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Adrien M. Bouché, Jr. Reminiscences , 1992

Summary

Collection ID:: SIA.FARU9567
Creators:: Bouché, Adrien M., Jr. 1923-
Dates:: 1992
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 1 audiotape (Reference copy).
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Introduction

The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program staff conduct interviews with current and retired Smithsonian staff and others who have made significant contributions to the Institution. There are also reminiscences and interviews recorded by researchers or students on topics related to the history of the Smithsonian or the holdings of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

In 1992 Adrien M. Bouché recorded his reminiscences of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in its early years and donated them to the Smithsonian Institution Archives Oral History Collection.

Descriptive Entry

These reminiscences recorded by Bouché in 1992 discuss his family history, American scientists working in Panama, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, plans for a scientific research center in Panama, his career as a fossil preparator, his plans for a museum of the Panama Canal Zone, and colleagues such as Graham Bell Fairchild and Robert L. Dressler.

The Bouché Reminiscences consist of 1.0 hour of audio recording and 28 pages of transcript.

Historical Note

Adrien M. Bouché (1923- ), fossil preparator and amateur naturalist, was raised in the Panama Canal Zone and worked there until 1976 in a variety of occupations. After his retirement, he became a fossil preparator at Brigham Young University in Utah. He also revived plans begun by his grandfather to found a museum documenting the history of the Panama Canal Zone.

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Bouché, Adrien M., Jr., 1923-	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Fairchild, G. B. (Graham Bell)	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Dressler, Robert L., 1927-	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Canal Zone Biological Area	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Brigham Young University	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Canal Zone Biological Area, Barro Colorado Island	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Tropical biology	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Paleontology	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Reminiscing	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Oral history	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Naturalists	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Canal Zone	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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