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Breviora and the Bulletin of the MCZ giveaway

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As part of ongoing efforts to make the best use of the stacks space at the Ernst Mayr Library, we will be paring down our excess inventory of both Breviora and the Bulletin of the MCZ . MCZ affiliates may email mczserials@oeb.harvard.edu or drop by the...

Andrew Garrett and the MCZ

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By Robert Young, Special Collections Librarian On 29 January 1855, Andrew Garrett, a thirty-one-year-old self-trained naturalist living in Hilo, Hawaii, wrote a letter to Louis Agassiz-- who was soliciting contributions of zoological specimens for Harvard...

Wild Turkeys Roosting at the MCZ

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Visitors to the Ernst Mayr Library are greeted by John James Audubon’s 1826 painting of Wild Turkey Cock, Hen and Nine Chicks. Library staff often observe wild turkeys ( Meleagris gallopavo) strolling around the Harvard campus. They are typically ground...

MCZ Reading List

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The Museum of Comparative Zoology: A Bibliography The following list contains suggested readings for more information on the MCZ. All of these items are available at the Ernst Mayr Library. Agassiz, George R. The Museum of Comparative Zoology, 1858-1928...

Connecting the National Institute of Ecology in South Korea with the MCZ

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On October 7, 2016, the Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) at Harvard University and the recently founded National Institute of Ecology (NIE) in South Korea signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will facilitate joint research and educational...

Happy Earth Day! MCZ Image Tagging Event April 21-24, 2020

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Join the Ernst Mayr Library and MCZ Archives in a tagging event for MCZ or other FLICKR images from the Biodiversity Heritage Library ! We are celebrating Earth Day by making species images easier to find. The Ernst Mayr Library and MCZ Archives is a...

The MCZ Library turns 150!

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The Ernst Mayr Library Turns 150! In 1861 Louis Agassiz established the Library, later to be named in honor of Ernst Mayr, Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology, Emeritus, and Director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology.

Celebrating Robert Gilbert

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Robert A. Gilbert (1870-1942) was an African-American naturalist and photographer, the long-time assistant to ornithologist William Brewster and a staff member of the MCZ. He was an Associate of the American Ornithologists' Union. The MCZ Archives holds...

The Library Turns 150!

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Happy 150th Birthday to the MCZ Library! THE ERNST MAYR LIBRARY: A BRIEF HISTORY By Robert Young, Special Collections Librarian Two years after founding the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Louis Agassiz raised the funds to purchase Belgian paleontologist...

Welcome to the Ernst Mayr Library blog!

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In 1861 Louis Agassiz purchased books from the collection of Belgian paleontologist Laurent Guillaume de Koninick and along with Agassiz's personal collection, the MCZ Library was born. In October 1995, the library was renamed in honor of Ernst Mayr...

James Henry Blake (1845-1941)

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By Robert Young, Special Collections Librarian Best known as the Hassler Expedition’s young zoological artist from Provincetown, Blake entered business in early life with his stepfather before deciding to enroll at Harvard’s Lawrence Scientific School in...

Illustrator James Henry Blake (1845-1941)

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Works by James Henry Blake (1845-1941) on display at the Ernst Mayr Library A new exhibit of drawings and watercolors by J.H. Blake, is now on display in the lobby of the Ernst Mayr Library of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. Join us for a reception in...