Smithsonian Institution Archives

Correspondence, 1956-2004

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FA11-003
Creators:
National Museum of Natural History. Department of Mineral Sciences
Dates:
1956-2004
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
29 cu. ft. (29 record storage boxes)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the professional correspondence of Tom Simkin, Curator of Petrology and Volcanology, 1972-2003, and Senior Geologist and Volcanologist, 2003-2009. Simkin also served as Geologist, Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center, 1967-1972. Major topics covered in this accession include the creation and revision of This Dynamic Planet - World Map of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Plate Tectonics; manuscripts, articles, and other publications; research projects, especially in the Galapagos Islands and on the Island of Skye; and revisions to exhibitions, including the Physical Geology Hall, the Hall of Mineralogy and Meteorites, the Glacial Geology Hall, Volcano Watch: Maurice and Katia Krafft and the Smithsonian, Our Changing Land, and those reviewed by the Exhibits Committee.
A large portion of the records also document the Charles Darwin Foundation for the Galapagos Isles, an international not-for-profit organization that provides scientific research and technical information and assistance to ensure the proper preservation of the Galapagos Islands. The Smithsonian Institution is an institutional member and Simkin served as Secretary of the Americas. In addition to his own correspondence, Simkin was often copied on the correspondence of other officers as well Smithsonian Institution staff, including Secretary Sidney Dillon Ripley, one of three founding council members, and Marsha E. Sitnik, Program Manager, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Science, who also served as Executive Secretary of the Foundation.
Some records were created while Simkin was assigned to the Division of Petrology and Volcanology within the Department of Mineral Sciences. Other records were created prior to Simkin's career at the Smithsonian Institution.
Materials include correspondence, memoranda, notes, reports, meeting materials, exhibition scripts, clippings, manuscripts, brochures, maps, research images, object images, bibliographies, postcards, newsletters, ephemera, and related materials.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 11-003, National Museum of Natural History. Department of Mineral Sciences, Correspondence

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Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon), 1913-2001 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sitnik, Marsha E. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Exhibits Committee Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Science Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Petrology and Volcanology Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Hall of Mineralogy and Meteorites Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Glacial Geology Hall Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Volcano Watch: Maurice and Katia Krafft and the Smithsonian (Exhibition) (1997: Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Our Changing Land (Exhibition) (1975-1976: Washington, D.C.) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
This Dynamic Planet - World Map of Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Plate Tectonics (Map) Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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