Campion Collection 1894-1915

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Campion Collection 1894-1915

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The John F. Campion collection consists of images, correspondence and other documents, most of it relating to the work done on behalf of the Colorado Museum of Natural History (now the Denver Museum of Nature & Science) by Campion, first president of the museum's board of trustees and donor of a large gold collection.

3 boxes, plus images

eng,

Denver Museum of Nature and Science,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6401974

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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 ...

Campion, John F. d1848-1916

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John F. Campion was a founding father and first President of the Colorado Museum of Natural History, now the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. His business acumen and generous donation of a world-class gold collection helped get the Museum off to a good start. John Francis Campion was born in 1848 on Prince Edward Island, Canada. In 1862 the family moved to Sacramento, California, where young John, after a two-year stint in the United States Navy, learned to prospec...