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06/1994 75th Annual Meeting of Mammalogists

Container:
Box 3 of 3
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 01-221, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Special Events and Conference Services, Event Files
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Event Files
Event Files / Box 3
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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ead_component:sova-sia-fa01-221-refidd1e5010

Edgar Alexander Mearns Papers

Extent:
3.51 cu. ft. (7 document boxes) (1 oversize folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Scientific illustrations
Field notes
Drawings
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
circa 1871-1916, 1934 and undated
Descriptive Entry:
This collection documents Mearns' career as a field naturalist and expedition member and consists of correspondence, 1898-1909, including photocopies of letters written by Mearns while he served on the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition of 1909; biographical material on Mearns and his family; field notes, research notes, specimen lists, photographs, and related materials concerning Mearns' field work, 1871-1911; and correspondence, photographs, drawings, and research data regarding Mearns' work on the United States-Mexican International Boundary Survey, circa 1891-1907. This finding aid also describes Mearns' papers housed in the Division of Birds, National Museum of Natural History (see Series 6, Boxes 8-27).
Historical Note:
Edgar Alexander Mearns (1856-1916) was an army surgeon and field naturalist. He developed an early interest in natural history, studying the flora and fauna around his home in Highland Falls, New York. Mearns was educated at Donald Highland Institute, Highland Falls, and in 1881 graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York. In 1883, he was commissioned assistant surgeon in the Medical Corps of the Army and assigned to duty at Fort Verde, Arizona. He was transferred to Fort Snelling, Minnesota, in 1888. In 1891, Mearns was assigned to serve as medical officer with the United States-Mexican International Boundary Survey. From 1892 to 1894, Mearns explored the boundary line from El Paso, Texas, to San Clemente Island and collected 30,000 specimens of flora and fauna which were deposited in the United States National Museum (USNM). From 1894 to 1903, Mearns continued his natural history investigations while stationed at Fort Myer, Virginia; Fort Clark, Texas; Fort Adams, Rhode Island; and Fort Yellowstone. He also conducted field research in the Catskill Mountains and Florida during this period. Between 1903 and 1907, Mearns served two separate tours of duty in the Philippine Islands. While in the Philippines he made natural history collections and participated in expeditions to the three highest mountains in the islands, Mount Apo, Grand Malindang, and Mount Halcon. After returning to the United States, Mearns served at Fort Totten, New York, until his retirement from the Army on January 1, 1909. Later in that year, he was invited by Theodore Roosevelt to accompany the Smithsonian-Roosevelt African Expedition as naturalist. From 1909 to 1910, Mearns explored parts of British East Africa from Mount Kenia to the White Nile. Mearns' last expedition was in 1911, when he served as a naturalist with the Childs Frick Expedition to Africa.

Mearns' primary biological interests were ornithology and mammalogy. He was a founding member of the American Ornithologists Union and in 1909 was appointed honorary associate in zoology of the USNM.
Topic:
Mammalogy  Search this
Natural history  Search this
Ornithology  Search this
Mammalogists  Search this
Ornithologists  Search this
Genre/Form:
Scientific illustrations
Field notes
Drawings
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7083, Edgar Alexander Mearns Papers
Identifier:
Record Unit 7083
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Edgar Alexander Mearns Papers
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-faru7083

Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr., Papers

Extent:
2.85 cu. ft. (2 document boxes) (1 16x20 box) (2 tall document boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Date:
1908-1940
Descriptive Entry:
Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr.'s papers include personal material concerning awards and his investigation of Christian Science; material on mammalogical research including extensive correspondence with Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas of the British Museum; and material on Miller's research with primates, especially the Piltdown Man and primate behavioral patterns.
Historical Note:
Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr., (1869-1956) was born in Peterboro, New York, and grew up on a large estate in central New York. In this relatively isolated setting and through the influence of his great uncle, an ornithologist, Miller developed an early interest in natural history. Following his graduation from Harvard in 1894, Miller joined the Biological Survey in the Department of Agriculture and worked under Clinton Hart Merriam. In 1898 he joined the United States National Museum as Assistant Curator of Mammals and in 1909 became Curator of that Division. He continued in that position until 1940 when he retired and remained as an Associate in biology at the Smithsonian Institution until his death.

Miller's major contributions to mammalogy were his series of checklists of North American mammals, 1901, 1912, and 1924; The Families and Genera of Bats, 1907; and the Catalogue of the Mammals of Western Europe in the Collection of the British Museum, 1912. He also was an early critic of the claimed discovery of the Piltdown Man in England. He published several papers on the controversy and corresponded with many of the principal investigators. Another of his fields of interest was primate behavioral patterns and their possible influence on the beginnings of human social development.
Topic:
Christian Science  Search this
Mammalogy  Search this
Mammalogists  Search this
Piltdown forgery  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7173, Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr., Papers
Identifier:
Record Unit 7173
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Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr., Papers
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-faru7173

American Society of Mammalogists: "Report of the Committee on Conservation of Land Mammals," 1956

Container:
Box 7 of 35
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7279, Helmut Karl Buechner Papers
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Helmut Karl Buechner Papers
Helmut Karl Buechner Papers / Series 3: GENERAL OFFICE FILES, 1950-1975. ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY. / Box 7
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru7279-refidd1e1645

John Murdoch Journals

Extent:
0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Journals (accounts)
Date:
1881-1883
Descriptive Entry:
This collection consists of two journals containing data on natural history and ethnological collections made by the Point Barrow Polar Expedition, 1881-1883.
Historical Note:
John Murdoch (1852-1925) served as naturalist on the International Polar Expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska, 1881-1883. From 1887 to 1892, Murdoch served as Librarian of the Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Anthropology  Search this
Ichthyology  Search this
Mammalogy  Search this
Natural history  Search this
Anthropologists  Search this
Ichtyologists  Search this
Mammalogists  Search this
Genre/Form:
Journals (accounts)
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7203, John Murdoch Journals
Identifier:
Record Unit 7203
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John Murdoch Journals
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-faru7203

George Suckley Papers

Extent:
0.75 cu. ft. (1 document box) (1 half document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Field notes
Diaries
Manuscripts
Place:
United States -- History$yCivil War, 1861-1865
Panama
Date:
1849-1861
Descriptive Entry:
The papers of George Suckley mostly concern his work on the Pacific Railroad Survey of the 47th and 49th parallels, 1853, and on the collections of the Northwest Boundary Survey of 1857. They include incoming and outgoing correspondence, mostly copies; journals, field books, notes, and related materials concerning the progress of the Railroad Survey, the canoe trip from Fort Owen to Fort Vancouver, Suckley's Panama trip with Cooper, and natural history observations and collecting work; fiscal matters; translation of Indian vocabulary; Suckley's monograph, The Natural History of Washington Territory, co-authored with Cooper; and manuscripts of Suckley's reports on the mammals and salmonidae collected on the Northwest Boundary Survey of 1857.
Historical Note:
George Suckley (1830-1869) was born in New York City and graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons (now a part of Columbia University) in September 1851. In April 1853 Suckley was appointed assistant surgeon and naturalist to the Pacific Railroad Survey of the 47th and 49th parallels between St. Paul, Minnesota, and Fort Vancouver, Washington Territory, under the command of Isaac I. Stevens. His work on the survey included a 1,049 mile, 53-day canoe trip down the Bitter Root, Clark's Fork, and Columbia Rivers to Fort Vancouver, during which he made extensive natural history collections. On December 2, 1853, Suckley was commissioned Assistant Surgeon, United States Army. He was ordered to duty at Fort Steilacoom, Washington Territory, where he remained until June 12, 1854, when he was transferred to Fort Dalles, Oregon Territory. In July 1854, Suckley obtained leave of absence for six months, which he partially spent collecting natural history specimens in Panama with James G. Cooper. Suckley resigned from the Army on October 3, 1856, and for the next five years pursued his interest in natural history. During this period, Suckley was assigned to write the reports on the mammals and salmonidae collected by the Northwest Boundary Survey of 1857. In 1859 he co-authored with James G. Cooper, The Natural History of Washington Territory, which was based primarily on data and observations made while serving with the Pacific Railroad Survey. On the outbreak of the Civil War, Suckley rejoined the Army and was commissioned Surgeon of Volunteers. He served for the duration of the war, resigning April 22, 1865. Suckley died July 30, 1869, in New York City.
Topic:
Anthropology  Search this
Herpetology  Search this
Mammalogy  Search this
Natural history  Search this
Scientific expeditions  Search this
Naturalists  Search this
Surgeons  Search this
Anthropologists  Search this
Herpetologists  Search this
Mammalogists  Search this
Genre/Form:
Field notes
Diaries
Manuscripts
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7191, George Suckley Papers
Identifier:
Record Unit 7191
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George Suckley Papers
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
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ead_collection:sova-sia-faru7191

Journal of mammalogy

Author:
American Society of Mammalogists  Search this
Physical description:
v. ill., plates, ports., maps, tables, diagrs. 25 cm
Type:
Periodicals
Date:
1919
Topic:
Mammals  Search this
Call number:
QL700 .J86
QL700.J86
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_70220

Structure and function of hair crests and capes in African carnivora

Author:
Wemmer, Christen M.  Search this
Wilson, Don E.  Search this
Editor:
Eisenberg, John F.  Search this
Kleiman, Devra G.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1983
Citation:
Wemmer, Christen M. and Wilson, Don E. 1983. "Structure and function of hair crests and capes in African carnivora." In Behavior and Ecology of Mammals. Eisenberg, John F. and Kleiman, Devra G., editors. American Society of Mammalogists. In Special Publ. No. 7.
Identifier:
70499
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_70499

Ecology Program Records

Extent:
11.5 cu. ft. (23 document boxes)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Serials (publications)
Maps
Date:
1965-1973
Descriptive Entry:
This record unit consists of files documenting the operation of the Smithsonian Office of Ecology (SOE), 1965-1970, and its successor, the Ecology Program of the Office of Environmental Sciences (OES), 1970-1973. The records were created primarily by administrators Buechner, 1965-1968; Wallen, 1969; and Jenkins, 1970-1973. They include organizational files, 1965-1973; administrative records, 1965-1973, including material concerning the development of the Chesapeake Bay Center for Field Biology (after 1970, the Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies) and the Smithsonian-Peace Corps Environmental Program; project files, 1965-1973, including records documenting projects conducted as part of the International Program in Ecology; and files of Lee Merriam Talbot, 1965-1971.
Historical Note:
The history of the Ecology Program of the Office of Environmental Sciences can be traced to July 1, 1965, when the Smithsonian Office of Ecology (SOE) was created to assist in expanding the research opportunities of Smithsonian scientists and to aid in the coordination of ecological activities with other government agencies. From its creation until 1966, the SOE was an administrative unit of the National Museum of Natural History. In 1966, administrative responsibility for the SOE was transferred to the Assistant Secretary for Science. The Smithsonian's environmental sciences programs were reorganized under the Office of Environmental Sciences (OES) in 1970. At that time, the SOE became the Ecology Program of the newly created OES. In 1973, OES was merged with the Office of International Activities to form the Office of International and Environmental Programs (OIEP). The Ecology Program came under the administrative control of OIEP. The Ecology Program was abolished in 1974.

Administrators of the Ecology Program of OES and its predecessor the SOE included Helmut K. Buechner, assistant director for ecology, 1965-1966, head, 1966-1968 (he also served as senior scientist, 1968-1971); Irvin Eugene Wallen, acting head, 1969; and Dale W. Jenkins, director, 1970-1973. Other staff included Lee Merriam Talbot, research biologist, 1965-1966, field representative, Ecology and Conservation, 1966-1967, deputy head and international field representative, 1968, resident ecologist, 1969-1971, and deputy director, 1972-1973; and Francis Raymond Fosberg, special assistant for tropical biology, 1965-1966.

Programs and bureaus under the administration of the Ecology Program of OES and its predecessor the SOE included the Chesapeake Bay Center for Field Biology (after 1970 the Chesapeake Bay Center for Environmental Studies), 1965-1969; the Center for Natural Areas, 1972-1974; and the Peace Corps Environmental Program, 1972-1974.
Topic:
Coastal ecology  Search this
Research  Search this
Environmental sciences  Search this
Genre/Form:
Manuscripts
Black-and-white photographs
Serials (publications)
Maps
Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 271, Smithsonian Institution, Office of Environmental Sciences, Ecology Program Records
Identifier:
Record Unit 271
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Ecology Program Records
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-sia-faru0271
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Anatomy of the wood rat (comparative anatomy of the subgenera of the American wood rat genus Neotoma)

Author:
Howell, A. B.  Search this
Object Type:
Smithsonian staff publication
Year:
1926
Citation:
Howell, A. B. 1926. "Anatomy of the wood rat (comparative anatomy of the subgenera of the American wood rat genus Neotoma)." Monographs of the American society of mammalogists, (1) 1-225, pls. 1-3, figs. 1-37.
Identifier:
136726
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries and Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:slasro_136726

New species of bat named from central coastal Ecuador

Creator:
Smithsonian Insider  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:08:24 +0000
Topic:
Science  Search this
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Smithsonian Insider
Data Source:
Smithsonian Insider
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_a1dd466de5ecee52cb3b95c1fe6894b5

Smithsonian Scientist Discovers Two New Bat Species Hiding in Museum Collections for More Than 150 Years

Creator:
Smithsonian Insider  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 14:15:17 +0000
Topic:
Science  Search this
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Smithsonian Insider
Data Source:
Smithsonian Insider
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_c62fb74a0cd5ee52a8cbdbb87472396d

Dr. Frederick W. True

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
True, Frederick William 1858-1914  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Black and White; Size: 4w x 6h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print
Type:
Photographic print
Person, candid
Date:
Unknown, c. 1900
Topic:
Museum curators  Search this
Management--Museums  Search this
Smithsonian Institution--Employees  Search this
Mammalogists  Search this
Standard number:
11716 or MAH-11716
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10333

Dr. Frederick W. True

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
True, Frederick William 1858-1914  Search this
United States National Museum  Search this
Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  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:
Unknown, c. 1880s
Topic:
Museum curators  Search this
Management--Museums  Search this
Smithsonian Institution--Employees  Search this
Mammalogists  Search this
Specimens  Search this
Standard number:
2002-32245
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_10688

Herbert Deignan on Expedition

Author:
Walker, Howell  Search this
Subject:
Deignan, H. G (Herbert Girton) 1906-  Search this
United States National Museum Dept. of Birds  Search this
United States National Museum Dept. of Biology Division of Birds  Search this
Arnhem Land Expedition  Search this
Physical description:
Number of Images: 1; Color: Black and White ; Size: 10w x 8h; Type of Image: Person, Candid; Medium: Photographic print
Place:
Australia
Sri Lanka
Date:
1948
Topic:
Collectors and collecting  Search this
Ornithologists  Search this
Scientific expeditions  Search this
Birds--Collection and preservation  Search this
Birds  Search this
World War, 1939-1945  Search this
Standard number:
SIA2008-2369
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
On view:
When Time and Duty Permit: Collecting During WWII, July 14, 2012 to May 2013
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_13627

Henry Setzer, Profile

Author:
Sandved, Kjell Bloch 1922-  Search this
Subject:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
United States National Museum Division of Mammals  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:
c. 1970's
Topic:
Setzer, Henry  Search this
Smithsonian Institution--Employees  Search this
Museum curators  Search this
Mammalogists  Search this
Standard number:
92-1702
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_8675

John Alden Loring

Author:
Unknown  Search this
Subject:
Loring, John Alden  Search this
Roosevelt, Theodore 1858-1919  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)  Search this
Smithsonian African Expedition (1909-1910)  Search this
Physical description:
Color: Cyano type; Size: 3w x 5h; Type of Image: Portrait; Medium: Contact sheet
Type:
Contact sheet
Date:
1900
Topic:
Scientific expeditions  Search this
Mammalogists  Search this
Expeditions  Search this
Smithsonian Institution--Employees  Search this
Portraits  Search this
Standard number:
21451 or NHB-21451
Restrictions & Rights:
No restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_9572

Portrait of Theodore Nicholas Gill (1837-1914)

Creator:
Ulke, Henry 1821-1910  Search this
Subject:
Gill, Theodore 1837-1914  Search this
Smithsonian Institution Employees  Search this
Physical description:
Cartes-de-visite (card photographs); 4 x 2.5
Type:
Photographs
Date:
Between 1865 and 1870
Topic:
Portraits  Search this
Scientists  Search this
Local number:
SIA RU000095 [SIA_000095_B27B_019]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
No Copyright - United States
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_391594
Online Media:

United States Department of the Interior Honor Award Presented to Viola Schantz

Subject:
Schantz, Viola Shelly 1895-1977  Search this
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  Search this
United States Department of the Interior  Search this
Physical description:
12.8 x 10.8
Type:
Certificates
Topic:
Women scientists  Search this
Mammalogists  Search this
Mammalogy  Search this
Local number:
SIA RU007288 [SIA2013-08317]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_396302

United States Department of the Interior Citation for Distinguished Service Presented to Viola Schantz

Subject:
Schantz, Viola Shelly 1895-1977  Search this
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  Search this
United States Department of the Interior  Search this
Physical description:
8.8 x 11.3
Type:
Papers (document genres)
Date:
1962
Topic:
Women scientists  Search this
Mammalogists  Search this
Mammalogy  Search this
Local number:
SIA RU007288 [SIA2013-08318]
Restrictions & Rights:
No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_396303

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