Records of the Museum, 1851-1968 (inclusive).

Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology

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The Peabody Museum, founded in 1866 by George Peabody, has sent over 800 expeditions to all parts of the world. These expeditions, together with gifts and purchases, have resulted in the amassing of a comprehensive collection of ethnological, archaeological and somatological materials. From the description of Records of the Museum, 1851-1968 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972599 Built in 1876, the Peabody Museum is one of the oldest museums devoted ...

Putnam, F. W. (Frederic Ward), 1839-1915

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Frederic Ward Putnam (1839-1915) was one of the earliest anthropologists in the United States. He founded anthropology programs, and worked to establish museum collections in anthropology. He directed some of the first field expeditions in the Americas, including sites in Maine, Massachusetts, Ohio, Wisconsin, Kentucky, New Jersey, and California. Putnam was born April 16, 1839 in Salem, Massachusetts to Mr. and Mrs. Ebenezer Putnam III. In 1864, Putnam married Adelaide Martha Edmands; they h...

Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676

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Lowell, Francis C. (Francis Cabot), 1855-1911

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Wyman, Jeffries, 1901-1995

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Jeffries Wyman (1901-1995) was Professor of Biology at Harvard from 1928 to 1951. From the description of Papers of Jeffries Wyman, 1957-1985 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77061123 Jeffries Wyman (1901-1995) was a biophysicist . A professor of Biology at Harvard from 1928 to 1951, he spent his later years at the University of Rome . He was the author of numerous papers on the biophysical properties of proteins and a member of scientific ...

Willoughby, Charles Clark, 1857-1943

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Marvin, Langdon P. (Langdon Parker), 1876-1957

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Law partner of Franklin D. Roosevelt from 1911 to 1924. From the description of Papers, 1919-1944. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155524107 Lawyer; interviewees are married. From the description of Reminiscences of Langdon Parker Marvin and Mary Vaughan Marvin : oral history, 1949. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309733571 ...

Gray, Asa, 1810-1888

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Botanist, ardent supporter of Charles Darwin, first professor appointed to the faculty of the University of Michigan, and Professor of Botany at Harvard University. From the description of Asa Gray collection, 1871-1885. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 68802268 Asa Gray is an American botanist. He was made Professor of Natural History at Harvard University in 1842 and held that position until 1873. He was the author of several works including Manual of the bota...

Volk, Ernest

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Scott, Donald Francis, 1942-

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Breton, Adela C., 1849-1923

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Adela Breton, an English watercolor artist, was best known for her watercolor drawings of archaeological sites in Central America. From an early age, Adela's parents supported their daughter's education and artistic studies. Her father became fascinated by anthropology and geology and these fields soon captured Adela's interest as well. After her father's death in 1887, Adela explored and traveled to places of past cultures. Of all her contributions, her most valuable in archaeology was the reco...

Robinson, W. Fothergill (William Fothergill)

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Carmichael, J. H. (John H.)

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