Biographical File, 1860-1973 and undated

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Summary

Consists of collected biographical information on and photographs of prominent naturalists and scientists, including a significant amount of material on American naturalist John Muir. The materials document 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. Materials include biographical sketches, memoirs, obituaries, articles, bibliographies, news clippings, press releases, correspondence, and black-and-white and color photographs.

Subject

Muir, John 1838-1914

Category

Series Level Description

Notes

  • To view records that comprise this series, see the detailed list of accessions and/or record units below.
  • For a history of the creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.

Organization

Alphabetic and unarranged

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

  • 1860
  • 1860-1973
  • 1860-1973 and undated

Topic

  • Explorers
  • Hunting and gathering societies
  • Geology
  • Herpetology
  • Entomology
  • Frontiersmen
  • Conservationists
  • Birds
  • Ichthyology
  • Herpetologists
  • Plants
  • Entomologists
  • Mammals
  • Vertebrate zoology
  • Paleontology
  • Vertebrates
  • Animals
  • Geologists
  • Paleontologists
  • Taxidermists
  • Botany
  • Mammalogists
  • Mammalogy
  • Ichthyologists
  • Ornithology
  • Ornithologists
  • Botanists
  • Hunters

Form/Genre

  • Manuscripts
  • Clippings
  • Color photographs
  • Black-and-white photographs

Local number

SIA RS00059

Physical description

8.79 cu. ft. processed holdings

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