Spencer Fullerton Baird Collection, 1869-1874 1869-1874

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Spencer Fullerton Baird Collection, 1869-1874 1869-1874

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The naturalist Spencer Fullerton Baird worked as Assistant Secretary and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution from 1850 until his death in 1887. A prolific collector and writer, Baird made important contributions to American ornithology, mammalogy, and herpetology, completing three monumental works, (Philadelphia, 1859), (Philadelphia, 1860), written with John Cassin, and (Boston, 1874-1884), 5 vols., with Brewer and Robert Ridgway. The Baird Collection includes twelve letters written by Baird to the Boston printing firm, Welch, Bigelow and Co., all regarding editorial details in printing of the . The Mammals of North America Birds of North America History of North American Birds History of North American Birds

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Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887

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At only 27, the ornithologist Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823-1887) was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, a precocious appointment that suited a precocious scientist. Born into a well to do family in Reading, Pa., and raised in Carlisle, Baird acquired an interest in natural history even prior to enrolling at Dickinson College at age 13. Although he was not an outstanding student, he was unusually committed to his course in life, keeping meticulous notes of ...

Welch, Bigelow and co.

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