Smithsonian Institution Archives

Chairmen's Records, 1965-1987

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FARU0382
Creators:
National Museum of Natural History. Department of Vertebrate Zoology
Dates:
1965-1987
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
6.5 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
This record unit consists of records of the Department of Vertebrate Zoology, primarily under the chairmanships of George E. Watson and Robert H. Gibbs, Jr., with additional material from the tenures of Philip S. Humphrey, George R. Zug, W. Ronald Heyer, and Richard W. Thorington, Jr. The records include memoranda, correspondence, and subject files relating to committee, council, and professional society meetings; budget; annual reports; computerization; security; building renovations; space planning; collections management; division activities and staffing; international relations; relations with Congress; and information on professional societies and programs of interest to the Department. Subject files of special interest focus on the growing emphasis on computers in the Department, national and international information exchanges, space problems and the establishment of the Museum Support Center at Silver Hill, construction of the Osteo-Prep Laboratory in the east courtyard, appointment of Porter M. Kier as Director of the National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), and involvement in international research programs in the Caribbean and Brazil.

Historical Note

Historical Note
Philip S. Humphrey, the first Chairman of the Department, served from 1964 to 1968. He was succeeded by George E. Watson, 1968 to 1972; Robert H. Gibbs, Jr., 1972 to 1978; George R. Zug, 1978 to 1983; and W. Ronald Heyer, 1984 to 1987. In September of 1987, Richard W. Thorington, Jr. took the post.

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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 382, National Museum of Natural History. Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Chairmen's Records

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Humphrey, Philip S. (Philip Strong), 1926-2009 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Watson, George E. (George Elder), 1931- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Gibbs, Robert H., Jr. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Zug, George R., 1938- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Heyer, W. Ronald Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Kier, Porter M. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Thorington, Richard W. Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). $ bDepartment of Vertebrate Zoology Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Institution. Museum Support Center Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Osteo-Preparation Laboratory Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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