Results for "Kennicott, Robert, 1835-1866"
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.
Group Portrait of Megatherium Club
- Date: 1862 Circa 1862-1863
- Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Robert Kennicott
- Date: c.1860
- Creator: Unknown
- Creator: Unknown
- Field Book
Correspondence of MacFarlane to Baird and Kennicott, 1861-1866
- Date: 1861-1866 1861 1866
- Creator: MacFarlane, Roderick Ross, 1833-1920
- Finding Aid
SIA RU007221, Ross, Bernard Rogan, Bernard Rogan Ross Notebook, circa 1860-1861
- Date: 1860 1860-1861 circa 1860-1861
- Creator: Ross, Bernard Rogan
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA RU007207, MacFarlane, R (Roderick) 1833-1920, Roderick Ross MacFarlane Papers, 1889
- Date: 1889
- Creator: MacFarlane, R. (Roderick), 1833-1920
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Finding Aid
SIA RU007093, Stimpson, William 1832-1872, William Stimpson Papers, 1852-1861
- Date: 1852 1852-1861
- Creator: Stimpson, William, 1832-1872
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Historic Pictures
Image Gallery: William Healey Dall
- Date: September 24, 2012
- Description: Access the official records of the Smithsonian Institution and learn about its history, key events, people, and research.
Western Union Telegraph Expedition, Papers from William H. Dall to Robert Kennicott
- Date: 1866 1866 1866
- Creator: Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927
- Finding Aid
SIA RU007213, Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1865-1867), Western Union Telegraph Expedition Collection, 1865-1867
- Date: 1865 1865-1867
- Creator: Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1865-1867)
- Creator: Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Field Book
Correspondence regarding Kennicott's field work, undated
- Date: 1859-1866 1859 1866
Sidedoor Podcast: Megatherium Club
- Date: June 22, 2017
- Creator: Effie Kapsalis
- Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_5844,size=250,left]A staff-favorite story in the Smithsonian’s history is that of the Megatherium Club — a revolving group of young naturalists who made the Castle their temporary home in between expeditions to the outer reaches of the United States. Who could not be intrigued by this photo of the Club where they look to be sharing a joke, or a plan?
