William S. Ward Papers 1900-1912

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William S. Ward Papers 1900-1912

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The collection includes handwritten and typewritten correspondence to and from William S. Ward, first curator of minerals at the Colorado Museum of Natural History (now the Denver Museum of Nature & Science).

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Denver Museum of Nature and Science,

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Colorado Museum of Natural History

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Elmer W. Merritt was a trustee and founding father of the Colorado Museum of Natural History (CMNH). Merritt was born in New York State on October 31, 1861, attended the University of Ann Arbor and arrived in Denver in 1879. He went into the lumber and mercantile business and eventually became connected with the Continental Oil Co. In 1885 he began a career in real estate and investment securities, forming the firm Merritt and Gromman. He served as Secretary ...

Ward, William S. (William Shaw), 1843-1917.

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William Shaw Ward was a metallurgist, mine manager, director of mining and mineral exhibits at several famous world fairs, and the first Curator of Minerals (1905 to 1914) at the new Colorado Museum of Natural History, now the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. Ward was born to missionary parents in Madras, India on May 25, 1843. The family returned to the northeastern United States and with the outbreak of the Civil War, young William enlisted in the US Navy. He served on gunboats with the ...