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Accession 08-043

National Zoological Park. Department of Zoological Research

Subject Files, 1973-2002

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Zoological Park. Department of Zoological Research
Title:Subject Files
Dates:1973-2002
Quantity:6.5 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Collection:Accession 08-043
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of materials created and maintained by Devra G. Kleiman documenting activities, programs, research, long-term planning, and administration of the Department of Zoological Research; relations with and funding from the Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ); activities of the National Zoological Park's Research Council; and the renovation of the Research Building. Kleiman was a research scientist as well as Assistant Director for Animal Programs, 1983-1984; Assistant Director for Zoological Research and Educational Activities, 1984-1985; and Assistant Director for Research, 1985-1996 before retiring in 2000 and volunteering on an occasional basis. Materials include correspondence and memoranda; research proposals and reviewers' notes; budgets; requests for funding from FONZ; policies and planning documents; Research Council agendas and meeting minutes; reports; architectural drawings for the Research Building; and flyers and a poster advertising programs.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of materials created and maintained by Devra G. Kleiman documenting activities, programs, research, long-term planning, and administration of the Department of Zoological Research (DZR); relations with and funding from the Friends of the National Zoo (FONZ); activities of the National Zoological Park's Research Council; and the renovation of the Research Building. Kleiman was a research scientist as well as Assistant Director for Animal Programs, 1983-1984; Assistant Director for Zoological Research and Educational Activities, 1984-1985; and Assistant Director for Research, 1985-1996 before retiring in 2000 and volunteering on an occasional basis. Materials include correspondence and memoranda; research proposals and reviewers' notes; budgets; requests for funding from FONZ; policies and planning documents; Research Council agendas and meeting minutes; reports; architectural drawings for the Research Building; and flyers and a poster advertising programs.

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Subject

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 08-043, National Zoological Park. Department of Zoological Research, Subject Files

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Container List

Box 1

General Files

Wild Mammals in Captivity, 1983-1986 (3 folders)

Box 1 of 7

Wild Mammals in Captivity - Historic Development and Funding, 1983-1986 (3 folders)

Box 1 of 7

Panda Conference - Administrative Materials, 1991

Box 1 of 7

Molecular Genetics, 1980-1987

Box 1 of 7

Molecular Genetics/Procedures/Senior Position/Documentation

Box 1 of 7

Genetics Personnel

Box 1 of 7

Molecular Genetics Justification

Box 1 of 7

Genetics Search Committee

Box 1 of 7

Smithsonian Institution (SI) Genetics Program

Box 1 of 7

Parking Fund - Career Development Awards Background, 1988

Box 1 of 7

Research Proposals

Monfort - Roth - Assisted Reproduction in the Scimitar-Horned Oryx, 1994

Box 1 of 7

Thompson - Monfort - Olfactory Control of Reproduction in Sable Antelopes, 1994

Box 1 of 7

Monfort - Male Induced Effects on Mammalian Female Reproductivity, 1993

Box 1 of 7

Morton - Davidar/Wagner/Fleischer - Purple Martins, 1990

Box 1 of 7

Nichols - Montali - Continuation of Brown Tree Snake Research, 1994

Box 1 of 7

Nichols - Tree Snake Informational Memorandum

Box 1 of 7

Oftedal - Barboza/Allen/Ullrey - Nutritional Research on the Desert Tortoise, 1991

Box 1 of 7

Oftedal - Barboza/Allen - Design and Evaluation of Diets for Captive Maned Wolves, 1990

Box 1 of 7

Oftedal - Tardif/Power - Determinants of Reproductive Competence, 1993

Box 1 of 7

Broughman/Wilkinson/Roberts - Group Foraging and Information Acquisition in the Greater Spear-Nosed Bat, 1993

Box 1 of 7

Rappole - McShea - Wildlife Study

Box 1 of 7

Rappole - McShea/Monfort/Kirkpatrick - Immunocontraception of White Tailed Deer: Field Test of PZP Vaccine, 1992

Box 1 of 7

Rappole - Winker - Birds of the Atlantic Coast of Mexico, 1994

Box 1 of 7

Rappole - McShea - Migrant Birds

Box 1 of 7

Box 2

Rappole - McShea - Immunocontraception of a Large Ungulate Population: Behavioral, Ecological, and Physiological Consequences, 1993

Box 2 of 7

Rall/Roberts - Reproductive Studies of the Morro Bay Kangaroo Rat, 1992

Box 2 of 7

Rudran - Beissinger - Green Rumped Parrotlet

Box 2 of 7

Wildt/Drew Proposal, 1994

Box 2 of 7

Wildt - Brown - Understanding Reproductive Physiology to Improve Propagation of Endangered Tigers, 1994

Box 2 of 7

Rudran - Fernando - Implications of Socio-Ecology and Genetics on Conservation and Management of the Sri Lankan Elephant, 1993

Box 2 of 7

Wemmer - Wemmer/Lehnhardt/Brown/Krishnamurthy/Hayek - Mahouts and Elephants, 1993

Box 2 of 7

Wemmer - Lemos-Velloso - Correlation Between Fecal Steroids and Reproductive Behavior in the Maned Wolf, 1992

Box 2 of 7

Wemmer - Brown/Wasser - Radiolabel Infusion of Study of Nancy, African Elephant, at NZP, 1991

Box 2 of 7

Wemmer - Hakim - White Tailed Deer, 1992

Box 2 of 7

Wildt - Brown - Development of Techniques to Monitor Ovarian Function in Free-Ranging and Captive Elephants, 1993

Box 2 of 7

Wildt - Wildt/Byers/Pukazhenthi - Advanced Studies on In Vitro Oocyte Maturation in Felids as an Approach for Rescuing Genetic Diversity, 1993

Box 2 of 7

Wildt - Hagedorn - Preservation of Genetic Lines in a Non-Mammalian System, 1993

Box 2 of 7

Wildt - Rall - Development and Maintenance of a Cryo-Preserved Embryo Bank, 1993

Box 2 of 7

Rall/Wildt - Cryobiology of Mouse Spermatozoa, 1993

Box 2 of 7

General Files

Government Furlough, FY 1996

Box 2 of 7

Sequestration, FY 1991

Box 2 of 7

Handicapped Programs - DZR, 1979

Box 2 of 7

Collection Plans - DZR, 1989, 1990, 1992

Box 2 of 7

Interior Department, Fish and Wildlife (Injurious Wildlife), 1981-1989

Box 2 of 7

Fish and Wildlife Service Permits, 1976-1979

Box 2 of 7

Scholarly Studies, 1992

Box 2 of 7

SI Women's Committee Proposals - DZR, 1979-1985

Box 2 of 7

SI Women's Committee Proposals - DZR, 1986-1993

Box 2 of 7

Model for Long-Term Captive Management of Rare and Endangered Species, 1979

Box 2 of 7

SI Restricted Endowment Funds, 1989-1994Pew Foundation, 1989-1991

Box 2 of 7

Nixon Griffis Fund for Zoological Research, 1992-1993

Box 2 of 7

Charles A. Linbergh Memorial Fund, 1981

Box 2 of 7

James Smithson Society, 1991

Box 2 of 7

John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, 1986

Box 2 of 7

Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation, 1990

Box 2 of 7

SI International Exchange Program (IEP), 1987-1989

Box 2 of 7

International Pinniped Interest Group (IPIG), 1988

Box 2 of 7

Department of Defense, Legacy Resource Management Program

Box 2 of 7

SI Fellowships, 1990-2002

Box 2 of 7

Parking Fellowships, 1992

Box 2 of 7

NZP Research Council, 1991-1995 (3 folders)

Box 2 of 7

NZP Research Council Minutes, 1993

Box 2 of 7

Box 3

NZP Biomaterial Request and Information, May 1997

Box 3 of 7

Vote on Fellowship Review Process, January 2000

Box 3 of 7

Environmental Conservation Activities Report, 1992-1993

Box 3 of 7

SI Disciplinary Studies

Box 3 of 7

Abbott Fund Proposals, 2000

Box 3 of 7

Abbott Fund Proposals, 1999

Box 3 of 7

Restricted Endowment Proposals, 1995

Box 3 of 7

DZR/SI Funds - Restricted Endowment/Women's Committee, 1994

Box 3 of 7

Proposals to Zoofari, 1998

Box 3 of 7

Zoofari Proposals, 1997

Box 3 of 7

FONZ 2001 Requests

Box 3 of 7

FONZ Grants, 2000

Box 3 of 7

FONZ Form As, CY 1999

Box 3 of 7

Budgets - DZR Federal/FONZ, CY 1998

Box 3 of 7

FONZ Form As, CY 1998

Box 3 of 7

FONZ Form As, 1997

Box 3 of 7

FONZ Form As, CY 1996

Box 3 of 7

FONZ Form As, CY 1995

Box 3 of 7

FONZ, 1994

Box 3 of 7

FONZ, CY 1993

Box 3 of 7

FONZ, 1992

Box 3 of 7

FONZ Carryover, 1991

Box 3 of 7

FONZ Mid-year Requests, 1991

Box 3 of 7

FONZ, CY 1991

Box 3 of 7

FONZ, 1991

Box 3 of 7

FONZ Traineeship Review, 1991, 1993

Box 3 of 7

FONZ, 1990

Box 3 of 7

FONZ Traineeships, 1994

Box 3 of 7

DZR Mission and Goals, February 2000

Box 3 of 7

DZR Retreat, February 17, 1999

Box 3 of 7

DZR Mission Statement, July 1995

Box 3 of 7

NZP Registrar, 1987-1994

Box 3 of 7

NZP Permits, 1994

Box 3 of 7

DZR Public Relations, 1997

Box 3 of 7

Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Conservation Material for Accreditation (Review July 1997)

Box 3 of 7

Environmental Latino Initiative Promoting Science Education (ELIPSE) - Monfort/Wemmer/Roberts/Maldonado/Dallmeier/Ros/Haddon, 1998

Box 3 of 7

DZR Collaboration List, April 1997

Box 3 of 7

DZR Conference Room Site Fees, 1995-1996

Box 3 of 7

NZP Director - Michael H. Robinson, 1989-1991

Box 3 of 7

DZR Tours, 1995

Box 3 of 7

SI Annals - DZR, 1995

Box 3 of 7

Box 4

DZR Staff/Project/Grant Information, 1994

Box 4 of 7

Smithsonian Office of Fellowships and Grants - Smithsonian Opportunities for Research and Study (Revisions 1996-1997)

Box 4 of 7

Procedures for Hiring Permanent Research Staff, May 1996

Box 4 of 7

DZR Summer Personnel List, 1994-1995

Box 4 of 7

Survey of Student Living Conditions, 1985

Box 4 of 7

Education, 1988-1991

Box 4 of 7

Workshop - Digestive Strategies of Animals (Barboza and Oftedal), September 1990

Box 4 of 7

DZR Monthly Reports and Publication Lists, 1989-1996

Box 4 of 7

Publications List - Mid-year Draft, 1990

Box 4 of 7

Seminars, 1991

Box 4 of 7

DZR Opening Address List (Renovation of Research Building), 1989

Box 4 of 7

DZR Collection Research Policies and Procedures, 1992

Box 4 of 7

Hand-Rearing Program, 1982

Box 4 of 7

DZR Hand-Rearing Facility, 1983-1988

Box 4 of 7

Propagation Building Renovation - Specifications, June 1987

Box 4 of 7

Propagation Building, 1987-1988

Box 4 of 7

H/R Renovation, 1984-1988

Box 4 of 7

H&R/R&R, FY 1983

Box 4 of 7

Publication Lists, 1980-1983

Box 4 of 7

Holt House Repairs, 1983-1987

Box 4 of 7

H/R Renovation Memoranda - Justification, 1985-1986

Box 4 of 7

H&R Scope of Work, 1985-1986

Box 4 of 7

DZR Facilities Survey, 1983-1984

Box 4 of 7

H/R Renovation, 1984-1985

Box 4 of 7

Research Proposals

Kleiman - Dittus - Macaques, 1990

Box 4 of 7

Dolins - Beck/Kleiman - Spatial Learning and Foraging of Captive and Free Ranging Golden Lion Tamarins, 1994

Box 4 of 7

Kleiman - Rosenberger - Locomotor Behavior of Lion Tamarins, 1993

Box 4 of 7

Ruiz/Rosenberger - Kleiman - Assessment of Holding Power and Attractiveness of Multi-Media Educational Computer Program in a Mixed-Species Exhibit, 1994

Box 4 of 7

Kleiman - Ruiz-Miranda - Ontogeny of Vocalizations in Golden Lion Tamarins, 1993

Box 4 of 7

Kleiman - Ruiz-Miranda - Response of Golden Lion Tamarins to Vocalizations of Conspecifics, 1992

Box 4 of 7

Kleiman - Thompson/Birchard - Golden Lion Tamarins

Box 4 of 7

Kleiman - Wilkinson/Porter - Bio-behavioral Determinants of Birth Synchrony in Bats, 1994

Box 4 of 7

Marcellini - Birchard - Komodo Eggs, 1992

Box 4 of 7

Marcellini - Chang - A Study of the Activity Cycles and the Sensory Acuity of Komodo Dragons, 1993

Box 4 of 7

Marcellini - Rosscoe - Salamanders

Box 4 of 7

Marcellini - Thorbjarnarson - Crocodile, 1990

Box 4 of 7

Marcellini - Allen/Bush - The Production of 25 Hydroxy Vitamin D by Savanna Monitor Lizards After Exposure to Ultraviolet Light, 1993

Box 4 of 7

Marcellini - Wikramanayake - Komodo

Box 4 of 7

Marcellini - Birchard - Growth and Heart Rate During Embryonic Development in Reptiles, 1996

Box 4 of 7

Ballou - Stacey - Genetic Variation in Source and Translocated Populations of the Delmarva Fox Squirrel, 1998

Box 4 of 7

Leathery, 1996 (2 folders)

Box 4 of 7

Leathery, 1995

Box 4 of 7

McShae - The Ecology of Dhole and Their Impact on the Conservation of Thamin in Chathin Wildlife Sanctuary, Myanmar, 1998

Box 4 of 7

McShae - Warm Springs Ranger District, George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, 1998

Box 4 of 7

Montali - Development, Production, and Safety Evaluation of Canine Distemper Vaccine for Use on Exotic Carnivores, 1996

Box 4 of 7

Box 5

Morton - Song Ranging in the Carolina Wren

Box 5 of 7

Murphy/Walsh - Play Behavior in Komodo Monitors, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Nichols - Pathogenesis of Ophidian Paramyxovirus Infection in the Brown Tree Snakes, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Nichols - Chytridiumycosis in Poison Arrow Frogs: Experimental Induction and Treatment, 1997

Box 5 of 7

Porter - Bat Thermoregulation and Relatedness, 1996

Box 5 of 7

Wildt - Penfold - Understanding the Reproductive Biology of Gerenuk, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Power - Do Pygmy Marmosets have an "Appetite" for Calcium?, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Oftedal - Henen/Hellinga - Effects of Dietary Calcium and Phosphorus on Mineral Balance of Gopherus Agassizii, 1999

Box 5 of 7

Rappole - Conservation Strategies for Migratory Birds Using Diperocarp Monsoon Forests of North Central Myanmar, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Siaco - Behavior Patterns of Puerto Rican Anoline Lizards in Captivity, 1997

Box 5 of 7

Wildt - Spindler - In Vitro Gamete Maturation and Viability in Cats, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Spindler, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Beck - Stainski, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Boness - Taylor - The Effect of Sex Differences in Parental Expenditure on Fledgling Success of Endangered Humboldt Penguins, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Rosscoe - Gagliardo - The Artificial Rearing of an Obligate Oophagus Dendrobatid, Dendrobates sp., Through Metamorphosis, 1999

Box 5 of 7

Roberts - Sobel, 1995

Box 5 of 7

Roberts - Porter - Extension: Pup Thermoregulatory Efficiency and Kin Selection, 1996

Box 5 of 7

Gould - Kalmijn - Electroreception, 1990

Box 5 of 7

Gould/Xanten - Olson - The Function of Scent-marking in the Cusimanse, 1990

Box 5 of 7

Gould/Lehnhardt - Shyan- Elephant Spacial Memory

Box 5 of 7

Lehnhardt - Shyan - Recording the Natural Vocalization and Behaviors of Three Asian Elephants and One African Elephant at the National Zoo, 1992

Box 5 of 7

Kleiman - Carlstead - Development of Simplified Behavior Data Collection and Analyses Techniques and Analysis of Husbandry Information for Four SSP Species, 1993

Box 5 of 7

Brown - Artificial Insemination in an Asian Elephant: Use of Endocrine Monitoring for Timing of Ovulation and Ultrasonography for Semen Deposition, 1998 (2 folders)

Box 5 of 7

Brown - A Proposal to Support Investigations of Reproductive Strategies in Free-ranging Lions, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Brown - Influence of the Social Environment on Adrenal Response, Ovarian Activity, and Behavior in Captive Cheetahs, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Brown - Use of Fecal Corticoid Metabolite Analysis to Assess Adrenal Function in the Clouded Leopard, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Boness - Majluf/Insley - A Natural Experiment on the Effect of Environmental Changes on Mating Systems, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Bugg - Migratory Tendencies and Population Estimate of Periplaneta Americana, 1997

Box 5 of 7

Bush - Use of Deslorelin in Przewalski's Horse to Suppress Testosterone Levels, 1997

Box 5 of 7

Morton - Callo - Blue Jay Predation and Prey Response, 1997

Box 5 of 7

Cambre - Measurement of the Antibody Response of Waterfowl, Cranes, and Pheasants to Vaccination with Clostridium Botulinum Tyrec Baterine Toxoid, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Cooper/Davenport - Chemosensory Behavioral Responses to Food Chemical Stimuli by Lizards, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Beck - Daniel - Visual Acuity in the Indian Rhinoceros, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Stevens - Fitch - Recording the Orangutan and Bird Vocalizations at the National Zoo, 1997

Box 5 of 7

Kleiman - Hadlock - Ecology of the Endangered Delmarva Fox Squirrel, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Derrickson - Haig - Testing of Radio Transmitter Harnesses on Micronesian Kingfishers and Bali Mynahs, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Wildt - Hainai/Penfold - Artificial Insemination of Northern Pintails with Fresh Cold-stored Sperm, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Iwaniuk - A Comparative Analysis of Food Manipulation in Carnivores, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Henen - Natural Fecundity and Egg Size Constraint of Central Asian Tortoises, 1998

Box 5 of 7

Higgins - Nutritional Ecology of the Web, 1997

Box 5 of 7

Henen - Reproductive Nutrition of Female Desert Tortoises, 1996

Box 5 of 7

Howard - Detection of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus in Non-domestic Cat Semen, 1996

Box 5 of 7

General Files

Research Council, 1995-1996

Box 5 of 7

NZP Collection Plans, 1988

Box 5 of 7

Administrative Support Documentation, 1986-1987

Box 5 of 7

Research Council Meetings - Minutes and Notes, 1993

Box 5 of 7

Research Council, 1997-1998

Box 5 of 7

NZP Research Council, 1994

Box 5 of 7

Science Council Notes, 1994

Box 5 of 7

Research Council - Boness File, 1993-1994

Box 5 of 7

Research Council Proposals, 1993

Box 5 of 7

Research Council, 1994-1995

Box 5 of 7

Research Council Forms, 1992-1995

Box 5 of 7

Inventory of Research Programs/Projects, 1988 (2 folders)

Box 5 of 7

DZR Budgets, 1986-1989

Box 5 of 7

DZR Budget, FY 1986

Box 5 of 7

Projected S&E Resources, FY 1986-FY 1991

Box 5 of 7

Budget, FY 1986

Box 5 of 7

Box 6

Budget, 1985

Box 6 of 7

DZR Budget, FY 1985

Box 6 of 7

DZR Budget, 1984

Box 6 of 7

OAP/DZR Budget, 1983

Box 6 of 7

Congressional Budget Program Statements, FY 1982-FY 1984

Box 6 of 7

DZR Budget, FY 1982

Box 6 of 7

NZP Budget, 1982

Box 6 of 7

DZR Budget, 1981

Box 6 of 7

NZP Budget, FY 1981

Box 6 of 7

DZR Budget, FY 1980

Box 6 of 7

NZP Office Heads Staff Meetings, 1975-1979

Box 6 of 7

Office of Education, 1984

Box 6 of 7

Public Affairs, 1981-1983

Box 6 of 7

Office of Animal Management, 1973-1975

Box 6 of 7

Animal Programs, 1980-1981

Box 6 of 7

Animal Programs Group, 1978-1982 (2 folders)

Box 6 of 7

Registrar Growth Forms, 1980

Box 6 of 7

Elephant House Meetings, 1982-1985

Box 6 of 7

Dept. of Mammalogy, 1980-1985

Box 6 of 7

Urine - Bear Hormones, 1983

Box 6 of 7

USDA Inspection, July 1985

Box 6 of 7

Aquatic Vertebrate Exhibit, 1979-1980

Box 6 of 7

Graphics, 1980-1983

Box 6 of 7

Library, 1980

Box 6 of 7

Husbandry and Breeding Protocols - Forms, 1977

Box 6 of 7

Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center, 1989-1991

Box 6 of 7

Conservation and Research Center, 1974-1982 (2 folders)

Box 6 of 7

Conservation and Research Center, 1983

Box 6 of 7

Latino Task Force, 1995

Box 6 of 7

Smithsonian Institution Press, 1978-1979

Box 6 of 7

Smithsonian Institution Press, 1971-1985

Box 6 of 7

Box 7

Conservation and Research Center Field Studies, 1982-1984 (2 folders)

Box 7 of 7

Report on Small Mammal Trapping - Kleiman/Eisenberg, 1980-1981

Box 7 of 7

Raccoons - Conservation and Research Center, 1982

Box 7 of 7

Smithsonian Year - DZR, FY 1985

Box 7 of 7

Smithsonian Year, 1982

Box 7 of 7

NZP Conservation Programs, 1985

Box 7 of 7

Conservation and Research Center Staff Meetings, 1984-1985

Box 7 of 7

Semen Bank/Artificial Insemination, 1977-1980

Box 7 of 7

Dept. of Animal Health, 1977-1985

Box 7 of 7

SI 150th Anniversary, 1994-1995

Box 7 of 7

Conservation Biology at the Smithsonian, 1989

Box 7 of 7

SI World, 1983-1985

Box 7 of 7

Smithsonian - Union, 1991

Box 7 of 7

SI Scholarly Studies, 1980-1981

Box 7 of 7

SI Public Service, Office of Educational Outreach Program, 1986

Box 7 of 7

SI National Associates Program (SNAP), 1985-1991

Box 7 of 7

SI Office of International Relations, 1984-1989

Box 7 of 7