Doris M. Cochran at Desk Holding Frog

ID: 96-955

Creator: "Glody's neg."

Form/Genre: Photographic print

Date: 1934

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives Record Unit 7151 Box 7 Folder 11

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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), at her desk holding a frog, and specimen jars are sitting on her desk, on April 13, 1934. 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 7 Folder 11

Contact information

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

Date

1934

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Women
  • Frogs
  • Animals
  • Herpetology
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • Personnel management
  • Employees
  • Museums
  • History
  • United States National Museum
  • Smithsonian Institution--Employees
  • Women--History
  • Museum curators

Form/Genre

  • Photographic print
  • Person, candid

ID Number

96-955

Physical description

Color: Black and White; Size: 4w x 3h; Type of Image: Person, candid; Medium: Photographic print

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