Stuart, Lyman K.

Lyman K. Stuart (1898-1964) attended Cornell and became a businessman in Newark, N.Y. He became interested in ornithology in the early 1950s and won first place in a national photo-essay contest sponsored by Life Magazine. He served as a member of the Council of the Laboratory of Ornithology for many years, purchased the original Sapsucker Woods land for Cornell, and provided funding for the original headquarters of the lab, which was named for him.

From the description of Lyman K. Stuart papers, 1952-1961. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 428824964