Carter, T. Donald (Thomas Donald), 1893-
Variant namesT. Donald Carter was a zoologist at the American Museum of Natural History: research assistant 1920- and assistant curator 1944-1960, AMNH Dept. of Mammalogy. Carter participated in 27 expeditions in North and South America, Africa, China and Indochina, and collected over 10,000 specimens, mostly mammals and birds, with some reptiles, contributing significantly to the contents of the AMNH exhibit halls for Asia, Africa and North America.
Carter was assistant at the New York Zoological Society, 1913-1916. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I, and spent a year with the Pigeon Service of the Signal Corps. After his retirement in 1960, Carter raised wild ducks and other birds at his 136-acre home in Kinnelon, N.J., near Boonton.
From the description of Collection, 1910-1970. (American Museum of Natural History). WorldCat record id: 55121345
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| creatorOf | Carter, T. Donald (Thomas Donald), 1893-. Classification of mammals / compiled by T. Donald Carter. | American Museum of Natural History | |
| referencedIn | Jones, J. William (John William), 1836-1909. Letters: of J. William Jones, 1894-1987 [manuscript]. | University of Virginia. Library | |
| creatorOf | Carter, T. Donald (Thomas Donald), 1893-. Classification of mammals : index of common names / compiled by T. Donald Carter. | American Museum of Natural History | |
| creatorOf | Carter, T. Donald (Thomas Donald), 1893-. Collection, 1910-1970. | American Museum of Natural History | |
| referencedIn | Departmental files, 1907-1979. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory |
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Birth 1893
