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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 07-169

National Zoological Park. Department of Zoological Research

Animal Research Records, 1972-1992

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:National Zoological Park. Department of Zoological Research
Title:Animal Research Records
Dates:1972-1992
Quantity:1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
Collection:Accession 07-169
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of records documenting Devra Kleiman's giant panda research. Kleiman was a research scientist as well as Acting Assistant Director for Animal Programs, 1983-1984, Assistant Director for Zoological Research, 1984, and Assistant Director for Zoological Research, 1985-1996. Records in this accession relate to her behavioral studies of giant pandas, the mating of Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling, the National Zoological Park's original two giant pandas, and the subsequent pregnancies and cubs of Ling-Ling. Materials include data summaries, checksheets, graphs, correspondence, memoranda, chronologies, black and white photographs, narratives, observation instructions, notes, and related materials.

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This accession consists of records documenting Devra Kleiman's giant panda research. Kleiman was a research scientist as well as Acting Assistant Director for Animal Programs, 1983-1984, Assistant Director for Zoological Research, 1984, and Assistant Director for Zoological Research, 1985-1996. Records in this accession relate to her behavioral studies of giant pandas, the mating of Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling, the National Zoological Park's original two giant pandas, and the subsequent pregnancies and cubs of Ling-Ling. Materials include data summaries, checksheets, graphs, correspondence, memoranda, chronologies, black and white photographs, narratives, observation instructions, notes, and related materials.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 07-169, National Zoological Park. Department of Zoological Research, Animal Research Records

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Container List

Box 1

Summary Giant panda Pregnancy Watch, 1982

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Giant Panda Pregnancy Watch Checksheets, 1983

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Data Completed Checksheets, 1983

Box 1 of 2

Birth, Pregnancy, and Death Data Summary, 1983

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Behavior, 1988

Box 1 of 2

Panda Birth Management Meeting, 1988

Box 1 of 2

Giant Pandas - Estrous Data Summary, 1984

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Watch, August 29-November 21, 1983

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Data - Pregnancy, Birth, and Death, 1984

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Encounter Checksheets, March 12-April 23, 1984

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda 24-Hour Checksheets, July 26-August 13, 1984

Box 1 of 2

Panda Behavior Summary, 1985

Box 1 of 2

Panda Summary, 1985

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Checksheets - Morning Watch, Winter 1985

Box 1 of 2

Giant Pandas - Estrous Encounters, June 23-July 3, 1985

Box 1 of 2

Panda Watch, November 1986

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Pregnancy Watch Data - Behavior Summaries, 1987

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Pregnancy, Parturition, Post-Partum, 1987

Box 1 of 2

Panda Estrous Encounters, 1987

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Infant Vocalizations and Post-Partum Behavior, 1987

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Encounters Checksheets, Spring 1988

Box 1 of 2

Panda Estrous Checksheets and Summary Data, 1988

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Encounter Checksheets, March 30-April 14, 1989

Box 1 of 2

Panda Birth, September 1, 1989

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Encounter Checksheets, February 12-March 29, 1989

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Checksheet Summary, 1990

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Pregnancy Watch, Summer 1991

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Encounter Checksheets, February 1-March 25, 1991

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Checksheets - Originals and Instructions, 1981-1982

Box 1 of 2

Historic Panda Watches - Instructions, 1982-1989

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Cub Measurements, 1983-1987

Box 1 of 2

Estrous Data Summary, 1983

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Data Summaries, 1972-1974

Box 1 of 2

Yeun Lee, 1991-1992

Box 1 of 2

Reproductions, 1992

Box 1 of 2

Urine Data, 1991

Box 1 of 2

Urine Data, 1990

Box 1 of 2

Panda Urine, 1989

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Urine, 1988

Box 1 of 2

Giant Panda Urine, 1986-1987

Box 1 of 2

Panda Urine, 1985-1986

Box 1 of 2

Panda Urine, 1984

Box 1 of 2

Panda Urine, 1983

Box 1 of 2

Panda Urine, 1982

Box 1 of 2

Panda Urine, 1981

Box 1 of 2

Panda Urine, 1980

Box 1 of 2

Checksheets, February 22-March 6, 1992

Box 1 of 2

Data on Reproduction of Giant Pandas at Ueno Zoo

Box 1 of 2

Box 2

Giant Pandas - Summary Behavior Data, 1988

Box 2 of 2

Giant Panda Chronology, 1984-1990

Box 2 of 2

Giant Panda Nightwatch Summaries, 1972-1980

Box 2 of 2

Giant Panda Morning Summary Sheets, 1976-1981

Box 2 of 2

Panda Encounters - Checksheets, 1974-1981

Box 2 of 2

Giant Panda Encounter, 1986

Box 2 of 2

Giant Panda Birth, 1987

Box 2 of 2

Giant Pandas - Summaries/Encounters/Heat, 1976-1982

Box 2 of 2

Urine Data, 1982-1987

Box 2 of 2

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