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Requests for Smithsonian Institution Records

Fiscal Year 2019 (October 1, 2018 – September 30, 2019)

Pending Requests

TRACKING # OF 

REQUEST

DATE 

RECEIVED

DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS REQUESTED STATUS 

41385 02-07-14

RECORDS REGARDING THE SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL 

OBSERVATORY’S FRED LAWRENCE WHIPPLE OBSERVATORY 

IN ARIZONA

REVIEWING RECORDS

43551 02-09-15 RECORDS REGARDING SPECIFIC SMITHSONIAN 

ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY GRANTS

REVIEWING RECORDS

43622 02-23-15 RECORDS PERTAINING TO PRIOR REQUESTS FOR CERTAIN 

SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY GRANTS

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

43623 02-23-15 RECORDS REGARDING SPECIFIC SMITHSONIAN 

ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY COMMUNICATIONS

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

43644 02-24-15 RECORDS REGARDING SPECIFIC SMITHSONIAN

ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY GRANTS

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

43663 03-03-15 RECORDS REGARDING SPECIFIC SMITHSONIAN 

ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY GRANTS

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

43664 03-03-15 RECORDS REGARDING SPECIFIC SMITHSONIAN 

ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY EMPLOYEES

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

43673 03-05-15 RECORDS REGARDING SPECIFIC SMITHSONIAN 

ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY GRANTS

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

43855 04-03-15 RECORDS REGARDING SPECIFIC SMITHSONIAN 

ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY MEDIA STATEMENTS

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

43856 04-03-15 RECORDS PERTAINING TO PRIOR REQUESTS FOR CERTAIN 

SMITHSONIAN ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY DOCUMENTS

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

43857 04-03-15 RECORDS REGARDING SPECIFIC SMITHSONIAN 

ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY EMPLOYEE

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

43860 04-03-15 RECORDS REGARDING SPECIFIC SMITHSONIAN 

ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY EMPLOYEES AND GRANTS

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

44242 05-27-15 RECORDS REGARDING SPECIFIC SMITHSONIAN 

ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY EMPLOYEE

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

45021 10-21-15 RECORDS RELATED TO 2007 SOUTH FLORIDA 

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT

REVIEWING RECORDS

45149 10-30-15 SPECIFIC CONTRACT PROPOSALS SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

45743 02-18-16 RECORDS RELATED TO 2007 SOUTH FLORIDA 

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORT

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

45991 03-30-16 RECORDS RELATED TO CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN 

EXHIBITION AND DONOR

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

46088 04-15-16 RECORDS REGARDING NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK 

ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES

REVIEWING RECORDS
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TRACKING # OF 

REQUEST

DATE 

RECEIVED

DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS REQUESTED STATUS 

46094 04-20-16 RECORDS REGARDING NATIONAL AIR AND SPACE MUSEUM 

BOARD MEETING MINUTES

REVIEWING RECORDS

46540 06-16-16 RECORDS REGARDING SPECIFIC SMITHSONIAN 

ASTROPHYSICAL OBSERVATORY GRANTS

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

46547 06-29-16 RECORDS ON REQUESTER SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

46683 07-21-16 RECORDS REGARDING ROOSEVELT RESURVEY PROJECT SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

46805 08-16-16 RECORDS RELATED TO CERTAIN NMAAHC CONSTRUCTION 

CONTRACTS

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

47647 01-04-17 CERTAIN SMITHSONIAN FACILITIES PLANS AND REPORTS SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

48657 06-20-17 CERTAIN SMITHSONIAN NETWORKS REVIEW COMMITTEE 

COMMUNICATIONS

REVIEWING RECORDS

48726 06-26-17 NMAH BOARD MEETING MINUTES REVIEWING RECORDS

48727 06-23-17 NMAI BOARD MEETING MINUTES SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

48790 07-03-17 RECORDS RELATED TO A SPECIFIC SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE 

ARTICLE

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

48961 07-27-17 CERTAIN SMITHSONIAN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY INSTITUTE 

COMMUNICATIONS

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

49110 08-23-17 CERTAIN RECORDS RELATED TO THE NMNH’S IMAX THEATER 

AND RESTAURANTS

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

49171 08-31-17 RECORDS REGARDING THE FOURTH NATIONAL CLIMATE 

ASSESSMENT

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

49276 09-14-17 RECORDS RELATED TO 2009 GALA “THE TSARS OF THE 

EAST” SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

49512 10-06-17 NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK AUTOPSY REPORTS REVIEWING RECORDS

49804 11-20-17 CERTAIN RECORDS RELATED TO ITEMS FROM UNITED FLIGHT 

93 IN SHANKSVILLE, PA SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

49806 11-20-17

RECORDS FROM NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN 

AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE RELATED TO COLIN 

KAEPERNICK, NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, AND OTHERS

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

49912 12-11-17

RECORDS RELATED TO ELEVATOR MAINTENANCE AT THE 

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND 

CULTURE

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

50047 12-21-17 RECORDS REGARDING SMITHSONIAN DIRECT LEASED 

PROPERTIES

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

50143 01-17-18 CERTAIN NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK INCIDENT REPORTS SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

50555 03-20-18 RECORDS RELATED TO GIANT SQUID SPECIMENS SEARCHING FOR RECORDS
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TRACKING # OF 

REQUEST

DATE 

RECEIVED

DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS REQUESTED STATUS 

50788 04-25-18 RECORDS REGARDING THE SMITHSONIAN SOUTH MALL 

CAMPUS MASTER PLAN

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

51233 07-12-18 GSA SMARTPAY PROGRAM CARDHOLDER INFORMATION SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

51244 07-13-18 GSA SMARTPAY PROGRAM TRANSACTIONAL RECORDS SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

51256 07-16-18 COOPER HEWITT SMITHSONIAN DESIGN MUSEUM 

CONTRACTS AND RECORDS WITH SPECIFIC CONTRACTOR

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

51311 07-27-18 RECORDS RELATED TO A SPECIFIC PERSONNEL ACTION SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

51714 09-27-18 CERTAIN RECORDS RELATED TO VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT 

18R-DT-303664A-MPA-SF

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

52145 12-17-18 RECORDS RELATED TO CERTAIN DISPLAY AT NATIONAL 

PORTRAIT GALLERY EXHIBITION

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

52154 01-02-19 RECORDS RELATED TO CERTAIN DISPLAY AT NATIONAL 

PORTRAIT GALLERY EXHIBITION

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

52402 03-01-19 RECORDS RELATED TO SPECIFIC PROGRAM AT THE FREER 

GALLERY OF ART

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

52485 03-19-19 RECORDS FROM THE ARTHUR M. SACKLER GALLERY 

CONTAINING SPECIFIC KEYWORDS

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

52840 05-14-19 UNREDACTED COPIES OF DOCUMENTS RELEASED UNDER 

PRIOR RECORDS REQUEST REVIEWING RECORDS

52841 05-17-19 CERTAIN RECORDS REGARDING NATIONAL NATIVE 

AMERICAN VETERANS MEMORIAL

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

53101 07-01-19 SI CASTLE AIR AND HEALTH RECORDS FOR SPECIFIC ROOM SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

53297 08-05-19 INFORMATION ON DEPOSITS INTO TREASURY ACCOUNT SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

53376 08-26-19 APPROVED ANIMAL-USE PROTOCOLS AND PROCEDURES SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

53555 9-23-19 EMAILS SENT TO OR FROM CERTAIN EMPLOYEES SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

53516 9-25-19 RECORDS ON ALL NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK “ANIMAL 

ESCAPE INVESTIGATIONS” OVER PAST 5 YEARS

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

53534 9-27-19 NUMBER OF SI EMPLOYEE FURLOUGHS DURING LAST 3

GOVT. SHUTDOWNS

SEARCHING FOR RECORDS

53535 9-30-19 NATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL PARK ELEPHANT MEDICAL RECORDS SEARCHING FOR RECORDS
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Closed Requests

TRACKING # OF 

REQUEST

DATE 

RECEIVED

DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS REQUESTED STATUS

48729 6-23-17 NMAH BOARD MEETING MINUTES CLOSED ON 2-19-19

48730 6-27-17 HIRSHHORN BOARD MEETING MINUTES

CLOSED ON 10-3-18

49678 10-24-17 NATIONAL GEM AND MINERAL COLLECTION RECORDS

CLOSED ON 9-27-19

49785 10-23-17 SEALED RECORDS RE LAOS STONE JAR

CLOSED ON 9-24-19

49817 11-27-17 NMAH VIRTUAL REALITY THEATERS/VR WORLDS

CLOSED ON 9-30-19

50219 1-31-18 DOCUMENTS AND EMAILS RE ARTIST

CLOSED ON 8-8-19

50476 2-26-18 OCIO ORGANIZATIONAL CHART AND EMPLOYEE CONTACT INFO

CLOSED ON 11-8-18

50483 2-28-18 HEALTH RECORDS FOR GIANT PANDA MEI XIANG

CLOSED ON 4-11-19

51370 7-31-18 PURCHASE CARD RECORDS NOTING PURCHASES TO FORCE 7,

INC.

CLOSED ON 11-6-18

51547 8-31-18 RECORDS RELATED TO TRINOMIAL #35JO349

CLOSED ON 11-14-18

51709 9-26-18 OPS VIDEO FOOTAGE

CLOSED ON 10-11-18

51713 9-27-18 POSITION DESCRIPTIONS FOR GS-13 PUBLIC AFFAIRS 

SPECIALISTS

CLOSED ON 10-17-18

52439 10-5-18 ALL RECORDS RELATED TO OR PRODUCED BY INDIVIDUAL

CLOSED ON 1-30-19

51860 10-25-18 RECS RE REQUESTS 47711 AND 48217

CLOSED ON 10-31-18

51861 10-30-18 OIG REPORTS

CLOSED ON 10-31-18

51883 11-1-18 RECORDS REGARDING V&A PARTNERSHIP

CLOSED ON 5-20-19,

7-23-19

51900 11-6-18 SPREADSHEET OF DONATIONS TO NASM FROM 2017-2018

CLOSED ON 5-8-19

51901 11-7-18 SI IRS FORMS 1023 AND 990

CLOSED ON 12-19-18

51983 11-26-18 OPS INCIDENT REPORT – NEED 3P AUTHORIZATION

CLOSED ON 11-29-18

52015 11-26-18 SI RECORDS RELATED TO THE FOURTH NATIONAL CLIMATE 

ASSESSMENT VOLUME II

CLOSED ON 5-16-19
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TRACKING # OF 

REQUEST

DATE 

RECEIVED

DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS REQUESTED STATUS

52036 11-27-18 CONTRACTS AND FINANCIAL RECORDS RELATED TO THE STUDY 

OF THE HUNLEY CREW REMAINS

CLOSED ON 2-14-19

52039 11-27-18 RECORDS RELATED TO THE INVESTIGATIONS RE THE NOOSES 

FOUND AT HMSG AND NMAAHC

CLOSED ON 2-13-19

52007 11-29-18 OPS INCIDENT REPORT

CLOSED ON 11-29-18

52092 12-4-18 CARL SELTZER 1936 REPORT

CLOSED ON 12-17-18

52041 12-4-18 RECORDS RELATED TO PROPOSALS FOR THE NZP BIRD HOUSE 

RENEWAL PROJECT

CLOSED ON 7-9-19

52093 12-12-18 OPS INCIDENT REPORT

CLOSED ON 1-2-19

52094 12-13-18 OIG LETTER

CLOSED ON 12-17-18

52139 12-17-18 SERC RECORDS RELATING TO UV-C RADIATION FROM 2016 TO 

DATE

CLOSED ON 2-1-19

52146 12-18-18 OIG LETTER

CLOSED ON 1-2-19

52181 1-9-19 2008 AND 2009 SI AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

CLOSED ON 1-17-19

52188 1-9-19 TRINOMIAL # 31RB130

CLOSED ON 3-1-19

52189 1-9-19 RECORDS RE RACEHORSE “LEXINGTON” SKELETAL REMAINS

CLOSED ON 4-8-19

52216 1-23-19 RECORDS RE SI DEFINED CONTRIBUTION RETIREMENT PLAN

CLOSED ON 3-26-19

52217 1-24-19 RECORDS RE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS VISITING NZP DURING 

SHUTDOWN

CLOSED ON 3-1-19

52440 1-24-19 COMMUNICATIONS RE BARRING NOTICE

CLOSED ON 1-30-19

52441 1-30-19 COPIES OF PRIOR RECORD REQUESTS

CLOSED ON 2-1-19

52442 1-31-19 OGC DETERMINATIONS INCLUDING AUDIO RECORDINGS

CLOSED ON 2-1-19

52266 2-5-19 VISITATION DATA

CLOSED ON 2-12-19

52295 2-12-19 RECORDS RE EXAMINATION BY NMNH FEATHER LAB OF 

SPECIMENS FROM AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT

REQUEST WITHDRAWN

ON 2-21-19

52329 2-19-19 FINANCIAL RECORDS RELATED TO THE MARGARET SANGER BUST 

AT NPG

CLOSED ON 4-11-19

52360 2-21-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT

CLOSED ON 2-26-19
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TRACKING # OF 

REQUEST

DATE 

RECEIVED

DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS REQUESTED STATUS

52358 2-21-19 LIST OF VETERINARIANS

CLOSED ON 3-25-19

52359 2-21-19 RECORDS RE PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT DISPUTES

CLOSED ON 5-8-19

52401 2-28-19 AGREEMENT BETWEEN NPG AND INDIVIDUAL

CLOSED ON 4-1-19

52460 3-12-19 LIST OF SAO FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AT GRADE 15 OR ABOVE

CLOSED ON 3-14-19

52477 3-14-19 MEDICAL RECORDS

CLOSED ON 5-30-19

52486 3-19-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT

CLOSED ON 3-22-19

52508 3-21-19 SALARIES AND BENEFITS FOR SI LEADERS

CLOSED ON 4-18-19

52509 3-25-19 FOIA OFFICE RECORDS

CLOSED ON 3-26-19

52534 3-27-19 SERC RECORDS RELATING TO UV-C RADIATION FROM 2006-

2015

CLOSED ON 5-10-19

52554 4-1-19 NMNH EMPLOYEE’S EMAILS

CLOSED ON 4-12-19

52555 4-3-19 ANIMAL NECROPSIES CHART

CLOSED ON 5-6-19

52606 4-12-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT 

CLOSED ON 4-15-19

52619 4-15-19 RECORDS REGARDING HYATTSVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND

NMAAHC

CLOSED ON 6-4-19

52647 4-17-19 CCTV FOOTAGE OF INDIVIDUAL IN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION AT 

NMNH

CLOSED ON 4-23-19

52677 4-18-19 COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING SESAME STREET

CLOSED ON 5-6-19

52641 4-18-19 COPY OF SECURITY CONTRACT BETWEEN SI AND ALLIED 

UNIVERSAL

CLOSED ON 7-3-19

52678 4-23-19 RECORDS REGARDING ARTIST AND NMAI NATIVE ART MARKET

CLOSED ON 5-14-19

52706 4-29-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT 

CLOSED ON 5-3-19

52707 5-1-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT 

CLOSED ON 5-3-19

52738 5-6-19 CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND RELATED MATERIALS

CLOSED ON 5-24-19

52739 5-7-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT AT NMNH

CLOSED ON 5-7-19
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REQUEST

DATE 

RECEIVED

DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS REQUESTED STATUS

52784 5-9-19 RECORDS REGARDING INVESTIGATION OF STEAM PIPES AND 

GAUGES AT NMAH

CLOSED ON 5-10-19

52896 5-20-19 RECORDS ON SELF

CLOSED ON 6-18-19

52898 5-29-19 RECORDS RE BIGFOOT AND/OR SASQUATCH

CLOSED ON 8-23-19

52917 6-4-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT

CLOSED ON 6-11-19

52954 6-5-19 WWICS RECORDS RE MEXICO INSTITUTE

CLOSED ON 6-7-19

52969 6-10-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT

CLOSED ON 6-11-19

52982 6-11-19 SCBI MEDICAL RECORDS

CLOSED ON 8-2-19

52981 6-12-19 QUESTIONS ON SELF

CLOSED ON 6-18-19

53027 6-18-19 OPS VIDEO FOOTAGE

CLOSED ON 6-24-19

53031 6-20-19 RECORDS RELATED TO US LYNCHINGS

CLOSED ON 6-27-19

53028 6-20-19 CERTAIN COMMUNICATIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL

CLOSED ON 7-5-19

53060 6-26-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT

CLOSED ON 6-27-19

53102 7-2-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT

CLOSED ON 7-5-19

53130 7-9-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT

CLOSED ON 7-12-19

53172 7-15-19 RECORDS REQUESTS LOG

CLOSED ON 7-18-19

53171 7-15-19 AMAZON WEB SERVICES INVOICES 1/1/15 TO 7/12/19

CLOSED ON 8-9-19

53174 7-16-19 RECORDS ON REQUESTER

CLOSED ON 8-19-19

53218 7-17-19 BOARD OF REGENTS’ COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

CLOSED ON 8-1-19

53243 7-23-19 PROJECT SCOPE AND BUDGET FOR NASM'S APOLLO 50 GO FOR 

THE MOON PRODUCTION

CLOSED ON 8-15-19

53250 7-25-19 ALL DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO PRESIDENT T. ROOSEVELT’S 

TIME IN MT AND BIGFOOT

CLOSED ON 8-1-19

53246 7-25-19 DOCUMENTS PERTAINING TO REQUESTER

CLOSED ON 9-5-19
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REQUEST

DATE 

RECEIVED

DESCRIPTION OF RECORDS REQUESTED STATUS

53248 7-29-19 RECORDS PERTAINING TO REQUESTER & THE MOORISH SCIENCE 

TEMPLE OF AMERICA

CLOSED ON 8-1-19

53247 7-29-19 ALL RECORDS PERTAINING TO REQUESTER

CLOSED ON 8-1-19

53302 8-2-19 COURSE INFORMATION AND APPLICATIONS FOR ADMISSION

CLOSED ON 8-8-19

53301 8-2-19 APPEALS AND COMPLAINT INFO/CONTACT, PREVIOUS SD 807

RESPONSES TO REQUESTOR 

CLOSED ON 8-9-19

53325 8-13-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT 

CLOSED ON 8-15-19

53355 8-19-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT 

CLOSED ON 8-22-19

53031 8-20-19 RECORDS RELATED TO US LYNCHINGS

CLOSED ON 8-22-19

53403 8-29-19 DOCS RELATED TO APPOINTMENT OF ROBERT GRADY TO 

COMM’N ON FUTURE OF SI & TASK FORCE REPORTS 

REQUEST WITHDRAWN

ON 9-17-19

53413 8-30-19 ALL EMAILS SENT TO OR FROM CERTAIN EMPLOYEES

CLOSED ON 9-19-19

53414 9-3-19 ALL REPORTS ON SI’S INVESTIGATION OF THE FORMER SOCIAL 

MEDIA DIRECTOR OF NMAAHC

CLOSED ON 9-10-19

53405 9-4-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT 

CLOSED ON 9-10-19

53407 9-5-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT 

CLOSED ON 9-10-19

53452 9-10-19 RED PANDA MEDICAL RECORDS

CLOSED ON 9-23-19

53449 9-12-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT 

CLOSED ON 9-12-19

53466 9-12-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT 

CLOSED ON 9-16-19

53477 9-16-19 OPS VIDEO FOOTAGE 

CLOSED ON 9-19-19

53501 9-23-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT 

CLOSED ON 9-26-19

53507 9-24-19 OPS PHOTO FROM NMAH 

CLOSED ON 9-26-19

53515 9-25-19 RED PANDA MEDICAL RECORDS

CLOSED ON 9-26-19

53527 9-26-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT 

CLOSED ON 9-27-19

53536 9-30-19 OPS INCIDENT REPORT 

CLOSED ON 9-30-19
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 Totals:

Number of Requests Received in Fiscal Year 2019: 105

Number of Requests Processed in Fiscal Year 2019: 104

Number of Requests Pending at the End of Fiscal Year 2019: 58