Onomasticon zoicon, plerorumque animalium differentias & nomina propria pluribus linguis exponens : cui accedunt mantissa anatomica, et quædam de variis fossilium generibus / autore Gualtero Charletono ..
Des Herrn Geoffroy D. und Prof. der Arzney Wissenschaft in Paris Kurze Abhandlung von den Conchylien, welche um Paris sowohl auf dem Lande, als in süssen Wassern gefunden werden aus dem Französischen übersezt und mit einigen erläuternden Zusätzen vermehrt durch Fried. Heinr. Wilh. Martini
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Geoffroÿ Abhandlung von den Conchÿlien
Kurze Abhandlung von den Conchylien, welche um Paris sowohl auf dem Lande, als in süssen Wassern gefunden werden
Gulielmi Rondeletii doctoris Medici et medicinae ... Libri de piscibus marinis : in quibus veræ piscium effigies expressae sunt : quæ in tota piscium historia continentur, indicat elenchus pagina nona et decima : postremo accesserunt indices necessarij
Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliere des mollusques animaux sans vertèbres et a sang blanc ouvrage faisant suite aux Œuvres de Leclerc de Buffon, et partie du cours complet d'Histoire naturelle rédigé par C.S. Sonnini par Denys-Montfort
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Denys de Montfort, Pierre approximately 1768- Search this
Historiae naturalis de quadrupedibus libri cum aeneis figuris ; [Historiae naturalis de serpentibus libri II ; Historiae naturalis de insectis libri III ; Historiae naturalis de exanguibus aquaticis libri IV ; Historiae naturalis de piscibus et cetis libri V ; Historiae naturalis de avibus libri VI] Johannes Jonstonus, Medicinae Doctor, concinnavit
Symbolae physicae, seu, Icones et descriptiones corporum naturalium novorum aut minus cognitorum : quae ex itineribus per Libyam Aegyptum Nubiam Dongalam Syriam Arabiam et Habessiniam publico institutis sumptu Friderici Guilelmi Hemprich et Christiani Godofredi Ehrenberg : studio annis MDCCCXX-MDCCCXXV redierunt regis iussu et impensis publico usui obtulit superstes C.G. Ehrenberg
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Animalia evertebrata exclusis insectis
Animalia evertebrata exclusis insectis ... series prima cum tabularum decade prima
Icones adhuc ineditae corporum naturalium novorum aut minus cognitorum
Icones adhuc ineditae corporum naturalium novorum aut minus cognitorum ... Botanica
Icones et descriptiones avium quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem
Icones et descriptiones insectorum quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam
Icones et descriptiones mammalium quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem
Icones et descriptiones piscium
Icones et descriptiones plantarum cotyledonearum quae ex itinere per Africam borealem et Asiam occidentalem
Icones et descriptiones corporum naturalium novorum aut minus cognitorum
Symbolae physicae
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Ehrenberg, Christian Gottfried 1795-1876 Search this
Berry, S. Stillman (Samuel Stillman), 1887-1984, interviewee Search this
Extent:
3 audiotapes (Reference copies). 6 digital .mp3 files (Reference copies).
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Audiotapes
Transcripts
Date:
1980-1982
Introduction:
The Smithsonian Institution Archives began its Oral History Program in 1973. The purpose of the program is to supplement the written documentation of the Archives'
record and manuscript collections with an Oral History Collection, focusing on the history of the Institution, research by its scholars, and contributions of its staff. Program
staff conduct interviews with current and retired Smithsonian staff and others who have made significant contributions to the Institution. There are also interviews conducted
by researchers or student on topics related to the history of the Smithsonian or the holdings of the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
The Samuel Stillman Berry interview was donated to the Oral History Collection because of his long career and contributions to the field of American malacology.
Descriptive Entry:
Samuel Stillman Berry was interviewed by Donald R. Shasky, a physician and shell collector, because of his long career and contributions to the field of American malacology.
Interviews cover his work at Scripps, reminiscences of colleagues, and development of his private library. These complement the S. Stillman Berry Papers which are also located
in the Smithsonian Institution Archives. Berry's cephalopod collection is now housed in the National Museum of Natural History, along with selected publications from his library.
Historical Note:
Samuel Stillman Berry (1887-1984), was a private researcher working in both malacology and horticulture. He received the B.A. in biology from Stanford University in 1909,
the M.A. from Harvard University in 1910, and the Ph.D. from Stanford in 1913. While at Harvard he began his research in cephalopods; he continued work on that subject at
Stanford under Harold Heath, where he wrote his dissertation on cephalopods of western North America.
After receiving the Ph.D., Berry accepted a position at the Scripps Institution of Biological Research as Librarian, where he developed the Institution's library collection.
This was to be his only paid professional position in the sciences, and he remained at Scripps until 1919.
Following his father's death in 1917, Berry became corporate president of his family's ranch in Montana, but remained in Redlands, California, to continue his career as
an independent researcher. He privately published a journal, Leaflets in Malacology. In that publication, as well as several others, he described 401 new taxa of mollusks,
mostly from California and the eastern Pacific. In addition to his primary research interests in cephalopods, chitons, and land snails, Berry was an avid horticulturist. He
maintained an orange grove and is credited with developing many new varieties of daffodils and irises. A lifelong collector, he amassed a highly significant shell collection,
as well as a personal library of important and rare scientific works.
Berry's professional affiliations and honors included appointment as Honorary Member in the Cephalopod International Advisory Council, Life President of the American Malacological
Union, and Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution.
Rights:
Restricted. Audio recordings may not be used without permission. Contact SIHistory@si.edu to request permission.
Covers his development of the Scripps library, his meeting with Reverend Joseph Rowell, his reminiscences of Robert Edwards Carter Stearns and Mary S. Stearns, and Berry's acquisition of association books for his own library.
Collection Creator::
Berry, S. Stillman (Samuel Stillman), 1887-1984, interviewee Search this
Container:
Interviews
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Rights:
Restricted. Audio recordings may not be used without permission. Contact SIHistory@si.edu to request permission.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9526, S. Stillman Berry Oral History Interviews
Consists of brief reminiscences of Berry's colleagues, including Charles R. Orcutt, Joshua L. Baily, Jr., Allyn G. Smith, Robert Robertson, Ralph Arnold, and others. Interview focuses on experiences with Allyn Smith, for whom Berry was a mentor, includ...
Collection Creator::
Berry, S. Stillman (Samuel Stillman), 1887-1984, interviewee Search this
Container:
Interviews
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Rights:
Restricted. Audio recordings may not be used without permission. Contact SIHistory@si.edu to request permission.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9526, S. Stillman Berry Oral History Interviews