Overview of the Collection
Smithsonian Institution Archives,
Washington, D.C.,
osiaref@si.edu
Higgins, Robert P.
Personal Papers
Robert P. Higgins Papers
1962-1992
4.5 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Accession 97-011
English
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 97-011, Robert P. Higgins Papers
Historical Note
Robert P. Higgins (1932- ) is an invertebrate zoologist and authority on the systematics and ecology of crustacea. He joined the Smithsonian in 1968 as an oceanographer.
He served as Director of the Mediterranean Marine Sorting Center, 1969-1971; Director of the Oceanography and Limnology Program, 1971-1974; Acting Director, International
Environmental Science Program, 1974; Senior Zoologist, 1974-1978; and Curator, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, 1978- . Higgins retired
in 1996.
Descriptive Entry
These papers document the research career and professional affairs of Robert P. Higgins. They include correspondence between Higgins and professional colleagues documenting
his research on crustacea; correspondence relating to his professional activities at the Smithsonian, 1969-1977; and correspondence documenting his service as Associate Editor
of "Transactions of the American Microscopical Society," 1975-1979.
Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Name
Higgins, Robert P.
American Microscopical Society
Smithsonian Institution. International and Environmental Programs
Smithsonian Institution. Mediterranean Marine Sorting Center
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Crustacea
Oceanography and Limnology Program (Smithsonian Institution)
Subject
Crustacea
Zoologists
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Manuscripts
Box 1
Box 1 of 5
Research Correspondence - Kinorhynchs, 1962-1983 (4 folders)
Box 1 of 5
Correspondence, 1978-1982 (5 folders)
Box 2
Box 2 of 5
Correspondence, 1983-1988 (9 folders)
Box 3
Box 3 of 5
Correspondence, 1989-1992 (6 folders)
Box 3 of 5
Higgins Correspondence, January 1969-June 1972 (6 folders)
Box 4
Box 4 of 5
Higgins Correspondence, July 1972-December 1977 (19 folders)
Box 5
Box 5 of 5
Transactions of the American Microscopical Society, Associate Editor Correspondence, 1974-1980 (4 folders)