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:
Professional Correspondence, 1900 - 1920
Contains seven letters written by Seton mostly surrounding his involvement in the Camp Fire Club.
Published Short Stories and Pamphlets , 1884 - 1904
Consists of five short stories removed from published books and four published pamphlets discussing natural topics.
Scribners Art Label , 1891
Label of largest woodpecker from explorations in the Sierra Madre. Removed from a Scribners Magazine art submission.
Seton Journal 1 Manitoba, Toronto and New York, 1882 - 1885, 1886
Seton Journal 1 Manitoba 1882-1885, Toronto and New York 1886.
Seton Journal 2 Vol. 1 1879-1882, 1879 - 1882
AMNH Library Special Collections has 39 field journals authored by Ernest Thompson Seton. Includes observations on the fauna and flora of North America and part of Europe, with original pencil, pen-and-ink, and water-color sketches. Notes on life and customs of American Indians are also included.
Seton Journal 3 Lake of the Woods, Manitoba, Toronto and Paris Oct. 6, 1886 - May, 1897, 1886-10-06 - 1897-05
AMNH Library Special Collections has 39 field journals authored by Ernest Thompson Seton. Includes observations on the fauna and flora of North America and part of Europe, with original pencil, pen-and-ink, and water-color sketches. Notes on life and customs of American Indians are also included.
Seton Journal 4 Bird Notes 1891, 1891
AMNH Library Special Collections has 39 field journals authored by Ernest Thompson Seton. Includes observations on the fauna and flora of North America and part of Europe, with original pencil, pen-and-ink, and water-color sketches. Notes on life and customs of American Indians are also included.
Seton Journal 5 Toronto June 1, - Oct. 7, 1892, Manitoba (Revisited), 1892-06-01 - 1892-10-07
AMNH Library Special Collections has 39 field journals authored by Ernest Thompson Seton. Includes observations on the fauna and flora of North America and part of Europe, with original pencil, pen-and-ink, and water-color sketches. Notes on life and customs of American Indians are also included.
Seton Journal 6 Wolf Hunt (Only), New Mexico Oct. 17, 1893-Feb. 9 1894 , 1893-10-17 - 1894-02-09
AMNH Library Special Collections has 39 field journals authored by Ernest Thompson Seton. Includes observations on the fauna and flora of North America and part of Europe, with original pencil, pen-and-ink, and water-color sketches. Notes on life and customs of American Indians are also included.
Seton Journal 7 Yellowstone Bears, Crow Indians 1897, 1897
AMNH Library Special Collections has 39 field journals authored by Ernest Thompson Seton. Includes observations on the fauna and flora of North America and part of Europe, with original pencil, pen-and-ink, and water-color sketches. Notes on life and customs of American Indians are also included.