{"id":8487,"date":"2015-05-22T15:41:59","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T19:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spec.lib.miamioh.edu\/home\/?p=8487"},"modified":"2015-05-27T10:40:07","modified_gmt":"2015-05-27T14:40:07","slug":"introducing-the-clyde-fisher-and-te-ata-collection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spec.lib.miamioh.edu\/home\/introducing-the-clyde-fisher-and-te-ata-collection\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing: The Clyde Fisher and Te Ata Collection"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Clyde

Clyde Fisher<\/p><\/div>\n

Like most special collections and archives we have a backlog in the Walter Havighurst Special Collections. \u00a0This backlog consists of both uncataloged books as well as unprocessed manuscript collections. \u00a0One of the items recently removed from our backlog is the Clyde Fisher and Te Ata Collection. \u00a0You can see the finding aid here<\/a>, the collection can also be searched for in our catalog on the library’s home page.<\/p>\n

\"Clyde

Clyde Fisher<\/p><\/div>\n

George Clyde Fisher was born on May 22, 1878 near Sidney, Ohio. \u00a0He attended Miami University and graduated with an A.B. in 1905. \u00a0After several years of teaching science at high schools and universities he returned to school and received a Ph.D in Botany from Johns Hopkins University in 1913.<\/p>\n

Later that same year he was hired as the Curator of Education at the American Museum of Natural History. \u00a0He was later named Curator of Astronomy in 1924 and the Head of the Hayden Planetarium in 1935, which he was one of the individuals responsible for raising the funds to build. \u00a0Fisher was also an avid traveler and prolific writer, publishing a significant amount of\u00a0articles in academic journals.<\/p>\n

\"One

One of Fishers many publications<\/p><\/div>\n

Fisher’s wife, Te Ata, was a Chickasaw Princess and performer. \u00a0They married in 1933, and remained so until his death in 1949.<\/p>\n

The Clyde Fisher and Te Ata Collection consists primarily of Fisher’s travel journals. \u00a0Other items in the collection include some of his publications, biographical information, and photographs.<\/p>\n

\"Fishers

Fishers Travel Journal from a Trip to Lapland in 1924.<\/p><\/div>\n

To learn more about\u00a0these amazing individuals please\u00a0come see us in\u00a0Special Collections on the third floor of King Library.<\/p>\n

More resources:
\nTe Ata: Chickasaw Story Teller, American Treasure<\/a>
\nNew York Botanical Gardens: Clyde Fisher Papers<\/a>
\nShelby County Historical Society<\/a>
\nThe University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma – Special Collections<\/a>\u00a0(They have video footage of some of the travels that Fisher and Ata went on that correspond to the travel journals in our collection, though not available online)<\/p>\n

Johnathan Cooper<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Like most special collections and archives we have a backlog in the Walter Havighurst Special Collections. \u00a0This backlog consists of both uncataloged books as well as unprocessed manuscript collections. \u00a0One of the items recently removed from our backlog is the…<\/span><\/p>\n

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