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Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives

Accession 20-147

Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Research Records, 1970-1996

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Title:Research Records
Dates:1970-1996
Quantity:1 cu. ft. (1 record storage box)
Collection:Accession 20-147
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of the research records of zoologist James Francis Lynch (1942-1998). In 1974, Lynch became the first staff scientist at the Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies (CBCES) which was renamed the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) in 1985. Lynch administered or participated in several projects conducted on the Center's property and the surrounding Chesapeake region as well as internationally. This accession documents research on ants and other insects performed locally and in the Bahamas as well as salamander research in Mexico. This accession also documents the environmental studies programs in general at CBCES and a study of the farms on CBCES land. Materials include data sheets, data analysis documents, field notes, graphs, reports, correspondence, program documentation, and related materials. Some materials pre-date Lynch's tenure.

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This accession consists of the research records of zoologist James Francis Lynch (1942-1998). In 1974, Lynch became the first staff scientist at the Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies (CBCES) which was renamed the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (SERC) in 1985. Lynch administered or participated in several projects conducted on the Center's property and the surrounding Chesapeake region as well as internationally. This accession documents research on ants and other insects performed locally and in the Bahamas as well as salamander research in Mexico. This accession also documents the environmental studies programs in general at CBCES and a study of the farms on CBCES land. Materials include data sheets, data analysis documents, field notes, graphs, reports, correspondence, program documentation, and related materials. Some materials pre-date Lynch's tenure.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 20-147, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Research Records

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Container List

Box 1

Statistics of Rhode River Extracted from Chesapeake Bay Institute Special Report 20

Box 1 of 1

Blank Charts of the CBCES Area for Plotting Stations

Box 1 of 1

CBCES Program Goals and Objectives and Support Requirements, FY 1976-FY 1980 (May 1974)

Box 1 of 1

CBCES History

Box 1 of 1

Leaf Litter Project, Summer 1975

Box 1 of 1

Flux Sections, circa 1977-1985

Box 1 of 1

Environmental Sciences Program, circa 1970-1996

Box 1 of 1

Farm Survey, 1977 (3 folders)

Box 1 of 1

Salamander Catalog, Mexico, July 1976

Box 1 of 1

Pluhowsky Data - North Branch, Muddy Creek, near Galesville, Maryland, 1971-1976

Box 1 of 1

Beetle Attack Data

Box 1 of 1

Tall Timbers (Tallahassee, Florida) Ant Data and Preliminary Analyses, 1978-1982 (2 folders)

Box 1 of 1

Ant Transects - Central America, 1978-1983

Box 1 of 1

Ants from Local Litter and Soil Samples at CBCES, 1975-1980

Box 1 of 1

Bahamian Ants, 1976-1980

Box 1 of 1

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