| LC control no. | n 81125838 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Maxwell, Martha, 1831-1881 |
| Variant(s) | Maxwell, Martha Ann Dartt, Mrs., 1831-1881 Maxwell, Martha Ann Dartt, 1831-1881 Maxwell, Mrs. 1831-1881 |
| Located | Boulder (Colo.) |
| Birth date | 1831-07-21 |
| Death date | 1881 |
| Place of birth | Pennsylvania |
| Profession or occupation | Taxidermists |
| Found in | On the plains, and among the peaks : or, how Mrs. Maxwell made her natural history collection, 2021: CIP title page (Mrs. Maxwell) Introduction (American naturalist and taxidermist Martha Maxwell became famous in the 1870s for her skill and expertise in collecting and preserving specimens of Colorado's wildlife. .... Martha Ann Dartt was born on July 21, 1831 in northern Pennsylvania to Amy and Spencer Dartt. ... Martha and James Maxwell moved to Boulder, Colorado in 1859 in hopes of cashing in on the Colorado gold rush. ... Upon her death ... in 1881, the logistics and cost of shipping and storing Maxwell's enormous collection eventually resulted in the loss and destruction of her collection by the early years of the twentieth century) |
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