Alexander, Annie Montague, 1867-1950

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Annie Montague Alexander was a naturalist, explorer, and patron of the sciences.

From the description of Annie Montague Alexander papers, 1904-1949. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 81346781 From the description of [Snapshot of Annie M. Alexander and Louise Kellogg camping at Last Chance Gulch, Kern County, Calif.] [graphic]. [1924] (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 729907884

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Annie Montague Alexander became interested in paleontological work while attending John C. Merriam's lectures at the University of California in 1900. From then on, she was closely associated with the Department and Museum of Paleontology, as well as the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. She supported and participated in many field expeditions up until the year of her death, and advised museum directors on financial matters, policies, and personnel decisions.

December 29, 1867 Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, the third of four children born to Samuel Thomas and Martha Cook Alexander 1882 Alexander family moves to Oakland, CA 1886 AMA enrolls in La Salle Seminary for girls in Auburn, MA Summer, 1888 Alexander family travels abroad, AMA remains to study art and music in Paris. She abandons her studies due to headaches caused by eye strain 189? AMA enters Fabiola Hospital as student nurse, again leaves due to eyestrain and headaches 1896 Travels to South Pacific, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Canton Fall 1900 Attends lectures at University of California, including paleontology class taught by John C. Merriam, becomes fascinated with paleontology and vertebrates. Summer 1901 Finances and participates in Merriam's fossil collecting expedition to Fossil Lake, OR Summer 1902 Finances and participates in Merriam's fossil collecting expedition to Shasta County, CA Summer 1903 Finances and participates in Merriam's fossil collecting expedition to Shasta County, CA Summer 1905 Finances and participates in Merriam's "Saurian expedition" to Humbolt Range, NV, which reveals great Triassic ichthyosaur skeleton deposits 1906 Begins monthly contributions to support research in paleontology at the University of California Summers 1906-8 Hunting and collecting expeditions to Alaska 1908 Provides funds to establish the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at the University of California 1919 Establishes an endowment fund for the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology 1921 Provides funds to establish the Museum of Paleontology as a separate unit of the University of California 1934 Establishes an endowment fund for the Museum of Paleontology to "safeguard for the future the care of collections on which I have already expended many thousands of dollars." Continues to be active in her own fieldwork. 1948 Provides funds for student research fellowships in the Museum of Paleontology and the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology September 10, 1950 Death, following illness and a cerebral hemorrhage From the guide to the Annie Montague Alexander Papers, (Museum of Paleontology.)

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Annie Montague Alexander was a naturalist, explorer, and patron of the sciences. She founded both the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (MVZ) and the University of California Museum of Paleontology (UCMP) on the Berkeley campus and was the benefactress of those museums for more than 40 years.

More information can be found on Alexander from the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/alexander.html and the University of California Museum of Paleontology, http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/alexander.html websites.

From the guide to the Annie Montague Alexander papers, 1904-1949, (The Bancroft Library)

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