Records, 1909-1947.

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Records, 1909-1947.

Records from the offices of William Beebe and John Tee-Van containing correspondence, notes and reports pertaining to identification of specimens, oceanographical equipment and techniques, departmental expenses, and motion picture techniques. Correspondents include Otis Barton, Sam Christopher, C.H. Eigenmann, Alfred Emerson, F.A. Lucas, A. Reyne, Herbert T. Strong, and Arthur Willey.

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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...

Barton, Otis

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Reyne, A.

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Lucas, Frederic A. (Frederic Augustus), 1852-1929

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Frederic A. (Augustus) Lucas (1852-1929) was a museum curator and adminstrator. He was born in Plymouth, MA on March 25, 1852. He received an honorary D.Sc. degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1909. Lucas began his career at Ward's Natural Science Establishment in Rochester, NY. There he practiced taxidermy, osteology and museum technique. He transferred to the U.S. National Museum in 1882 and remained there until 1904. From 1904-1911 he was curator-in-chief of the Museum of the Brooklyn...

New York Zoological Society. Dept. of Tropical Research. Office of the Director and General Associate.

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Department conducts oceanic and terrestrial expeditions; research interests include ecology, biotic zones, life histories of species, systematics, and animal behavior. From the description of Records, 1909-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155463746 ...

Emerson, Alfred E. (Alfred Edwards), 1896-1976

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Zoologist. Born 1896. B.S. (1918), M.A. (1920), and Ph. D. (1925) from Cornell University. Taught at University of Pittsburgh, University of Chicago, University of California at Berkeley, and Michigan State University. Died 1976. From the description of Papers, 1917-1976 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52247936 From the description of Papers, 1917-1976 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 43062205 ...

Christopher, Sam.

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Tee-Van, John, 1897-1969.

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Willey, Arthur, 1867-

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Strong, Herbert T. (Herbert Thompson), 1869-

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Eigenmann, Carl H., 1863-1927

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Carl H. Eigenmann and Rosa Smith Eigenmann, both students at Indiana University, married in 1887. They went to Harvard University to study the Agassiz fish collection for about two years, and then returned to California where Mr. Eigenmann served as Curator of Fishes at San Diego and at San Francisco. In 1886 he came to Indiana University and later filled the Chair of Zoology vacated by David Starr Jordan in 1891. In 1908 he was appointed Dean of the Graduate School. Between 1908 and 1918 Eigenm...