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Creator::

Bouché, Adrien M., Jr. 1923-  Search this

Extent:

1 audiotape (Reference copy).

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Audiotapes

Transcripts

Place:

Canal Zone

Date:

1992

Introduction:

The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives' record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program staff conduct interviews with current and retired Smithsonian staff and others who have made significant contributions to the Institution. There are also reminiscences and interviews recorded by researchers or students on topics related to the history of the Smithsonian or the holdings of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.

In 1992 Adrien M. Bouché recorded his reminiscences of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in its early years and donated them to the Smithsonian Institution Archives Oral History Collection.

Descriptive Entry:

These reminiscences recorded by Bouché in 1992 discuss his family history, American scientists working in Panama, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, plans for a scientific research center in Panama, his career as a fossil preparator, his plans for a museum of the Panama Canal Zone, and colleagues such as Graham Bell Fairchild and Robert L. Dressler.

The Bouché Reminiscences consist of 1.0 hour of audio recording and 28 pages of transcript.

Historical Note:

Adrien M. Bouché (1923- ), fossil preparator and amateur naturalist, was raised in the Panama Canal Zone and worked there until 1976 in a variety of occupations. After his retirement, he became a fossil preparator at Brigham Young University in Utah. He also revived plans begun by his grandfather to found a museum documenting the history of the Panama Canal Zone.

Topic:

Tropical biology  Search this

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Audiotapes

Transcripts

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9567, Adrien M. Bouché, Jr. Reminiscences

Identifier:

Record Unit 9567

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Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

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Collection Creator::

Bouché, Adrien M., Jr. 1923-  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9567, Adrien M. Bouché, Jr. Reminiscences

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Adrien M. Bouché, Jr. Reminiscences

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

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Collection Creator::

Bouché, Adrien M., Jr. 1923-  Search this

Container:

Interviews

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9567, Adrien M. Bouché, Jr. Reminiscences

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Adrien M. Bouché, Jr. Reminiscences / Interviews

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

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Collection Creator::

Bouché, Adrien M., Jr. 1923-  Search this

Container:

Interviews

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9567, Adrien M. Bouché, Jr. Reminiscences

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Adrien M. Bouché, Jr. Reminiscences

Adrien M. Bouché, Jr. Reminiscences / Interviews

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-faru9567-refidd1e241

Collection Creator::

Bouché, Adrien M., Jr. 1923-  Search this

Container:

Interviews

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9567, Adrien M. Bouché, Jr. Reminiscences

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Adrien M. Bouché, Jr. Reminiscences

Adrien M. Bouché, Jr. Reminiscences / Interviews

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-faru9567-refidd1e252

Collection Creator::

Bouché, Adrien M., Jr. 1923-  Search this

Container:

Interviews

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9567, Adrien M. Bouché, Jr. Reminiscences

See more items in:

Adrien M. Bouché, Jr. Reminiscences

Adrien M. Bouché, Jr. Reminiscences / Interviews

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-sia-faru9567-refidd1e263