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Carpenter, C. Ray (Clarence Ray), 1905-1975
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1930s
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1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 97-033
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Clarence Raymond Carpenter (1905-1975) was a psychologist and primatologist. This accession consists of typed copies of Carpenter's field notes and observations on howler monkeys on Barro Colorado Island, Panama, circa 1930s. Carpenter conducted the first study of howler monkey behavior on the Island.
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Zetek, James, 1886-1959
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circa 1921-1951
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8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7462
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists primarily of an index card file documenting Zetek's research on the insects of Panama and his insect collection. The file contains information on insects collected, their identification, and their effect on native vegetation. Also included is a file of bibliography cards relating to the natural history of Panama.
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Dill, David B. Jr.
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1930
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0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 02-145
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of 31 photographs taken at Barro Colorado Island in 1930 by David B. Dill, Sr., during his scientific expedition to Panama. David B. Dill, Jr., joined his father on the trip. Materials also include typewritten excerpts from the younger Dill's letters written home to his mother and sister. The Panama facility was later ...
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circa 1927-1932 and undated
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0.45 cu. ft. (3 3x5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7455
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This collection consists of glass plate negatives and lantern slides of Panama and its environs. The glass plate negatives are of plants, animals, and various sites in Panama. Included are many negatives of diseased palm trees and a few images of the San Blas Islands. The photographer of the negatives is unknown, as is their provenance. T...
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
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2019
- Collection ID:
- Accession 20-073
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of three subsites maintained by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI). The Training in Tropical Taxonomy subsite, crawled April 9, 2019, provides information about past and future training courses offered through STRI's Bocas del Toro Research Station in Panama. The website also includes information about ...
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Tower, Gilbert S.
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1921
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16 Prints (silver gelatin)
- Collection ID:
- NAA.PhotoLot.2011-37
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National Anthropological Archives
Photographs depicting villages and people of the San Blas Islands made or collected by Gilbert Tower during his work in Panama. The prints are mounted on unbound pages, probably from an album.
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Morton, Eugene S.
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1964, 1970s
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7 cu. ft. (7 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 08-118
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the research of Eugene S. Morton, biologist, while working for General Electric Company (GE) in 1964 and during his pre-doctoral fellowship in the 1970s. Both sets of research were performed at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. While working for GE, Morton studied methods by which sound...
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Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center
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circa 1975-2001
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 19-067
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records documenting the research activities of ornithologist Russell Greenberg (1953-2013). Greenberg began his career in 1977 at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) and was founder and first director of the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center at the National Zoological Park in 1991. His earliest records...
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Smith, Neal Griffith, 1937-
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circa 1925-1995
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3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 17-057
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of the research materials of Neal Griffith Smith (1937-2012), an ornithologist and tropical biologist who received his Ph.D. from Cornell University in 1963 and then spent his entire career working for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI). Particularly well documented is Smith's graduate research on Arctic...
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United States. Canal Zone Biological Area, Barro Colorado Island
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1918-1964
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6.5 cu. ft. (13 document boxes) (oversize materials)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 134
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document the creation and development of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, from preliminary discussions in 1918 to the selection of a site on, and reservation of, Barro Colorado Island in 1923, and its subsequent development as a center for research into the ecology of the American tropics. The records include cor...
