Folder 2 Brown, William L. (cont'd). Photographs, c. 1908-1950s. Subjects included USNM exhibits; the (William) Beach Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Expedition, 1928; the (William) Beach-(Watson) Webb Alaskan Expedition, 1937; and mammals. Also included are phot...
Container:
Box 3 of 17
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7320, National Museum of Natural History. Division of Mammals, Biographical File
Folder 40 Brown, William L. (cont'd). Miscellaneous correspondence mostly relating to USNM appointments and job offers, 1908-1971. Of special interest is a letter from J. J. Fenykovi (28 August 1967) concerning the Fenykovi elephant.
Container:
Box 2 of 17
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7320, National Museum of Natural History. Division of Mammals, Biographical File
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries) Search this
Extent:
5 Items
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1900 - 1986
Scope and Contents note:
The series contains several materials from events relating to the installation of the Fénykövi Elephant in the National Museum of Natural History. Also includes a scrapbook compiled by Stuart Hall Hill who was an assistant to Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919).
Collection Rights:
The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email AskaLibrarian@si.edu for an appointment.
This collection contains a variety of materials documenting the lives and careers of scientists from a wide range of fields, including mammalogy, ornithology, ichthyology,
herpetology, botany, entomology, paleontology and geology. Also included are files on conservationists, taxidermists, historical figures, explorers, frontiersmen, and hunters.
The files include biographies, news clippings, press releases, correspondence, and photographs. The amount of documentation varies with the individual.
Of particular note is extensive material on United States National Museum taxidermist William L. Brown. Included are reminiscences of his fifty-one year career at the Museum;
photographs taken on the Beach Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Expedition, 1937; and correspondence concerning the Fenykovi elephant.
3.43 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes) (1 12x17 box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Books
Brochures
Clippings
Manuscripts
Newspapers
Newsletters
Picture postcards
Drawings
Sketches
Black-and-white photographs
Color photographs
Date:
circa 1970-1999
Descriptive Entry:
These records primarily document the work of Frank M. Greenwell, Smithsonian Taxidermist 1957-1999. Greenwell retired in 1999 and had achieved the title of Chief, Taxidermy/Conservation,
National Museum of Natural History, Office of Exhibits. Greenwell was also a member of the National Taxidermists Association. Materials include information on the mounting
of the "Fenykovi" Elephant (displayed in the rotunda of the National Museum of Natural History); the "Hasinger" Bengal Tiger (displayed in the National Museum of Natural History);
and the mounting of "Mungo" a baby elephant, by William Temple Hornaday, nineteenth century Smithsonian Taxidermist. There are additional information files regarding Smithsonian
Taxidermists William Temple Hornaday and Carl Ethan Akeley. Other featured collectors and collections include Smithsonian's joint African safari with Theodore Roosevelt (1909-1910).
This safari substantially increased Smithsonian's African collections. There is one box of reference photographs that mostly depict live animals in various attitudes, and
natural habitats. These were used as models for the Taxidermists in creating life-like mounts and dioramas of natural scenes. In addition to the animal and landscape photos,
there are also photos of people, including two of Osa and Martin Johnson. Materials include articles, brochures, correspondence, drawings, formulas, informational files, memoranda,
newsletters, newspaper clippings, notes, photographs, and sketches.
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