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Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Secretary
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1912-1965
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5.71 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 135
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Because the Smithsonian's relations to STRI have been both longstanding and various, STRI files are scattered through the records of the Secretary's office. The earliest STRI files in this unit have been interfiled with newer records or pulled forward, where they dealt with ongoing problems at the facility, so that no original order remains. ...
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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...
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Enders, Robert K. (Robert Kendall), 1899-1988 interviewee
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1976
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2 audiotapes (reference tapes).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9562
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Oral History Project is part of the Smithsonian Institution Archives. The purpose of the project is to conduct and collect interviews with current and retired members of the Smithsonian staff who have made significant contributions, administrative and scholarly, to the Institution. The project's goal is to supplement the published record ...
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Bennett, Charles F., Jr., 1926- interviewee.
- Dates:
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1975
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2 audiotapes (reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9563
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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 ...
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Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
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1947, 1949-1963, 1965-1972, FY 1980, FY 1983
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 14-201
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of annual reports of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and its predecessor, the United States Canal Zone Biological Area, Barro Colorado Island.
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Oral history interview with Graham Bell Fairchild
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Fairchild, G. B. (Graham Bell) interviewee
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1989
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2 audiotapes (reference copies). 3 digital .mp3 files (reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9559
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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 ...
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Wheeler, George C, (George Carlos), 1897- interviewee
- Dates:
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1989
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copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9560
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Oral History Project is part of the Smithsonian Institution Archives. The purpose of the project is to conduct interviews with current and retired members of the Smithsonian staff who have made significant contributions, administrative and scholarly, to the Institution. The project's goal is to supplement the published record and manuscrip...
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Kidd, Oscar Dean interviewee
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1987, 1990
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3 audiotapes (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9574
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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 ...
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Rubinoff, Ira. interviewee
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1989-1990
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6 audiotapes (reference copy).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9582
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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 ...
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Bocanegra, Fausto, 1926- interviewee
- Dates:
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1988
- Size:
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0.1 linear meter.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9561
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Oral History Project is part of the Smithsonian Institution Archives. The purpose of the project is to conduct and collect interviews with current and retired members of the Smithsonian staff who have made significant contributions, administrative and scholarly, to the Institution. The project's goal is to supplement the published record ...