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Physical description:
35mm;
Type:
Black-and-white negatives
Date:
1965
Between 1965 and 1971
Local number:
SIA Acc. 11-008 [OPA-42]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
Oehser, Paul H. (Paul Henry), 1904-1996, interviewee Search this
Extent:
7 audiotapes (Reference copies). 12 digital .mp3 files (Reference copies).
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Compact discs
Audiotapes
Transcripts
Electronic records
Date:
1974-1975
Introduction:
The Smithsonian Institution Archives 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. Program
staff conducts interviews with current and retired Smithsonian staff and others who have made significant contributions to the Institution. There are also interviews conducted
by researchers or students on topics related to the history of the Smithsonian or the holdings of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
Paul Henry Oehser was interviewed for the Oral History Program because of his extensive knowledge of the history of the Institution and because he made significant contributions
to the Smithsonian throughout his career.
Descriptive Entry:
Oehser was interviewed by Pamela M. Henson on December 4, 1974; February 2; and March 5 and March 13, 1975. The interviews consist of his reminiscences of his education,
career as an editor for the Bureau of Biological Survey and Smithsonian, role as a public relations officer, and work as an author and conservationist.
Historical Note:
Paul Henry Oehser (1904-1996), began his career as an editor with the U.S. Bureau of Biological Survey, after receiving his B.A. from Greenville College in 1925. In 1931,
he was appointed Editor of the U.S. National Museum, and in 1950 he advanced to Chief, Smithsonian Editorial and Publications Division. Oehser also served as the Institution's
Public Relations Officer from 1950 to 1966. Following his retirement in 1966, Oehser was appointed a Research Associate of the Smithsonian Institution and Editor of Research
and Exploration Publications for the National Geographic Society. In addition to his work at the Smithsonian, Oehser published essays, poetry, and books about the Smithsonian
and its scientists, and was active in the conservation movement.
Interview covers Oehser's education, career as editor for the Bureau of Biological Survey and U.S. National Museum, as Chief, Smithsonian Editorial and Publications Division, and as Smithsonian Public Relations Officer, c. 1904-1955.
Collection Creator::
Oehser, Paul H. (Paul Henry), 1904-1996, interviewee Search this
Container:
Interviews
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9507, Paul H. Oehser Oral History Interviews
Interview covers Oehser's role as Chief, Editorial and Publications Division, especially his philosophy for the division, and his work on various Smithsonian committees, c. 1950-1966.
Collection Creator::
Oehser, Paul H. (Paul Henry), 1904-1996, interviewee Search this
Container:
Interviews
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9507, Paul H. Oehser Oral History Interviews
Interview covers the International Catalogue of Scientific Literature, Eighth American Scientific Congress, Washington Biologists' Field Club, Inc., and development of the Smithsonian Press, c. 1931-1966.
Collection Creator::
Oehser, Paul H. (Paul Henry), 1904-1996, interviewee Search this
Container:
Interviews
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9507, Paul H. Oehser Oral History Interviews
Interview covers the War Background Series, Ethnogeographic Board, Institute of Social Anthropology, Smithsonian Institution Series Publishers, and cooperative publishing ventures. Oehser discusses his publications, work as a conservationist, role as s...
Collection Creator::
Oehser, Paul H. (Paul Henry), 1904-1996, interviewee Search this
Container:
Interviews
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9507, Paul H. Oehser Oral History Interviews
