Smithsonian Institution Archives

Research Records, 1964-1999

Summary

Collection ID:
SIA.FA17-003
Creators:
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Dates:
1964-1999
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
9 cu. ft. (9 record storage boxes)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the research records of zoologist James Francis Lynch (1942-1998). In 1974, Lynch became the first staff scientist at the Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies (CBCES) which was renamed the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) in 1985. Lynch administered or participated in several projects conducted on the Center's property and the surrounding Chesapeake region to collect and analyze data regarding insects (especially ants), birds, roadkill, and other terrestrial animals. He also conducted bird, ant, and amphibian research internationally and his bird netting and banding projects in the Yucatan (Yucataln), in Australia, and at the Mpala Research Centre in Kenya are particularly well documented in this collection. In addition, this accession includes documentation of Lynch's involvement in the Pan American Continental Section of the International Council for Bird Preservation. Materials include original data, data summaries, data analysis documents, images, field books, reports, proposals, correspondence, meeting materials, and related materials. Some materials may have been created while Lynch was a student and a few folders appear to have been added to his project files after his death.

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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 17-003, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Research Records

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Lynch, James Francis, 1942- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mpala Research Centre (Kenya) Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
International Council for Bird Preservation. Pan American Continental Section Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Environmental sciences Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Zoology Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Zoologists Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Insects Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ants Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Birds Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Amphibians Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bird banding Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Chesapeake Bay Region (Md. and Va.) Place Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Yucatan (Mexico : State) Place Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Yucatan Peninsula Place Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Field notes Genre/Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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