The Comstocks of Cornell : John Henry Comstock and Anna Botsford Comstock

The Comstocks of Cornell : John Henry Comstock and Anna Botsford Comstock / Anna Botsford Comstock.

The Comstocks of Cornell is the autobiography written by naturalist educator Anna Botsford Comstock about her life and her husband's, entomologist John Henry Comstock - both prominent figures in the scientific community and in Cornell University history. A first edition was published in 1953, b...

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Main Author: Comstock, Anna Botsford (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Comstock, John Henry, > 1849-1931.
Comstock, Anna Botsford, > 1854-1930.
Comstock, John Henry, > 1849-1931
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Foreword / Herrick, Glenn W.
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • 1. John Henry Comstock, Childhood and Youth- 1849- 1864
  • 2. A Sailor and a Scholar
  • 1864-1869
  • 3. Student and Teacher at Cornell University- 1870- 1874
  • 4. Anna Botsford, Childhood and Youth- 1854-1874
  • 5. A Woman Student at Cornell University-1874-1876
  • 6. Marriage of Anna Botsford and Professor J.H. Comstock- 1876-1879
  • 7. As United States Entomologist-1879-1881
  • 8. Return to the Department of Entomology at Cornell
  • 1881-1888
  • 9. Studies of Entomology in Europe and America- 1888-1891
  • 10. Entomology at Stanford University; The Comstock Publishing Company- 1891-1897
  • 11. Nature Study Movement in New York State-1893- 1903
  • 12. Scientific Farming; Studies in the South- 1894-1903
  • 13. Nature Study Across a Continent- 1903-1906
  • 14. Sabbatic Year Abroad- 1907-1908
  • 15. Cornell's New Quarters for Entomology and Nature Study-1908-1912
  • 16. Summer in England; Plans for Retirement- 1912-1914
  • 17. Retirement of J.H. Comstock; Research and Writing- 1914-1917
  • 18. Retirement of Anna B. Comstock; Writing and Teaching- 1919-1921
  • 19. Tributes to Two Distinguished Scholars- 1921-1926
  • 20. "The Last of Life . . ."- 1926-1930
  • APPENDIXES AND INDEX
  • "Sunset and Evening Star" / Herrick, Glenn W.
  • In Honor of the Comstocks of Cornell / Smith, Ruby Green
  • The Comstock Books / Herrick, Glenn W. / Smith, Ruby Green
  • Index

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