Object Details
- Creator
- Scott, Julian P
- Subject
- Clapp, Cornelia M (Cornelia Maria) 1849-1935
- Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.)
- Mount Holyoke College
- Syracuse University
- University of Chicago
- Summary
- Ichthyologist Cornelia Maria Clapp (1849-1934) earned both the first (Syracuse, 1889) and second (Chicago, 1896) biology doctorates awarded to women in the United States. She spent most of her career as professor of biology at Mount Holyoke College and, every summer, continued her research on fish development at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole.
- Cite as
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-0111
- Repository Loc.
- Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
- Local number
- SIA Acc. 90-105 [SIA2008-0111]
- Restrictions & Rights
- No access restrictions Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Type
- Black-and-white photographs
- Physical description
- Photographic prints
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Topic
- Biology
- Ichthyology
- Women scientists
- Record ID
- siris_arc_290638
