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Smithsonian Institution Archives
George B. Saunders Papers, 1939-1993
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FA99-074
- Creators:
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Saunders, George Bradford, 1907-
- Dates:
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1939-1993
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and research data created and maintained by George B. Saunders.
Historical Note
Historical Note
Ornithologist George B. Saunders (1907 2001) received a Ph.D. in 1932 from Cornell University for his dissertation on a taxonomic revision of the meadowlarks, genus Sturnella. Saunders participated as an assistant ornithologist on a Philadelphia Academy of Sciences expedition to south Africa in 1930, as a research fellow for the National Research Council, and as a staff ornithologist at the Michigan Department of Conservation. In 1937, he joined the Bureau of Biological Survey (now U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).
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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 99-074, George B. Saunders Papers
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