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Galusha, Ted

 Person

Biographical Note

Theodore “Ted” Galusha (1911-1979), geologist and paleontologist, helped develop the Frick collections of fossil mammals at the American Museum of Natural History—the world’s largest collection of ancient horses, camels, and other mammals. He was hired in 1935 and went on to become one of the most respected field geologists at the time due to his research and field world in the West and Southwest United States. In 1960, he was appointed Assistant Curator in the Frick Laboratory. He retired in 1975 as Frick Associate Curator to live on a farm in Chadron, Nebraska where he grew up and started his interest in collecting rocks and fossils. By the time of his retirement, more than 250,000 fossils in the Frick Collection had been given to the American Museum of Natural History. He continued to take time to excavate and explore after his retirement, spending summers in Nebraska and winters in New Mexico. He died in 1979 at the age of 68. His wife, Marion Marchant Galusha (1916-2004) worked at the American Museum of Natural History as a scientific associate in the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Series 1: Field diaries, 1891-1998

 Series
Identifier: VPA 101
Scope and Contents

Consist of diaries, lists of specimens found, locations of finds, records of day to day activities, and step by step findings. Individual lists can be found with both the Charles H. Falkenbach and Ted Galusha Papers. The diaries are arranged by date and filed as nearly as possible in chronological order. Notable names in the field diaries include H. F. Osborn, Walter Granger, Barnum Brown, and G. G. Simpson.

Dates: 1891-1998