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Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 08-117

Challinor, David, 1920-2008

David Challinor Papers, 1931-2008

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Challinor, David, 1920-2008
Title:David Challinor Papers
Dates:1931-2008
Quantity:8 cu. ft. (8 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 08-117
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

David Challinor was a biologist and naturalist, and Assistant Secretary for Science and Research for 16 years. He also worked to preserve plant and animal species through his leadership in several conservation and environmental organizations. This accession consists of correspondence, journals, photographs, articles, papers relating to Challinor's work with the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), and other materials documenting his Smithsonian career and his personal life.

Historical Note

David Challinor was a biologist and naturalist, and Assistant Secretary for Science and Research for 16 years. He also worked to preserve plant and animal species through his leadership in several conservation and environmental organizations.

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Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of correspondence, journals, photographs, articles, papers relating to Challinor's work with the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), and other materials documenting his Smithsonian career and his personal life.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 08-117, David Challinor Papers

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Container List

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Letter from the desk of... 2008

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Letter from the desk of... 2007

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Letter from the desk of... 2006 (2 folders)

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Letter from the desk of... 2005

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Letter from the desk of... 2004

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Letter from the desk of... 2003

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Letter from the desk of... 2002

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Letter from the desk of... 2001

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Letter from the desk of... 2000

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Letter from the desk of... 1999

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Letter from the desk of... 1998

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Letter from the desk of... 1997

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Letter from the desk of... 1996

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Letter from the desk of... 1995

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Letter from the desk of... 1994

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Letter from the desk of... 1993

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Letter from the desk of... 1989-1992

Box 1 of 8

Letters from Smithsonian Institution Staff

Box 1 of 8

Advisory Board - National Zoo

Box 1 of 8

African Wildlife Foundation (AWF)

Box 1 of 8

Bahamas National Trust (BNT)

Box 1 of 8

Zoo Board - Arizona Trip, 2002

Box 1 of 8

Zoo Resource Council - Arizona Trip, 1993

Box 1 of 8

Zoo Council Correspondence - Arizona Trip

Box 1 of 8

Zoo Resource Council - Florida Trip

Box 1 of 8

Miscellaneous Correspondence

Box 1 of 8

Bermuda

Box 1 of 8

David Stoddart - Correspondence

Box 1 of 8

Box 2

Winnie Carter

Box 2 of 8

Aldabra (2 folders)

Box 2 of 8

Aldabra - Linda Waddell

Box 2 of 8

Australia Trip, 1995

Box 2 of 8

Belize

Box 2 of 8

Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust - Slimbridge

Box 2 of 8

Wynne Tour of Smithsonian Institution, 1992

Box 2 of 8

Brazil

Box 2 of 8

India/Ripley's Handbook (2 folders)

Box 2 of 8

Secretary's Bird Lab Administration

Box 2 of 8

India

Box 2 of 8

Madagascar

Box 2 of 8

Nepal

Box 2 of 8

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO)

Box 2 of 8

Singapore

Box 2 of 8

South Africa - University of Cape Town

Box 2 of 8

Sri Lanka

Box 2 of 8

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC), Edgewater

Box 2 of 8

Venezuela

Box 2 of 8

National Zoological Park - Jenkins' Office Staff Minutes

Box 2 of 8

Retired Scientists, Engineers, Technicians (ReSET) Board

Box 2 of 8

Conservation & Research Center (CRC)

Box 2 of 8

New Scientist Articles

Box 2 of 8

Bermuda Cedar Paper (2 folders)

Box 2 of 8

Cosmos Symposium, 2004

Box 2 of 8

Ethics Committee at Zoo

Box 2 of 8

Seychelles Islands Foundation (2 folders)

Box 2 of 8

Aldabra - School Manual

Box 2 of 8

Aldabra Meeting Papers

Box 2 of 8

Box 3

Japan - Shimizu

Box 3 of 8

Shimizu Tamarin Proposal

Box 3 of 8

Ligature - Jonathan Latimer

Box 3 of 8

Wildfowl Foundation Inc.

Box 3 of 8

World Neighbors

Box 3 of 8

Zoo Horticulture

Box 3 of 8

International Society of Tropical Foresters (ISTF)

Box 3 of 8

African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) (2 folders)

Box 3 of 8

Quarterly Reports

Box 3 of 8

Tree Book

Box 3 of 8

Boards of Trustees

Box 3 of 8

Bahamas National Trust (BNT)

Box 3 of 8

Bahamas National Trust Council Meeting, 1997

Box 3 of 8

Charles Darwin Foundation, 1999

Box 3 of 8

Charles Darwin Foundation

Box 3 of 8

International Union for Conservation of Nature & Natural Resources (IUCN) - U.S.

Box 3 of 8

Harvard

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Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)

Box 3 of 8

Ripley Dinner, 1993

Box 3 of 8

Trees for the City

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Curriculum Vitae (CV)

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Photographs & Negative Reel of Challinor

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Alteration of Surface Soil Characteristics of Four Tree Species

Box 3 of 8

Tent Caterpillar Literature

Box 3 of 8

Woody Vine Project

Box 3 of 8

Personnel

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Living Lakes

Box 3 of 8

Dendrochronology

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Speeches

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New Scientist Articles - 1982-1984

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Lectures

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Outside Vitae

Box 3 of 8

Box 4

DC Retirement Papers, 1995

Box 4 of 8

Personal Correspondence

Box 4 of 8

Personal Correspondence, 1985-1989

Box 4 of 8

Personal Correspondence, 1990-1995

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Correspondence - John Buettner-Janusch, 1966-1981 (Accession 11-070)

Box 4 of 8

Correspondence - Irenaus Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1989-1991 (Accession 11-070)

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Mekong River - Reprint

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Personal, 1972-1979

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Alteration of Surface Soil Characteristics - Original

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Alteration of Surface Soil Characteristics - Reprint

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Ecology Pamphlets & Articles

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Cosmos Club - Yellowstone Fires, 1991 (2 folders)

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Mekong Basin Project

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What Everyone Should Know About Animal Extinction

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Box 5

Challinor - Personal, 1966-1969 (3 folders)

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White House and Congressional Correspondence (3 folders)

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Environmental Studies at Airlie (2 folders)

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Autobiographical Notes (includes photographs)

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David and Joan Challinor Letters and Photographs (4 folders)

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Challinor Travel, 1978-1980 (2 folders)

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Challinor Travel, 1981-1982 (3 folders)

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Box 6

Challinor Travel, 1981-1982

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Challinor - Personal, 1979-1988 (6 folders)

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Associated Harvard Alumni and Harvard-Related Information

Box 6 of 8

Bahamas National Trust (2 folders)

Box 6 of 8

Cambridge University Press Book in Progress

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Box 7

Duke University (2 folders)

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Environmental Defense Fund (3 folders)

Box 7 of 8

New Scientist Articles

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New Scientist Articles, Ideas, Letters, Background

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Challinor - Speeches (2 folders)

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Speech Material - Gastropods to Galaxies

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Speech Material - Therapsids (mammal-like reptiles)

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Speeches from Others

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Miscellaneous Topics

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Box 8

Journal, May-August 1967

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Journal, May-December 1982

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Journal, January-August 1983

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Journal, January-July 1985 (includes photographs)

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Transcribed Journal, October 1983-June 1984

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Transcribed Journal, June 1984-April 1985

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"The Real Thing: Reflections on the Life of David Challinor," 2008

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Calendars, 1931, 1966-2006 (8 folders)

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