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{{Infobox|title=Vassar College Natural History Museum|label1=Founded|data1=1864}}

{{Infobox|title=Vassar College Natural History Museum|label1=Founded|data1=1864|label2=Location|data2=Main 5th Floor (1864-1874), Avery Hall (1874-1918), New England Building (1918-1986), Ely Hall (1992-present)}}

The '''Vassar College Natural History Museum''' was founded in 1864 as the '''Cabinet of Geology and Minerology''' and has existed in some form ever since. Throughout time, it has been housed in Main Building, Avery Hall and New England Building, before being distributed between Ely Hall and Olmsted Hall.

The '''Vassar College Natural History Museum''' was founded in 1864 as the '''Cabinet of Geology and Minerology''' and has existed in some form ever since. Throughout time, it has been housed in [[Main Building]], [[Avery Hall]] and New England Building, before being distributed between [[Ely Hall]] and [[Olmsted Hall]].

[[File:Geology Cabinet.jpg|thumb|An etching of the Cabinet from 1867.]]

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=== Cabinet of Geology and Minerology ===

Henry A. Ward, a Professor of Natural History at the University of Rochester, was hired in 1862 to assemble a museum for the College.<ref name=":0">Natural History Museum - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College</ref> In 1864, Ward constructed the Cabinet of Geology and Minerology on the 5th floor of Main.<ref name=":1">Vassar college and its founder: Lossing, Benson John, 1867: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive</ref> A smaller Cabinet of Natural History was also kept on the third floor.<ref name=":1" /> Yale professor James D. Dana described the collection as surpassing anything he had seen in the United States of Europe.<ref name=":0" /> Sanborn Tenney was hired in 1865 as Vassar's first Professor of Natural History. A student of [[wikipedia:Louis_Agassiz|Louis Agassiz]], the famed Darwin critic, Tenney was a creationist and rejected the theory of evolution. Tenney was replaced by James Orton in 1869. Orton was a friend of Henry Ward and Charles Darwin, and served as manager of the collection until he died in 1877 in Peru on a collecting trip.<ref name=":0" />

Henry A. Ward, a Professor of Natural History at the University of Rochester, was hired in 1862 to assemble a museum for the College.<ref name=":0">Natural History Museum - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College</ref> In 1864, Ward constructed the Cabinet of Geology and Minerology on the 5th floor of Main.<ref name=":1">Vassar college and its founder: Lossing, Benson John, 1867: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive</ref> A smaller Cabinet of Natural History was also kept on the third floor.<ref name=":1" /> Yale professor James D. Dana described the collection as surpassing anything he had seen in the United States or Europe.<ref name=":0" /> Sanborn Tenney was hired in 1865 as Vassar's first Professor of Natural History. A student of [[wikipedia:Louis_Agassiz|Louis Agassiz]], the famed Darwin critic, Tenney was a creationist and rejected the theory of evolution. Tenney was replaced by James Orton in 1869. Orton was a friend of Henry Ward and Charles Darwin, and served as manager of the collection until he died in 1877 in Peru on a collecting trip.<ref name=":0" />

=== Vassar College Museum of Natural History ===

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=== A. Scott Warthin Museum of Geology and Natural History ===

The little remained of the museum was moved to Ely Hall in 1992, and in 2006 it was renamed the A. Scott Warthin Museum of Geology and Natural History. The Earth Science department maintains these collections.

The little remained of the museum was moved to [[Ely Hall]] in 1992, and in 2006 it was renamed the A. Scott Warthin Museum of Geology and Natural History. The Earth Science department maintains these collections.

== References ==

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-{{Infobox|title=Vassar College Natural History Museum|label1=Founded|data1=1864}}
+{{Infobox|title=Vassar College Natural History Museum|label1=Founded|data1=1864|label2=Location|data2=Main 5th Floor (1864-1874), Avery Hall (1874-1918), New England Building (1918-1986), Ely Hall (1992-present)}}
-The '''Vassar College Natural History Museum''' was founded in 1864 as the '''Cabinet of Geology and Minerology''' and has existed in some form ever since. Throughout time, it has been housed in Main Building, Avery Hall and New England Building, before being distributed between Ely Hall and Olmsted Hall.
+The '''Vassar College Natural History Museum''' was founded in 1864 as the '''Cabinet of Geology and Minerology''' and has existed in some form ever since. Throughout time, it has been housed in [[Main Building]], [[Avery Hall]] and New England Building, before being distributed between [[Ely Hall]] and [[Olmsted Hall]].
 [[File:Geology Cabinet.jpg|thumb|An etching of the Cabinet from 1867.]]
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 === Cabinet of Geology and Minerology ===
-Henry A. Ward, a Professor of Natural History at the University of Rochester, was hired in 1862 to assemble a museum for the College.<ref name=":0">Natural History Museum - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College</ref> In 1864, Ward constructed the Cabinet of Geology and Minerology on the 5th floor of Main.<ref name=":1">Vassar college and its founder: Lossing, Benson John, 1867: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive</ref> A smaller Cabinet of Natural History was also kept on the third floor.<ref name=":1" /> Yale professor James D. Dana described the collection as surpassing anything he had seen in the United States of Europe.<ref name=":0" /> Sanborn Tenney was hired in 1865 as Vassar's first Professor of Natural History. A student of [[wikipedia:Louis_Agassiz|Louis Agassiz]], the famed Darwin critic, Tenney was a creationist and rejected the theory of evolution. Tenney was replaced by James Orton in 1869. Orton was a friend of Henry Ward and Charles Darwin, and served as manager of the collection until he died in 1877 in Peru on a collecting trip.<ref name=":0" />
+Henry A. Ward, a Professor of Natural History at the University of Rochester, was hired in 1862 to assemble a museum for the College.<ref name=":0">Natural History Museum - Vassar Encyclopedia - Vassar College</ref> In 1864, Ward constructed the Cabinet of Geology and Minerology on the 5th floor of Main.<ref name=":1">Vassar college and its founder: Lossing, Benson John, 1867: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive</ref> A smaller Cabinet of Natural History was also kept on the third floor.<ref name=":1" /> Yale professor James D. Dana described the collection as surpassing anything he had seen in the United States or Europe.<ref name=":0" /> Sanborn Tenney was hired in 1865 as Vassar's first Professor of Natural History. A student of [[wikipedia:Louis_Agassiz|Louis Agassiz]], the famed Darwin critic, Tenney was a creationist and rejected the theory of evolution. Tenney was replaced by James Orton in 1869. Orton was a friend of Henry Ward and Charles Darwin, and served as manager of the collection until he died in 1877 in Peru on a collecting trip.<ref name=":0" />
 === Vassar College Museum of Natural History ===
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 === A. Scott Warthin Museum of Geology and Natural History ===
-The little remained of the museum was moved to Ely Hall in 1992, and in 2006 it was renamed the A. Scott Warthin Museum of Geology and Natural History. The Earth Science department maintains these collections.
+The little remained of the museum was moved to [[Ely Hall]] in 1992, and in 2006 it was renamed the A. Scott Warthin Museum of Geology and Natural History. The Earth Science department maintains these collections.
 == References ==
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