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SIA Acc. 05-030, Conservation and Research Center (National Zoological Park), Associate Director's Research Files, 1961-1984 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Conservation and Research Center (National Zoological Park)
Title:
Associate Director's Research Files, 1961-1984 and undated
Dates:
1961, 1961-1984, 1961-1984 and undated
Summary:
This accession consists of records documenting the research of Christen M. Wemmer, Curator-in-Charge and Associate Director for Conservation at the Conservation and Research Center. Wemmer's research interests include birds and specifically waterfowl. Materials include observations, data compilations, graphs, notes, reprints, manuscripts, and photographic images. Some materials pre-date the creation of the Conservation and Research Center in 1975
Topics:
Birds, Research institutes, Waterfowl, Wildlife conservation, Zoo animals, Zoos
Subject:
Wemmer, Christen M
Form/Genre:
Black-and-white negatives, Black-and-white photographs, Collection descriptions, Color photographs, Color transparencies, Field notes, Manuscripts
Local Number:
SIA Acc. 05-030

Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 05-030

Conservation and Research Center (National Zoological Park)

Associate Director's Research Files, 1961-1984 and undated

Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator: Conservation and Research Center (National Zoological Park)
Title: Associate Director's Research Files
Dates: 1961-1984 and undated
Quantity: 1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
Collection: Accession 05-030
Language of Materials: English

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of records documenting the research of Christen M. Wemmer, Curator-in-Charge and Associate Director for Conservation at the Conservation and Research Center. Wemmer's research interests include birds and specifically waterfowl. Materials include observations, data compilations, graphs, notes, reprints, manuscripts, and photographic images. Some materials pre-date the creation of the Conservation and Research Center in 1975.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 05-030, Conservation and Research Center (National Zoological Park), Associate Director's Research Files

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Container List

Box 1

Observations (undated)

Box 1 of 2

Obstetrics Pen Study

Box 1 of 2

Pen #1 Chronology Summary (1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations (undated)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #2 (6/4/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #2 (5/28/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Male - Type B Sonograms

Box 1 of 2

Observations (4/4/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #2 (5/2/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #2 (5/5/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #2 (5/7/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #2 (5/9/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #2 (5/11/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #2 (5/12/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #2 (5/13/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #2 (5/14/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #2 (5/16/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #2 (5/20/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #2 (5/22/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #2 (5/24/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Clutch-Size Determination in Anatidae by Scott R. Derrickson (March 1972)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (4/21/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (4/23/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (4/25/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (4/27/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (4/28/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (4/30/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (5/2/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (5/4/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (5/6/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (5/8/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (5/10/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (5/12/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (5/15/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (5/17/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (5/19/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (5/21/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (5/23/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (5/26/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations (undated)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (5/29/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (5/31/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations Pen #1 (6/5/1974)

Box 1 of 2

Observations (undated)

Box 1 of 2

Bird Call Recordings - Notes

Box 1 of 2

Physical Characteristics of Bird Vocalizations

Box 1 of 2

Adaptations to Colony Life on Cliff Ledges: A Comparative Study of Guillemot and Razorbill Chicks (Reprint)

Box 1 of 2

Kuk Calls and Preflight

Box 1 of 2

Vocalization Manuscript - Anas acuta

Box 1 of 2

Male Burp-Whistle Vocalizations

Box 1 of 2

Duckling Calls

Box 1 of 2

Repulsion

Box 1 of 2

Calls of Incubating Females

Box 1 of 2

Persistent Quacking

Box 1 of 2

Female Inciting

Box 1 of 2

Female Decrescendo

Box 1 of 2

Male Whee Calls - PF, etc.

Box 1 of 2

Male Grunt-Whistle

Box 1 of 2

Pintail Vocalizations - Literature Summary

Box 1 of 2

Staccato Notes

Box 1 of 2

Whooping Cranes

Box 1 of 2

Notes on Incubated Hens Hatching

Box 1 of 2

Pond Survey - Use Data (1973)

Box 1 of 2

Duck Census (1973)

Box 1 of 2

Mobility of Breeding Pintails - Manuscript

Box 1 of 2

Equipment Purchases - NSF GW Teal Project (1976)

Box 1 of 2

Pen Copulations (1973-1974)

Box 1 of 2

Field Bearing and Observation Record - Medina Project (May-July 1973)

Box 1 of 2

Some Nutritional Aspects of Reproductions in Prairie Nesting Pintails (Reprint)

Box 1 of 2

Nest Chronology (1971-1973)

Box 1 of 2

Captive Pintail IDs (1975)

Box 1 of 2

Brood Survey Summary - Pintail (1971-1973)

Box 1 of 2

Male-Male Chases (1973-1974)

Box 1 of 2

Social Courtship (1973-1974)

Box 1 of 2

The Evolution of Duck Displays (Reprint)

Box 1 of 2

Male-Female Chases (1973-1974)

Box 1 of 2

Rape Attempts (1973-1974)

Box 1 of 2

Vocalizations of the Mallard (Reprint)

Box 1 of 2

GWT Pens

Box 1 of 2

Mr. Fixit (1977)

Box 1 of 2

Feeding Ecology (Reprint)

Box 1 of 2

Bird Photographs

Box 1 of 2

Birds Under Consideration (1984)

Box 1 of 2

Birds - Haves and Have Nots (1973-1980)

Box 1 of 2

Bird Watching Notebook (1979-1980)

Box 1 of 2

Box 2

Bird Call Graphs

Box 2 of 2

Notebooks (1974-1975 and undated)

Box 2 of 2

CRC Facility Images (8/30/1978)

Box 2 of 2

Duck Pond, Bird Enclosures, and Related Images - Prints

Box 2 of 2

Duck Pond, Bird Enclosures, and Related Images - Negatives

Box 2 of 2

Hand-Rearing of a Tawny Frogmouth Chick Hatched January 31, 1977 at the National Zoo - Slides

Box 2 of 2

Cassowary - Slides

Box 2 of 2

Gizzard Contents, Rothschild's Mynah Chart - Slides (1978)

Box 2 of 2

Bufflehead and Aartlaub's Models - Slides (1978)

Box 2 of 2

Front Royal Birds - Slides

Box 2 of 2

Miscellaneous Waterfowl - Slides (1961-1969)

Box 2 of 2

Fall Foliage/Ducks - Slides (1968-1969, 1978)

Box 2 of 2

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