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Physical description:
6.5 cu. ft. processed holdings
2.5 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings
Type:
Manuscripts
Clippings
Date:
1954
1954-2007
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:
Chronologic
Summary:
Consists of records documenting the activities of the Department of Vertebrate Zoology under Chairmen Philip Strong Humphrey, 1964-1968; George E. Watson, 1968-1972; Robert H. Gibbs, Jr., 1972-1978; George R. Zug, 1978-1983; W. Ronald Heyer, 1984-1987; Richard W. Thorington, 1987-1992; G. David Johnson, 1992-1999; Lynne R. Parenti, 1999-2004; and Richard P. Vari, 2005- . Most of the records date from the creation of the Department in 1964, but they include material from the divisions of the Department of Zoology which later became the Department of Vertebrate Zoology. Materials include internal correspondence concerning travel, departmental committees, hiring of curators, fiscal matters, and special projects of departmental interest.
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
