Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1856, Mar. 21 | Born, Sing Sing (now Ossining), N.Y. |
| 1876 | Married Alwilda Merritt |
| 1879 | M.D., Columbia College, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, N.Y. (now part of Columbia University) |
| 1883 | Founded with others the American Ornithologist' Union, Washington, D.C. |
| 1885-1905 | Assistant to C. Hart Merriam, performed economic investigations, Department of Agriculture, Division of Economic Ornithology and Mammalogy, Washington, D.C. (later renamed Division of Biological Survey) |
| 1891 | Member, Death Valley Expedition |
| 1892-1898 | Biological surveys in various western states |
| 1893 | Published The Death Valley Expedition. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office |
| 1893 | Published The Hawks and Owls of the United States in Their Relation to Agriculture. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office |
| 1899 | Member, Harriman Expedition to Alaska |
| 1905-1931 | Assistant chief, Bureau of Biological Survey, Division of Economic Investigations, Washington, D.C. |
| 1929 | Member, Pinchot South Sea Expedition |
| 1932 | Published Report on Birds Recorded by the Pinchot Expedition of 1929 to the Caribbean and Pacific. Washington, D.C.: n.p. |
| 1948, June 12 | Died, Washington, D.C. |