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Accession 17-092
Rand, A. Stanley (Austin Stanley), 1932-2005
A. Stanley Rand Papers, 1961-1985
Collection Overview
General Information About This Collection | |
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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.
Index Terms
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Name
- Rand, A. Stanley (Austin Stanley), 1932-2005
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
- Sao Paulo (Brazil). Departmento de Zoologia
- Harvard University
Subject
- Tropical biology
- Reptiles
- Amphibians
- Anoles
- Zoology
- Ecology
- Animal behavior
- Zoologists
- Ecologists
- Biologists
- Research
- Fieldwork
- Caribbean Area
- Islands of the Pacific
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 17-092, A. Stanley Rand Papers
Container List
Box 1
Container A
Curacao, Roll 1, Acanthurus lineatus, November 4, 1971, 8 mm film
Curacao, Roll 2, Acanthurus lineatus, November 5, 1971, 8 mm film
Curacao, Roll 3, Acanthurus lineatus, November 5-6, 1971, 8 mm film
Curacao and Saint Martin, Roll 4, Acanthurus lineatus and Anolis gingivinus, November 6 and 7, 1971, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Roll 1, Anolis gingivinus, November 7, 1971, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Roll 2, Anolis gingivinus, November 7 and 8, 1971, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Roll 3, Anolis gingivinus, November 8, 1971, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Roll 4, Anolis wattsi, November 8 and 9, 1971, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Roll 5, Anolis wattsi, November 9, 1971, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Roll 6, Anolis gingivinus, November 9, 1971, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Roll 7, Anolis gingivinus and Anolis wattsi, November 9 and 10, 1971, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Roll 8, Anolis gingivinus, November 10, 1971, 8 mm film
Saba, Roll 1, Anolis sabanus, November 12, 1971, 8 mm film
Saba, Roll 2, Anolis sabanus, November 12, 1971, 8 mm film
Saba, Roll 3, Anolis sabanus, November 13 and 14, 1971, 8 mm film
Saba, Roll 4, Anolis sabanus, November 14 and 15, 1971, 8 mm film
Saba, Roll 5, Anolis sabanus, November 15, 1971, 8 mm film
Saint Kitts, Roll 1, Anolis wattsi, November 16, 1971, 8 mm film
Saint Kitts, Roll 2, Anolis wattsi, November 16, 1971, 8 mm film
Saint Kitts, Roll 3, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, November 16, 1971, 8 mm film
Saint Kitts, Roll 6, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, November 18, 1971, 8 mm film
Montserrat, Roll 1, Anolis lividous, November 19, 1971, 8 mm film
Montserrat, Roll 3, Anolis lividous, November 20, 1971, 8 mm film
Montserrat, Roll 4, Anolis lividous, November 20, 1971, 8 mm film
Montserrat, Roll 5, Anolis lividous, November 21, 1971, 8 mm film
Antigua, Roll 1, Anolis leachii, November 22, 1971, 8 mm film
Antigua, Roll 2, Anolis leachii, November 22, 1971, 8 mm film
Antigua, Roll 3, Anolis leachii, November 22, 1971, 8 mm film
Antigua, Roll 4, Anolis wattsi, November 22, 1971, 8 mm film
Antigua, Roll 5, Anolis wattsi and Anolis leachii, November 22 and 23, 1971, 8 mm film
Antigua, Roll 7, Anolis wattsi, November 23 and 25, 1971, 8 mm film
Antigua, Roll 8, Anolis wattsi and Anolis leachii, November 25, 1971, 8 mm film
Antigua, Roll 9, Anolis wattsi and Anolis leachii, November 25, 1971, 8 mm film
Antigua, Roll 10, Anolis wattsi and Anolis leachii, November 25, 1971, 8 mm film
Saint Croix, Roll 1, Anolis acutus, April 30, 1972, 8 mm film
Saint Croix, Roll 2, Anolis acutus, April 30, 1972, 8 mm film
Saint Croix, Roll 3, Anolis acutus, April 30, 1972, 8 mm film
Saint Croix, Roll 4, Anolis acutus, April 30 and May 1, 1972, 8 mm film
Saint Kitts, Roll 4, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, July 12, 1972, 8 mm film
Saint Kitts, Roll 11, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, July 21, 1972, 8 mm film
Saint Kitts, Roll 12, Anolis bimaculatus, July 21 and 22, 1972, 8 mm film
Saint Kitts, Roll 13, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, July 22 and 25, 1972, 8 mm film
Container B
Saint Kitts, Roll 14, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, July 25, 1972, 8 mm film
Saint Kitts, Roll 15, Anolis bimaculatus, July 25, 1972, 8 mm film
Saint Kitts, Roll 16, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, July 25 and 26, 1972, 8 mm film
Saint Kitts, Roll 17, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, July 26 and 27, 1972, 8 mm film
Saint Kitts, Roll 18, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, July 27, 1972, 8 mm film
Saint Kitts, Roll 19, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, July 27, 1972, 8 mm film
Saint Kitts, Roll 20, Anolis bimaculatus, July 27, 1972, 8 mm film
Saint Kitts, Roll 21, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, August 2, 1972, 8 mm film
Saint Kitts, Roll 22, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, August 3, 1972, 8 mm film
Saint Kitts, Roll 23, Anolis bimaculatus and Anolis wattsi, August 3, 1972, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 1, 1973, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 2, 1973, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 3, 1973, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 7, 1973, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 9, 1973, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 10, 1973, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 11, 1973, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 12, 1973, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 13, 1973, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 14, 1973, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 15, 1973, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 16, 1973, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 17, 1973, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 18, 1973, 8 mm film
Saint Martin, Saint Barthelemy, and Anguilla, Roll 20, 1973, 8 mm film
Puerto Rico, Roll 1, Anolis stratulus and Anolis evermanni, May 4, 1972, 8 mm film
Puerto Rico, Roll 2, Anolis evermanni and Anolis gundlachi, May 4, 1972, 8 mm film
Puerto Rico, Roll 3, Anolis gundlachi and Anolis evermanni, May 4, 1972, 8 mm film
Puerto Rico, Roll 4, Anolis krugi, Anolis oculatus, and Anolis cristatellus, May 7 and 8, 1972, 8 mm film
Puerto Rico, Roll 7, Anolis cristatellus and Anolis cooki, May 9 and 10, 1972, 8 mm film
Puerto Rico, Roll 8, Anolis cooki, May 10, 1972, 8 mm film
Puerto Rico, Roll 9, Anolis cooki and Anolis poncensis, May 10 and 11, 1972, 8 mm film
Puerto Rico, Roll 10, Anolis poncensis, May 11, 1972, 8 mm film
Puerto Rico, Roll 11, Cyclure, May 11, 1972, 8 mm film
Puerto Rico, Roll 12, Cyclure and Anolis cristatellus, May 11 and 12, 1972, 8 mm film
Puerto Rico, Roll 13, Anolis cooki and Anolis cristatellus, May 12, 1972, 8 mm film
Puerto Rico, Roll 14, Cyclure and Anolis cristatellus, May 12, 1972, 8 mm film
Puerto Rico, Roll 15, Cyclure and Anolis cristatellus, May 13, 1972, 8 mm film
Ancon Building, Urania, September 1975, 8 mm film
Chamelinorops, August 1975, 8 mm film
Laboratory, A. Marmoratus, July 1971, 8 mm film
Frog Bleeding, Boraceia, November 1985, 8 mm film
Malpelo Bits, 8 mm film
Malpelo, 8 mm film
Container C
Galapagos, Roll 1, 8 mm film
Galapagos, Roll 2, 8 mm film
Galapagos, Roll 3, 8 mm film
Galapagos, Roll 4, 8 mm film
Galapagos, Roll 5, 8 mm film
Galapagos, Roll 6, 8 mm film
Galapagos, Roll 7, 8 mm film
Galapagos, Roll 8, 8 mm film
Galapagos, Roll 9, 8 mm film
Galapagos, Roll 10, 8 mm film
Galapagos, Roll 11, 8 mm film
Galapagos, Roll 15, 8 mm film
Cuba, Roll 1, Soroa vermiculatus, October 1981, 8 mm film
Cuba, Roll 2, Soroa vermiculatus, October 1981, 8 mm film
Cuba, Roll 3, Soroa vermiculatus, October 1981, 8 mm film
Cuba, Roll 4, Soroa vermiculatus luteiogularis, October 1981, 8 mm film
Cuba, Roll 5, Vernales bartschi, October 1981, 8 mm film
Cuba, Roll 6, Vernales bartschi, October 1981, 8 mm film
Cuba, Roll 7, Vernales bartschi and People, October 1981, 8 mm film
Animations, Anolis auratus, July 6, 11, and 12, 1974, 8 mm film
Container D
Animation, July 11, 1974, 8 mm film
Animation, July 12, 1974, 8 mm film
Animation II, 8 mm film
Animation III, July 26, 1974, 8 mm film
Animation Outtakes, 8 mm film
Roll A, Anolis auratus, June 12, 1974, 8 mm film
Roll 1, Anolis auratus Loop Display, July 10, 1974, 8 mm film
Roll 3, Anolis auratus Cage, July 25, 1974, 8 mm film
Anolis auratus Tests, 8 mm film
Roll 1, Anolis Dn, 8 mm film
Roll 2, Anolis Dn, 8 mm film
Roll 3, Anolis Dn, 8 mm film
Roll 4, Anolis Dn, 8 mm film
San Francisco Beach, January 16, 1975, 8 mm film
Iguana Swimming, May 1974, 8 mm film
Seminar Outtakes, 8 mm film
Videotapes
Anolis allisoni, Edited, 1/2" helical scan videotape
Frogs, Business in the Community, VHS
Kathy Troyer Implants Transmitter into Iguana, Copy, July 1982, Betacam
Implanting Radio Transmitters into Iguana, Betacam
Frogs, Harcourt Films, 1985, VHS
Box 2
Harvard Square, Super 8 mm film
Cambridge Excursions, 1975, Super 8 mm film
Papua New Guinea, Roll 1, Super 8 mm film
Papua New Guinea, Roll 2, Super 8 mm film
Hawaii-Hong Kong, Super 8 mm film
Dominica, Super 8 mm film
Dominica, Anolis occulatus, Super 8 mm film
Guadaloupe, Roll 1, A. marmoratus, July 21-26, 1971, Super 8 mm film
Guadaloupe, Roll 2, A. marmoratus, July 27, 1971, Super 8 mm film
Puerto Rico, Anolis gundlachi, Anolis evermanni, Anolis cristatellus, and Anolis stratulus, July 29, 1971, Super 8 mm film
Anolis onca Displays, November 1972, Super 8 mm film
Anolis onca Environment, November 1972, Super 8 mm film
Anolis nebulosus, Copy, Super 8 mm film
Malpelo, Edited, Super 8 mm film
Malpelo, Bits Omitted, Super 8 mm film
Dominica, Anolis occulatus, Super 8 mm film (3 reels)
Dominica, Super 8 mm film
A. marmoratus, Extracts, Super 8 mm film
Breeding in Laboratory, Dendrobates pumilio, September 1975, Super 8 mm film
Breeding, Dendrobates pumilio, Dark Sequences, Super 8 mm film
Animation, Super 8 mm film
Making the Animated Anole, Super 8 mm film
Mixed Mobbing Tape, Super 8 mm film
Saint Kitts, Roll 1, Super 8 mm film
Saint Kitts, Roll 2, Super 8 mm film
Fiji-Tahiti, Super 8 mm film
Iguanas on Glothia, 1/4" reel to reel audiotape
Box 3
Roll 1, Anolis extremus bonarensis, 16 mm film
Roll 3, Anolis luciae, November 12 (no year), and Anolis extremus, November 25 and December 1 (no year), 16 mm film
Roll 7, Anolis extremus (Barbados) and Anolis Trinitatis, July 9 (no year), 16 mm film
Saint Lucia, Roll 8, Mostly Anolis luciae, 16 mm film
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
Roll 10, Anolis luciae and Anolis trinitatis, 16 mm film
Roll 11, Anolis trinitiatis Feeding Display, July 10 and 11, 1965, 16 mm film
Roll 16, Anolis extremus, July 16, 1965, 16 mm film
Anolis luciae, December 22, 1970, 16 mm film
Anolis extremus, 16 mm film
Roll A, Anolis oculatus cabritensis, 16 mm film
Roll B, Anolis oculatus winstoni, 16 mm film
Roll C, Anolis oculatus winstoni, 16 mm film
Dominica, Roll 4, Anolis oculatus winstoni, June 29 (no year), 16 mm film
Oculatus cabritensis and Oculatus winstoni, 16 mm film
Oculatus winstoni, 16 mm film
Box 4
Roll 4, Anolis richardii, December 1, 1961; Anolis roquet, December 3, 1961; and Anolis lineatopus, December 5, 1961, 16 mm film
Roll 6, Anolis roquet, July 3-4 (no year), 16 mm film
Roll 7, Anolis roquet, July 4 (no year), 16 mm film
Anolis richardii, January 27, 1965, 16 mm film
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
Trinidad, Roll 3, May 20 (no year), 16 mm film
Roll 24, Anolis trinitatus Natural Display, 16 mm film
Scenery, 16 mm film
Granada, Roll 20, Anolis aeneus, July 18 (no year), 16 mm film
Anolis aeneus, 16 mm film
Anolis aeneus and Anolis richardii, 16 mm film
Antigua, Roll 1, Anolis wattsi, June 22, 1965, 16 mm film
Antigua (Lyons), Roll 2, Anolis leachii, June 23, 1965, 16 mm film
Antigua, Roll 3, Anolis marmoratus, 16 mm film
Guadeloupe and Antigua, 16 mm film
Young Iguanas and Crocodile Hatching, 16 mm film
Box 5
Iguanas, 16 mm film
Slothia from Dormitory, Iguana, 16 mm film
Crocodile Hatching, 16 mm film
Hermes Miscellaneous, Roll 1, 16 mm film
Hermes Miscellaneous, Roll 2, 16 mm film
Hermes Iguanas, 16 mm film
Iguanas Nesting, 16 mm film
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