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Natural history is, and was, dependent upon the collection of specimens. In the nineteenth century, American naturalists and institutions of natural history cultivated and maintained extensive collection networks comprised of numerous collectors that provided objects of natural history for study.
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- Laubacher, Matthew (Author)
- Green, Monica (Thesis advisor)
- Laubichler, Manfred (Thesis advisor)
- Wright, Johnson Kent (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Date Created
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2011
Subjects
- History of Science
- American History
- Systematic Biology
- Biogeography
- Collector
- Correspondence Networks
- Natural history
- Naturalists
- Botanical specimens--Collection and preservation--United States.
- Botanical specimens
- Geological specimens--Collection and preservation--United States.
- Geological specimens
- Natural history correspondence--United States.
- Natural history correspondence
- Natural history literature--United States.
- Natural history literature
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- Partial requirement for: Ph. D., Arizona State University, 2011Note typethesis
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 336-353)Note typebibliography
- Field of study: History
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by Matthew Laubacher