John T. Mason Papers 1901-1909
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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 ...
Mason, John T., 1853-1928.
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John T. Mason was an amateur lepidopterist who amassed a large collection of butterflies and moths, ultimately donating it to the young Colorado Museum of Natural History (CMNH) (now the Denver Museum of Nature & Science). Mason also served as the Museum's Secretary from 1902 to 1903, directed operations from 1900 to 1910, and served on the Board of Trustees from 1919 to 1927. Mason was born in 1853 in Lincolnshire, England. As a boy of 12, he began collecting birds, eggs, nests and butterfl...
