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Accession 12-059

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Research Records, 1966-1977

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Title:Research Records
Dates:1966-1977
Quantity:1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
Collection:Accession 12-059
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of research and reference materials related to the study of the biological impact of a proposed sea level canal through the Isthmus of Panama. In particular, many of the records focus on the sea snake. A large portion of these records were originally compiled by Ernst Mayr, Chairman of the National Research Council, Committee on Ecological Research for the Inter-Oceanic Canal and later given to Ira Rubinoff, Director of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Some of the records compiled by Mayr were originally written by Rubinoff and David Challinor, Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for Science. Materials include correspondence, reports, meeting materials, clippings, reprints, manuscripts, images, and related materials.

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This accession consists of research and reference materials related to the study of the biological impact of a proposed sea level canal through the Isthmus of Panama. In particular, many of the records focus on the sea snake. A large portion of these records were originally compiled by Ernst Mayr, Chairman of the National Research Council, Committee on Ecological Research for the Inter-Oceanic Canal and later given to Ira Rubinoff, Director of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. Some of the records compiled by Mayr were originally written by Rubinoff and David Challinor, Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary for Science. Materials include correspondence, reports, meeting materials, clippings, reprints, manuscripts, images, and related materials.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 12-059, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Research Records

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Container List

Box 1

Atlantic-Pacific Interoceanic Canal Study Commission Quarterly Report - First Quarter, FY 1967

Box 1 of 2

Major Modernization of the Panama Canal, 1973

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Possible Transfer of Organisms, 1970

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Funding for Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Canal Research, 1969

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Committee on Ecological Research for the Interoceanic Canal (CERIC) - Correspondence and Documents, 1966-1973

Box 1 of 2

CERIC - Correspondence and Documents, December 1968-December 1969

Box 1 of 2

CERIC - Correspondence and Documents, 1969-1972

Box 1 of 2

CERIC - Correspondence and Documents, October-December 1969

Box 1 of 2

CERIC - Correspondence and Documents, 1970

Box 1 of 2

R. R. Baxter - Statement Before the Panama Canal Subcommittee on the Economic and Financial Ramifications of the Proposed Panama Canal Treaties, December 1, 1977

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Senator Mike Gravel Report to the Committee on Environment and Public Works Reexamining the Panama Canal, July 1977

Box 1 of 2

Panama Studies Report on Canal Improvements - Star and Herald, July 19, 1970

Box 1 of 2

Smithsonian Suez Canal Study Review Panel Report, 1969

Box 1 of 2

Atlantic Pacific Interoceanic Canal Study Commission, 1967-1969 (2 folders)

Box 1 of 2

CERIC Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Reports, March 1969-January 1970

Box 1 of 2

CERIC Budget, 1970

Box 1 of 2

CERIC Meeting, January 15-19, 1970

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Meeting of the Committee on Ecological Effect of a Sea Level Canal, September 1-3, 1977

Box 1 of 2

CERIC Proposals, 1968-1970

Box 1 of 2

CERIC Report Outlines, 1969-1970

Box 1 of 2

Cooperative Investigation of the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (CICAR) Report Outline, 1969-1970

Box 1 of 2

Sea Level Canal Controversy, 1966-1971

Box 1 of 2

Canal Study Commission - Biological Effects of a Sea Level Canal, 1968

Box 1 of 2

Research Station on the Isthmus of Panama Under Direction of National Research Council (Copies of Documents Written January 1, 1925 through February 29, 1928)

Box 1 of 2

Panama Canal Treaty Negotiations - Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Panama Canal, 1971-1972

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Feasibility of Thermal Barrier, 1969

Box 1 of 2

References on the Taxonomy and/or Ecology of Caribbean Forms

Box 1 of 2

Support for the Sea Level Canal, 1968

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Sea Level Canal Clippings, Reports, and Reprints #1-24, 1968-1970

Box 1 of 2

Box 2

Sea Level Canal Clippings, Reports, and Reprints #377-388, 1968-1970

Box 2 of 2

Sea Level Canal Clippings, Reports, and Reprints #393-411, 1968-1970

Box 2 of 2

Sea Level Canal Clippings, Reports, and Reprints #412-430, 1968-1970

Box 2 of 2

Sea Level Canal Clippings, Reports, and Reprints #434-462, 1968-1970

Box 2 of 2

Sea Level Canal Clippings, Reports, and Reprints, unnumbered, 1968-1971

Box 2 of 2

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