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Accession 09-201

Olson, Storrs L.

Storrs L. Olson Papers, circa 1968-2005

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Olson, Storrs L.
Title:Storrs L. Olson Papers
Dates:circa 1968-2005
Quantity:6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 09-201
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of papers documenting the professional career of Storrs L. Olson, an avian paleontologist and curator in the Division of Birds, National Museum of Natural History. Materials include professional correspondence documenting curatorial duties, field work, and the publication of results; and correspondence, drafts, photographs, and illustrations concerning his published manuscripts.

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This accession consists of papers documenting the professional career of Storrs L. Olson, an avian paleontologist and curator in the Division of Birds, National Museum of Natural History. Materials include professional correspondence documenting curatorial duties, field work, and the publication of results; and correspondence, drafts, photographs, and illustrations concerning his published manuscripts.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 09-201, Storrs L. Olson Papers

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Container List

Box 1

Correspondence, 1997-1998 (6 folders)

Box 1 of 6

Agro, David

Box 1 of 6

Allen, Melinda

Box 1 of 6

Blem, C. R.

Box 1 of 6

Duckworth, Donald

Box 1 of 6

Dutch Seabird Group

Box 1 of 6

Farrand, John (obituary, etc.)

Box 1 of 6

Joysey, Kenneth A.

Box 1 of 6

McKitrick, Mary

Box 1 of 6

Nunn, Gary

Box 1 of 6

Talbot, Frank

Box 1 of 6

Amadon, Dean

Box 1 of 6

Andors, Allison Victor

Box 1 of 6

Arrendondo, Oscar

Box 1 of 6

Ashby, Wally

Box 1 of 6

Buftons, C. T. and Bonny

Box 1 of 6

Janossy, Denes

Box 1 of 6

Johnson, Ned K.

Box 1 of 6

Kikuchi, William

Box 1 of 6

Palmer, Ralph

Box 1 of 6

Paynter, Raymond A.

Box 1 of 6

Saver, Gordon

Box 1 of 6

Sibley, C. G.

Box 1 of 6

Stevenson, H. M.

Box 1 of 6

Wetmore, Bea

Box 1 of 6

Bea Wetmore Obituary

Box 1 of 6

Box 2

Memos - Bird Division Business

Box 2 of 6

Memos Outgoing: Other

Box 2 of 6

Korea

Box 2 of 6

Extinct Birds Exhibit

Box 2 of 6

First in Flight

Box 2 of 6

Memos - Johnson Vertebrate Zoology Chair Office

Box 2 of 6

Memos - Talbot Director's Office

Box 2 of 6

Publications Committee

Box 2 of 6

Office of the Inspector General

Box 2 of 6

Zoology of Future

Box 2 of 6

Savannah River Ecology Lab

Box 2 of 6

Funding Sources and Fellowships - Old Proposals

Box 2 of 6

Archives

Box 2 of 6

1994 Olson (Oxford) Miscellaneous British Correspondence

Box 2 of 6

1994 Olson (Oxford) Miscellaneous Correspondence with United States National Museum (USNM) [does not include Dove, Gold, Schmidt]

Box 2 of 6

Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1995-1996

Box 2 of 6

Olson/Bird Division Correspondence with Paul Taylor on Bird Collecting in Moluccas, 1980s

Box 2 of 6

Florida State University (FSU) - First Yerger Lecture

Box 2 of 6

Florida State Museum (FSM)

Box 2 of 6

Gainesville, 1991

Box 2 of 6

St. Helena Books

Box 2 of 6

Personal Correspondence - Miscellaneous

Box 2 of 6

Personal Correspondence - In-Laws

Box 2 of 6

Personal Correspondence - Friends

Box 2 of 6

Personal Correspondence - Family

Box 2 of 6

Delaware Museum of Natural History (DMNH) Board Meetings, etc.

Box 2 of 6

DMNH - DuPont, John Scrapbook

Box 2 of 6

DMNH - DuPont Furniture

Box 2 of 6

DMNH - Mollusk Curator

Box 2 of 6

DMNH - Bird Curator

Box 2 of 6

DMNH - New Science Board Members

Box 2 of 6

DMNH - Research and Collections

Box 2 of 6

DMNH - Correspondence

Box 2 of 6

Box 3

Manuscripts Reviewed, 1995

Box 3 of 6

PAEC (Professional Accomplishments Evaluation Committee)

Box 3 of 6

PAEC Biography

Box 3 of 6

PAEC, 1991

Box 3 of 6

PAEC Last Review Support Materials

Box 3 of 6

PAEC, 2000

Box 3 of 6

Flapdoodle

Box 3 of 6

Ancient Manuscripts and Projects Never Published

Quinarians v. Cladists

Box 3 of 6

Prosthemadera

Box 3 of 6

Tinamotis

Box 3 of 6

Aegotheles

Box 3 of 6

USNM Fossil Bird Types

Box 3 of 6

Expansor Secondariorum

Box 3 of 6

Chrysococcyx

Box 3 of 6

Spread-Wing in Cathaidae

Box 3 of 6

Heterandria

Box 3 of 6

Salt Marshes

Box 3 of 6

Limpkin Distribution in North Florida and Georgia

Box 3 of 6

Ichthyology

Box 3 of 6

Manuscripts

Negatives of Figures for Olson Publication #273

Box 3 of 6

Additional Materials for Olson Publication #305 (2 folders)

Box 3 of 6

Box 4

Correspondence and Manuscripts Relating to Olson Publication #295

SAPE (Society of Avian Paleontology and Evolution), 1996 Miscellaneous Correspondence

Box 4 of 6

Front Matter and Editorial Correspondence

Box 4 of 6

Assistant Editor Correspondence

Box 4 of 6

Correspondence Following Submission of Manuscript to Smithsonian Press (2 folders)

Box 4 of 6

Mesozoic Symposium

Box 4 of 6

Alvarenga

Box 4 of 6

Benson

Box 4 of 6

Bochenski

Box 4 of 6

Boles

Box 4 of 6

Campbell

Box 4 of 6

Dzerzhinski

Box 4 of 6

Elzanowski

Box 4 of 6

Emslie

Box 4 of 6

Ericson

Box 4 of 6

Hope

Box 4 of 6

Karhu

Box 4 of 6

Kurochkin

Box 4 of 6

Martin, Larry

Box 4 of 6

Millener

Box 4 of 6

Mourer-Chauvire

Box 4 of 6

Anatalavis

Box 4 of 6

Ostrom

Box 4 of 6

Pavia

Box 4 of 6

Peters

Box 4 of 6

Potapova and Panteleyeu

Box 4 of 6

Steadman

Box 4 of 6

Segui

Box 4 of 6

Stewart

Box 4 of 6

Tambussi

Box 4 of 6

Tyrberg

Box 4 of 6

Worthy

Box 4 of 6

Zhou

Box 4 of 6

Box 5

Publications

Olson Publications #303-#323 (19 folders)

Box 5 of 6

Box 6

Olson Publications #324-#352 (29 folders)

Box 6 of 6

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