Subject:

Heller, Edmund 1875-1939  Search this

Loring, John Alden  Search this

Mearns, Edgar Alexander 1856-1916  Search this

Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919  Search this

Roosevelt, Kermit 1889-1943  Search this

National Zoological Park (U.S.)  Search this

United States National Museum  Search this

United States President  Search this

Smithsonian African Expedition (1909-1910)  Search this

Place:

Africa

Date:

May, 1909

Category:

Chronology of Smithsonian History

Notes:

Oehser, Paul H. The Smithsonian Institution. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970, p. 220.

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1909. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1910, p. 7-10.

Roosevelt, Theodore. African Game Trails : An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-naturalist. New York: Charles Scribner's' Sons, 1909.

Summary:

The Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition begins, led by former President Theodore Roosevelt and accompanied by his son Kermit, and three naturalists, Edgar Alexander Mearns, Edmund Heller, and J. Alden Loring. The specimens collected for the United States National Museum and National Zoological Park enrich the biological collections by some 11,400 items, including 1,000 skins of large mammals and 4,000 skins of small mammals. Some 5000 plant specimens were also collected. Some of the specimens were used for displays in the newly constructed United States National Museum.

Contact information:

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Topic:

Scientific expeditions  Search this

Natural history  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Archives - History Div

EDAN-URL:

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