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

Accession 17-092

Rand, A. Stanley (Austin Stanley), 1932-2005

A. Stanley Rand Papers, 1961-1985

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Rand, A. Stanley (Austin Stanley), 1932-2005
Title:A. Stanley Rand Papers
Dates:1961-1985
Quantity:5 cu. ft. (5 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 17-092
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of film footage taken by A. Stanley Rand, a biologist specializing in the ecology and behavior of tropical reptiles and amphibians. After receiving his Ph.D. in biology from Harvard University in 1961, Rand served as a zoologist at the Departamento de Zoologia, Sao Paulo, Brazil. In 1964, he was hired as a biologist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI). From 1974 to 1979, he served as Assistant Director at STRI and, in 1979, was named Senior Biologist. The majority of the footage in this accession documents the behavior of anoles throughout the Caribbean region and on several Eastern Pacific islands. Materials also include a small number of videotapes and a reel-to-reel audiotape.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of film footage taken by A. Stanley Rand, a biologist specializing in the ecology and behavior of tropical reptiles and amphibians. After receiving his Ph.D. in biology from Harvard University in 1961, Rand served as a zoologist at the Departamento de Zoologia, Sao Paulo, Brazil. In 1964, he was hired as a biologist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI). From 1974 to 1979, he served as Assistant Director at STRI and, in 1979, was named Senior Biologist. The majority of the footage in this accession documents the behavior of anoles throughout the Caribbean region and on several Eastern Pacific islands. Materials also include a small number of videotapes and a reel-to-reel audiotape.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 17-092, A. Stanley Rand Papers

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Container List

Box 1

Container A

Curacao, Roll 1, Acanthurus lineatus, November 4, 1971, 8 mm film

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Curacao, Roll 2, Acanthurus lineatus, November 5, 1971, 8 mm film

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Curacao, Roll 3, Acanthurus lineatus, November 5-6, 1971, 8 mm film

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Curacao and Saint Martin, Roll 4, Acanthurus lineatus and Anolis gingivinus, November 6 and 7, 1971, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Roll 1, Anolis gingivinus, November 7, 1971, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Roll 2, Anolis gingivinus, November 7 and 8, 1971, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Roll 3, Anolis gingivinus, November 8, 1971, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Roll 4, Anolis wattsi, November 8 and 9, 1971, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Roll 5, Anolis wattsi, November 9, 1971, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Roll 6, Anolis gingivinus, November 9, 1971, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Roll 7, Anolis gingivinus and Anolis wattsi, November 9 and 10, 1971, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Roll 8, Anolis gingivinus, November 10, 1971, 8 mm film

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Saba, Roll 1, Anolis sabanus, November 12, 1971, 8 mm film

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Saba, Roll 2, Anolis sabanus, November 12, 1971, 8 mm film

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Saba, Roll 3, Anolis sabanus, November 13 and 14, 1971, 8 mm film

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Saba, Roll 4, Anolis sabanus, November 14 and 15, 1971, 8 mm film

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Saba, Roll 5, Anolis sabanus, November 15, 1971, 8 mm film

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Saint Kitts, Roll 1, Anolis wattsi, November 16, 1971, 8 mm film

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Saint Kitts, Roll 2, Anolis wattsi, November 16, 1971, 8 mm film

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Saint Kitts, Roll 3, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, November 16, 1971, 8 mm film

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Saint Kitts, Roll 6, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, November 18, 1971, 8 mm film

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Montserrat, Roll 1, Anolis lividous, November 19, 1971, 8 mm film

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Montserrat, Roll 3, Anolis lividous, November 20, 1971, 8 mm film

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Montserrat, Roll 4, Anolis lividous, November 20, 1971, 8 mm film

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Montserrat, Roll 5, Anolis lividous, November 21, 1971, 8 mm film

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Antigua, Roll 1, Anolis leachii, November 22, 1971, 8 mm film

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Antigua, Roll 2, Anolis leachii, November 22, 1971, 8 mm film

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Antigua, Roll 3, Anolis leachii, November 22, 1971, 8 mm film

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Antigua, Roll 4, Anolis wattsi, November 22, 1971, 8 mm film

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Antigua, Roll 5, Anolis wattsi and Anolis leachii, November 22 and 23, 1971, 8 mm film

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Antigua, Roll 7, Anolis wattsi, November 23 and 25, 1971, 8 mm film

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Antigua, Roll 8, Anolis wattsi and Anolis leachii, November 25, 1971, 8 mm film

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Antigua, Roll 9, Anolis wattsi and Anolis leachii, November 25, 1971, 8 mm film

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Antigua, Roll 10, Anolis wattsi and Anolis leachii, November 25, 1971, 8 mm film

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Saint Croix, Roll 1, Anolis acutus, April 30, 1972, 8 mm film

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Saint Croix, Roll 2, Anolis acutus, April 30, 1972, 8 mm film

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Saint Croix, Roll 3, Anolis acutus, April 30, 1972, 8 mm film

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Saint Croix, Roll 4, Anolis acutus, April 30 and May 1, 1972, 8 mm film

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Saint Kitts, Roll 4, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, July 12, 1972, 8 mm film

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Saint Kitts, Roll 11, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, July 21, 1972, 8 mm film

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Saint Kitts, Roll 12, Anolis bimaculatus, July 21 and 22, 1972, 8 mm film

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Saint Kitts, Roll 13, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, July 22 and 25, 1972, 8 mm film

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Container B

Saint Kitts, Roll 14, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, July 25, 1972, 8 mm film

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Saint Kitts, Roll 15, Anolis bimaculatus, July 25, 1972, 8 mm film

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Saint Kitts, Roll 16, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, July 25 and 26, 1972, 8 mm film

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Saint Kitts, Roll 17, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, July 26 and 27, 1972, 8 mm film

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Saint Kitts, Roll 18, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, July 27, 1972, 8 mm film

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Saint Kitts, Roll 19, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, July 27, 1972, 8 mm film

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Saint Kitts, Roll 20, Anolis bimaculatus, July 27, 1972, 8 mm film

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Saint Kitts, Roll 21, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, August 2, 1972, 8 mm film

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Saint Kitts, Roll 22, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, August 3, 1972, 8 mm film

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Saint Kitts, Roll 23, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, August 3, 1972, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 1, 1973, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 2, 1973, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 3, 1973, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 7, 1973, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 9, 1973, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 10, 1973, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 11, 1973, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 12, 1973, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 13, 1973, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 14, 1973, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 15, 1973, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 16, 1973, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 17, 1973, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 18, 1973, 8 mm film

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Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 20, 1973, 8 mm film

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Puerto Rico, Roll 1, Anolis stratulus and Anolis evermanni, May 4, 1972, 8 mm film

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Puerto Rico, Roll 2, Anolis evermanni and Anolis gundlachi, May 4, 1972, 8 mm film

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Puerto Rico, Roll 3, Anolis gundlachi and Anolis evermanni, May 4, 1972, 8 mm film

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Puerto Rico, Roll 4, Anolis krugi, Anolis oculatus, and Anolis cristatellus, May 7 and 8, 1972, 8 mm film

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Puerto Rico, Roll 7, Anolis cristatellus and Anolis cooki, May 9 and 10, 1972, 8 mm film

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Puerto Rico, Roll 8, Anolis cooki, May 10, 1972, 8 mm film

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Puerto Rico, Roll 9, Anolis cooki and Anolis poncensis, May 10 and 11, 1972, 8 mm film

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Puerto Rico, Roll 10, Anolis poncensis, May 11, 1972, 8 mm film

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Puerto Rico, Roll 11, Cyclure, May 11, 1972, 8 mm film

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Puerto Rico, Roll 12, Cyclure and Anolis cristatellus, May 11 and 12, 1972, 8 mm film

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Puerto Rico, Roll 13, Anolis cooki and Anolis cristatellus, May 12, 1972, 8 mm film

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Puerto Rico, Roll 14, Cyclure and Anolis cristatellus, May 12, 1972, 8 mm film

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Puerto Rico, Roll 15, Cyclure and Anolis cristatellus, May 13, 1972, 8 mm film

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Ancon Building, Urania, September 1975, 8 mm film

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Chamelinorops, August 1975, 8 mm film

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Laboratory, A. Marmoratus, July 1971, 8 mm film

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Frog Bleeding, Boraceia, November 1985, 8 mm film

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Malpelo Bits, 8 mm film

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Malpelo, 8 mm film

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Container C

Galapagos, Roll 1, 8 mm film

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Galapagos, Roll 2, 8 mm film

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Galapagos, Roll 3, 8 mm film

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Galapagos, Roll 4, 8 mm film

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Galapagos, Roll 5, 8 mm film

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Galapagos, Roll 6, 8 mm film

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Galapagos, Roll 7, 8 mm film

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Galapagos, Roll 8, 8 mm film

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Galapagos, Roll 9, 8 mm film

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Galapagos, Roll 10, 8 mm film

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Galapagos, Roll 11, 8 mm film

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Galapagos, Roll 15, 8 mm film

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Cuba, Roll 1, Soroa vermiculatus, October 1981, 8 mm film

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Cuba, Roll 2, Soroa vermiculatus, October 1981, 8 mm film

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Cuba, Roll 3, Soroa vermiculatus, October 1981, 8 mm film

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Cuba, Roll 4, Soroa vermiculatus luteiogularis, October 1981, 8 mm film

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Cuba, Roll 5, Vernales bartschi, October 1981, 8 mm film

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Cuba, Roll 6, Vernales bartschi, October 1981, 8 mm film

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Cuba, Roll 7, Vernales bartschi and People, October 1981, 8 mm film

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Animations, Anolis auratus, July 6, 11, and 12, 1974, 8 mm film

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Container D

Animation, July 11, 1974, 8 mm film

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Animation, July 12, 1974, 8 mm film

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Animation II, 8 mm film

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Animation III, July 26, 1974, 8 mm film

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Animation Outtakes, 8 mm film

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Roll A, Anolis auratus, June 12, 1974, 8 mm film

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Roll 1, Anolis auratus Loop Display, July 10, 1974, 8 mm film

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Roll 3, Anolis auratus Cage, July 25, 1974, 8 mm film

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Anolis auratus Tests, 8 mm film

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Roll 1, Anolis Dn, 8 mm film

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Roll 2, Anolis Dn, 8 mm film

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Roll 3, Anolis Dn, 8 mm film

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Roll 4, Anolis Dn, 8 mm film

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San Francisco Beach, January 16, 1975, 8 mm film

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Iguana Swimming, May 1974, 8 mm film

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Seminar Outtakes, 8 mm film

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Videotapes

Anolis allisoni, Edited, 1/2" helical scan videotape

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Frogs, Business in the Community, VHS

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Kathy Troyer Implants Transmitter into Iguana, Copy, July 1982, Betacam

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Implanting Radio Transmitters into Iguana, Betacam

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Frogs, Harcourt Films, 1985, VHS

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Box 2

Harvard Square, Super 8 mm film

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Cambridge Excursions, 1975, Super 8 mm film

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Papua New Guinea, Roll 1, Super 8 mm film

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Papua New Guinea, Roll 2, Super 8 mm film

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Hawaii-Hong Kong, Super 8 mm film

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Dominica, Super 8 mm film

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Dominica, Anolis occulatus, Super 8 mm film

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Guadaloupe, Roll 1, A. marmoratus, July 21-26, 1971, Super 8 mm film

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Guadaloupe, Roll 2, A. marmoratus, July 27, 1971, Super 8 mm film

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Puerto Rico, Anolis gundlachi, Anolis evermanni, Anolis cristatellus, and Anolis stratulus, July 29, 1971, Super 8 mm film

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Anolis onca Displays, November 1972, Super 8 mm film

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Anolis onca Environment, November 1972, Super 8 mm film

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Anolis nebulosus, Copy, Super 8 mm film

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Malpelo, Edited, Super 8 mm film

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Malpelo, Bits Omitted, Super 8 mm film

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Dominica, Anolis occulatus, Super 8 mm film (3 reels)

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Dominica, Super 8 mm film

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A. marmoratus, Extracts, Super 8 mm film

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Breeding in Laboratory, Dendrobates pumilio, September 1975, Super 8 mm film

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Breeding, Dendrobates pumilio, Dark Sequences, Super 8 mm film

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Animation, Super 8 mm film

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Making the Animated Anole, Super 8 mm film

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Mixed Mobbing Tape, Super 8 mm film

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Saint Kitts, Roll 1, Super 8 mm film

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Saint Kitts, Roll 2, Super 8 mm film

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Fiji-Tahiti, Super 8 mm film

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Iguanas on Glothia, 1/4" reel to reel audiotape

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Box 3

Roll 1, Anolis extremus bonarensis, 16 mm film

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Roll 3, Anolis luciae, November 12 (no year), and Anolis extremus, November 25 and December 1 (no year), 16 mm film

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Roll 7, Anolis extremus (Barbados) and Anolis Trinitatis, July 9 (no year), 16 mm film

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Saint Lucia, Roll 8, Mostly Anolis luciae, 16 mm film

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Roll 9, Anolis luciae, July 14 (no year); Anolis extremus (Saint Lucia), July 17 (no year); and Anolis roquet (Martinique), July 20 (no date), 16 mm film

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Roll 10, Anolis luciae and Anolis trinitatis, 16 mm film

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Roll 11, Anolis trinitiatis Feeding Display, July 10 and 11, 1965, 16 mm film

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Roll 16, Anolis extremus, July 16, 1965, 16 mm film

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Anolis luciae, December 22, 1970, 16 mm film

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Anolis extremus, 16 mm film

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Roll A, Anolis oculatus cabritensis, 16 mm film

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Roll B, Anolis oculatus winstoni, 16 mm film

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Roll C, Anolis oculatus winstoni, 16 mm film

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Dominica, Roll 4, Anolis oculatus winstoni, June 29 (no year), 16 mm film

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Oculatus cabritensis and Oculatus winstoni, 16 mm film

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Oculatus winstoni, 16 mm film

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Box 4

Roll 4, Anolis richardii, December 1, 1961; Anolis roquet, December 3, 1961; and Anolis lineatopus, December 5, 1961, 16 mm film

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Roll 6, Anolis roquet, July 3-4 (no year), 16 mm film

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Roll 7, Anolis roquet, July 4 (no year), 16 mm film

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Anolis richardii, January 27, 1965, 16 mm film

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Roll 5, Anolis richardii, December 8 and 11 (no year); Anolis trinitatis, December 11 (no year); Anolis grahamii, December 17 (no year); and Anolis lineatopus, December 17 (no year), 16 mm film

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Trinidad, Roll 3, May 20 (no year), 16 mm film

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Roll 24, Anolis trinitatus Natural Display, 16 mm film

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Scenery, 16 mm film

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Granada, Roll 20, Anolis aeneus, July 18 (no year), 16 mm film

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Anolis aeneus, 16 mm film

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Anolis aeneus and Anolis richardii, 16 mm film

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Antigua, Roll 1, Anolis wattsi, June 22, 1965, 16 mm film

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Antigua (Lyons), Roll 2, Anolis leachii, June 23, 1965, 16 mm film

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Antigua, Roll 3, Anolis marmoratus, 16 mm film

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Guadeloupe and Antigua, 16 mm film

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Young Iguanas and Crocodile Hatching, 16 mm film

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Box 5

Iguanas, 16 mm film

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Slothia from Dormitory, Iguana, 16 mm film

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Crocodile Hatching, 16 mm film

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Hermes Miscellaneous, Roll 1, 16 mm film

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Hermes Miscellaneous, Roll 2, 16 mm film

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Hermes Iguanas, 16 mm film

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Iguanas Nesting, 16 mm film

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