Robert B. Rockwell Papers 1895-1940

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Robert B. Rockwell Papers 1895-1940

This large collection consists of the field notes, photographs and other materials of ornithologist Robert B. Rockwell.

2 boxes, 4 three-ring binders, 2 bound volumes, one scrapbook and images

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6402009

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Colorado Biological Society.

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Rockwell, Robert B. (Robert Blanchard), 1883-1941

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Robert Blanchard Rockwell was an investment banker, ornithologist and Colorado Museum of Natural History (CMNH) trustee who served the museum from its first decade. Rockwell was born in Grand Junction, Colorado, in 1883, the son of Fred Rockwell, one of Colorado's pioneering cattle ranchers. As a child, he visited Denver with his parents, eventually moved to Denver and attended North High School and the University of Colorado. In 1915, established in Denver as an "investment man," he formed his ...