Coolidge, Dane, 1873-1940

Dane Coolidge (1873-1940) was born in Natick, Massachusetts, on March 24, 1873. From 1895-1900, he was a field collector of mammals, birds, and reptiles in Nevada, Arizona, Southern California, Italy and France. He collected for many institutions, including Stanford University, the British Museum, the National Zoological Park, and the United States National Museum. His first book, "Hidden Water," was published in 1910. His work is documented in the National Museum of Natural History, Division of Mammals.

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Western writer and photographer; he spent a lot of time in Arizona and took photographs of cowboys as a way to approach them for his story material.

From the description of Coolidge papers, 1907-1932. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 39881882

Itinerant photographer and writer in the Western U.S.; Coolidge is the author of books including Arizona Cowboys, Texas Cowboys, and California Cowboys.

From the description of Cowboy photographs, ca. 1909-1911. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 44260685

Dane Coolidge (1873-1940) was a western novelist and naturalist. He graduated from Stanford University in 1898. He worked briefly as a field collector of animals for government agencies and zoos before devoting himself to writing. In 1906, he married Mary E.B. Roberts (1860-1945), a writer and educator who received her Ph. D. from Stanford University in 1896. Mary Coolidge co-authored two books with her husband.

From the description of Papers, 1872-1947. (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 27410994

Biography

Dane Coolidge was born in Natick, Massachusetts, on March 24, 1873. He was brought up in Riverside, California, and received his higher education at Stanford and Harvard Universities. From 1895 to 1900 he was a field collector of mammals, birds and reptiles in Nevada, Arizona and Southern California for a number of institutions, including Stanford University, the British Museum, U. S. National Zoological Park, and the U. S. National Museum in Italy and France. On July 30, 1906, he married Nary Roberts, and the couple eventually made their home in Berkeley, California. In 1910, his first novel, Hidden Water, was published, and this was followed by a long succession of novels and some non-fiction, with California and Southwest locales. He and his wife collaborated on two books, The Navajo Indians (1930) and The Last of the Seris (1939). In addition, Coolidge contributed short stories and illustrated articles to several magazines, including Youth's Companion, Sunset, Redbook, Harper's and Country Life in America. Mr. Coolidge died in 1940; Mrs. Coolidge, in 1945.

From the guide to the Dane Coolidge Papers, ca. 1889-1942, (The Bancroft Library)