Correspondence, 1883-1915.

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Correspondence, 1883-1915.

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Photocopies of letters to Mearns, many concerning collections of birds and eggs as well as plants he donated to the American Museum of Natural History. He collected specimens in Fort Verde in central Arizona. Other letters about various topics in natural history. Correspondents include Frank M. Chapman and Louis Pope Gratacap.

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Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler), 1864-1945

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Gratacap, L. P. (Louis Pope), 1851-1917

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Geologist, museologist. From the description of Gratacap, Louis Pope, 1851-1917 papers, 1884-1968, 1884-1920 (bulk). (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155571512 ...

Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916

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Edgar Alexander Mearns (1856-1916) was an army surgeon and field naturalist. He developed an early interest in natural history, studying the flora and fauna around his home in Highland Falls, New York. Mearns was educated at Donald Highland Institute, Highland Falls, and in 1881 graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York. In 1883, he was commissioned assistant surgeon in the Medical Corps of the Army and assigned to duty at Fort Verde, Arizona. He was transferred to Fort ...