Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 20-048
National Museum of Natural History. Department of Mineral Sciences
Correspondence, 1968, 1980-2008
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Tom Simkin, Curator of Petrology and Volcanology, 1972-2003, and Senior Geologist and Volcanologist, 2003-2009. Many of these records document his editorship of the "Catalog of the Active Volcanoes of the World," the development and update of "This Dynamic Planet - World Map of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Plate Tectonics," and the publication of "Global Volcanism, 1975-1985: The First Decade of Reports from the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Event Alert Network (SEAN)." These records also document Simkin's research and professional activities. Materials include correspondence, agreements, proposals, reports, clippings, images, notes, and related materials.
Restrictions
Use RestrictionRestricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2024; Transferring office; 2/2/2011 memorandum, Wright to Simkin/McCoy; 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
- Catalog of the Active Volcanoes of the World (Manuscript)
- Global Volcanism, 1975-1985: The First Decade of Reports from the Smithsonian Institution's Scientific Event Alert Network (SEAN) (Manuscript)
- Simkin, Tom
- This Dynamic Planet - World Map of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Plate Tectonics (Map)
Subject
- Cartography
- Earthquakes
- Geologists
- Geology
- Natural history museums
- Petrology
- Plate tectonics
- Research
- Volcanoes
- Volcanologists
- Volcanology
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 20-048, National Museum of Natural History. Department of Mineral Sciences, Correspondence