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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Edward_William_NelsonEdward William Nelson - Wikipedia

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   Nelson in the early 1900s. Edward William Nelson (May 8, 1855 – May 19, 1934) was an American naturalist and ethnologist. A collector of specimens and field naturalist of repute, he became a member of several expeditions to survey the fauna and flora.

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3. siarchives.si.edu › collections › auth_per_fbr_eacp192Nelson, Edward William, 1855-1934 | Smithsonian Institution ...

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   He was Chief Field Naturalist, 1907-1912; Assistant in charge of Biological Investigations, 1913-1914; Assistant Chief, 1914-1916; Chief, 1916-1927; and Senior Biologist, 1927-1929. Nelson was also an honorary Research Associate of the Smithsonian Institution from 1930 until his death.

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   Mar 15, 2022 · This collection consists primarily of papers documenting the professional career and personal life of Edward William Nelson. A smaller amount of material was created by Edward Alphonso Goldman and relates to both professional and private matters.

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   Who was Edward William Nelson?

   • This series consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence documenting the official and professional career of Edward William Nelson. He maintained a voluminous correspondence with ornithologists, mammalogists, conservationists, and other professional colleagues.

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   Where did Edward William Nelson travel?

   • This series consists of journals and notebooks documenting field work and official travel of Edward William Nelson. Especially well documented is his ethnological and natural history field work in Alaska, 1877-1881; his participation on the Corwin Expedition, 1881; and his field explorations of Mexico with Edward Alphonso Goldman, 1892-1902.

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   Who was George Nelson?

   • Nelson was President of the American Ornithologists' Union, 1908-1909, the Biological Society of Washington, 1912-1913, and the American Society of Mammalogists, 1920-1923. He received an honorary M.A. from Yale University in 1920, and an honorary Doctor of Science from the George Washington University in the same year.

   Nelson, Edward William, 1855-1934 - Smithsonian Institution Archives

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   What did Nelson do in 1892?

   • In January 1892, Nelson received orders to conduct a three-month field survey in Mexico with Edward Alphonso Goldman, whom he had recently hired as an assistant. The trip evolved into an exhaustive, fourteen-year biological investigation of the entire country.

   Nelson, Edward William, 1855-1934 - Smithsonian Institution Archives

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6. americanindian.si.edu › collections-search › edanEdward W. Nelson photographs from New Mexico | National ...

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   Below is a biography of Edward W. Nelson from the Smithsonian's National Anthropological Archives (collection ID: NAA.PhotoLot.171). Edward William Nelson (1855-1934) was an explorer and naturalist for the United States government known for his studies in Alaska, California and Mexico.

7. sora.unm.edu › sites › defaultEDWARD WILLIAM NELSON--NATURALIST, 1855-1934

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   EDWARD WILLIAM NELSON--NATURALIST, 1. 1855-1934. Pla!e VII. EmvxRD W•L•xM NE•so• was an outstanding member of a distinguished pioneer group, one who lived to link the past with the present--a man who. was not merely a specialist in ornithology or mammalogy, or completely.

8. www.wesleyan.edu › libr › collectionsAlaska and the Pacific Northwest , Archeology and ...

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   In 1878, Edward William Nelson set out by dogsled from his Signal Corps posting in St. Michael, Alaska, to explore the Yukon-Kuskowim Delta region. He traveled amongst the indigenous population, mainly Yup'ik and Cup'ik peoples, collecting objects and information for the Smithsonian Institution.

9. plants.jstor.org › stable › 10Nelson, Edward William (1855-1934) on JSTOR

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   American naturalist and explorer. Although best known as an ornithologist and mammalogist, Edward William Nelson was a naturalist in the widest sense. Over a hundred taxa were named in his honour, including one genus and 55 species and subspecies of plants.