United States National Museum Division of Marine Invertebrates Search this
Physical description:
15.75 cu. ft. processed holdings
7 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings
Type:
Manuscripts
Date:
1907
1907-2000
Category:
Series Level Description
Notes:
To view records that comprise this series, see the detailed list of accessions and/or record units below.
For a history of the creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.
Organization:
Alphabetic, chronologic, and unarranged
Summary:
Consists of records concerning the identification, exchange, and distribution of specimens; collecting work, research, and expeditions; publication of manuscripts; professional activities; and administrative matters. Materials include incoming and outgoing correspondence. Curators represented in these records include Austin Hobart Clark, Collaborator and Assistant Curator in the Division of Marine Invertebrates, 1908-1920, and Curator, 1920-1950; David L. Pawson, Associate Curator, Curator, Research Zoologist, and Senior Research Zoologist, 1965- ; Klaus Ruetzler, Associate Curator, Curator, and Research Zoologist, 1966- ; Frederick M. Bayer, Curator, Research Zoologist, and Zoologist Emeritus, 1972- ; and Stephen Cairns, Curator and Research Zoologist, 1985- . Records predating 1920 were created by the Division of Marine Invertebrates.
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
