George Burritt Sennett papers, 1885-1899.

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George Burritt Sennett papers, 1885-1899.

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Correspondence, primarily to George Burritt Sennett from fellow ornithologists, concerning bird taxonomy and conservation efforts. Major correspondents include William Brewster, Arthur P. Chadbourne, Frank M. Chapman, George Bird Grinnel, H. W. Henshaw, F. W. Langdon, G. H. Ragsdale, Robert Ridgway, who was curator of the Department of Birds, United States National Museum, and J. A. Singley.

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Sennett, George B. (George Burritt), 1840-1900

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Ornithologist. From the description of George B. Sennett autograph letter signed, 1881 Nov. 9. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 271676249 George Burritt Sennett was an ornithologist, and a naturalist. He did most of his work between ca. 1873 and 1900. From the description of George Burritt Sennett papers, 1885-1899. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64072604 George Burritt Sennett was an ornithologist, and a natural...

Ridgway, Robert

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Grinnell, George Bird, 1849-1938

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George Bird Grinnell was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on 20 Sept. 1849. His father prospered after the Civil War with a wholesale dry goods business. He eventually developed an investment firm in which he hoped his son would develop an interest. While a student at Yale University, however, young Grinnell went on a fossil and dinosaur expedition to the west led by Professor O.C. Marsh. By 1874 Grinnell dissolved the investment firm his father had founded and moved to New Haven, Conn., to work with Mar...

Henshaw, H. W.

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Brewster, William

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Chadbourne, Arthur P.

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Langdon, F. W.

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Ragsdale, G. H.

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Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler), 1864-1945

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Singley, J. A.

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