Daniel McKinley research files on the history of natural history 1963-1999

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Daniel McKinley research files on the history of natural history 1963-1999

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Daniel L. McKinley (1925-2010) was a biology professor and historian of natural history. The Daniel McKinley book research files on natural history, 1963-1999, consist mostly of article reprints and an associated card file, but also feature biographical files on historically important naturalists. Featured in McKinley's biographical research are "the father of American botany" John Bartram (1699-1777) and his son, naturalist William Bartram (1739-1823).

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McKinley, Daniel.

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Daniel L. McKinley (1925-2010) was a biology professor and historian of natural history. He joined the faculty of the biology department at the State University of New York - Albany in 1966 and retired in 1989. "He was a quiet scholar whose writings often emphasized historical and biographical aspects of his subjects." McKinley authored the biography James Eights, 1798-1882: Antarctic Explorer, Albany Naturalist (Albany: University of the State of New York, State Education Departmen...

Bartram, John, 1699-1777

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John Bartram was the first native American botanist and made many journeys through the southern frontier, collecting seeds and bulbs for transplanting. From the description of Papers, 1738-1796. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122364926 From the description of Correspondence, 1735-1775. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122464663 From the guide to the John Bartram papers, 1738-1796, 1738-1796, (American Philo...

Bartram, William, 1739-1823

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William Bartram was a naturalist and made trips throughout the southern frontier, collecting seeds and specimens and making botanical drawings. From the description of Meteorological diary, 1790 January 1-1791 September 13. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122540731 From the description of Commonplace book, [ca. 1760-1800]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122624360 Naturalist William Bartram traveled through...