Results for "Explorers Club"
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Henry Bryant
- Date: November 27, 2017
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_5844,size=300,left]Henry Bryant was a member of the Megatherium Club and one of the naturalists who helped build the Smithsonian’s collection during the 1850s and 1860s. Born on May 12, 1820 in Boston, Massachusetts, Bryant gained an early education at Mr. Thayer’s school before proceeding to college at Mr. Welles’ school in Cambridge. His education
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Robert Kennicott
- Date: December 3, 2017
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_9667,size=250,left]Robert Kennicott, born on November 13, 1835, was an original member and co-creator of the Megatherium Club and made quite a wave during his lifetime. He was considered a great naturalist, collecting specimens from his expeditions as well as local areas. Kennicott began his life in New Orleans on November 13, 1835, but his family
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Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden
- Date: November 27, 2017
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_arc_391596,size=250,left]Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden, a geologist and original Megatheria, was an eccentric club member, according to Robert Kennicott. Hayden’s early life began in Westfield, Massachusetts on September 7, 1828. Hayden’s parents, Asa Hayden and Melinda Hawley, were a somewhat troubled pair. His father, an alcoholic, passed away when Hayden
Robert Kennicott and the Western Union Telegraph Expedition
- Date: September 21, 2017
- Creator: Kira M. Sobers
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_14715,size=250,left] By now you have probably heard of Robert Kennicott, either because of his involvement with the Megatherium Club, or because of the article and blog post on his death that was published last year. I, however, tend to associate him with the Western Union Telegraph Expedition, a collecting mission to Alaska that proved to be his last.
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Theodore Nicholas Gill
- Date: December 13, 2017
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_arc_391595,size=300,left]Theodore Nicholas Gill, “Ichthyobranchius”, was many things: an ichthyologist, law student, professor of zoology, Senior Assistant Librarian of Congress, member of the Megatherium Club, and as Robert Kennicott described him “about the oddest fish I’ve come across.” His contributions to science were remarkable, producing more than
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SIA RU007006, Wetmore, Alexander 1886-1978, Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1848-1983 and undated
- Date: 1848 1848-1983 1848-1983 and undated
- Creator: Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Engraving of Robert Kennicott
- Date: C. 1860s
Portrait of Robert Kennicott
- Date: c.1860
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator: Unknown
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SIA Acc. 05-046, Smithsonian Institution Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Program Files, 1992-1993
- Date: 1992 1992-1993
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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SIA RU007174, Young, Stanley Paul 1889-1969, Stanley Paul Young Papers, 1921-1965
- Date: 1921 1921-1965
- Creator: Young, Stanley Paul, 1889-1969
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
Link Love: 3/20/2020
- Date: March 20, 2020
- Description: Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. and American history.
The Education of George C. Wheeler - Part III
- Date: February 7, 2013
- Description: George C. Wheeler and his travel in the Caribbean illustrate the interplay between science and tourism in Latin America.
