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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 19-202

National Museum of Natural History. Office of the Director

Subject Files, 1963, 1984-2019

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Museum of Natural History. Office of the Director
Title:Subject Files
Dates:1963, 1984-2019
Quantity:14 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 19-202
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of materials documenting the administration and programs of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) by the Office of the Director, primarily during the tenures of Robert S. Hoffman, 1985-1988; Frank Talbot, 1988-1994; Donald J. Ortner, Acting Director, 1994-1996; David L. Pawson, Acting Director, 1996; Robert W. Fri, 1996-2001; J. Dennis O'Connor, Acting Director, 2001-2002; Cristián Samper, 2002-2007 and 2008-2012; Paul G. Risser, Acting Director, 2007-2008; and Kirk R. Johnson, 2012- . Included are records concerning NMNH departments, divisions, offices, and programs; fundraising efforts; and agreements without outside organizations. Materials include correspondence, memoranda of understanding, reports, newsletters, brochures, clippings, floor plans, maps, photographs, negatives, slides, audiocassettes, a pin, and a flag. Some materials are in electronic format.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of materials documenting the administration and programs of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) by the Office of the Director, primarily during the tenures of Robert S. Hoffman, 1985-1988; Frank Talbot, 1988-1994; Donald J. Ortner, Acting Director, 1994-1996; David L. Pawson, Acting Director, 1996; Robert W. Fri, 1996-2001; J. Dennis O'Connor, Acting Director, 2001-2002; Cristian Samper, 2002-2007 and 2008-2012; Paul G. Risser, Acting Director, 2007-2008; and Kirk R. Johnson, 2012- . Included are records concerning NMNH departments, divisions, offices, and programs; fundraising efforts; and agreements without outside organizations. Materials include correspondence, memoranda of understanding, reports, newsletters, brochures, clippings, floor plans, maps, photographs, negatives, slides, audiocassettes, a pin, and a flag. Some materials are in electronic format.

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Use Restriction

Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2035; Transferring office; 1/15/2014 memorandum, Yowell to File; Contact reference staff for details.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 19-202, National Museum of Natural History. Office of the Director, Subject Files

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Container List

Box 1

American Association of Museums (AAM)

Correspondence, 1992

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 2001

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 2002

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 2003-2008

Box 1 of 14

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Correspondence, 1995

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 2001-2004

Box 1 of 14

American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS)

Correspondence, 1994

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 2000-2001

Box 1 of 14

Annual Report - National Museum of Natural History (NMNH)

Annual Report, 1994

Box 1 of 14

Annual Report, 1995

Box 1 of 14

Annual Report, 1996

Box 1 of 14

Annual Report, 1998

Box 1 of 14

Annual Report, 1999

Box 1 of 14

Annual Science Report - National Museum of Natural History (NMNH)

Annual Science Report, 2018, published March 1, 2019 (2 folders)

Box 1 of 14

Congressional Correspondence

Smithsonian Institution (SI) Related Committees, 1994

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1994

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 1 of 14

Tyrannosaurus Rex Loan to Newt Gingrich, Speaker of the House, 1995

Box 1 of 14

Congressional Open House at NMNH, May 9, 1995

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 1 of 14

Congressional Family Night, May 14, 1996

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 1 of 14

Congressional Family Night, May 14, 1997

Box 1 of 14

Congressional Family Night, May 20, 1998

Box 1 of 14

Congressional Family Night, October 23, 1999

Box 1 of 14

Congressional Family Night, March 9, 2002

Box 1 of 14

Congressional Family Night, March 1, 2008

Box 1 of 14

Director's Circle

Director's Circle, 1994

Box 1 of 14

Director's Circle, 1995

Box 1 of 14

Director's Circle, 1996

Box 1 of 14

Director's Circle, 1997

Box 1 of 14

Director's Circle, 1998

Box 1 of 14

Director's Circle, 1999

Box 1 of 14

Director's Circle, 2000

Box 1 of 14

Director's Circle, 2001-2002

Box 1 of 14

Director's Circle, 2003-2004

Box 1 of 14

Director's Circle, 2004-2008

Box 1 of 14

Discovery Center (Room)

Correspondence, 1994

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 1 of 14

Correspondence, 2001

Box 1 of 14

Box 2

Correspondence, 2002-2004

Box 2 of 14

Donations

Donations, 1993

Box 2 of 14

Donations, 1994

Box 2 of 14

Donations, 1995

Box 2 of 14

Donations, 1996

Box 2 of 14

Donations, 1997

Box 2 of 14

Donations, 1998

Box 2 of 14

Donations, 1999

Box 2 of 14

Donations, 2000

Box 2 of 14

Donations, 2001

Box 2 of 14

Donations, 2002-2003

Box 2 of 14

Donations, 2004-2005

Box 2 of 14

Associate Director for Special Projects (ADSP)

Marine Station Correspondence, 1992

Box 2 of 14

Marine Station Correspondence, 1993

Box 2 of 14

Marine Station Correspondence, 1994

Box 2 of 14

Marine Station Correspondence, 1995

Box 2 of 14

Marine Station Correspondence, 1996

Box 2 of 14

Marine Station Correspondence, 1997

Box 2 of 14

Marine Station Correspondence, 1998

Box 2 of 14

Marine Station Correspondence, 1999

Box 2 of 14

Marine Station Correspondence, 2000

Box 2 of 14

Marine Station Correspondence, 2001

Box 2 of 14

Marine Station Correspondence, 2002-2005

Box 2 of 14

Marine Station - Lafayette Facility, 1990-1996

Box 2 of 14

Marine Station - Lafayette Facility, 1996

Box 2 of 14

University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1990-1992 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 14

Marine Station Acreage Purchase from MacArthur Foundation, 1992-1995

Box 2 of 14

Marine Science Network, 2007

Box 2 of 14

Repair and Restoration (R&R)/Federal Construction Program, FY 1995-FY 2001

Box 2 of 14

Associate Director for Operations (ADO)

Correspondence, 1997-1999

Box 2 of 14

Correspondence, 2000-2001

Box 2 of 14

Correspondence, 2000-2003

Box 2 of 14

Associate Director for Administration (ADA)

Correspondence, 1994

Box 2 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 2 of 14

Box 3

Correspondence, 1996

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 2001

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 2002

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 2003

Box 3 of 14

NMNH Mentor Program, 1998

Box 3 of 14

Administrative Calendars, 1994, 1999

Box 3 of 14

Automatic Data Processing - Computer Services (ADP)

Correspondence, 1994

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 2001

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 2002-2004

Box 3 of 14

Information Technology Plan, NMNH, 2001, 2007

Box 3 of 14

Funds and Administrative Management Review, 2007

Box 3 of 14

Arctic Studies Center

Correspondence, 1995-1996

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 2001

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 2002

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 2003-2007

Box 3 of 14

Department of Systematic Biology

Correspondence, 2001-2003

Box 3 of 14

Systematic Biology Retreat, July 22-23, 2003

Box 3 of 14

Brian Kensley Memorial, February 17, 2004

Box 3 of 14

Botany

Correspondence, 1994

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 2001

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 2002-2008

Box 3 of 14

Entomology

Correspondence, 1994

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 2001

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 2002, 2004

Box 3 of 14

Invertebrate Zoology

Correspondence, 1994

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 3 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 3 of 14

Box 4

Correspondence, 1997

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 2001

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 2002

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 2003-2004

Box 4 of 14

Registry of Tumors, 1995

Box 4 of 14

Tumor Registry Move to George Washington University (J. Harshbarger), 1993-1996

Box 4 of 14

Vertebrate Zoology

Correspondence, 1994

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 2001

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 2002-2003

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 2004-2007

Box 4 of 14

Mineral Sciences

Correspondence, 1993

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1994

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 2001

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 2002

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 2003-2009

Box 4 of 14

Paleobiology

Correspondence, 1992

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1993

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1994

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 2001

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 2002-2009

Box 4 of 14

Associate Director for Public Programs (ADPP)

Correspondence, 1994

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 4 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 4 of 14

Box 5

Correspondence, 1998

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 2001-2007

Box 5 of 14

Exhibits, 1994-2004

Box 5 of 14

Preliminary Master Schedules for the Behring Family Hall of Mammals and Forces of Change, November 15, 2000

Box 5 of 14

Education, 1995-2004

Box 5 of 14

Tri-State Initiative, 1995

Box 5 of 14

Bristol-Myers Squibb, 1996

Box 5 of 14

Laboratories of Analytical Biology/Laboratory of Molecular Systematics (LMS)

Correspondence, 1992-1993

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1994

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 2001

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 2002-2004

Box 5 of 14

Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Laboratory

Correspondence, 1994

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 5 of 14

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC)

Correspondence, 1998-1999

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 2001

Box 5 of 14

Advisory Board Meeting, October 30, 1998

Box 5 of 14

Associate Director for Development and Public Affairs (ADD&PA)

Media Report, January-August 1994

Box 5 of 14

Media Report, September 1994-August 1995

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1994

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 2001

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 2002-2004

Box 5 of 14

Gala Celebration, November 20, 1999

Box 5 of 14

Combined Federal Campaign, 2005

Box 5 of 14

Associate Director for Special Projects (ADSP)

Correspondence, 1992-1993

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1994

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 5 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 5 of 14

Museum Support Center (MSC) Correspondence, 1994

Box 5 of 14

Box 6

MSC Correspondence, 1995

Box 6 of 14

MSC Correspondence, 1996

Box 6 of 14

MSC Correspondence, 1997

Box 6 of 14

MSC Correspondence, 1998

Box 6 of 14

MSC Correspondence, 2000

Box 6 of 14

MSC Correspondence, 2001

Box 6 of 14

MSC Correspondence, 2003

Box 6 of 14

Biodiversity Program

Correspondence, 1994

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 6 of 14

Associate Director for Research and Collections (ADRC) [formerly Associate Director for Science (ADS)]

Correspondence, 1994

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 1997 (includes CD)

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 2001

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 2002

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 2003-2006

Box 6 of 14

Future Directions for Science at NMNH, 1993-1994

Box 6 of 14

Department Chairs Meetings, 1994

Box 6 of 14

Department Chairs Meetings, 1995

Box 6 of 14

Chairs Workshop, May 5, 1995

Box 6 of 14

Links to Your Life, 1995

Box 6 of 14

Professional Accomplishments Evaluation Committee (PAEC) Plan, 1989-1995

Box 6 of 14

POETS Club, 1994

Box 6 of 14

Research Initiatives, 1994

Box 6 of 14

Research Initiatives, 1995

Box 6 of 14

Research Initiatives, 1996

Box 6 of 14

Research Initiatives Group Leaders and Committee Structure, 1994

Box 6 of 14

Vision 2000, 1994-1995

Box 6 of 14

Senate of Scientists, 1963, 1994-1999

Box 6 of 14

NMNH Science Council, 2003

Box 6 of 14

Rating Scientific Program, 1997

Box 6 of 14

Collection Management Services

Correspondence, 1993

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 1994

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 6 of 14

Correspondence, 2001-2007

Box 6 of 14

Highlights of Smithsonian Institution Collections

Box 6 of 14

Box 7

Collections and Research Information System (CRIS)

Correspondence, 1992-1993

Box 7 of 14

Correspondence, 1994

Box 7 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 7 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 7 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 7 of 14

Staff Day

Staff Day, 1994

Box 7 of 14

Staff Day, 1995

Box 7 of 14

Staff Day, 1996

Box 7 of 14

Staff Day, 1997

Box 7 of 14

Staff Day, 1998

Box 7 of 14

Staff Day, 1999

Box 7 of 14

Staff Day, 2000

Box 7 of 14

Career Service Awards Reception, January 31, 2002

Box 7 of 14

Career Service Awards Ceremony, May 30, 2003

Box 7 of 14

Career Service Awards Ceremony, December 2004

Box 7 of 14

Career Service Awards Ceremony, December 6, 2005

Box 7 of 14

Peer Recognition and Career Service Awards Ceremony, December 12, 2006

Box 7 of 14

Peer Recognition and Career Service Awards Ceremony, December 12, 2007

Box 7 of 14

Staff Photographs

Box 7 of 14

United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Correspondence, 1994-1999

Box 7 of 14

Shop/Cafeteria Sales/Royalty Distributions

Shop/Cafe Correspondence, 1996-1999 (includes electronic records)

Box 7 of 14

Shop and Cafeteria Sales, 1996-1997

Box 7 of 14

Royalty Distributions, 1995-2002

Box 7 of 14

NMNH Board

Board Member Photographs (electronic records)

Box 7 of 14

Board Materials (including reports, agenda, minutes, biographies, and correspondence), 2003-2007; Natural History News, 2004-2007; Strategic Plan Materials, 2004-2006; Staff Meeting Summaries, 2003-2007; Weekly Reports, 2006-2007 (electronic records)

Box 7 of 14

Policy and Precedent [Smithsonian Institution (SI) and NMNH]

Correspondence, 1989-1998

Box 7 of 14

Correspondence, 1990-1995

Box 7 of 14

Correspondence, 2000-2001

Box 7 of 14

Welfare to Work Policy, 1999

Box 7 of 14

Visitor Information

Visitors to NMNH, 1996

Box 7 of 14

Visitors to NMNH, 1997

Box 7 of 14

Visitors to NMNH, 1998

Box 7 of 14

Visitors to NMNH, 1999

Box 7 of 14

Visitors to NMNH, 2000

Box 7 of 14

Visitors to NMNH, 2001-2003

Box 7 of 14

Current Statistics Printout, 1994-2001

Box 7 of 14

Box 8

Current Statistics Printout, 2001-2002

Box 8 of 14

Current Statistics Printout, 2001-2003

Box 8 of 14

Current Statistics Printout, 2002-2003

Box 8 of 14

Safety (NMNH)

Correspondence, 1996

Box 8 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 8 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 8 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 8 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 8 of 14

Correspondence, 2001

Box 8 of 14

Correspondence, 2002

Box 8 of 14

Correspondence, 2003-2005

Box 8 of 14

Box 9

Correspondence, 2006-2010

Box 9 of 14

World Wide Web (SI/NMNH)

Correspondence, 1995-1996

Box 9 of 14

Renovation

Communication Plan, 1995

Box 9 of 14

Exterior Condition of Metropolitan Area Museums, 1995

Box 9 of 14

Office of the Director and Fourth Floor, 1994-1997

Box 9 of 14

East Court, 1994-1997

Box 9 of 14

Baird Auditorium Lift, 1994

Box 9 of 14

West/East Court Brief to NMNH Staff, September 21, 1994 (includes audiocassette)

Box 9 of 14

West Court/Discovery Center/3-D Large Format Film Theater, 1984-1998 (2 folders)

Box 9 of 14

FY 1999-FY 2005 Repair/Restoration and Federal Construction Program, 1997-2001

Box 9 of 14

Anthropology

Correspondence, 1993

Box 9 of 14

Correspondence, 1994

Box 9 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 9 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 9 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 9 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 9 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 9 of 14

Correspondence, 2000

Box 9 of 14

Box 10

Correspondence, 2001

Box 10 of 14

Correspondence, 2002

Box 10 of 14

Correspondence, 2003-2009

Box 10 of 14

Anthropological Archives, 1997-2009 (2 folders)

Box 10 of 14

C. B. H. Jackson Collection, 1984-1995

Box 10 of 14

Arctic Studies Center

Correspondence, 1993

Box 10 of 14

Correspondence, 1994

Box 10 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 10 of 14

Repatriation

Correspondence, January-August 1989

Box 10 of 14

Correspondence, September-October 1989

Box 10 of 14

Correspondence, November-December 1989

Box 10 of 14

Correspondence, 1990

Box 10 of 14

Correspondence, 1991

Box 10 of 14

Correspondence, 1992

Box 10 of 14

Correspondence, 1993

Box 10 of 14

Correspondence, 1994

Box 10 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

Box 10 of 14

Correspondence, 1996

Box 10 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 10 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 10 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 10 of 14

Box 11

Correspondence, 2000

Box 11 of 14

Correspondence, 2001

Box 11 of 14

Correspondence, 2002

Box 11 of 14

Correspondence, 2003-2010

Box 11 of 14

Repatriation Review Committee (including Charter and Rules of Operation), 1995-2003

Box 11 of 14

Repatriation Review Committee, 2004-2007

Box 11 of 14

Summary of Entomological Objects in the National Museum of Natural History Associated with the Sioux Culture, 1996

Box 11 of 14

Handbook of North American Indians

Correspondence, 1993-2003

Box 11 of 14

Management Issues (NMNH)

Directions and Goals for the 21st Century, by Robert S. Hoffmann, 1987

Box 11 of 14

Final Report of the Exhibits Task Force on Public Programming, 1987

Box 11 of 14

Report of the Task Force on Professional and Public Service in the National Museum of Natural History, 1987

Box 11 of 14

Report of the NMNH Task Force on External Relations, 1987

Box 11 of 14

Report of Task Force on Organization, 1987

Box 11 of 14

Report to the Director: Task Group on Communications and Morale, 1987

Box 11 of 14

Task Force on Shared Values Report, 1987

Box 11 of 14

Report of the Task force for Public Programs, 1987

Box 11 of 14

Report of Task Force on Collections, 1987

Box 11 of 14

Final Report, Task Force on Research, 1987

Box 11 of 14

Report on Development and Public Relations

Box 11 of 14

NMNH Mission Statement, 1996-1997

Box 11 of 14

Milestones, 1992

Box 11 of 14

NMNH Parking Permits, 1995

Box 11 of 14

NMNH Parking Permits, 1997

Box 11 of 14

NMNH Parking Permits, 1998

Box 11 of 14

NMNH Parking Permits, 1999

Box 11 of 14

Parking Recertification, 2001

Box 11 of 14

NMNH Parking Permits, 2002

Box 11 of 14

Annual Parking Recertification, 2003

Box 11 of 14

Annual Parking Recertification, 2004

Box 11 of 14

Annual Parking Recertification, 2005

Box 11 of 14

Annual Parking Recertification, 2008

Box 11 of 14

Annual Parking Recertification, 2009

Box 11 of 14

Accessibility Project, 1996-2001

Box 11 of 14

Study Done by Ruth Selig: Communication Ideas for NMNH, 1994

Box 11 of 14

Strategic Planning, 1991-1996

Box 11 of 14

Beyond the Elephant: A Report Based on the 1994-1995 National Museum of Natural History Visitor Survey, 1995

Box 11 of 14

Assessment of Organizational Risks and Vulnerabilities, 1996-1999

Box 11 of 14

The National Museum of Natural History: 75 Years in the New National Museum, 1985

Box 11 of 14

Preliminary Situation Analysis, by Robert Fri, 1996

Box 11 of 14

Government Reinvention, 1995

Box 11 of 14

Management Retreat, March 14-17, 1990

Box 11 of 14

Summer Hours, 1996

Box 11 of 14

Focus Group Meetings, 1996

Box 11 of 14

Donald Ortner's Report of the Museum to NMNH Staff, March 23, 1995 (includes audiocassette)

Box 11 of 14

Donald Ortner Town Hall Meeting, February 1996

Box 11 of 14

Smithsonian/Kraft Spectrum: Participant Evaluations, 1996

Box 11 of 14

Marketing, 1996, 1999

Box 11 of 14

NMNH Management Controls, 1996

Box 11 of 14

Executive Staff Retreat, June 26-27, 1998

Box 11 of 14

Executive Staff Retreat, August 19-20, 1999

Box 11 of 14

Executive Staff Retreat, January 18, 2000

Box 11 of 14

Information Technology Retreat, April 13, 2000

Box 11 of 14

Executive Staff Retreat, September 18-19, 2000

Box 11 of 14

Executive Staff Retreat, January 16, 2001

Box 11 of 14

Executive Staff Retreat, September 10, 2001

Box 11 of 14

Senior Staff Retreat, February 4, 2002

Box 11 of 14

Senior Staff Retreat, November 19-20, 2007

Box 11 of 14

Focus Group Transcripts, Feasibility Study Letters, etc., for Capital Campaign, 1998

Box 11 of 14

Partnership with the Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering, and Technology Development (CAWMSET), 2000

Box 11 of 14

Encyclopedia of Life, 2007-2008

Box 11 of 14

Coalition for Excellence in Tropical Biology (CETroB)

Memorandum of Understanding and Background Materials, 2000 (includes electronic records)

Box 11 of 14

NMNH Collaborations

Collaborations, 1996-2010

Box 11 of 14

Box 12

Memberships and Subventions

Memberships and Subventions, 1993

Box 12 of 14

Letters of Appreciation, Sympathy, and Congratulations

Letters, 1993-1994

Box 12 of 14

Letters, 1995

Box 12 of 14

Letters, 1996

Box 12 of 14

Letters, 1997

Box 12 of 14

Letters, 1998

Box 12 of 14

Letters, 1999

Box 12 of 14

Letters, 2000

Box 12 of 14

Letters, 2001

Box 12 of 14

Letters, 2002-2003

Box 12 of 14

Letters of Inquiry

Letters, 1994

Box 12 of 14

Letters, 1995

Box 12 of 14

Letters, January-June 1996

Box 12 of 14

Letters, July-December 1996

Box 12 of 14

Letters, January-June 1997

Box 12 of 14

Letters, 1998

Box 12 of 14

Letters, 2000

Box 12 of 14

Letters of Offers and Gifts

Letters, 1995

Box 12 of 14

Letters, 1996

Box 12 of 14

Letters, 1997

Box 12 of 14

Letters, 1998

Box 12 of 14

Letters, 2010

Box 12 of 14

Museums and Gardens

The Academy of Natural Sciences, 1994-1995

Box 12 of 14

Royal Botanic Gardens, Surrey, United Kingdom, 1995-2000

Box 12 of 14

Missouri Botanical Garden, 1994-1999

Box 12 of 14

North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences, 1998-2000

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The Field Museum, Illinois, 1996-2003

Box 12 of 14

Carnegie Museum of Natural History, 1995

Box 12 of 14

The Natural History Museum, London, 1996-2003

Box 12 of 14

Denver Museum of Natural History, 1999

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National de'Histoire Naturelle, 2001

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Houston Museum of Natural Science, 1999, 2003

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Naturalist Center

Correspondence, 1994

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Correspondence, 1995

Box 12 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

Box 12 of 14

Correspondence, 1998

Box 12 of 14

Correspondence, 1999

Box 12 of 14

Correspondence, 2000-2006

Box 12 of 14

NATUREnet Consortium

Correspondence, 1994-1995

Box 12 of 14

Natural Partners

Correspondence, 1996-2002

Box 12 of 14

Museum-wide Holiday Parties

Party, 1994

Box 12 of 14

Party, 1995

Box 12 of 14

Party, 2001

Box 12 of 14

O. Orkin Insect Zoo

Correspondence, 1993

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Correspondence, 1994

Box 12 of 14

Correspondence, 1995

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Correspondence, 1996

Box 12 of 14

Correspondence, 1997

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Box 13

Correspondence, 1998

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Correspondence, 1999-2002

Box 13 of 14

Correspondence, 2003-2006

Box 13 of 14

Memoranda of Understanding (MOU)

SI [Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL)/Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)/Museum Victoria (MV), 2010

Box 13 of 14

SI (BHL)/Biodiversity Committee, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2009

Box 13 of 14

SI [Encyclopedia of Life (EOL)]/The National Council for Science and the Environment (Encyclopedia of Earth): Sharing Biodiversity Informatics Infrastructure, 2009

Box 13 of 14

SI/New England Tropical Conservatory (NETC): Indonesian Botanical Exploration and Taxonomy Project (IBETP), 2009

Box 13 of 14

SI/Delaware Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs: Delaware Skeletal Collections, 2010

Box 13 of 14

SI (EOL)/Society for the Management of Electronic Biodiversity Data (SMEBD): Share Biodiversity Information and Infrastructure, 2009

Box 13 of 14

United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service/SI: Cooperation in the Field of Forestry, 1994

Box 13 of 14

SI/BRC: Collaborative Research: BiSciCol Tracker, 2009

Box 13 of 14

SI/American Society of Zoologists, 1992

Box 13 of 14

SI/National Museums of Kenya: Professional Training and Cooperative Research, 2000

Box 13 of 14

SI/Federal Native Plant Conservation Committee: North American Native Plant Conservation Initiative, 1994-1995

Box 13 of 14

United States Department of the Interior/NMNH/USDA/Nature Conservancy: Conservation of Springsnails and Their Habitats throughout the Great Basin, 1996

Box 13 of 14

Royal Ontario Museum/NMNH, 1996-2003

Box 13 of 14

SI/National Museum of Korea, 1996

Box 13 of 14

SI/Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia (INAH), 1996

Box 13 of 14

SI/Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes of Oklahoma, 1996

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SI/Anchorage Museum of History and Art, 1998, 2009

Box 13 of 14

SI/World Wildlife Museum, Stockton, California, 1992, 1998

Box 13 of 14

SI/Direccion General de Divulgacion de la Ciencia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico: Outreach Programs

Box 13 of 14

United States Geological Survey (USGS) Patuxent Wildlife Research Center/SI: North American Collections, 2001

Box 13 of 14

SI/United States Botanic Garden: Conservatory Renovation, 1999

Box 13 of 14

SI/University of Nebraska: Off-site Enhancement Program of the Scarab Beetle Collection, 1999

Box 13 of 14

SI/Coalition for Excellence in Tropical Biology (CETroB), 2000

Box 13 of 14

SI/Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources/Field Museum of Natural History: Biodiversity, Biogeography Study of the Shorefishes of Mindoro Island, 2000

Box 13 of 14

SI/Washington Advisory Group (WAG): Evaluation of Science Programs, 1997

Box 13 of 14

Walter Reed Army Institute of Research/SI: Mosquito Collection, 2001

Box 13 of 14

The Forest Department of the Union of Myanmar/SI: Joint Publication, 2007

Box 13 of 14

Alexander von Humboldt Biological Resources Research Institute/SI: Joint Project on the Birds of Colombia, 2003

Box 13 of 14

Comision Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad de Mexico (CONABIO)/SI: Technical and Scientific Cooperation, 2003

Box 13 of 14

Center for Systematic Biology and Evolution/SI: Technical and Scientific Cooperation, 2003

Box 13 of 14

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)/SI: Joint Appointment for Dr. Dolores R. Piperno, 2003

Box 13 of 14

University of Yangon/SI: Research, Training, and Education, 2003

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SI/ARTstor, Inc.: Crop Digital Images, etc., 2004

Box 13 of 14

SI/Iridisse, Inc., 2005

Box 13 of 14

SI/Wildscreen, 2005

Box 13 of 14

SI/National Zoological Park (NZP): Joint Appointment for Dr. Robert Fleischer and Dr. Jesus Maldonado, 2005

Box 13 of 14

SI/South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity: Long-term Loans, 2005

Box 13 of 14

SI/The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia: Collaborative Research Projects, 2005

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SI/United States Department of Commerce: Continue Work to Build National Treasure, 2005

Box 13 of 14

SI/Voyager: Joint Learning Projects, 1997-2001

Box 13 of 14

SI/Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, 1998

Box 13 of 14

SI/United States Postal Service: Insect Stamp, 1998

Box 13 of 14

SI/Principle Large Format, Picture House: 3D Film, 1998

Box 13 of 14

SI/Bisbee Mining and Historical Museum: Feasibility and Cost Analysis Study, 1998-2001

Box 13 of 14

SI/Miami Museum of Science and Space Transit Planetarium: Feasibility Study, 1995-2001

Box 13 of 14

SI/United States Department of Agriculture: Building the National Treasure Embodies in the NMNH Entomological Collection, 2001

Box 13 of 14

NMNH/National University of Singapore, 1997-1998

Box 13 of 14

SI/Mongolian Academy of Sciences, 2007

Box 13 of 14

SI/Otto Gerdau Company: Temporary Pearls Exhibit, 2004

Box 13 of 14

NMNH/NZP: Joint Genetics Program, 2005-2006

Box 13 of 14

SI/Istituto Italiano per gli Studi Filosofici (IISF): 2006

Box 13 of 14

NMNH/University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (WITS): Collaborate on Paleontological Research, 2007

Box 13 of 14

SI/The Department of the Navy: Ocean Initiative, 2006

Box 13 of 14

SI/Museum fur Volkerkunde Wien: Collaboration, 2006

Box 13 of 14

SI/Saudi Aramco, 2007

Box 13 of 14

SI/Northeastern Naturalist: Editorial Policy, 2007

Box 13 of 14

SI/California Academy of Sciences: Biodiversity Survey, 2007

Box 13 of 14

SI/Universidad del Valle: Export and Import, 2005-2006

Box 13 of 14

SI/Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2007-2008

Box 13 of 14

SI/Network of Excellence "EDIT," 2006

Box 13 of 14

SI (Fort Pierce)/Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI): HBOI Library Service, 2008

Box 13 of 14

SI (EOL)/AntWeb: Develop and Share Critical Biodiversity Informatics Infrastructure, 2008

Box 13 of 14

SI/Convention on Biological Diversity, 2006

Box 13 of 14

SI/World Wildlife Fund, Inc.: Office Space, 2006

Box 13 of 14

SI/Harry Winston Diamond Corporation: 50th Anniversary, 2008

Box 13 of 14

SI/Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): BASH Program, 2008

Box 13 of 14

SI/Natural History Museum, London: Scientific and Technical Relationship, 2008

Box 13 of 14

SI [Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)]/ETI BioInformatics: Collaboration, 2008

Box 13 of 14

Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO): Academic Infrastructure Support Organization (AISO), 2009

Box 13 of 14

SI (EOL)/Regents of the University of Michigan, 2008

Box 13 of 14

SI (EOL)/Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), 2008

Box 13 of 14

SI (EOL)/Biomimicry Institute, 2008

Box 13 of 14

SI (EOL)/Busch Entertainment Corporation, 2008-2009

Box 13 of 14

SI (EOL)/FishBase, 2008

Box 13 of 14

SI (EOL)/Naturalis Museum, 2008

Box 13 of 14

SI (EOL)/ZooKeys, 2008

Box 13 of 14

SI (EOL)/Plazi, 2008

Box 13 of 14

SI (EOL)/Tree of Life Web Project, 2007

Box 13 of 14

SI (EOL)/Global Biodiversity Information Facility Secretariat, 2007

Box 13 of 14

SI (EOL)/Regents of the University of California, 2008

Box 13 of 14

SI (EOL)/Widescreen (ARKive), 2008

Box 13 of 14

SI (EOL)/Biodiversity Committee, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2009

Box 13 of 14

SI (EOL)/Catalogue of Life Partnership, 2007

Box 13 of 14

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/NMNH, 2010 (includes electronic records)

Box 13 of 14

United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service/NMNH, 1989, 2003

Box 13 of 14

United States Geological Survey/Bureau of Land Management/National Park Service/United States Forest Service: Management of Fossils on Public Lands, 1991-1992

Box 13 of 14

SI/Hearst Entertainment Distribution, Inc., 1991-1992

Box 13 of 14

Duke University, 1992

Box 13 of 14

Department of Wildlife and National Parks, Malaysia/National Zoological Park, 1991

Box 13 of 14

SI/Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia, 1990

Box 13 of 14

Direccion General de Forestal y Fauna, Ministerio de Agricultura, Peru/NMNH, 1989

Box 13 of 14

SI/World Wildlife Fund: Minimum Critical Size of Ecosystems Program (MCSE), 1987

Box 13 of 14

Ministry of Culture of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)/SI, 1987

Box 13 of 14

Universidad Nacional de Colombia/NMNH, 1990-1992

Box 13 of 14

Fish and Wildlife Service, 1991

Box 13 of 14

National Park Service/NMNH: Planning, Development, and Exhibition of a Traveling Exhibit Entitle "Archeology of the North Pole and Beringia," 1990-1991

Box 13 of 14

Miscellaneous Agreements

Box 13 of 14

Research Training Program (NMNH)

Information Packet, 1993

Box 13 of 14

Correspondence, 1992

Box 13 of 14

Correspondence, 1994-1999

Box 13 of 14

Correspondence, 2000-2003

Box 13 of 14

Letters Received

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): Correspondence Concerning Exhibit, 2003-2004

Box 13 of 14

Correspondence Concerning Film on Intelligent Design, 2005-2006

Box 13 of 14

Miscellaneous Correspondence, 2003-2011 (includes electronic records)

Box 13 of 14

Miscellaneous Files

Media Training, March 3, 2010 (DVD)

Box 13 of 14

Women's Committee Proposals, 2013

Box 13 of 14

Omnicom Network, 2011

Box 13 of 14

Chile Exhibit Opening: "Against All Odds," 2011

Box 13 of 14

AAM Retreat, 2011

Box 13 of 14

Phoenix, Arizona, Event, 2011

Box 13 of 14

Box 14

Arizona Readings, 2011

Box 14 of 14

London, 2011

Box 14 of 14

NMNH Board Meeting, November 4, 2010

Box 14 of 14

Natural History Newsflash, 2010-2011

Box 14 of 14

Alfalfa Club Weekend, 2011

Box 14 of 14

Metrics Redesign, 2010-2011

Box 14 of 14

Town Hall and Achievement Awards, April 26, 2011

Box 14 of 14

NMNH Board Meeting, April 2011

Box 14 of 14

Correspondence: For Contact List, 2009

Box 14 of 14

Photographs, 1997-2000

Box 14 of 14

Correspondence from Chief Justice John Roberts, 2010

Box 14 of 14

Correspondence from David H. Koch, 2010

Box 14 of 14

Strategic Plan, 2010-2015

Box 14 of 14

Annual Science Report, 2013, published April 30, 2014

Box 14 of 14

Invitations, 2013-2014

Box 14 of 14

Invitations, 2004-2017

Box 14 of 14

Communications Plan, 2013

Box 14 of 14

Visitors, 2010-2011

Box 14 of 14

Social Media Working Group, 2011

Box 14 of 14

Follow Up, 2010-2011

Box 14 of 14

Deep Time Initiative, 2010

Box 14 of 14

Weekly Encyclopedia of Life Meetings, 2010

Box 14 of 14

Global Genome Initiative (GGI), 2010-2011

Box 14 of 14

Recovering Voices, 2010-2011

Box 14 of 14

Contacts

Box 14 of 14

Darwin, 2011-2012

Box 14 of 14

How to Find an Image Manual

Box 14 of 14

Annual Science Report, 2015, published March 15, 2016

Box 14 of 14

Sant Ocean Hall Opening, 2008

Box 14 of 14

NMNH Blogger Training, 2009

Box 14 of 14

Holiday Cards

Box 14 of 14

The Washington Connection with Guest Kirk Johnson, October 2, 2013 (DVD)

Box 14 of 14

NMNH Events, November 7, 2013, and April 19, 2014 (2 DVDs)

Box 14 of 14

News Articles, 2012-2013

Box 14 of 14

Miscellaneous Correspondence, 2011-2014 (includes DVD)

Box 14 of 14

NMNH Office of Director Organizational Information, 1994

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