MacDougal papers, 1889-1938 (bulk 1903-1915).

Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935

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Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, artist, topographer, explorer and author, was born September 13, 1853 in McConnelsville, Ohio. After graduating from high school in Buffalo, New York, Dellenbaugh's interest in painting and boating led his uncle Almon Harris Thompson to introduce him to John Wesley Powell. Thompson was Powell's brother-in-law and served as second-in-command and chief topographer of Powell's second expedition down the Colorado River in 1871-1873. Powell appointed the seventeen year o...

Forbes, Robert Humphrey, 1867-1968

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Dean Emeritus of the College of Agriculture. The Agriculture Building was renamed the Robert H. Forbes Building in 1985. From the description of Records relating to the construction of the Agriculture Building at The University of Arizona (Tucson, Ariz.), 1913-1915. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 41284198 Educator, researcher and legislator; director of the Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Arizona and director of the College of Agriculture. ...

Science Service.

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Sykes, Godfrey, 1861-1948

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Coville, Frederick V. (Frederick Vernon), 1867-1937

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Frederick V. Coville (1867-1937), a botanist for the United States Department of Agriculture, was considered an authority on North American rushes, wild currents, and blueberries. His "Botany of the Death Valley Expedition" was a classic study. He participated in the 1899 Harriman expedition to Alaska. Coville was the first curator of the National Herbarium and was chairman of the research committee of the National Geographic Society from 1920 to 1937. From the description of Papers,...

University of Arizona, 1966-67

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University of Arizona recognition of 100 years of land-grant colleges and universities, 1862-1962, and the university’s participation in the centennial convocation of the American Association of Land-Grant Colleges and State Universities held at Kansas City, 1961. From the guide to the University of Arizona Land-Grant centennial records, 1960-1962, (University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections) University of Arizona recognition of 100 years of land-grant colleges and...

MacDougal, Daniel Trembly, 1865-1958

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Daniel Trembly MacDougal (1865-1958) was the leading American authority on desert ecology and one of the earliest botanists to research chlorophyll. He was the inventor of the MacDougall dendrograph, used to record changes in the volume of tree trunks. He began his association with the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) in 1899 as Director of the Laboratories. In 1904 he was named as Assistant Director. In 1905 the Plant Desert Laboratory was established and MacDougal became its first director. Wh...

Lummis, Charles Fletcher, 1859-1928

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Charles F. Lummis (1859-1928) was born in Lynn, Massachusettts. He became an editor for the Los Angeles Times on February 1, 1884, working for Harrison Gray Otis. He promoted interest in the American Southwest with his photography and articles. Lummis helped found the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles and the School of American Research in Santa Fe. The items from librarian Mary Sarber concern her research of Mr. Lummis' writings. From the guide to the Charles F. Lummis Collection, S27...

Cannon, William Austin

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While Cannon was in the botany department at Columbia for much of his career, at the time this was written he was a lecturer in botany at Stanford. From the description of The flowers of the Riviera in industry, and the environment : corrected typescript with original photographs, ca. 1928-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754863272 ...

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...

Arizona. Council of Defense.

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Shreve, Forrest, 1878-1950

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Forrest Shreve was a botanist and desert plant ecologist. He served on the staff of the Desert Botanical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution, Tucson, Arizona, from 1908 to 1929, and as director from 1929 to 1938. From the guide to the Forrest Shreve photographs, 1902-1940 (bulk 1914-1936), (University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections) Botanist, desert plant ecologist; on the staff of the Desert Botanical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution, Tucson, Arizona, fr...

Desert Botanical Laboratory of the Carnegie Institution

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Established by Volney M. Spaulding and William A. Cannon at Tumamoc Hill, Tucson, Arizona, in 1903, sold to the U.S. Forest Service in 1940, later sold to the University of Arizona in 1960. Its purpose was the research of adaptation of desert plants to their environment. The Laboratory was directed by D.T. MacDougal from 1906 to 1918, then by Forrest Shreve from 1929 to 1938. By 1920, the Coastal Laboratory was established in Carmel, California with MacDougal as director. From the de...

Free, E. E. (Edward Elway), 1883-

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American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Edmund W. Sinnott was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the time of this correspondence. Walter G. Berl was an editor for the Association. From the description of Letters, 1948-1971, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155878457 ...

Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946

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First director, United States Forest Service (1905). He changed the name of protected "forest preserves" to "national forests" and advocated a controversial "wise use" policy for the resources of the national forests, whereby a greater use of forest resources, such as tree harvests and grazing rights could be permitted. From the description of Correspondence, 1905-1945. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 40804560 Forester and governor of Pennsylvania. F...

Tower, William Lawrence

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Livingston, Burton E. (Burton Edward), 1875-1948

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Rose, J. N. (Joseph Nelson), 1862-1928

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Joseph Nelson Rose (1862-1928), botanist, was born on a farm near Liberty, Indiana, on January 11, 1862. In 1881, he entered Wabash College, graduating with an A.B. in 1885. Rose stayed on at Wabash College as its first post-graduate student. In 1888 he came to Washington, D.C., as assistant botanist in the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). When the National Herbarium reorganized in 1896 and was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution, he became assistant curator, and later asso...

Austin, Mary, 1868-1934

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Mary Hunter Austin has variously been identified as a feminist, naturalist, mystic, author, and even "woman of genius." She was one of the leading literary figures of her time, the author of 27 books and more than 250 articles, stories, poems and other short pieces. In 1900, Mary Austin settled in Carmel and became one of the founders of the literary colony. In 1918, Austin traveled to New Mexico, hoping to continue on to Mexico to conduct research on folk traditions. In New Mexico she was contr...