Author:

Christen, Catherine A  Search this

Subject:

Carmichael, Leonard 1898-1973  Search this

Moynihan, M  Search this

Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001  Search this

Rubinoff, Ira  Search this

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)  Search this

Panama Canal Treaty of 1977  Search this

Kuna General Congress  Search this

Panama Canal Act of 1979  Search this

Physical description:

Number of pages: 39; Page numbers: 537-575

Place:

Barro Colorado Nature Monument (Panama)

Barro Colorado Island (Panama)

Panama

San Blas Islands (Panama)

Date:

2002

Category:

Smithsonian Institution History Bibliography

Notes:

Forms part of a special issue on tropical biology in The Americas which includes other articles related to Smithsonian history. Christen was a Smithsonian Institution postdoctoral fellow and a Research Associate of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

Summary:

Discusses the background of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama and the re-invigoration of its research programs in tropical biology by director Martin H. Moynihan in the 1950s and 1960s. Also traces the role of Ira Rubinoff as director during the 1970s through 1990s, especially the closer ties he fostered with the now independent Panama. Covers the STRI's responsibilities for the Barro Colorado Nature Monument and the STRI relationship with the Kuna Yala Nation and research facilities on their San Blas Islands.

Contained within:

The Americas Vol. 58, No. 4 (Journal)

Contact information:

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

Topic:

Rain forest ecology  Search this

Panama Canal (Panama)  Search this

Directors  Search this

Cuna Indians  Search this

Indians of South America  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

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