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Milo Herrick Spaulding photograph album, approximately 1920

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Spaulding, Milo Herrick, 1879-1945
Title
Milo Herrick Spaulding photograph album
Dates
approximately 1920 (inclusive)
Quantity
1 item
Collection Number
1105
Summary
Milo Herrick "Heck" Spaulding earned a master's degree in biology from Stanford University and taught zoology at Montana College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later Montana State University) in Bozeman, Montana, from 1908 to 1943. The Milo Herrick Spaulding Photograph Album contains images taken by Spaulding during horse pack camping trips into the Middle Creek drainage of the Hyalite Mountains south of Bozeman, Montana, about 1920. The photos depict nature scenes in the mountains, Bole Cabin, a panoramic view of Bozeman, Montana, and Spaulding himself.
Repository
Montana State University Library, Merrill G. Burlingame Special Collections
Montana State University-Bozeman Library
Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections
P.O. Box 173320
Bozeman, MT
59717-3320
Telephone: 4069944242
Fax: 4069942851
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Languages
Collection materials are in English
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Biographical Note

Milo Herrick "Heck" Spaulding was born on June 10, 1879, in Rutland, Vermont. He attended Stanford University where he majored in biology, eventually receiving a master's degree from that institution. He joined the faculty of the Montana College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later Montana State University) in 1908 as an instructor of zoology. During his career he wrote a number of scholarly papers including "Preliminary Report on the Life History and Habits of the "Lake Shrimp" (Penaeus Setiferus)," "The Control of Prairie Dogs and Ground Squirrels," and "The Development of the External Genitalia in the Human Embryo." A popular instructor and avid photographer, Spaulding also had some talents as an inventor, woodworker, and printer. His lectures at the university often featured glass lantern slides that he produced himself. Spaulding never married and was a member of the Masonic and Sigma Chi fraternities. He retired from the university faculty in 1943, and he died in Bozeman on April 1, 1945.

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Content Description

The Milo Herrick Spaulding photograph album or "Snaps in Middle Creek Canyon by 'Heck'" contains images taken by Spaulding during horse pack camping trips into the Middle Creek drainage of the Hyalite Mountains south of Bozeman, Montana. The photographs, taken around 1920, show various nature scenes in the mountains, bodies of water, waterfalls, and Bole Cabin. A panoramic view of Bozeman, taken from the Montana State College campus, is also included. The photographs were taken in both summer and winter. At least two of the photographs show Spaulding himself.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

[Creator Name], [Date of Creation], [Brief Description of Object], Folder [#], Box [#], [Collection Name], [Collection #], Montana State University (MSU) Library, Bozeman, MT

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

An original photograph album created by Milo H. Spaudling was donated to Montana State University by George W. Flanders, Jr. of Bozeman, Montana in the fall of 1974.

Processing Note

This collection was processed 2013 September 6

Names and Subjects

Subject Terms

  • Bozeman (Mont.) --Photographs
  • College teachers--Montana--Bozeman

Geographical Names

  • Bozeman (Mont.)
  • Hyalite Canyon (Mont.)--Photographs
  • Montana

Form or Genre Terms

  • Photograph albums--Montana--Bozeman
  • Photographs
  • Photographs
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