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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Records, circa 1963-1983
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FARU0468
- Creators:
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Office of the Deputy Director
- Dates:
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circa 1963-1983
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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34 cu. ft. (34 record storage boxes)
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
These records were created primarily by John G. Gregory as Assistant Director, 1973-1982, and Deputy Director, 1982-1983. A small amount of material was created by his predecessors, Carlton W. Tillinghast, 1961-1969, and Robert V. Bartnik, 1970-1973. The records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, budgets, and publications documenting SAO research projects, especially the Multiple-Mirror Telescope, the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory (before 1981, the Mount Hopkins Observatory), and the Infrared Telescope Program; activities of SAO scientific divisions; the Satellite Tracking Program and its phase-out in 1983; SAO involvement in the Boyden Observatory in South Africa, 1964-1977; the establishment of the Center for Astrophysics in 1973; SAO relations with Smithsonian bureaus and offices; SAO relations with the Harvard College Observatory; and general administrative matters such as personnel, budgeting, facilities, information management, planning, program reviews, and audits.
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Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 468, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Office of the Deputy Director, Records
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SI Records
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