| 1 | Creator: | Stearns, Winfrid Alden, 1852-1909 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Winfrid Alden Stearns Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1871-1906 | | | | Abstract: | Winfrid Alden Stearns (1852-1909) was an amateur naturalist, ornithologist, and ethnologist who corresponded with several prominent experts in the natural sciences. Among his works were a collaboration with surgeon and naturalist Elliot Coues,
New England Bird Life (1881-1883) and the self-published
A Manual of Ornithology (1895) that was heavily criticized by university-trained naturalists.
The collection consists of original letters with details about Stearns' publications, specimen donations, and ornithological work from 1871 to 1906. There are letters concerning his editorial collaboration with Coues and others, Stearn's works, and Stearns' travels to Newfoundland. Of particular interest are two letters from Charles Bendire accusing Stearns of inaccurate classification of specimens and poor proofreading of his manuscripts. (Both Stearns and Bendire worked with Coues.) The collection contains a picture of the museum Stearns curated in the 1880's. | | | | Call #: | Mss.SMs.Coll.1 | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887 | Birds--North America | Natural History--North America | Naturalist | Ornithologist | Ornithology--North America | Stearns, Winfrid Alden, 1852-1909 | Ward, Henry Augustus, 1834-1906 | |
| 2 | Creator: | Gray, Asa, 1810-1888 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Asa Gray papers, 1838-1887
| | | | Dates: | 1838-1887 | | | | Abstract: | The largest portion of correspondence is with Charles Edwin Bessy on botanical matters, including botanical publications in the United States and Europe, and plants and shell specimens. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.G78 | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Bessey, Charles E., (Charles Edwin), 1845-1915 | Botanical gardens. | Botany. | Cleaveland, Parker, 1780-1858 | Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832-1907 | Education -- United States. | Educational Material | Gray, Asa, 1810-1888 | James, Thomas Potts, 1803-1882 | Plants -- Collection and preservation. | Ridgely, Charles Goodwin, 1784-1848 | Rothrock, Joseph T., 1839-1922 | Science and Technology | Scientific Correspondence | Shells. | Torrey, John, 1796-1873 | Vrolik, W., (Willem), 1801-1863 | Ward, Henry Augustus, 1834-1906 | |
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