Accession memoranda, [ca. 1899-1920].

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Accession memoranda, [ca. 1899-1920].

Memoranda regarding accessions to the animal collections, composed by J. Alden Loring, William Beebe, Raymond L. Ditmars, and Lee S. Crandall to William T. Hornaday.

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Beebe, Charles William, 1877-1962

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Charles William Beebe (born July 29, 1877, Brooklyn, New York – died June 4, 1962, Simla, Trinadad Tobago), American naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author. He is remembered for the numerous expeditions he conducted for the New York Zoological Society, his deep dives in the Bathysphere, and his prolific scientific writing for academic and popular audiences. Born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in East Orange, New Jersey, Beebe left college before obta...

Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937

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Wild animal collector, conservationist, and taxidermist; curator of living animals for the Smithsonian Institution's National Zoological Park (1882-1890), and director of the New York Zoological Park (1896-1926). From the description of Notes and correspondence of William Temple Hornaday, 1878-1934. (Smithsonian Institution Libraries). WorldCat record id: 51557581 First Director of the New York Zoological Park. From the description of Photographic collection, [ca...

New York Zoological Park. Office of the Director and General Curator.

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Ditmars, Raymond Lee, 1876-1942

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Loring, J. Alden (John Alden), 1871-1947

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John Alden Loring (1872 - 1947) served as a field naturalist with the Bureau of Biological Survey, United States Department of Agriculture from 1892 to 1897. During that time he conducted extensive field surveys in all regions of the United States, as well as in Canada and Mexico. His field work is documented in the Division of Mammals, at the National Museum of Natural History. Smithsonian Institution Archives Field Book Project: Person : Description : rid_423_pid_EACP420 ...

Crandall, Lee S. (Lee Saunders), 1887-1969

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