Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942
Variant namesVernon Orlando Bailey (1864-1942) was born 21 June 1864 in Manchester, Michigan. He was the sixth of eight children born to Hiram and Emily (Taylor) Bailey. At an early age he and his family moved to Elk River, Minnesota, where he developed an interest in natural history. Around 1885, Bailey began sending collections of birds and mammals to Clinton Hart Merriam, Chief of the newly created Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy of the United States Department of Agriculture (in 1896 the name was changed to the Bureau of Biological Survey). In 1887, Bailey was appointed special field agent for the Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy. His title was changed to chief field naturalist in 1890, and he remained with the Biological Survey until his retirement in 1933. Vernon Bailey founded the American Society of Mammalogists in 1933 and was president of both that society and the District Biological Society. He was also a member of the American Ornithologists Union.
Bailey's chief biological interest was the study of the life history and distribution of mammals. During his career with the Biological Survey, he made field investigations throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico, including intensive biological surveys of Texas, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Oregon.
His bibliography numbered 244 titles and included scientific monographs, as well as publications for the general reader. Publications covered mammals, birds, and plants, including animals of Glacier National Park, Yellowstone National Park, and Carlsbad Cavern. He was also responsible for adding specimens of North American mammals to the U.S. National Museum collection and writing technical descriptions of new species.
In 1899 Vernon Bailey married Florence Merriam (1863-1948), who was an accomplished naturalist and author of several books on ornithology. They had no children. Bailey died at his home in Washington, D.C. on 20 April 1942.
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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creatorOf | Florence Merriam Bailey papers, 1887-1940 | Bancroft Library | |
referencedIn | Maurice Hugh Farrier Papers, 1876-1991 | North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center | |
Vernon Orlando Bailey Papers, 1889-1941 and undated | Smithsonian Institution Archives | ||
referencedIn | Harriet Kofalk papers, 1860-1989 | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
referencedIn | Harry C. Oberholser Papers 1883-1960 (bulk 1920-1945) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
creatorOf | Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942. Vernon Bailey papers, 1926-1931. | Denver Public Library, Central Library | |
referencedIn | Leyendecker Family Papers Leyendecker Family Papers., 1817-1981 | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History | |
creatorOf | C. Hart Merriam Papers, Volume 2: Correspondence; Papers Relating to Career With United States Biological Survey, 1798-1972, (bulk 1871-1942) | Bancroft Library | |
referencedIn | Alexander G. Ruthven Papers, 1901-1961, 1906-1951 | Bentley Historical Library | |
referencedIn | Kofalk, Harriet, 1937-. Harriet Kofalk papers, 1860-1989. | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
creatorOf | Vernon Bailey papers, 1828-1958, 1884-1942 | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
referencedIn | William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century. | Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. | |
creatorOf | Kolfalk, Harriet, 1937-. Papers, 1860-1989. | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. | |
referencedIn | Biological Survey of Texas Records, S 1633. 1., 1889-1939 | Southwest Collection/Special Collections Libary, Texas Tech University | |
creatorOf | Bailey, Vernon, 1864-1942. Vernon Bailey papers, 1828-1948 (bulk 1884-1942). | Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. |
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referencedIn | Bailey, Vernon | Chaco Research Archive |
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associatedWith | American Ornithologists' Union. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | American Ornithologists’ Union. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | American Society of Mammalogists. | corporateBody |
spouseOf | Bailey, Florence Merriam, 1863-1948. | person |
associatedWith | Biological Survey of Texas | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Farrier, Maurice H. | person |
associatedWith | Kofalk, Harriet, 1937- | person |
associatedWith | Kolfalk, Harriet, 1937- | person |
associatedWith | Leyendecker Family | family |
associatedWith | Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942. | person |
correspondedWith | Oberholser, Harry C. (Harry Church), 1870-1963. | person |
correspondedWith | Provine, William B. | person |
associatedWith | Ruthven, Alexander Grant, 1882- | person |
associatedWith | United States. Bureau of Biological Survey. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | United States. Dept. of Agriculture. Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammology. | corporateBody |
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Mammals |
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Birth 1864-06-21
Death 1942-04-20
Male
Americans
English