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view Ecology Program Records digital asset: Finding aid

Ecology Program Records

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11.5 cu. ft. (23 document boxes)
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Black-and-white photographs
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Date:
1965-1973
Descriptive Entry:
This record unit consists of files documenting the operation of the Smithsonian Office of Ecology (SOE), 1965-1970, and its successor, the Ecology Program of the Office of Environmental Sciences (OES), 1970-1973. The records were created primarily by administrators Buechner, 1965-1968; Wallen, 1969; and Jenkins, 1970-1973. They include organizational files, 1965-1973; administrative records, 1965-1973, including material concerning the development of the Chesapeake Bay Center for Field Biology (after 1970, the Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies) and the Smithsonian-Peace Corps Environmental Program; project files, 1965-1973, including records documenting projects conducted as part of the International Program in Ecology; and files of Lee Merriam Talbot, 1965-1971.
Historical Note:
The history of the Ecology Program of the Office of Environmental Sciences can be traced to July 1, 1965, when the Smithsonian Office of Ecology (SOE) was created to assist in expanding the research opportunities of Smithsonian scientists and to aid in the coordination of ecological activities with other government agencies. From its creation until 1966, the SOE was an administrative unit of the National Museum of Natural History. In 1966, administrative responsibility for the SOE was transferred to the Assistant Secretary for Science. The Smithsonian's environmental sciences programs were reorganized under the Office of Environmental Sciences (OES) in 1970. At that time, the SOE became the Ecology Program of the newly created OES. In 1973, OES was merged with the Office of International Activities to form the Office of International and Environmental Programs (OIEP). The Ecology Program came under the administrative control of OIEP. The Ecology Program was abolished in 1974.

Administrators of the Ecology Program of OES and its predecessor the SOE included Helmut K. Buechner, assistant director for ecology, 1965-1966, head, 1966-1968 (he also served as senior scientist, 1968-1971); Irvin Eugene Wallen, acting head, 1969; and Dale W. Jenkins, director, 1970-1973. Other staff included Lee Merriam Talbot, research biologist, 1965-1966, field representative, Ecology and Conservation, 1966-1967, deputy head and international field representative, 1968, resident ecologist, 1969-1971, and deputy director, 1972-1973; and Francis Raymond Fosberg, special assistant for tropical biology, 1965-1966.

Programs and bureaus under the administration of the Ecology Program of OES and its predecessor the SOE included the Chesapeake Bay Center for Field Biology (after 1970 the Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies), 1965-1969; the Center for Natural Areas, 1972-1974; and the Peace Corps Environmental Program, 1972-1974.
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Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 271, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Environmental Sciences, Ecology Program Records
Identifier:
Record Unit 271
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Correspondence and drawings from EMR Corp. to SI about Celescope project, 1963

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Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office  Search this
Container:
Box 11 of 17
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 168, Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts / Box 11
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Box 12

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Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office  Search this
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Archival materials
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 168, Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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EMR subcontract, September 1-30, 1963

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Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office  Search this
Container:
Box 13 of 17
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 168, Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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Box 15

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 168, Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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Change order #11

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Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office  Search this
Container:
Box 17 of 17
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Archival materials
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 168, Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts / Box 17
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Westinghouse follow-on

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Container:
Box 4 of 17
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 168, Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts / Box 4
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SI-783-STP Argentina

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Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office  Search this
Container:
Box 8 of 17
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Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 168, Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts / Box 8
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SI 767, Ethiopian agreement

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Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office  Search this
Container:
Box 8 of 17
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Archival materials
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 168, Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts / Box 8
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Copies of EMR changes 1-6

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Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office  Search this
Container:
Box 15 of 17
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 168, Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts / Box 15
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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ead_component:sova-sia-faru0168-refidd1e1403
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Change order #26

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Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office  Search this
Container:
Box 16 of 17
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 168, Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts / Box 16
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Change order #32

Collection Creator::
Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office  Search this
Container:
Box 16 of 17
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 168, Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts / Box 16
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Change order #14

Collection Creator::
Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office  Search this
Container:
Box 17 of 17
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 168, Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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Project Celescope, General Electrodynamics Corporation #2 CY 1962, SI Contract 535

Collection Creator::
Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office  Search this
Container:
Box 1 of 17
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 168, Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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ead_component:sova-sia-faru0168-refidd1e211
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Electromechanical Research Corporation (EMR), SI contract 538

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Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office  Search this
Container:
Box 1 of 17
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Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 168, Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts / Box 1
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Technical specifications for UV-sensitive TV camera tube - Westinghouse (2 folders)

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Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office  Search this
Container:
Box 4 of 17
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 168, Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts / Box 4
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NAS-5-1535 file on Celescope reports, Mr. Megerian, etc.

Collection Creator::
Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office  Search this
Container:
Box 8 of 17
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 168, Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts / Box 8
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EMR monthly reports, January 1964

Collection Creator::
Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office  Search this
Container:
Box 8 of 17
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 168, Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts / Box 8
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Grant NSG-87(STP) subcontract SI-715

Collection Creator::
Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office  Search this
Container:
Box 8 of 17
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 168, Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts / Box 8
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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ead_component:sova-sia-faru0168-refidd1e588
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Major Meteor Stream, 1965, NAS 9-4873

Collection Creator::
Smithsonian Institution. Contracts Office  Search this
Container:
Box 9 of 17
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 168, Smithsonian Institution, Contracts Office, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Contracts / Box 9
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