Reference Request
Finding Aids to Records of Professional Societies in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 17-320
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
Records, 1941-2012
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: | 1941-2012 |
Quantity: | 15 cu. ft. (15 record storage boxes) |
Collection: | Accession 17-320 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | This accession consists of records documenting activities of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) in regard to executive committee meetings, management, and publications. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; budget summaries; reports; contracts and agreements; meeting agendas and evaluations; strategic planning, membership, bequests, copyrights, funding, and audit information; SVP constitution and bylaws; proposals; photographs and negatives; serial publications such as the "Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology," the SVP Address Directory, the "Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates," and the SVP News Bulletin; conference and committee information; and other supporting documentation. Some materials are in electronic format. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records documenting activities of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) in regard to executive committee meetings, management, and publications. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; budget summaries; reports; contracts and agreements; meeting agendas and evaluations; strategic planning, membership, bequests, copyrights, funding, and audit information; SVP constitution and bylaws; proposals; photographs and negatives; serial publications such as the "Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology," the SVP Address Directory, the "Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates," and the SVP News Bulletin; conference and committee information; and other supporting documentation. Some materials are in electronic format.
Restrictions
Use RestrictionRestricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2028; Transferring office; 4/1/1988 Agreement of Transfer; Contact reference staff for details.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates (Serial)
- Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Serial)
- Society of Vertebrate Paleontology News Bulletin (Newsletter)
Subject
- Associations, institutions, etc. -- Membership
- Audits
- Budget
- Committees
- Congresses and conventions
- Contracts
- Copyright
- Directories
- Paleontology
- Periodicals
- Professional associations
- Strategic planning
- Vertebrate paleontology
- Wills
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 17-320, Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Records
Container List
Box 1
Executive Committee Meetings
Seattle Annual Meeting, October 19-22, 1994
Society of Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) Executive Committee Meeting, June 5-7, 1995 (2 folders)
SVP Executive Committee Meeting, June 9-11, 1996 (2 folders)
SVP Fifty-Sixth Annual Meeting (New York, New York), October 16-19, 1996 (2 folders)
SVP Executive Committee Meeting, May 31-June 2, 1997
SVP Fifty-Seventh Annual Meeting (Chicago, Illinois), October 8-11, 1997
SVP Executive Committee Meeting, June 12-14, 1998
SVP Fifty-Eighth Annual Meeting, (Snowbird, Utah), September 29-October 4, 1998
SVP Mid-Year Executive Committee Meeting, June 26-27, 1999 (2 folders)
Box 2
SVP Fifty-Ninth Annual Meeting (Denver, Colorado), October 20-23, 1999 (2 folders) (includes electronic records)
SVP Mid-Year Executive Committee Meeting, June 3-4, 2000
SVP Sixtieth Annual Meeting (Mexico City, Mexico), October 2000
SVP Mid-Year Executive Committee Meeting, June 7-10, 2001
SVP Sixty-First Annual Meeting (Bozeman, Montana), October 3-6, 2001 (2 folders)
SVP Executive Committee, Sheridan Press Proposal, 2002
SVP Mid-Year Executive Committee Meeting, June 2002
SVP Executive Committee Meeting (Norman, Oklahoma), October 9-12, 2002 (2 folders)
SVP Executive Committee Meeting (St. Paul, Minnesota), October 14-18, 2003 (3 folders) (includes electronic records)
Box 3
SVP Executive Committee Meeting, June 2004 (2 folders)
SVP Executive Committee Meeting (Denver, Colorado), November 2-6, 2004 (2 folders)
SVP Mid-Year Executive Committee Meeting, June 11, 2005 (3 folders)
SVP Executive Committee Financial Reporting Package, September 30, 2005 (3 folders)
SVP Executive Committee Meeting (Mesa, Arizona), October 18-19, 2005
SVP Mid-Year Executive Committee Meeting, June 3, 2006 (4 folders)
SVP Executive Committee Meeting (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), October 17-18, 2006
Box 4
SVP Executive Committee Meeting (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada), October 17-18, 2006
SVP Mid-Year Executive Committee Meeting, June 1, 2007
SVP Mid-Year Executive Committee Meeting, June 1-2, 2007 (2 folders)
SVP Executive Committee Meeting (Austin, Texas), October 16-17, 2007 (2 folders)
SVP Sixty-Seventh Annual Meeting, Exhibitors and Sponsors (Austin, Texas), 2007
SVP Mid-Year Executive Committee Meeting, June 1, 2008
SVP Executive Committee Meeting (Cleveland, Ohio), October 14-15, 2008
SVP Mid-Year Executive Committee Meeting, May 10, 2009
SVP Executive Committee Meeting (Bristol, United Kingdom), September 22-23, 2009 (2 folders)
SVP Mid-Year Executive Committee Meeting, April 24-25, 2010 (2 folders)
SVP Mid-Year Executive Committee Meeting, April 19-May 1, 2011 (2 folders)
Box 5
SVP Executive Committee Meeting (Las Vegas, Nevada), November 1-2, 2011
SVP Mid-Year Executive Committee Meeting, May 19-20, 2012
SVP Executive Committee Meetings (general), 2008-2010
Management Records
Development Committee, 2003-2009
Ad Hoc Committee on Funds and Awards, 1999, 2010
Pledges, 2008-2010
Funds Development, 1999-2010
Jackson School Student Travel Fund, 2007
Legacy League, 2011
Bequests, 2005-2010
Don Baird Bequest, 2011
Steven Cohen Award for Student Research, 2005
Leland Hix Fund, 2007-2012
Albert Wood Fund, 2003-2010
Election Ballots, 2003-2004
Election Documents, 2005
SVP Executive Board Election, 2006
SVP Executive Board Election, 2007
Ethics Committee (general), 2006-2008
Ethics Committee: Advertising and Commercial Collecting, 2005-2008
Ethics Committee: Task Force on Exhibitors and Advertisers/Commercial Collecting, 2008
Ethics Committee: Association of Applied Paleontological Sciences (AAPS) Code of Ethics, Private Collections and Commercial Collecting, 2007
Ethics Committee: Creationism, 2006-2007
Louisiana Science Education Act, 2008
Officer Election, 2006-2012
Donor Thank-you Letter (draft), 2012
Emerging Nation Scientist Sponsorship, 2007-2008
Executive Committee: SVP Critical Documents List, 1994-2000
SVP Critical Documents, 1996-2001
Copyright Permissions, 2010
SVP Past Presidents List
Permissions to Use Agreements, 2006-2007
SVP Constitution and Bylaws, 1993-1998
Conflict of Interest Statement
Communications Audit, 2010
SVP Logo, 1993
Contracts, 2002-2009
Committee Charter, 2000-2008
Bylaws as Amended, May 2009
Business Office Reports, 2008-2010
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates Archives, 1997-2011 (includes electronic records)
Box 6
The Sherwood Group, Inc., 2010
Mann, Weitz and Associates LLC (Deerfield, Illinois), 2003-2009
Porte Brown LLC, 2010-2011
SVP Auction, 2007-2009
SVP Articles of Incorporation, 2002-2009
Debbie Trueblood Correspondence, 2011
SVP Ambassador Program, 2011
Achievements Committee, 2000-2005
Smithsonian Institution Archives, 1990-2008
Depiction Release Agreements, 2007
Classification of Mammals Book, 1992
Random House Publishing Agreement, 2002-2006
Press Conference, 2008-2009
SVP Sixty-Eighth Annual Meeting Evaluations
SVP Sixty-Ninth Annual Meeting Evaluations
SVP Seventieth Annual Meeting Evaluations
Permian Field Trip, 2007
SVP Field Conference, 2008
SVP Field Conference, 2010
SVP Field Conference (general)
Funding to Other Organizations, 2004-2008
Government Liaison Committee, 2007-2009
Harris Bank Funds, 2006-2008
Impact Mitigation Guidelines
SVP Investment Policy Statement, July 2009
Howe and Hutton, LTD, 1994-1995
Kramer Resolutions, 1993-1994
Preparator's Fund, 1997-2008
Lanzendorf Fund, 1998-2008
Lanzendorf Scientific Illustration, circa 2008
Lanzendorf Three Dimensional Art, 2008
Lanzendorf Two Dimensional Art, 2008
Lanzendorf Artwork, 2002-2003
Morris F. Skinner Fund, 1991-2007
Ellesmere Island Drilling Proposal, 2010
Blaire Van Valkenburgh: Outgoing Correspondence, 2009-2010
SVP Long Range Planning, 1996
Sponsored Memberships, 2011-2012
MorphoBank Agreements, 2012
Twitter Account, 2010
Report of the Secretary-Treasurer: Theft of Funds from SVP Operating Accounts, 1991
Taylor and Francis Group, 2011
SVP Strategic Planning, 2005-2010
SVP Historical Documents, 1986-1989
Student Round Table, 2008
Romer/Simpson Medal, 2007
Royalties Agreements and Correspondence, 2003-2008
Box 7
Photographs (2 folders)
Photographs: Fossils, Animals, Cartoons, and Illustrations, 1981-1987
Photographs: 1941 Field Trip
Photographs: Individuals, 1981-1989
Photographs: Groups, 1981-1988
Save America's Fossils for Everyone (SAFE): General Information, 1995-1998 (3 folders)
SAFE: Lobbying Activities, 1993
Publications
Memoir One: "Osteology and phylogenetic relationships of fossil and recent paddlefishes (Polyodontidae) with comments on the interrelationships of Acipenseriformes" (1991) by Lance Grande and William E. Bemis, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 11, Supplement to Number 1
Memoir Two: "Basal Archosaurs: Phylogenetic Relationships and Functional Implications" (1991) by Paul C. Sereno, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 11, Supplement to Number 1
Memoir Three: "The Evolution of the Antorbital Cavity of Archosaurs: A Study in Soft-Tissue Reconstruction in the Fossil Records with an Analysis of the Function of Pneumaticity" (1997) by Lawrence M. Witmer, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 17, Supplement to Number 1
Memoir Four: "A Comprehensive Phylogenetic Study of Amiid Fishes (Amiidae) Based on Comparative Skeletal Anatomy. An Empirical Search for Interconnected Patterns of Natural History" (1998) by Lance Grande and William E. Bemis, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 18, Supplement to Number 1 (2 folders)
Memoir Five: "Early Evolution and Higher-level Phylogeny of Sauropod Dinosaurs" (1998) by Jeffrey A. Wilson and Paul C. Sereno, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 18, Supplement to Number 2
Memoir Six: "Cranial Morphology of Alligator mississippiensis and Phylogeny of Alligatoroidea" (1999) edited by Timothy Rowe, Christopher A. Brochu, and Kyoko Kishi, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 19, Supplement to Number 2 (includes electronic records)
Memoir Eight: "Magungasaurus crenatissimus [Theropoda: Abelisauridae] from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar" (2007) by Scott D. Sampson and David W. Krause, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 27, Supplement to Number 2
Memoir Nine: "Osteological Description of an Embryonic Skeleton of the Extinct Elephant Bird, Aepyornis [Palaeognathae: Ratitae]" (2007) by Amy M. Balanoff and Timothy Rowe, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 27, Supplement to Number 4 (includes electronic records)
Memoir Ten: "Simosuchus clarki [Crocodyliformes: Notosuchia] from the Late Cretaceous of Madagascar" (2010) edited by David W. Krause and Nathan J. Kley, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 30, Supplement to Number 6
Box 8
Memoir Eleven: "A comprehensive taxonomic revision of Dicynodon [Therapsida, Anomodontia] and its implications for dicynodont phylogeny, biogeography, and biostratigraphy" (2011) by Christian F. Kammerer, Kenneth D. Angielczyk, and Jorg Frobisch, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 31, Supplement to Number 6
"Dinosaurs: The Science behind the Stories" (2002) by Judith G. Scotchmoor, Brent H. Breithaupt, Dale A. Springer, and Anthony R. Fiorillo
SVP Address Directory, 1980
SVP Address Directory, 1982
SVP Address Directory, 1987
SVP Address Directory, 1989
SVP Address Directory, 1993
SVP Address Directory, 1996
SVP Address Directory, 1998
SVP Address Directory, 2000
SVP Address Directory, 2004
SVP Bibliography (Nos. 1-10), 1945-1955
SVP Bibliography (Nos. 11-22), 1957-1968
SVP Bibliography (Nos. 23-26), 1969-1972
Box 9
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates (Volume One), 1973-1977 (2 folders)
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates (Volume Two), 1973-1977 (2 folders)
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1978 (2 folders)
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1979 (2 folders)
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1980 (2 folders)
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1981
Box 10
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1982 (2 folders)
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1983 (2 folders)
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1984
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1985 (2 folders)
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1986 (2 folders)
Box 11
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1987 (2 folders)
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1988 (2 folders)
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1989 (2 folders)
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1990
Box 12
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1990
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1991 (2 folders)
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1992 (2 folders)
Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates, 1993 (2 folders)
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Volume One), 1981
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Volume Two), 1982
Box 13
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Volume Three), 1983
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Volume Four), 1984
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Volume Five), 1985
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Volume Six), 1986
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Volume Seven), 1987
Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (Volume Eight), 1988
SVP News Bulletin (Numbers 1-8), 1941-1943
SVP News Bulletin (Numbers 9-24), 1943-1948
SVP News Bulletin (Numbers 25-39), 1949-1953
Box 14
SVP News Bulletin (Numbers 40-54), 1954-1958
SVP News Bulletin (Numbers 55-71), 1959-1964
SVP News Bulletin (Numbers 72-83), 1964-1968
SVP News Bulletin (Numbers 84-93), 1968-1971
SVP News Bulletin (Numbers 94-102), 1972-1974
SVP News Bulletin (Numbers 103-109), 1975-1977
Box 15
SVP News Bulletin (Numbers 110-117), 1977-1979
SVP News Bulletin (Numbers 118-126), 1980-1982
SVP News Bulletin (Numbers 127-135), 1983-1985
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