. C. Hart Merriam papers : including correspondence, papers relating to career with the United States Biological Survey, 1798-1972 (bulk 1871-1942). United States. Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy; United States. Division of Biological Survey; United States. Biological Survey; United States. Bureau of Biological Survey; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U. S. ); Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899); Bering Sea controversy; Bears; Biogeography; Natural history; Ornithology; Botany; Life zones; Wildlife conservation. IZd 635 Dec. 5, 1927 Mr Home© Baker, Sales Department bt
. C. Hart Merriam papers : including correspondence, papers relating to career with the United States Biological Survey, 1798-1972 (bulk 1871-1942). United States. Division of Ornithology and Mammalogy; United States. Division of Biological Survey; United States. Biological Survey; United States. Bureau of Biological Survey; Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U. S. ); Harriman Alaska Expedition (1899); Bering Sea controversy; Bears; Biogeography; Natural history; Ornithology; Botany; Life zones; Wildlife conservation. IZd 635 Dec. 5, 1927 Mr Home© Baker, Sales Department btratford Company, Boston, Mass. Dear Sir: In compliance with j^our request of November 30, I am enclosing herewith a brief description of 'Annikr-L^ft]'^ together with an autobiographical sketch of my activities. This is much longer than you want, and I shall be glad if you will cut it down to suit your needs. The addrass list*you ask for will bo forwarded in * day or two. As to the word -Dr": it should appear on the cover and advertizing matter. On the title page I have written MD instead, but really do not care which you use. The point is that in my case it is not a decorativ^e title, for having practiced medicine and surgery a number of years, I am entitled to it. Very truly yours -£. i"f^.. r^r~ Q2,C^ BIOGRAPHICAL SKBTCH Dr C Hart Merriam, naturalist, physician, and ethno- • - • legist, was born Dec. 5, 1855e Hia early years were passed at the home of his father, Hon Clinton L* Merriam, at Locust GroYe, New York, near the western edgs of the Adirondacks, From early boyhood his dominant interests were in the field of natural history. Beginning with insects and birds, which he commenced to collect in 1867, his activities soon expanded to cover mammals and reptiles, then marine in* vertebrates and plants, and still later the native Indian tribes of the far west. Convinced that no man ever became a naturalist by book learning alone, he trained himself for field w
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