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Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 7201
Lakes, Arthur, 1844-1917
Arthur Lakes Journals, 1877-1880
Historical Note
Arthur Lakes (1844-1917) was a Professor of Natural History at Jarvis College, Golden, Colorado, and served as a collector of fossil vertebrates for Othniel Charles Marsh of Yale University.
Descriptive Entry
The journals of Arthur Lakes record his observations while exploring for saurian fossils at Morrison, Colorado, 1877; Como Station, Wyoming, 1879; and various other locations. The journals also contain lectures and notes on the discovery of fossil vertebrates.
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Name
- Lakes, Arthur, 1844-1917
- Marsh, Othniel Charles, 1831-1899
- Jarvis College (Golden, Co.)
- Yale University
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Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7201, Arthur Lakes Journals