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John Macoun fonds [textual record]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1861-1928.

Reference:

R6383-0-5-E, MG24-K28

Type of material:

Textual material

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

105976

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John Macoun fonds
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Fonds includes:

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Date(s):

1861-1928.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

7.2 cm of textual records.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of journals containing notes of a trip from Belleville, Ont. to Lake Superior during the summer of 1869, and descriptions of excursions through the Peace River District, 1872 and 1879, photocopies; and a letter from William J. Hooker, Director of Kew Gardens, concerning the flora of Canada, 1861, 4 pages.

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Macoun, John, 1831-1920

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Macoun, John, 1831-1920 : John Macoun, explorer and naturalist, immigrated to Canada from Ireland in 1832, and became a farmer. Through farming he acquired a practical knowledge of botany and geology, and in 1868 was appointed professor of botany and geology at Albert College, Belleville, Ont. In 1872 he was included in Sandford Fleming's expedition to the Pacific, in 1879 he was appointed explorer for the Canadian government in the Northwest Territories, and in 1882 became botanist to the Geological Survey of Canada. In 1885, he was promoted to assistant director and naturalist of the Survey, a position he occupied until his death in 1920.

He became Canada's foremost field naturalist, and amassed a collection of Canadian flora and fauna which became the foundation for the National Museum of Natural Sciences.

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General note:

Originals received in 1928 from Mr. F. Johansen, Ottawa, Ont. Photocopies made from originals held by Mrs. Howard Kennedy, Rockcliffe, Ont.

Location of originals note:

Originals held by Mrs. Howard Kennedy, Rockcliffe, Ont.
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Ontario - Description and travel

John Macoun - Journeys, 1869-1879 Sir William Jackson Hooker, 1862

Plants, 1862 Belleville (Ont.), 1869

Botany - Canada, 1862 Lake Superior, 1869

Peace River District - Description and travel, 1872-1879
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MG24-K28
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