Coolidge, Harold J. (Harold Jefferson), 1904-

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Coolidge was assistant curator of mammals at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard from 1929-1946. He served as executive director, Pacific Science Board, National Academy of Sciences from 1946-70. He was also associate in mammalogy at Harvard from 1946-70. Beginning in 1972, Coolidge served as honorary president of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).

From the description of Papers of Harold Jefferson Coolidge, 1904-1985 (inclusive) [microform]. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76975927

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referencedIn John Collier papers, 1910-1987 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Collier, John, 1884-1968. John Collier papers, 1910-1987 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Van Tyne, Josselyn, 1902-1957. Josselyn Van Tyne papers, 1917-1957. Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Eddy, John Whittemore, 1872-. Papers related to John W. Eddy's proposed Harvard expedition to Indo-Asia, 1939. Harvard University, Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
referencedIn Eloise Hubbard Linscott collection, 1815-2002, 1932-1955 Archive of Folk Culture (U.S.)
referencedIn Spencer Lens Company (Buffalo, N.Y.). Correspondence between Spencer Lens Company and Harold J. Coolidge, Jr., Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1940-1941. Harvard University, Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Kermit Roosevelt and Belle Roosevelt Papers, 1725-1975, (bulk 1900-1964) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Yerkes, Robert Mearns, 1876-1956. Robert Mearns Yerkes papers, 1822-1985 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Eclipse Behavior Committee. Drafts, background material, and ephemera about the paper, "Observations on the behavior of animals during the total solar eclipse of August 31, 1932, by William Morton Wheeler, Clinton V. MacCoy, Ludlow Griscom, Glover M. Allen, and Harold J. Coolidge, Jr.," published in Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Boston, v. 70, no. 2, p. 33-70, 1935. Harvard University, Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
creatorOf Coolidge, Harold J. (Harold Jefferson), 1904-1985. Correspondence : with Carl Zigrosser, 1956. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
creatorOf Inter-Museum Committee (Boston and Cambridge, Mass.). Plans to evacuate collections in case of bombing during World War Two, 1941. Harvard University, Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
referencedIn William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Josselyn Van Tyne papers, 1917-1957 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn John Collier papers Yale University Library
creatorOf Cahalane, Victor Harrison, 1901-. Papers, 1920-1993. Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
creatorOf Shackelford, George Green. Papers, 1955-1985. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Yerkes, Robert Mearns, 1876-1956. Robert Mearns Yerkes papers, 1822-1985 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Yerkes, Robert Mearns, 1876-1956. Papers, 1822-1985 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
creatorOf Shackelford, George Green. Papers of George Green Shackelford [manuscript], 1955-1985. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Coolidge, Harold J. (Harold Jefferson), 1904-1985. Papers of Harold Jefferson Coolidge, 1904-1985 (inclusive) [microform]. Harvard University Archives.
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associatedWith Cahalane, Victor Harrison, 1901- person
associatedWith Collier, John, 1884-1968. person
associatedWith Eclipse Behavior Committee. corporateBody
associatedWith Eddy, John Whittemore, 1872- person
associatedWith Harvard University corporateBody
associatedWith Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. corporateBody
correspondedWith Houghton Mifflin Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Inter-Museum Committee (Boston and Cambridge, Mass.) corporateBody
associatedWith International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. corporateBody
associatedWith Kelley-Roosevelt-Field Museum expedition, 1928-1929. corporateBody
correspondedWith Linscott, Eloise Hubbard corporateBody
associatedWith Pacific Science Board. corporateBody
correspondedWith Provine, William B. person
associatedWith Roosevelt, Belle, 1892-1968 person
associatedWith Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943. person
associatedWith Shackelford, George Green. person
correspondedWith Spencer Lens Company (Buffalo, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Van Tyne, Josselyn, 1902-1957. person
associatedWith World Wildlife Fund. corporateBody
associatedWith Yerkes, Robert Mearns, 1876-1956. person
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Conservation of natural resources
Conservation of natural resources
Conservation of natural resources
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National parks and reserves
Nature conservation
Wildlife refuges
Zoology
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Birth 1904-01-15

Death 1985-02-15

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