Doris M. Cochran with Snake, 1954

ID: 96-952

Creator: Unknown

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1954

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 7151 Box 8 Folder 2

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Summary

Doris Mable Cochran (1898-1968) herpetologist in the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians of the United States National Museum (now the National Museum of Natural History), examining a snake, September 1954. She was appointed an aide to Leonhard Stejneger in 1919, Assistant Curator in 1927, Associate Curator in 1942, and Curator in 1956. She retired in 1968.

Subject

  • Cochran, Doris Mable
  • National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 7151 Box 8 Folder 2

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

1954

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Women
  • Herpetology
  • Laboratories
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Personnel management
  • Turtles
  • Employees
  • Museums
  • History
  • Snakes
  • United States National Museum
  • Smithsonian Institution--Employees
  • Women--History
  • Museum curators

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Person, candid

ID Number

96-952

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 8w x 10h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print

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