MOU between National Park Service and Smithsonian Institution, 1961

Summary

Memorandum of Understanding of April 27, 1961, between the National Park Service and the Smithsonian Institution relating to archeological and paleontological surveys within reservoir areas. This MOU outlines the relationship between the Smithsonian and Park Service in relation to the river basin salvage program and any archeological and/or paleontological specimens uncovered in the course of such surveys. The original was signed by E. T. Scoyen, Acting Director of the National Park Service, Leonard Carmichael, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, and John A. Carver, Jr., Acting Secretary of the Interior.

Subject

• Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973
• Carver, John A., Jr
• Scoyen, E. T
• United States. National Park Service
• River Basin Surveys
• United States Dept. of the Interior

Category

Smithsonian Legal Documents

Legal document information

• Title 20, Education
• Memorandum of Understanding

Notes

This MOU is a revision of the 1945 MOU between the National Park Service and the Smithsonian. It was revised in 1965.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 99, Office of the Secretary, Records, 1965, Box 127, Folder: National Park Service (Documents)

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

04/27/1961

Topic

• Artifacts
• Archaeology
• Interagency Relations
• Specimens
• Field Work
• Ethnology
• Interagency Transfers
• National Collections
• Paleontology
• Federal Government, Relations with SI

Place

North America

Form/Genre

Memorandum of Understanding

Physical description

Number of pages: 2; Page Numbers: 1-2

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