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Smithsonian Institution., Biological Diversity Program, Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project
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circa 1979-1989
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 92-124
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the Biological Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project (BDFF - formerly the Minimum Critical Size of Ecosystems Project), headed by Project Director Richard O. Bierregaard. A joint venture in conjunction with the World Wildlife Fund, the Smithsonian Institution, and the Instituto Nacional de Pes...
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National Zoological Park, Office of the Director
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1958-1999
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40 cu. ft. (40 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-044
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the programs and activities of National Zoological Park (NZP) offices and departments during the tenures of Directors Theodore H. Reed, 1958-1983; and Michael H. Robinson, 1984-2000. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, departmental reports, meeting minutes, planning files, research propo...
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National Zoological Park. Division of Exhibit Interpretation
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1981-2000
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6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 03-075
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records created and maintained by Richard H. Hider, Supervisory Horticulturist and later Supervisor, Graphics and Production, documenting the planning and development of exhibitions such as Amazonia, the grasslands exhibition, Olmsted Walk, the Think Tank, and the tiger and gibbon facilities as well as general i...
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Biodiversity Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project
- Dates:
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1978-2002
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-098
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the administration, research, outreach, and programs of the Biodiversity Dynamics of Forest Fragments Project, a bi-national collaborative research project between the Smithsonian Institution and the Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia (National Institute for Research in the Amazon) in Bra...
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National Zoological Park. Office of Exhibits and Outreach
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1974-2001
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8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 03-028
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records, created and maintained by David Jenkins, Associate Director, Office of Exhibits and Outreach (previously Associate Director for Interpretive Programs), document his professional activities and ideas for educational activities as well as development of new and improvement of existing exhibitions and the upkeep and safety of ...
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Meggers, Betty Jane
Evans, Clifford, 1920-1981
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1893-2012
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129 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NAA.2013-01
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National Anthropological Archives
The Betty J. Meggers and Clifford Evans Papers document their research and professional activities from 1946-2012 and primarily deal with their archaeological and anthropological research in South America. Their work at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and their frequent collaboration with other researchers and professional organizations is also represented. In addition, this collection contains detailed records on South American research conducted by the Smithsonian Institution from the 1950s through the 2010s. The collection consists of research and project files, raw data and analysis, graphs and illustrations, photographs, correspondence, maps and charts, and administrative files.
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Smithsonian Institution,Office of Quincentenary Programs
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1984-1993
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37.86 cu. ft. (37 record storage boxes) (2 12x17 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 94-149
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the activities which the Office of Quincentenary Programs coordinated or organized to mark the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's first landfall in the Americas on October 12, 1492. The Quincentenary programs began in 1985 under the coordination of Smithsonian's Directorate of International Activities, Magali ...
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National Zoological Park, Office of the Director
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1962-1998
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16 cu. ft. (16 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 01-042
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of general subject files relating to National Zoological Park programs, facilities, and administration; and issues of animal welfare, conservation, zoological parks and aquariums. These files were created and maintained during the tenures of Directors Theodore H. Reed, 1958-1983; and Michael H. Robinson, 1984-2000. Mat...
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Heyer, W. Ronald
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1968-2011
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4.5 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 12-365
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of papers documenting the career of W. Ronald Heyer, curator in the Division of Amphibians and Reptiles at the National Museum of Natural History. Heyer's research focuses on the systematics, evolution, and biogeography of Neotropical amphibians. Materials include data, correspondence, clippings, maps, notes, slides, ...
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Center for Tropical Forest Science
- Dates:
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1980-2005
- Size:
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5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-097
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the administration, research, and programs of the Center for Tropical Forest Science, a collaboration to provide in depth knowledge of tropical forest ecosystems based on data collected from a global network of research programs. Materials include correspondence, reports, background information ...