Records of the NRAO > Director's Office Series > Director's Office Reports Unit

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Description: This subunit currently includes Management Review materials from summer 2004 and October 2006.
Start Date: 2004

Description: Reports of Observatory activity were written for the American Astronomical Society and published in Astronomical Journal (1961-1967) and then in Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society (1969-2003). This subunit includes copies of reports…
Start Date: 1960

Description: Calendar year documents that report and illustrate the key science, science operations, development, technology, outreach, and construction activities and accomplishments of the NRAO staff and community. First report issued was for CY2012. Reports…
Start Date: 2010

Description: Progress Reports, written at the end of the fiscal year, describe the major accomplishments of the NRAO during that fiscal year, with specific reference to the plans described in the Program Plan submitted to the National Science Foundation at the…
Start Date: 2006

Description: Quarterly Reports replaced the previously issued Monthly Summaries, beginning with the first quarter of 1963. Quarterly reports were issued in paper through FY2012 (July-September 2012). Beginning FY2013 reports are in digital format only (Director's…
Start Date: 1963

Description: At the request of AUI President Lloyd V. Berkner in June 1958, the NRAO began issuing a Monthly Summary of NRAO Activities, with the first summary covering July and August 1958 Monthly Summaries were issued for months through December 1961 and…
Start Date: 1958

Description: Annual Statistical Summaries are prepared by NRAO for NSF. The first summary was for 1968, and publication continued through 2007, with 2007 available only in digital format (Director's Office Reports, NRAO internal access only). The summaries…
Start Date: 1968

Description: The Strategic plan describes strategies and goals for the future, focusing on the decade leading to the 2030s.

Description: Long-Range Plans are prepared for the NSF each year to outline projected plans and needs for the upcoming 5-year period. The Archives holds Long-Range Plans for the period beginning with 1974, and publication is ongoing.
Start Date: 1974

Description: The NRAO Program Plan is prepared for the NSF each year and summarizes the planned programs for the upcoming year, including sections on scientific programs, research instruments, equipment, operations and maintenance, construction, staff, finances,…
Start Date: 1974

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