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Maurice C. Tanquary papers

 Collection
Identifier: M328

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Scope and Content

The collection includes 10 journals from the Crocker Land Expedition, 1913-1917, by Maurice Tanquary. Includes almost daily entries during various months in his personal journal, measurements and notes on geographical position, interactions with Inughuit team members, lists of supplies and materials, hand sketched maps, natural and animal observations.

Dates

  • Creation: 1913 - 1917

Creator

Access Restrictions

No restrictions. Digitized copies available via hyperlinks below.

Use of Digital Collections

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Biographical/Historical Note

Dr. Maurice Cole Tanquary (November 26, 1881 - October 25, 1944) was a professor of entomology, a member of the Crocker Land Expedition and is considered to be a pioneer in modern beekeeping. He grew up in Lawrenceville, Illinois and attended Vincennes University. He received his AB (1907), MA (1908), and PhD (1912) from University of Illinois, during which time he also served as an assistant to the state entomologist of Illinois. After earing his doctorate, he became a professor of agriculture at Kansas State Agricultural College; in 1913 he was given leave to join the Crocker Land Expedition, lead by Donald Baxter MacMillan, as a zoologist.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Includes 10 journals from the Crocker Land Expedition, 1913-1917, with almost daily entries during various months in his Tanquary's personal journal, measurements and notes on geographical position, interactions with Inughuit team members, lists of supplies and materials, hand sketched maps, natural and animal observations.

Arrangement

Arranged in book number order, generally chronologically.

Provenance

Transferred from the Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum, Bowdoin College, in 2016.

Related Archival Materials

Additional volumes related to the Crocker Land expedition digitized from the Donald and Miriam MacMillan collection (M118) and Walter E. Ekblaw papers (M327).

The Peary MacMillan Arctic Museum at Bowdoin holds other material from the Crocker Land expedition and mounted an exhibition in 2014.

Related collections are housed at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and the University of Illinois.

Sponsor

Digitization of materials related to the Crocker Land Expedition generously funded by the Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, 2016.

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Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Maurice C. Tanquary papers
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

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