Otto McCreary papers, 1899-1943.

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Otto McCreary papers, 1899-1943.

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The Otto McCreary Papers concern McCreary's research for his book, Wyoming Bird Life, as well as his continuing ornithological work after the book was published. The collection documents McCreary's investigative and creative processes in developing the volume. The topics of avian populations in Wyoming and their migratory patterns are covered in detail. The collection contains documents from all stages of McCreary's work, from rough field notes to manuscript drafts and editorial notes. This material reveals both his exhaustive work in the field and his rigorous scouring of the scholarly ornithological journals. His bird migration notebooks were organized in some cases by species, many times with both the common and Linnaean nomenclature listed. In other cases, McCreary's notebooks were organized by date, listing the species observed on separate pages for each day. The Otto McCreary Papers offer a glimpse into the practice of ornithology during the early and middle- twentieth century.

2.1 cubic ft. (5 boxes)

Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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Univerisity of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.

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University of Wyoming.

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McCreary, Otto, 1879-1944.

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Otto C. McCreary, noted ornithologist and research chemist, was born in Bedford, Pennsylvania, in 1879 to Jacob and Louisa Otto McCreary. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Michigan and a doctoral degree from Ohio State University. Before joining the University of Wyoming in 1926, McCreary worked as a research assistant at experimental stations in Ithaca, New York, and Pullman, Washington. In 1931, he was promoted from Assistant to Associate Research Chemist at the u...

Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society of North America.

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