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America's Army : making the all-volunteer force / Beth Bailey

Author:
Bailey, Beth L. 1957-  Search this
Subject:
United States Army Recruiting, enlistment, etc  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 319 p. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2009
Topic:
Military service, Voluntary  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_949006

An exploratory study of Dakota men and volunteer military service / by Donald A. Robertson

Author:
Robertson, Donald A  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 188 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm
Type:
Manuscripts
Date:
2006
Topic:
Indian veterans  Search this
Military service, Voluntary  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1095950

I want you! : the evolution of the All-Volunteer Force / Bernard Rostker

Author:
Rostker, Bernard  Search this
Physical description:
xxxi, 800 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. + 1 DVD
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2006
20th century
Topic:
Military service, Voluntary--History  Search this
Armed Forces  Search this
Recruiting, enlistment, etc  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_815767

Jake Livingston : Navajo-Zuni silversmith / a collaborative project of Diné College - Tsaile, Arizona and Winona State University - Winona, Minnesota

Title:
2013 Navajo Oral History Jake Livingston
Author:
Humes, Laura  Search this
Maciejczak, Adam  Search this
Strohmenger, Darin  Search this
Willie, Lorencita  Search this
Livingston, Jake  Search this
Navajo Oral History (Project)  Search this
Diné College  Search this
Winona State University  Search this
Subject:
Livingston, Jake  Search this
Physical description:
1 videodisc (156 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Type:
Video recordings
Date:
2013
Topic:
Navajo artists  Search this
Navajo silverwork  Search this
Vietnam War, 1961-1975--Participation, Indian  Search this
Military service, Voluntary  Search this
Post-traumatic stress disorder  Search this
Call number:
video 001524
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1069838

Manpower Research and Advisory Services Records

Creator::
Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for the Sciences  Search this
Extent:
8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Books
Clippings
Manuscripts
Date:
circa 1971-1994
Descriptive Entry:
These records include the correspondence and memoranda of H. Wallace Sinaiko, pertaining to conference planning, Manpower R&D Program Committee briefings, personal research, and issues of TTCP and IUS; administrative files concerning budget, contract proposals, and personnel; minutes of meetings; conference reports; professional articles written by Sinaiko and others; Sinaiko's book entitled Life in the Rank and File (1986); notes and information from the annual meetings of the Panel on Military Issues (UTP-3); and newspaper clippings.
Historical Note:
Organization of Manpower Research and Advisory Services came about because of Leonard Carmichael, Secretary of the Smithsonian (1953-1964), who had a long-standing interest and professional involvement in United States military manpower matters. Toward the end of Carmichael's tenure at the Smithsonian, he became principle investigator for a contract with the Office of Naval Research (ONR), which provided consulting assistance to the Psychological Sciences Division at ONR. With help from a part-time assistant, Carmichael conducted a modest manpower research effort at the Smithsonian until 1971. When the contract was expanded in 1972, at the request of ONR, H. Wallace Sinaiko was appointed full-time assistant to Carmichael and research was shifted from the draft to volunteer manning in the U.S. Navy. Carmichael, at the time Emeritus Secretary of the Smithsonian as well as Vice President of the National Geographical Society, began serving as nominal principle investigator of the project. In 1974 Carmichael passed away and the role of principle investigator was assumed by Sinaiko, who, later that same year, became Program Director for the newly established Manpower Research and Advisory Services, which reported to the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research. The program continued as the Smithsonian submitted proposals, on a yearly basis (every third year after 1986), to ONR for contract renewals. Eventually contractual agreements ceased in December 1993, as a result of budget constraints, and Manpower Research and Advisory Services closed in April 1994.

Manpower Research and Advisory Services was concerned with the analysis and definition of U.S. Navy manpower and personnel problems that were associated with the changeover to an all-volunteer Navy. Formal agendas were prepared through ONR's Manpower Research and Development Program Committee; conferences and symposiums organized to address a wide range of topics (e.g., effectiveness of recruitment advertising, innovative methodologies for measuring morale, etc.); annual participation in meetings of the Inter-University Seminar (IUS) on Armed Forces and Society; and involvement in cross-national research and exchange, such as The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) - a defense consortium of the principle English-speaking nations: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States. Staff included H. Wallace Sinaiko, Program Assistant, 1972-1974, Program Director, 1974-1994; Becky Graham, Administrative Officer, 1972-1989; Marsha Morahan, Administrative Officer, 1989-1994; and Carol Blair, Secretary, 1976-1994.
Topic:
Military readiness  Search this
Military research  Search this
Military service, Voluntary  Search this
Genre/Form:
Books
Clippings
Manuscripts
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 94-074, Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for the Sciences, Manpower Research and Advisory Services Records
Identifier:
Accession 94-074
See more items in:
Manpower Research and Advisory Services Records
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-fa94-074

Manpower Research and Advisory Services Records, 1971-1994

Creator:
Smithsonian Institution Assistant Provost for the Sciences  Search this
Subject:
Sinaiko, H. Wallace  Search this
Inter-university Seminar on Armed Forces and Society  Search this
United States Office of Naval Research  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Assistant Secretary for Science  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Assistant Secretary for the Sciences  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Assistant Secretary for Research  Search this
United States Office of Naval Research Manpower Research and Development Program Committee  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Assistant Secretary for Research Manpower Research and Advisory Services  Search this
Physical description:
8 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings
Type:
Clippings
Brochures
Manuscripts
Pamphlets
Date:
1971
1971-1994
Topic:
Military readiness  Search this
Military research  Search this
Military service, Voluntary  Search this
Local number:
SIA RS00770
See more items in:
Manpower Research and Advisory Services Records 1971-1994 [Smithsonian Institution Assistant Provost for the Sciences]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_220178

Men wanted for the U.S. Army : America's experience with an all-volunteer army between the World Wars / Robert K. Griffith, Jr

Author:
Griffith, Robert K  Search this
Subject:
United States Army Recruiting, enlistment, etc History  Search this
Physical description:
xvii, 259 p. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1982
20th century
Topic:
Military service, Voluntary--History  Search this
Call number:
UB323.G74 1982X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_291327

Military service in the United States / [editor, Brent Scowcroft]

Author:
Scowcroft, Brent  Search this
American Assembly  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 226 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1982
C1982
Topic:
Military service, Voluntary  Search this
Draft  Search this
Armed Forces  Search this
Recruiting, enlistment, etc  Search this
Call number:
UB323.M54 1982X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_324868

The U.S. Army's transition to the all-volunteer force, 1968-1974 / by Robert K. Griffith, Jr

Title:
US Army's transition to the all-volunteer force, 1968-1974
Author:
Griffith, Robert K  Search this
Subject:
United States Army Recruiting, enlistment, etc History  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 306 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1997
20th century
Topic:
Military service, Voluntary--History  Search this
Call number:
UB323 .G74u 1997
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_523565

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