Backbone Newsletter
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).
Website Records
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 …
Departmental Records
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, permits, and collection statistics.
Chairmen's Records
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 concerning funding requests and collection policies; divisional reports; and curatorial …
Departmental Records
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, hiring …
Chairmen's Records
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 …
Division of Fishes, National Museum of Natural History, Oral History Interviews
The Smithsonian Institution Archives (SIA) began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff …
Belém Ecological Project Records
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.
Website Records
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 are in …
Website Records
This accession consists of the Department of Vertebrate Zoology website. It was crawled three times on November 27, 2018, shortly before the website was taken offline and its contents incorporated into the National Museum of Natural History website. The Department of Vertebrate Zoology website includes information about its divisions, staff, collections, and …
