Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946
Dates
- Existence: 1860-08-14 - 1946-10-23
Biography
Abstract:
Ernest Thompson Seton was an illustrator, author, naturalist and storyteller.
Seton was born in Scotland, but moved with his family to Canada in 1866, where he developed his interest in wildlife and Native American peoples. In the 1880's Seton spent time in New York City, researching animals at the American Museum of Natural History, where he did many of his wildlife drawings. Seton later moved to Connecticut where he founded the Woodcraft League, a precursor to the Boy Scouts; he was also chairman of the founding committee for the Boy Scouts of America.
Citation:
From biographical note for Seton's archive collection at the American Museum Natural History Museum Archives, Mss .S41-.S42 , written by Ann Herendeen.Occupations
Topics
Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:
Greeting Cards, 1914 - 1922
Greeting cards sent from the Seton family containing artwork and photographs.
Letter and Poem, 1890 - 1891
This folder contains personal correspondence consitting of two handwritten letters, one including a poem, sent from Paris. Recipient of letter not specified.
Letter from J. L. Thompson (Father), 1896
This folder contains a persona correspondence that is a photocopy of a letter from Joseph Logan Thompson (Seton's Father) to Seton discussing Seton's mothers health.
Letter to Mill, 1891
This folder contains a persona correspondence that is a handwritten letter from Seton to Mill sent from Paris.
Letters to Rufus 1 and 2, 1890
This folder contains personal correspondence consisting of a Handwritten letter from Seton to Rufus sent from Paris and a second handwritten letter from Seton to Rufus from Paris.
Manuscript Pages 19-236, 1880
Pages 19-236 of an unidentified manuscript including eleven drawings and one painting.
Manuscript- The Flicker and the Stub, 1882
Handwritten copy of the short story "The Flicker and the Stub."
Manuscripts and Letters , 1880 - 1890
Letters to Rufus (1890) and Mill (1882) interspersed in numbered manuscript pages. Potentially with two numbered manuscripts. All incapsulated in a temporary binding.
"On Amouration" an Essay by Seton
A nine page essay discussing copulation and Setons thoughts on the need for education on the topic.
Organization Pamphlets , 1904
Two pamphlets written by Seton titled "The Red Book or How to Play Indian" and "The Red Lodge."
American Museum of Natural History
Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library
200 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024-5192