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Doris M. Cochran Working with Collections

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Unknown Cochran, Doris Mable Hampton, Barry National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) National Collections

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Historic Images of the SmithsonianDoris Mable Cochran (1898-1968), herpetologist in the Division of Reptiles and Amphibians of the United States National Museum (now the National Museum of Natural History), working in the collections area with her assistant, Barry Hampton (c. 1893-1961), in September 1954. Cochran was appointed an aide to curator Leonhard Stejneger in 1919, Assistant Curator in 1927, Associate Curator in 1942, and Curator in 1956. She retired in 1968. Hampton worked in the division from 1926-1954, retiring as Scientific Aide.Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7151, Box 8, Folder: 2Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
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Color: Black And White; Size: 10w X 8h; Type Of Image: Group, Candid; Medium: Photographic Print
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Keywords

  1. African Americans
  2. Cochran, Doris Mable
  3. Employees
  4. Hampton, Barry
  5. Herpetology
  6. History
  7. Laboratories
  8. Museum Curators
  9. Museums
  10. National Collections
  11. National Museum Of Natural History (U.S.)
  12. Personnel Management
  13. Smithsonian Institution
  14. United States
  15. United States National Museum
  16. Women

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