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Accession 98-138

Ripley, Suzanne, 1936-

Suzanne Ripley Papers, 1962-1972

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Ripley, Suzanne, 1936-
Title:Suzanne Ripley Papers
Dates:1962-1972
Quantity:12.03 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes) (2 blueprint storage boxes) (2 oversize folders)
Collection:Accession 98-138
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These papers consist of field notes, photographic slides, maps, film, audio reels, and other data pertaining to the Smithsonian Elephant Survey and the Smithsonian Primate Survey in which Dr. Ripley participated, largely in Southeast Asia, and especially Ceylon. Also included are some field notes created by F. Raymond Fosberg, Ripley's husband, on the flora of Ceylon.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of field notes, photographic slides, maps, film, audio reels, and other data pertaining to the Smithsonian Elephant Survey and the Smithsonian Primate Survey on which Suzanne Ripley participated. Most of the research was conducted in Southeast Asia, particularly Ceylon. The Primate Survey was one of the first primate surveys that observed inter-troop behavior and ecology. Also included are field notes created by Francis Raymond Fosberg, Ripley's husband, on the flora of Ceylon.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 98-138, Suzanne Ripley Papers

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Container List

Box 1

Teldeniya (2 folders)

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Smithsonian Elephant Survey - Ceylon (2 folders)

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Tame Elephants, 1967-1971

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Ceylon Primate Project Grant, 1968 (Accession 06-094)

Box 1 of 13

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Behavioral Profiles

Box 1 of 13

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Feeding

Box 1 of 13

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Whooping

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Whooping
Box 1 of 13

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Observations (8 folders)

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Observations (1 of 8)
Smithsonian Primate Survey - Observations (8 of 8)
Box 1 of 13

Box 2

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Data to be Transferred to Subject Extract File Cards

Box 2 of 13

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Observation Hours

Box 2 of 13

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Air Photos (Contacts)

Box 2 of 13

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Maps and Notes

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Maps and Notes
Box 2 of 13

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Maps and Notes, Troop WEM

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Maps and Notes, Troop WEM
Box 2 of 13

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Range Maps, C2/C1 Male

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Range Maps, C2/C1 Male
Box 2 of 13

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Maps and Notes, Troop C1 and C1 Males

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Maps and Notes, Troop C1 and C1 Males
Box 2 of 13

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Observations and Maps

Box 2 of 13

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Maps, AB (Accession 06-094)

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Maps, AB (Accession 06-094)
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Smithsonian Primate Survey - Maps, AB2/C2

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Maps, AB2/C2
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Smithsonian Primate Survey - Maps, Troop C1 Males

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Maps, Troop C1 Males
Box 2 of 13

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Maps and Notes

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Maps and Notes
Box 2 of 13

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Maps and Observations

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Maps and Observations
Box 2 of 13

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Maps (2 folders)

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Smithsonian Primate Survey - Small Maps

Box 2 of 13

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Index to Photographs

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Smithsonian Primate Survey - Index to Tapes and Maps

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Vegetation - Ceylon

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Plant Survey - Ceylon

Plant Survey - Ceylon
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Field Notes, 1962-1963 (2 folders)

Field Notes, 1962-1963 (1 of 2)
Field Notes, 1962-1963 (2 of 2)
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Box 3

Photographic Slides: Smithsonian Primate and Elephant Surveys (2 folders)

Photographic Slides: Smithsonian Primate and Elephant Surveys (1 of 2)
Photographic Slides: Smithsonian Primate and Elephant Surveys (2 of 2)
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Photographic Slides: Presbytis Entellus Thersites - Ecology and Locomotion, 1968-1972 (3 folders)

Photographic Slides: Presbytis Entellus Thersites - Ecology and Locomotion, 1968-1972 (1 of 3)
Photographic Slides: Presbytis Entellus Thersites - Ecology and Locomotion, 1968-1972 (2 of 3)
Photographic Slides: Presbytis Entellus Thersites - Ecology and Locomotion, 1968-1972 (3 of 3)
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Photographic Slides: Presbytis Entellus Thersites - Infant Complex Sequences ITE, Groom, Play, Embrace, Display, Mount, Present, 1968-1972 (3 folders)

Photographic Slides: Presbytis Entellus Thersites - Infant Complex Sequences ITE, Groom, Play, Embrace, Display, Mount, Present, 1968-1972 (1 of 3)
Photographic Slides: Presbytis Entellus Thersites - Infant Complex Sequences ITE, Groom, Play, Embrace, Display, Mount, Present, 1968-1972 (2 of 3)
Photographic Slides: Presbytis Entellus Thersites - Infant Complex Sequences ITE, Groom, Play, Embrace, Display, Mount, Present, 1968-1972 (3 of 3)
Box 3 of 13

Photographic Slides: Presbytis Entellus Thersites - Sexual, Infant, Anatomy, Portraits, Food Samples, 1968-1972 (3 folders)

Photographic Slides: Presbytis Entellus Thersites - Sexual, Infant, Anatomy, Portraits, Food Samples, 1968-1972 (1 of 3)
Photographic Slides: Presbytis Entellus Thersites - Sexual, Infant, Anatomy, Portraits, Food Samples, 1968-1972 (2 of 3)
Photographic Slides: Presbytis Entellus Thersites - Sexual, Infant, Anatomy, Portraits, Food Samples, 1968-1972 (3 of 3)
Box 3 of 13

Photographic Slides: Other Primates I (3 folders)

Photographic Slides: Other Primates I (1 of 3)
Photographic Slides: Other Primates I (2 of 3)
Photographic Slides: Other Primates I (3 of 3)
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Photographic Slides: Other Primates II (2 folders)

Photographic Slides: Other Primates II, 1968 and undated
Photographic Slides: Other Primates II, 1968-1972
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Photographic Slides: Brief Presentation

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Photographic Slides: Tame Elephants (2 folders)

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Photographic Slides: Unsorted

Photographic Slides: Unsorted
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Photographic Slides: Malaya I

Photographic Slides: Malaya I
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Photographic Slides: Malaya II

Photographic Slides: Malaya II
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Box 4

Smithsonian Primate Survey: 18 film reels

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List of film reels

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Film outlines

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Box 5

Smithsonian Primate Survey: 18 film reels

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Box 6

Smithsonian Primate Survey: 19 film reels

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Box 7

Ceylon, 1962-1963: Glass Slide Transparencies

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Smithsonian Primate Survey: 31 audiotape reels

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List of audiotape reels

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Box 8

Smithsonian Primate Survey Note Cards & Slides - Social Behavior (4 x 6 card box)

Smithsonian Primate Survey Note Cards & Slides - Social Behavior (4 x 6 card box)
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Smithsonian Primate Survey Note Cards & Slides - Social Behavior, Trees (4 x 6 card box)

Smithsonian Primate Survey Note Cards & Slides - Social Behavior, Trees (4 x 6 card box)
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Smithsonian Primate Survey Note Cards & Slides - Trees, Primates (4 x 6 card box)

Smithsonian Primate Survey Note Cards & Slides - Trees, Primates (4 x 6 card box)
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Smithsonian Primate Survey Note Cards & Slides - Primates, Ecology, Personal (4 x 6 card box)

Smithsonian Primate Survey Note Cards & Slides - Primates, Ecology, Personal (4 x 6 card box)
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Box 9

Smithsonian Primate Survey Note Cards & Slides - Personal, 1968 Research (4 x 6 card box)

Smithsonian Primate Survey Note Cards & Slides - Personal, 1968 Research (4 x 6 card box)
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Smithsonian Primate Survey Note Cards & Slides - 1968 Research, Elephant Survey, Human Ecology (4 x 6 card box)

Smithsonian Primate Survey Note Cards & Slides - 1968 Research, Elephant Survey, Human Ecology (4 x 6 card box)
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Smithsonian Primate Survey Note Cards & Slides - Human Ecology; Ceylon, 1962-1963, Primates B&N - 35-120 (3 x 5 card box)

Smithsonian Primate Survey Note Cards & Slides - Human Ecology; Ceylon, 1962-1963, Primates B&N - 35-120 (3 x 5 card box)
Box 9 of 13

Box 10

Note Cards - Ceylon Flora; Notes, 1967, 1969 (5 x 8 box)

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Note Cards - Ceylon, 1969-1971 (5 x 8 box)

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Box 11

Note Cards - Ceylon, 1970-1971 (includes materials from Accession 06-094) (5 x 8 box)

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Note Cards - Ceylon, 1970-1971; Indexed notes on individual primates, troops, other subjects (5 x 8 box)

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Box 12

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Field/Survey Maps (rolled storage tube)

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Box 13

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Field/Survey Maps (rolled storage tube)

Box 13 of 13
Oversize

Smithsonian Primate Survey - Field/Survey Maps (2 folders)

Oversize

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