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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) (Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies & Radiation Biology Laboratory)
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Collection ID:
Accession 87-177
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Folder 6 Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies-Radiation Biology Laboratory Merger Committee, 1979-1982
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Collection ID:
Record Unit 329
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Covers his role as Undersecretary of SI, 1980-1985, including: his vision of the role of an Undersecretary; coordination of the budget and planning processes; role of the Secretary's executive committee; restructuring of the Assistant Secretaryships by the new Secretary, R. McC. Adams; management of research organizations; management of museums; planning for the Museum Support Center; sale of the Belmont Conference Center; development of the Quadrangle Building, including National Museum of African Art, Sackler Gallery and International Center; turnover in administrative personnel in the 1980s and transition to a new Secretary in 1983; reorganization of Division of Performing Arts; merger of Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies and Radiation Biology Laboratory into the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center; acquisition of the Old Post Office Building; plans to relocate the Garber Facility to Dulles Airport; renovation of the Arts and Industries Building; development of SI World television series.
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Collection ID:
Record Unit 9525
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Records
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Creators:
Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies. Office of the Director
Dates:
1965-1983
Size:
16.5 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 419
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.

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Records
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Research
Dates:
circa 1963-1986
Size:
114 cu. ft. (228 document boxes)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 329
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These records document the administration, under David Challinor, of the science bureaus of the Smithsonian Institution, c. 1975-1985. Also included are a few records from 1971-1974 and 1986. Series 1 consists of records of the offices reporting to the Assistant Secretary for Science, including the Center for the Study of Man and the National...

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Records
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Creators:
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center. Office of the Director
Dates:
1965-1986, with related records from circa 1903
Size:
19.85 cu. ft. (18 record storage boxes) (1 document box) (9 3x5 boxes)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 412
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

These records primarily document the research programs and administration of the Radiation Biology Laboratory (RBL), 1965-1983, and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), 1983-1986, under Director William H. Klein. Also included are smaller amounts of material created by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) and the ...

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Digitized Content Research Report Photos: No. 24, Spring 1979 to No. 74, Autumn 1993 (No. 54, Spring 1988 is MISSING)
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Collection ID:
Accession 98-016
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Digitized Content Records
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Science
Dates:
1963-1973
Size:
26 cu. ft. (26 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Record Unit 108
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

The records are arranged in four alphabetic subject files, overlapping in dates and subject matter. The files were probably segments of one general file which was weeded and separated as records became noncurrent.

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Walter Shropshire Papers
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Creators:
Shropshire, Walter
Dates:
1951-2003
Size:
4 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 08-119
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession documents Walter Shropshire's career as Assistant Director of the Radiation Biology Laboratory (RBL) and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (when RBL merged with the Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies), and his research as a biophysicist. Materials include correspondence, photographs and clippings.

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Project Files
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Creators:
Smithsonian Institution. Office of Design and Construction
Dates:
1976-1985
Size:
7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
Collection ID:
Accession 86-111
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

This accession includes project files documenting renovation and restoration work in museums and offices at the Smithsonian Institution. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; contracts; reports; specifications; floor plans; and blueprints. Buildings and museums documented in this accession include the National Museum of Ameri...

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