Tupper Estate Donates 1.5 Million to STRI

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Summary

A donation of $1.5 million to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute from the estate of Earl S. Tupper is received to support continuing research on tropical biology and to establish a permanent endowment fund at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute.

Subject

  • Tupper, Earl S
  • Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)

Category

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes

  • Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1992. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1993, p. 38.
  • Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7098, "Robert McC. Adams Chronology."

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1992

Topic

  • Evolution
  • Ecology
  • Gifts
  • Endowments
  • Research

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