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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Vertebrate Zoology
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1988-2011
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-062
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of a reference set of Backbone newsletter which is published periodically by the Department of Vertebrate Zoology at the National Museum of Natural History. The newsletter documents staff activities, scientific research, events, and publications. Materials include newsletters (Volumes 1-24).
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National Museum of Natural History
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2007
- Collection ID:
- Accession 07-187
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of three departmental websites as they existed in 2007. All were replaced by redesigned websites during the spring and summer of 2007. It is unknown when any of the three websites were first made available to the public. The Department of Invertebrate Zoology website features information about staff research, departmen...
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Vertebrate Zoology
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1967, 1978-2007
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2.5 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-556
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of administrative subject files primarily documenting the operation of the Department of Vertebrate Zoology. Subjects include collections management, strategic planning, projects, committees, and general department and division information. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, budgets, reports, clippings, permit...
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Vertebrate Zoology
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1954-1970
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 136
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The majority of the records date from the creation of the Department in 1964, but they include material from the divisions of the Department of Zoology at the then United States National Museum which later became the Department of Vertebrate Zoology. The records include internal correspondence concerning travel, departmental committees, h...
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National Museum of Natural History
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2012
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-110
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the website for the Department of Vertebrate Zoology, crawled in two parts on February 9 and 10, 2012. The website includes information about its divisions, staff, collections, research, and procedures. It also includes an online version of "The Backbone: News from the Department of Vertebrate Zoology." Materials ...
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National Museum of Natural History
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2013-2017
- Collection ID:
- Accession 18-250
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the blog "The Backbone: News from the Department of Vertebrate Zoology" as it existed on August 15, 2017. It provides updates about staff, collections, research, awards, and outreach activities. It launched in September 2013 and has been inactive since February 2016. The blog was taken down shortly after this cr...
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Vertebrate Zoology
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1965-1987
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6.5 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 382
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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 ...
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National Museum of Natural History
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2013-2015
- Collection ID:
- Accession 16-078
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of a website and blog maintained by the Department of Vertebrate Zoology as they existed on August 11, 2015. The departmental website includes information about its divisions, staff, collections, research, and visitor information. The blog "The Backbone: News from the Department of Vertebrate Zoology" replaced a newsletter...
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Vertebrate Zoology
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1967-1971
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 534
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records primarily document the administration of the Belém Ecological Project. They consist of correspondence and memoranda between Philip S. Humphrey, Smithsonian administrators, and project staff including Thomas E. Lovejoy III; financial reports and fiscal records; and files on project personnel.
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Vertebrate Zoology
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1982-1992
- Size:
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1 cu. ft. (2 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 99-139
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of Chairman's records pertaining to research, special projects, and collections management in the Department of Vertebrate Zoology. Materials include incoming and outgoing correspondence with Smithsonian administration, departmental staff, and outside museums and organizations; research proposals; divisional memoranda ...
