April 1988, The Holden Arboreum, Kirtland, Ohio 1. Keynote – Roger Tory Peterson, Intro – Paul Spector 2. History of ANSS – Ralph Dexter, Intro – Paul Spector 3. Panel to the Past – Moderator – Cliff Knapp, Intros – Paul Spector 4. History of Cornell – Science Leaflets – Dr. Verne Rockcastle, Intro – Paul Spector 5. Honor … Read More
John Gustafson
John Alfred Gustafson 1925-2016 John was born in Boston, Massachusetts to second-generation Swedish immigrants, and showed an early interest in the world of nature and living things. He attended Boston Public Schools, enrolling in the horticulture emphasis at Jamaica Plain High School. During World War II he joined the United States Marine Corps at age 17 and as part of … Read More
Helen Ross Russell
Dr. Helen Beaumont Ross Russell 1915-2014 Environmental biologist, author, illustrator, educator, Helen Ross was born on February 21, 1915 in Myerstown, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of George Smith and Helen Louise (Boyd) Ross. As a young girl, Helen attended her hometown school, Myerstown High and was valedictorian in 1932. One of the first female Ph.D. graduates of Cornell University’s nature … Read More
Liberty Hyde Bailey
Liberty Hyde Bailey – an American horticulturist and botanist 1858–1954 Born in South Haven, Michigan. In 1876 Bailey met botanist Lucy Millington who encouraged his interest in botany. Bailey entered the Michigan Agricultural College (MAC, now Michigan State University) in 1878 and graduated in 1882. He then spent two years as a herbarium assistant to the renowned botanist Asa Gray, of Harvard University. In 1884 Bailey returned to MAC to … Read More
E. Laurence Palmer
E (Ephraim) Laurence Palmer – an American science educator and conservationist 1888 – 1970 Eph Palmer was born in McGraw, New York, on July 8, 1888, to Laura Lincoln (née Darrow) and Ephraim Clark Palmer. He attended Cortland State Normal School, and in 1908 enrolled in Cornell University, graduating with an A.B. in 1911 and M.A. in 1913. He taught at Iowa State Teachers College before … Read More
AB Comstock
Comstock, Anna Botsford 1854–1930 First woman professor at Cornell University, leader of the nature-study movement, author and/or illustrator of many natural science books. Born Anna Botsford on September 1, 1854, on the family farm near Otto, in Cattaraugus County, New York; died on August 24, 1930, at her home in Ithaca, New York; attended a rural elementary schoolhouse, a “select” high school in … Read More
Brief History of the American Nature Study Society
The American Nature Study Society (ANSS), founded in 1908, is America’s oldest organization for environment ….’ devoted to the appreciation and understanding of our natural world’. ANSS played an important role in helping to bring about and nurture the Nature-Study movement in the early 20th century. ANSS was founded at the 1908 annual meeting in Chicago of the American Association for … Read More