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Ecology Program Records

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Object Details

sova.sia.faru0271
Topic
Coastal ecology
Research
Environmental sciences
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Ecology Program Records
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.
Extent
11.5 cu. ft. (23 document boxes)
Date
1965-1973
Archival Repository
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Identifier
Record Unit 271
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Serials (publications)
Maps
Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 271, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Environmental Sciences, Ecology Program Records
Genre/Form
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Serials (publications)
Maps
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.
SIA.FARU0271
https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_216840
Record Unit 271
SIA
Record ID
ebl-1503510683250-1503510683258-0

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  • Remove Set Name: Ecology Program Records / Series 1: ORGANIZATIONAL FILES, 1965-1973. ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY. / Box 2 close
  • Folder 2 National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1970-1973

  • Folder 12 Sierra Club, 1972

  • Folder 7 North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1972

  • Folder 10 Pan American Union, 1970-1971

  • Folder 6 The Nature Conservancy, 1971-1973

  • Folder 13 Study of Environmental Quality Information Programs, 1970-1971

  • Folder 11 PIME Committee, 1973

  • Folder 1 National Academy of Sciences, 1970-1972

  • Folders 14-16 The Institute of Ecology (TIE), general, 1970-1972

  • Folder 5 National Science Foundation, 1970-1972

  • Folder 8 Organization for Tropical Studies, 1965-1972

  • Folder 4 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1970-1972

  • Folder 3 National Environmental Center, 1971-1972

  • Folder 9 Pan American Health Organization, 1972

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