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 57 Collections and/or Records:
Seton Journal 13 Bitter Roots Mts. 1902, 1902
The collection consists of unprocessed material: letters, papers, photographs and sheet music. According to biographical information, Seton's friends while working at the AMNH included ornithologist Frank M. Chapman; William T. Hornaday, the first director of the New York Zoological Park; and zoologist Elliott Coues.
Seton Journal 14 Wyndygoul Jan. 1903 - Aug. 1904, 1903-01 - 1904-08
The collection consists of unprocessed material: letters, papers, photographs and sheet music. According to biographical information, Seton's friends while working at the AMNH included ornithologist Frank M. Chapman; William T. Hornaday, the first director of the New York Zoological Park; and zoologist Elliott Coues.
Seton Journal 15 Manitoba Trip Aug. 14, 1904 - Dec. 31, 1904, 1904-08-14 - 1904-12-31
The collection consists of unprocessed material: letters, papers, photographs and sheet music. According to biographical information, Seton's friends while working at the AMNH included ornithologist Frank M. Chapman; William T. Hornaday, the first director of the New York Zoological Park; and zoologist Elliott Coues.
Seton Journal 16 Fox Farms Jan. 1 - Sept. 7 1905, Winnipeg Oct. 1 - Oct.. 4, England End of 1906, 1905-01-01 - 1905-09-07, 1906
The collection consists of unprocessed material: letters, papers, photographs and sheet music. According to biographical information, Seton's friends while working at the AMNH included ornithologist Frank M. Chapman; William T. Hornaday, the first director of the New York Zoological Park; and zoologist Elliott Coues.
Seton Journal 17 Caughnawana Trip Sept. 7 - Sept. 30 1905, 1905-09-07 - 1905-09-30
The collection consists of unprocessed material: letters, papers, photographs and sheet music. According to biographical information, Seton's friends while working at the AMNH included ornithologist Frank M. Chapman; William T. Hornaday, the first director of the New York Zoological Park; and zoologist Elliott Coues.
Seton Journal 18 Wyndygoul Jan. 1 1907, Ft. Resolution July 12, 1907, 1907-01-01, 1907-07-12
The collection consists of unprocessed material: letters, papers, photographs and sheet music. According to biographical information, Seton's friends while working at the AMNH included ornithologist Frank M. Chapman; William T. Hornaday, the first director of the New York Zoological Park; and zoologist Elliott Coues.
Seton Journal 19 Ft. Resolution July 13, 1907, To the Barrens and Back to the Last Woods Sept. 1, 1907, 1907-07-13, 1907-09-01
The collection consists of unprocessed material: letters, papers, photographs and sheet music. According to biographical information, Seton's friends while working at the AMNH included ornithologist Frank M. Chapman; William T. Hornaday, the first director of the New York Zoological Park; and zoologist Elliott Coues.
Seton Journal 20 Last Woods Sept. 2, 1907, Wyndygoul Nov. 13 and the end of 1907, 1907-09-02, 1907-11-13
The collection consists of unprocessed material: letters, papers, photographs and sheet music. According to biographical information, Seton's friends while working at the AMNH included ornithologist Frank M. Chapman; William T. Hornaday, the first director of the New York Zoological Park; and zoologist Elliott Coues.
Seton Journal 21 Seton Expedition of 1907, 1907
The collection consists of unprocessed material: letters, papers, photographs and sheet music. According to biographical information, Seton's friends while working at the AMNH included ornithologist Frank M. Chapman; William T. Hornaday, the first director of the New York Zoological Park; and zoologist Elliott Coues.
Seton Journal 22 Wyndygoul Jan. 1, 1908, Adirondacks, Duluth, Europe 1909 - Dec. 1910, 1909 - 1910-12
The collection consists of unprocessed material: letters, papers, photographs and sheet music. According to biographical information, Seton's friends while working at the AMNH included ornithologist Frank M. Chapman; William T. Hornaday, the first director of the New York Zoological Park; and zoologist Elliott Coues.
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