - Cusimanse/Hockey Puck
Specimen Report - Linne's Two-Toed Sloth
Specimen Report - Bactrian Camel/Camille
Specimen Report - Brown Kiwi
Specimen Report - Indian Elephant/Ambika
Specimen Report - Asiatic Elephant/Toni
Specimen Report - Sri Lankan Elephant/Shanthi
Specimen Report - Sri Lankan Elephant/Kandula
Specimen Report - Barbary Lion/Tana
Pathology Report - Pygmy Hippo
Pathology Report/Clinical Notes - Eld's Deer DOD, March 10, 2001
Pathology Report/Clinical Notes - Eld's Deer DOD, June 12, 2001
Pathology Report/Clinical Notes - Onager DOD, July 17, 2000
Bird Deaths/Hypothermia
Memo to D. Nichols re: Miscellaneous Cases
Team for CRC Inspection
Information for Washington Post Request
Memo re: Research Nutrition Lab, May 29, 2004
Staff Safety Handbook Contents, May 28, 2004
Smithsonian HR ERP Update, May 14, 2004
Master Plan Submission re: NAS Findings, May 14, 2004
NAS Submission of Requested Items, May 14, 2004
NAS/NAC Other Requested Items, May 5, 2004
Preventative Medicine/Research - Various papers, May 4, 2004
Letter to Dr. Roberts, NRC, enc. docs. for NAS Report, May 3, 2004
Nutrition Lab Service Agreement, May 3, 2004
Cover Memo from T. Viner, April 29, 2004
NAC Requested Information, April 16, 2004
NAS Request Memos - April 18, 28, 2004
NZP - CRC Response, April 12, 2004
NAS Requested Materials - April 12, 2004
Request for Proposal - Integrated Pest Management Services, April 9, 2004
CRC's Summary Pages/Inventory, 1999-2003
Memo from C. Burridge to S. Reid re: "Pets," April 2, 2004
NAS Submission - May 17, 2004
Letter to R. Michael Roberts, Life Sciences Center, March 15, 2004
Inspection Report & Status Reports, 2002-2004
Information on Positions, January 6-7, 2004
Box 3
NAS Request, January 5, 2004
NAS Request, January 2, 2004
Various Pathology Reports, 1999-2002
Medical History Report - California Sealion, Esther (#102590)
Medical History Report - California Sealion, Norman (#102584)
Medical History Report - Kodiak Bear, Kiska (#101108)
NAS Requested Information from L. Williamson, November 4, 2003
Fax from Denver Zoo, November 6, 2003, re: Annual Number Necropsies
Complaint Letters, 1989-2001
Various Correspondence, 2000-2003
Grevy's Zebra - Final Pathology Reports
NAS Request to NZP - Documents Delivered, October 15, 2003
NAS Request to NZP - Documents Delivered, October 16, 2003
Documents Submitted to The National Academies, November 10, 2003
Documents Submitted to The National Academies, December 2, 2003
Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 2003
Notes from M. Murphy dated July 25, 2001 re: Cheetah (#110842)
Memorandum of Understanding - Smithsonian and USDA, March 31, 2004
Joint Internship - Nutrition, June 7, 2004
Record Retention Schedule - June 3, 2004
Update on Diet Documentation, June 2, 2004
Memo of August 9, 2004 from Sandy Reid to J. Obernier, NAS
Memo of July 9, 2004 from M. Tanner to J. Obernier re: Keepers
E-mails dated July 14, 2004 between T. Pitzak/NAS and S. Reid re: Marmoset (#113220), Macaque (#104111)
NZP Medical Records - MedARKS
Consulting MD/DVM List to NAS
Letters from Eleanor Holmes Norton to L. Small, R. Ney; Letter to Eleanor Holmes Norton from L. Small
Memo of December 30, 2003 from Suzan Murray re: DAH Procedures
Final Biopsy Report/Orangutan, January 28, 2000
Letter of December 10, 2003 from W. Amand, AAZV, to M. Roberts, The National Academies
Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ) Website December 11, 2003 Initial Response to Don Nichols Letter to NAS
Memo from Mary Tanner, December 15, 2003, re: NZP IACUC
Medical History Report - Linne's Two-Toed Sloth
Medical History Report - Cheetah/Bandito (#113355)
Medical History Report - Cheetah/Rumu (#110842)
Medical History Report - Western Lowland Gorilla/Mesou (#107566)
Medical History Report - Pygmy Hippo/Alpha (#29218)
Medical History Report - Eastern Bongo/Bambari (#110565)
Medical History Report - Sumatran Tiger (#113442)
Medical History Report - Micronesian Kingfisher (#214083)
Medical History Report - Vietnamese Pot-Bellied Pig/Margo (#109080)
Medical History Report - Masai Giraffe/Medical History Report - Lionel (#104081)
Medical History Report - Lion-Tailed Macaque/Max (#107365)
Medical History Report - White-Fronted Marmoset (#113220)
Medical History Report - Sulawesi Crested Macaque/Sybil (#104111)
Medical History Report - Bald Eagle (#207549)
Medical History Report - Barbary Lion/Thandi (#107851)
Medical History Report - Orangutan/Tucker (#105170)
Medical History Report - Giant Panda/Hsing-Hsing (#100357)
Medical History Report - Red Panda/Quentin (#111967)
Medical History Report - Red Panda/Luke (#113194)
Box 4
Medical History Report - Grey Seal/Keltie (#104161)
Medical History Report - Pygmy Hippo/Curley Sue (#110963)
Medical History Report - Tiger/Pangur Ban (#106098)
2004 NAS Action Plan
Memo of April 12, 2004 from T. Peters to S. Reid re: Euthanasia
2003 National Zoo Training
NAC Requested Items, April 9, 2004
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