Assistant Secretary for Research, circa 1984-1990, with related records from 1973 Records.

Nat︠s︡ionalen prirodonauchen muzeĭ (Bulgaria)

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Challinor, David

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Office of International Activities.

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Assistant Secretary for Science. Assistant Secretary for Research.

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Smithsonian tropical research institute

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In 1923 the Institute for Research in Tropical America, a group of private foundations and universities under the auspices of the National Research Council, first established a research laboratory on Barro Colorado Island, Panama Canal Zone, in order to investigate the flora and fauna of tropical America. In 1940 an act of Congress placed the facility under control of a board composed of the heads of certain executive departments and prominent scientists. In 1946 the operation of th...

Smithsonian Institution

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The Smithsonian Institution was established on August 10, 1846, is a group of museums and research centers administered by the United States government. The institution is named after its founding donor, British scientist James Smithson. Originally organized as the United States National Museum.James Smithson (1765-1829), a British scientist, left his estate to the United States to found “at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusio...

Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary for Research.

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For an administrative history of the Assistant Secretary for Science, the former title of the Assistant Secretary for Research, see record units 108, 254, and 329. Robert S. Hoffmann succeeded David Challinor as Assistant Secretary for Research and served 1988- . For additional information, researchers should see record unit 393. From the description of Assistant Secretary for Research, circa 1984-1990, with related records from 1973 Records. (Unk...

Hoffmann, Robert S.

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Office of Fellowships and Grants.

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Assistant Secretary for Research. Assistant Secretary for Science.

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National Zoological Park (U.S.)

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Originally conceived by S. P. Langley, Secretary of the Smithsonian, as a place in which to house endangered species and to conduct research, the National Zoological Park (NZP) was established by an Act of Congress in 1889. A National Zoological Park Commission, comprised of the Secretary of the Interior, the President of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, was formed under the Act to select and purchase land for ...

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.

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Robert C. Child was appointed Assistant in the Astrophysical Observatory (APO) in 1893. In 1894 his title was changed to Aid, Acting in Charge, APO, a position he retained until 1896. Charles G. Abbot joined the APO as an Assistant in 1895. The following year he became Aid, Acting in Charge, APO. From the description of Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, 1893-1899 Records. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78228384 Robert C. Child was appointed assistant in the Astrophysica...

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

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The Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) was established on July 1, 1983, when the Radiation Biology Laboratory was merged with the Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies. The history of the Radiation Biology Laboratory (RBL) can be traced to May 1, 1929, when the Division of Radiation and Organisms was established by Secretary Charles G. Abbot. Initially funded mostly by the Research Corporation, the Division's purpose was to undertake investigation...

Smithsonian Institution Archives

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Although the first Smithsonian Secretary, Joseph Henry, had seen the need for an archives to preserve the records of the Institution, the Smithsonian Institution Archives had its real origins in 1891, when William Jones Rhees, who had been Chief Clerk since 1852, was given the title Keeper of the Archives. Rhees served in the post until his death in 1907. For the first half of the twentieth century, the administrative staff of the Office of the Secretary cared for the historical records while ma...

National Air Museum (U.S.)

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Smithsonian Institution. Libraries

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Smithsonian Libraries (SIL), formerly known as Smithsonian Institution Libraries, is a library system comprising 20 branch libraries serving the various Smithsonian Institution museums and research centers, as well as central support services which include a Book Conservation Laboratory and an Imaging Center. The Libraries serve Smithsonian Institution staff as well as the scholarly community and general public with information and reference support. Its collections number over 1.5 million volum...

Radiation Biology Laboratory.

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