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Folder 17 Hornaday, William Temple (1854-1937). Includes correspondence, manuscripts, and biographical sketches, some concerning Hornaday's resignation, 1885-1887, 1890, 1937, 1979, 1983, 1986

Container:
Box 13 of 69
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 365, National Zoological Park, Office of Public Affairs, Records
See more items in:
Records
Records / Series 3: GENERAL SUBJECT FILES, CIRCA 1868-1988 AND UNDATED. ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY. / Box 13
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru0365-refidd1e1406

Notes and correspondence of William Temple Hornaday

Creator:
Ward, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1834-1906  Search this
Theobald, Wm.  Search this
Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937  Search this
Theobald, Charles.  Search this
Theobald, Albert N.  Search this
Mumford, Norman W.  Search this
Bigelow, Mortimer Osborne  Search this
Beardsley, G. W.  Search this
Names:
Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937  Search this
Extent:
8 Items
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Date:
1878-1934
Summary:
Collection of William Temple Hornaday's notes and correspondence, chiefly relating to his travels, his publications, and his collecting of wild animals. Includes lists of Hornaday's expenses and animals collected on an expedition to Borneo in 1878 for Henry A. Ward, with addendum dated 1933; correspondence from Albert N. Theobald, Charles Theobald, and Wm. Theobald of the Theobald Brothers firm of taxidermists in Mysore, south India (1906-1919); letters from Norman W. Mumford of Boston, Mass. (1920), G.W. Beardsley of the Evening Herald Co., Binghamton, N.Y. (1909), and Mortimer Osborne Bigelow, Capt. 8th U.S. Cavalry, Fort Huachuca, Arizona (1909), and a letter from Hornaday and his wife Josephine to Wm. Sarre[?] (1934).
Biographical/Historical note:
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).
Topic:
Natural history  Search this
Zoological specimens -- Collection and preservation  Search this
Wild animal collecting -- Borneo  Search this
Taxidermy  Search this
Identifier:
SIL-DL.MSS001756A
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Libraries
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sc2fb2ed6a1-39a4-4dd1-a1dc-10891505da7f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sil-dl-mss001756a

Engraving of Stuffed Orang-utans

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Hornaday, William Temple 1854-1937  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Arts and Industries Building  Search this
United States National Museum Dept. of Mammals  Search this
United States National Museum Division of Mammals  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Animal, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Animal, candid
Date:
1886
Topic:
Exhibitions  Search this
Visitor's Guide  Search this
Department of Zoology (USNM)  Search this
Monkeys  Search this
Orangutan  Search this
Standard number:
95-20354
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10416

American Buffaloes, Mammal Exhibit, U.S. National Museum Building

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Hornaday, William Temple 1854-1937  Search this
Arts and Industries Building  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Date:
c. 1900-1910
Topic:
Buffalo  Search this
Taxidermy  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Mammals  Search this
South Hall of the United States National Museum  Search this
American bison  Search this
Specimens  Search this
Standard number:
2002-12153 and 14370
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10497

New Worlds, New Animals: From Menagerie to Zoological Park in the Nineteenth Century

Ed:
Hoage, R. J  Search this
Deiss, William A  Search this
Subject:
Ewing, Heather Peale  Search this
Hornaday, William Temple 1854-1937  Search this
Robinson, Michael H  Search this
National Zoological Park (U.S.) Early History  Search this
Edition:
First
Physical description:
Number of pages: 216; Page numbers : 1-198
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
Rock Creek Park (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
1996
Topic:
Zoos  Search this
Architecture--Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Parks  Search this
Publisher:
Baltimore, Maryland: Johns Hopkins University Press
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_12506

Architectural History of the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, 1889-1992

Subject:
Harris, Albert L  Search this
Clark, Edward 1822-1902  Search this
Emerson, William Ralph 1833-1917  Search this
Hornaday, William Temple 1854-1937  Search this
Mann, William M. 1886-1960  Search this
Olmsted, Frederick Law 1822-1903  Search this
National Zoological Park (U.S.) Elephant House  Search this
Holt House  Search this
Works Progress Administration (WPA)  Search this
National Zoological Park (U.S.) Lion House  Search this
Amazonia House  Search this
National Zoological Park (U.S.) Construction  Search this
Federal Art Project  Search this
National Zoological Park (U.S.) Reptile House  Search this
National Zoological Park (U.S.) Carnivora House  Search this
National Zoological Park (U.S.) Early History  Search this
National Zoological Park (U.S.) Buildings  Search this
National Zoological Park (U.S.)  Search this
Amazonia Exhibit  Search this
Date:
1889-1992
Topic:
Landscape architecture  Search this
New Deal, 1933-1939  Search this
Architecture, Romanesque  Search this
Architecture--Washington (D.C.)  Search this
Architecture, Neoclassical  Search this
Zoos  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_14434

W. T. Hornaday Note about Bison Specimens

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Hornaday, William Temple 1854-1937  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Exhibits Modernization Program United States National Museum  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Document; Medium: Photographic print
Date:
1957
Topic:
American bison  Search this
Buffalo  Search this
Taxidermy  Search this
Mammals  Search this
Specimens  Search this
Endangered species  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Standard number:
MAH-44711
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_14832

Mammal Hall, U.S. National Museum

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Hornaday, William Temple 1854-1937  Search this
Arts and Industries Building  Search this
Hornblower & Marshall  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h and oversize; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Exhibit
Date:
1902
Topic:
American bison  Search this
Interiors  Search this
Mammal Hall  Search this
National Collections  Search this
South Hall of the United States National Museum  Search this
Specimens  Search this
Buffalo  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Rotundas  Search this
Mammals  Search this
Taxidermy  Search this
Balconies  Search this
Standard number:
2004-10370
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_5992

American Buffaloes Exhibit

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Hornaday, William Temple 1854-1937  Search this
Arts and Industries Building  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Exhibit
Date:
c. 1887
Topic:
Buffalo  Search this
Taxidermy  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Mammals  Search this
Endangered species  Search this
American bison  Search this
Specimens  Search this
Standard number:
4323 or MNH-4323
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_7837

William T. Hornaday

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Hornaday, William Temple 1854-1937  Search this
National Zoological Park (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Person, candid;
Type:
Person, candid
Date:
c. 1890
Topic:
Taxidermists  Search this
Taxidermy  Search this
Curators  Search this
Standard number:
19661 or MAH-19661
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_7983

Model and Taxidermy Shop

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Hornaday, William Temple 1854-1937  Search this
Forney, Andrew  Search this
South Yard  Search this
Model and Taxidermy Shop  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Interior; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Interior
Date:
c. 1880
Topic:
Animal skins  Search this
Birds  Search this
Models and modelmaking  Search this
Taxidermy  Search this
Taxidermists  Search this
Tigers  Search this
Smithsonian Institution--Employees  Search this
Zoo keepers  Search this
Standard number:
6071and NHB-6071
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_8452

Hornaday with Baby Bison at Smithsonian

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Hornaday, William Temple 1854-1937  Search this
National Zoological Park (U.S.)  Search this
United States National Museum Dept. of Living Animals  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Person, candid
Date:
1886
Topic:
Animals  Search this
Buffalo  Search this
Zoos  Search this
Zoos--Employees  Search this
Museum curators  Search this
Taxidermists  Search this
American bison  Search this
Standard number:
74-12338 or 79-13252 or SA-815
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_9151

Bison Exhibit in the U.S. National Museum

Author:
Unknown (Thomas W. Smillie?)  Search this
Subject:
Hornaday, William Temple 1854-1937  Search this
Arts and Industries Building  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Exhibit; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Exhibit
Date:
1887
Topic:
Interiors  Search this
National Collections  Search this
South Hall of the United States National Museum  Search this
Buffalo  Search this
Animals  Search this
Exhibitions  Search this
Taxidermy  Search this
Endangered species  Search this
Mammals  Search this
American bison  Search this
Specimens  Search this
Standard number:
5470 or NHB-5470
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_9360

William T. Hornaday and Andrew Forney in the Model and Taxidermy Shop

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Hornaday, William Temple 1854-1937  Search this
Forney, Andrew  Search this
South Yard  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 11X16; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Group, candid
Date:
c. 1880
Topic:
Animal skins  Search this
Animals  Search this
Birds  Search this
Models and modelmaking  Search this
Model and Taxidermy Shop  Search this
Skulls  Search this
Smithsonian Institution--Employees  Search this
Taxidermists  Search this
Taxidermy  Search this
Zoo keepers  Search this
Standard number:
3662 or MNH-3662
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_9561

Model of the National Zoo

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Hornaday, William Temple 1854-1937  Search this
National Zoological Park (U.S.) Buildings  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Architectural; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Architecture
Place:
Rock Creek Park (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
c. 1888
Topic:
National Zoological Park (U.S.)--Model  Search this
Grounds  Search this
Zoos  Search this
Models and modelmaking  Search this
Standard number:
2002-10703
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_9576

Secretary Langley with Others Survey Zoo Grounds

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Baker, Frank 1841-1918  Search this
Dorsey, Harry W 1874-1960  Search this
Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906  Search this
Winlock, William C  Search this
Hornaday, William Temple 1854-1937  Search this
Olmsted, Frederick Law 1822-1903  Search this
National Zoological Park (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 5w x 3h; Type of Image: Group, candid; Medium: Card photograph
Type:
Card photograph
Group, candid
Date:
c. 1888
Topic:
Schuermann, C. W  Search this
Traylor, James W  Search this
Secretaries  Search this
Zoos  Search this
Secretariats  Search this
Standard number:
75-1755
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_9577

William Temple Hornaday

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Hornaday, William Temple 1854-1937  Search this
Taxidermy Shop  Search this
South Yard  Search this
South Shed  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Person, candid
Date:
c. 1880
Topic:
Grounds  Search this
Taxidermists  Search this
Taxidermy  Search this
Tigers  Search this
Models and modelmaking  Search this
Standard number:
3687 or NHB-3687 or mnh-3687
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_9666

In the steps of the great American zoologist: William Temple Hornaday. Illus. by Kathleen Elgin

Author:
Forbes, John Ripley  Search this
Illus:
Elgin, Kathleen 1923-  Search this
Subject:
Hornaday, William Temple 1854-1937  Search this
Physical description:
128 p. illus. 21 cm
Type:
Books
Juvenile literature
Date:
1966
[1966]
Topic:
Taxidermy  Search this
Zoology  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_902134

Folder 46 Hornaday, William Temple (1854-1937). Includes articles tracing his career from a collector of specimens to a wildlife conservationist; an article on his retirement as Director of the New York Zoological Park; a photograph; and correspondence...

Container:
Box 7 of 17
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7320, National Museum of Natural History. Division of Mammals, Biographical File
See more items in:
Biographical File
Biographical File / Box 7
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru7320-refidd1e4611

The extermination of the American bison / by William T. Hornaday, superintendant of the National Zoological Park

Title:
Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum
Author:
Hornaday, William T. (William Temple) 1854-1937  Search this
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian Libraries) DSI  Search this
Inscriber:
Hornaday, William Temple 1854-1937 DSI  Search this
Former owner:
Lydekker, Richard 1849-1915 DSI  Search this
Physical description:
[2], iv, 369-548 p., xxi leaves of plates (1 folded) : ill., maps (1 col. folded) ; 24 cm
Type:
Sources
Place:
United States
Date:
1889
Topic:
American bison  Search this
Wildlife conservation  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_780708

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