Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (SBMNH)
Mammal Collection Contact: Charles D. Woodhouse
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Voice: 805-682-4711
2559 Puesta Del Sol FAX: 805-569-3170
Santa Barbara, CA 93105 E-mail: vertzoo@rain.org
9,650 specimens; collection includes 24 holotypes; emphasis on mammals of central California; contains former private collection of Jack C. Von Bloeker, Jr. (part); additional contact: Paul W. Collins (voice: 805-682-4711, extension 321); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1986)
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United States Forest Service, San Joaquin Experimental Range (SJER)
Coursegold, CA 93614 Contact: (did not respond to survey)
360 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
University of California, Berkeley, Museum of Vertebrate Zoology (MVZ)
3101 Valley Life Sciences Building Contact: James L. Patton
University of California Voice: 510-642-3567
Berkeley, CA 94720 FAX: 510-643-8238
E-mail: patton@uclink.berkeley.edu
187,500 specimens; emphasis on mammals of California, western United States, Alaska, British Columbia, Mexico, El Salvador, Peru, Argentina, Australia, and New Guinea; frozen-tissue collection (10,000 specimens); contains former private collections of M. M. Greene, M. Hildebrand, and D. R. Dickey (El Salvador material only); additional contacts: Barbara R. Stein (e-mail: bstein@garnet. berkeley.edu), Eileen Lacey (email: ealacey@violet.berkeley.edu) and, for tissues, Carla Cicero (e-mail: carla@ucbcmsa.berkeley.edu); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975)
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University of California, Davis, Museum of Wildlife and Fisheries Biology (MWFB)
University of California Contact: Ronald E. Cole
Davis, CA 95616 Voice: 916-752-0364
FAX: 916-752-4154
E-mail: recole@ucdavis.edu
6,000 specimens; contains collections formerly managed by University of California, Davis, Department of Zoology and University of California, Irvine
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University of California, Hastings Natural History Reservation (HNHR)
38601 East Carmel Valley Road Contact: Mark R. Stromberg
Carmel Valley, CA 93924 Voice: 408-659-2664
FAX: 408-659-3649
300 specimens; exclusively mammals of California E-mail: stromber@violet.berkeley.edu
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University of California, Los Angeles, Dickey Collection (UCLA)
Department of Biology Contact: W. J. Hillenius
405 Hilgard Voice: 310-825-1282
University of California FAX: 310-206-3987
Los Angeles, CA 90024-1606 E-mail: hillenius@biology.lifesci.ucla.edu
21,188 specimens; collection includes 48 holotypes; contains former private collections of D. R. Dickey, A. J. Van Rossem, A. B. Howell, and Loye Miller, and the former collection of the California Institute of Technology (part)
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University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Vertebrate Museum (UCSB)
University of California Contact: (did not respond to survey)
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
2,500 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1986)
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The Yosemite Museum (YNP)
National Park Service Contact: David M Forgang
P. O. Box 577 Voice: 209-372-0282
Yosemite, CA 95389 E-mail: david_forgang@nps.gov
800 specimens; local emphasis (Yosemite region); additional contact: Barbara Beroza (voice: 209-372-0297; e-mail: barbara_beroza@nps.gov)
COLORADO
Adams State College Collection (ASCC)
Department of Biology Contact: (did not respond to survey)
Adams State College
Alamosa, CO 81101
72 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
Colorado National Monument (COLM)
National Park Service Contact: Laurie Lee
Fruita, CO 81521 Voice: 303-858-3617
FAX: 303-858-0372
105 specimens; local emphasis (Colorado National Monument); additional contact: Patrick Perrotti (voice: 303-858-3617; FAX: 303-858-0372)
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Colorado State University, Mammalogy Teaching Collection (CSUTC)
Department of Biology Contact: Bruce A. Wunder
Colorado State University Voice: 303-491-5949
Fort Collins, CO 80523 FAX: 303-491-0649
715 specimens; local emphasis E-mail: bwunder@lamar.colostate.edu
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Denver Museum of Natural History (DMNH)
2001 Colorado Boulevard Contact: Cheri A. Jones
Denver, CO 80205-5798 Voice: 303-370-6354
FAX: 303-331-6492
E-mail: cajones@csn.net
8,800 specimens; collection includes nine holotypes; emphasis on mammals of Colorado, with many specimens collected before 1960; additional contact: William G. Alther (voice: 303-370-8321); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1989)
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Dinosaur National Monument (DINO)
Box 101 Contact: (did not respond to survey)
Dinosaur, CO 81610
50 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
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Fort Lewis College (FLC)
Department of Biology Contact: Joseph C. Ortega
Fort Lewis College
Durango, CO 81301-3999
240 specimens; local emphasis
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Great Sand Dunes National Monument (GSDNM)
11500 Highway 150 Contact: Sue Judis
Mosca, CO 81146 Voice: 719-378-2312
FAX: 719-378-2594
30 specimens; local emphasis; additional contact: William E. Wellman
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Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (RMBL)
Box 519 Contact: Susan Lohr
Crested Butte, CO 81224 Voice: 303-349-7231
FAX: 303-349-7231
400 specimens; local emphasis E-mail: rmbl_dir@wsc.colorado.edu
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Rocky Mountain National Park (ROMO)
Estes Park, CO 80517 Contact: James A. Mack
Voice: 303-586-1220
FAX: 303-586-1310
585 specimens; local emphasis; additional contact: Vernon C. Betts (voice: 303-586-1257); former collection acronym: RMNP
University of Colorado Museum (UCM)
Zoological Collections (Mammals) Contact: Shi-Kuei Wu
Campus Box 315 Voice: 303-492-7359
University of Colorado FAX: 303-492-5105
Boulder, CO 80309 E-mail: skwu@spot.colorado.edu
18,373 specimens; collection includes one holotype; regional emphasis (Rocky Mountains); contains former private collections of E. R. Warren and D. A. Spencer; additional contact: Rosanne Humphrey (voice: 303-492-0276; e-mail: humphrey@spot.colorado.edu); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975)
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University of Northern Colorado (UNC-B*)
Vertebrate Collections-Biology Contact: James P. Fitzgerald
Department of Biological Sciences Voice: 303-351-2923
University of Northern Colorado FAX: 303-351-1085
Greeley, CO 80639
1,560 specimens; local emphasis, primarily rodents and bats; (*acronym modified by authors; former acronym: UNC-BIOLOGY)
CONNECTICUT
University of Connecticut (UCONN)
Mammal Research Collection Contact: Robert E. Dubos
Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Voice: 203-486-4457
University of Connecticut FAX: 203-486-6364
Storrs, CT 06269-3043 E-mail: dubos@uconnvm.uconn.edu
22,000 specimens; emphasis on mammals of New England and Paraguay; additional contact: Kurt Schwenk (voice: 203-486-0351); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975 and 1983)
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Yale University, Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM)
Section of Mammals Contact: Elisabeth S. Vrba
Peabody Museum of Natural History Voice: 203-432-5008
Yale University FAX: 203-432-9816
170 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
9,500 specimens; contains Marsh osteological material, Morden African expedition, primate osteological specimens, and Baker Coahuila mammals; additional contact: Fred C. Sibley (voice: 203-432-5159; e-mail: fred.sibley@yale.edu)
DELAWARE
Delaware Museum of Natural History (DMNH)
P. O. Box 3937 Contact: Gene K. Hess
Greenville, DE 19807 Voice: 302-658-9111
9,000 specimens; strong Philippine holdings FAX: 302-658-2610
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University of Delaware (UDEL)
Department of Entomology and Applied Ecology Contact: Roland R. Roth
University of Delaware Voice: 302-831-1300
Newark, DE 19717-1303 FAX: 302-831-3651
E-mail: roland.roth@mvs.udel.edu
400 specimens; collection emphasizes mid-Atlantic region of the United States
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States National Museum of Natural History (USNM)
Division of Mammals Contact: Richard W. Thorington, Jr.
Smithsonian Institution and Biological Resources Voice: 202-357-2150
Division of the United States Geological Survey FAX: 202-786-2979
10th and Constitution Avenue, N.W. E-mail: mnhvz049@sivm.si.edu
Washington, D. C. 20560
585,000 specimens; collection includes 3,336 holotypes; worldwide representation with many historically important series; marine-mammal collection; frozen-tissue collection (2,500 specimens); additional contacts: Alfred L. Gardner (voice: 202-357-2876; FAX: 202-357-1932); Linda K. Gordon (voice: 202-786-2495; e-mail: mnhvz034@sivm.si.edu); Charles W. Potter (voice: 202-786-2497; e-mail: mnhvz022@sivm.si.edu); Robert D. Fisher (voice: 202-357-1865; e-mail: mnhvz032@sivm.si.edu); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975, 1977, and 1979)
FLORIDA
Everglades National Park (ENP)
40001 State Road 9336 Contact: (did not respond to survey)
Homestead, FL 33034-6733
50 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
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Florida State University Museum (FSUM)
Department of Biological Science Contact: Frances C. James
Florida State University Voice: 904-644-3700
Tallahassee, FL 32306 FAX: 904-644-9829
E-mail: james@bio.fsu.edu
670 specimens; local emphasis; former collection acronym: FSU
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University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History (UF)
Department of Natural Sciences Contact: Charles A. Woods
Florida Museum of Natural History Voice: 904-392-6561
University of Florida FAX: 904-392-8508
Gainesville, FL 32611 E-mail: cawoods@flmnh.ufl.edu
28,613 specimens; important regional collection, including cetaceans and Florida panthers; additional contact: Laurie Wilkins (voice: 904-392-6764; FAX: 904-846-0287; e-mail: lauriew@flmnh.ufl.edu); former collection acronym: FSM; ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975 and 1983)
GEORGIA
Savannah Science Museum (SSM)
4405 Paulsen Street Contact: (did not respond to survey)
Savannah, GA 31405
7 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
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University of Georgia, Museum of Natural History (UGAMNH)
Museum of Natural History Contact: Joshua Laerm
University of Georgia Voice: 706-542-1663
Athens, GA 30602-1882 FAX: 706-542-3920
E-mail: laerm@museum.ent.uga.edu
18,083 specimens; emphasis on mammals of the southeastern United States; includes former Georgia State University Collection; additional contact: Elizabeth McGhee (voice: 706-542-3940; e-mail: emcghee@ museum.ent.uga.edu); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1985)
HAWAII
Bernice P. Bishop Museum (BPBM)
1525 Bernice Street Contact: Scott Miller
P. O. Box 19000-A FAX: 808-847-8252;
Honolulu, HI 96817-0916 E-mail: scottm@bishop.bishop.hawaii.org
15,532 specimens; collection includes 11 holotypes; important series from Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea; additional contact: Carla Kishinami (voice: 808-848-4198; e-mail: carlak@bishop.bishop.
hawaii.org); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975 and 1986)
IDAHO
Albertson College of Idaho, Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History (CIMNH)
Albertson College of Idaho Contact: Eric Yensen
2112 Cleveland Boulevard Voice: 208-459-5335
Caldwell, ID 83605 FAX: 208-454-2077
E-mail: eyensen@stimpy.acofi.edu
1,110 specimens; good series of Spermophilus; frozen-tissue collection (50 specimens)
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Idaho Fish and Game (IFGD)
Wildlife Health Laboratory Contact: Julia Mulholland
16569 South 10th Avenue Voice: 208-327-7070
Caldwell, ID 83605 FAX: 208-454-7667
733 specimens; local emphasis
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University of Idaho, Bird and Mammal Museum (UIDA)
University of Idaho Contact: Donald R. Johnson
Moscow, ID 83843 Voice: 208-885-6583
FAX: 208-885-7905
3,700 specimens; exclusively taxidermy mounts; features specimens from remote sites in Idaho
ILLINOIS
Burpee Museum of Natural History (BMNHC)
737 and 813 North Main Street Contact: Barbara C. Williams
Rockford, IL 61103 Voice: 815-965-3132
681 specimens; local emphasis; additional contact: Michael Henderson (voice: 815-965-3132)
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Chicago Academy of Sciences (CHAS)
2001 North Clark Street Contact: Ron Vasile
Chicago, IL 60614 Voice: 312-549-0606
FAX: 312-549-5199
5,056 specimens; collection includes two holotypes; includes former Northwestern University Collection; additional contact: Mary Hennen (voice: 312-549-0606, extension 2037; e-mail: hennen@fmnh785.fmnh.org); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1989)
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Eastern Illinois University (EIU)
Zoology Department Contact: Thomas A. Nelson
Eastern Illinois University Voice: 217-581-2500
Charleston, IL 61920 FAX: 217-581-2722
1,050 specimens; regional emphasis (Illinois) E-mail: cftan@eiu.edu
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The Field Museum (FMNH) Contacts: L. R. Heaney/B. D. Patterson
(formerly Field Museum of Natural History) Voice: 312-922-9410
Division of Mammals FAX: 312-663-5397
The Field Museum E-mail: heaney@fmppr.fmnh.org
Roosevelt Road at Lake Shore Drive or patterso@fmppr.fmnh.org
Chicago, IL 60605
156,400 specimens; collection includes 416 holotypes; significant holdings of primates and mammals of Chile, Peru, Philippines, East and Central Africa, Egypt, Iran, and Afghanistan; frozen-tissue collection (10,000 specimens); includes former B. J. Hayward Collection, Milwaukee Public Museum Collection of African mammals, and Princeton Biology Department Collection; additional contact: William T. Stanley (voice: extension 491; e-mail: stanley@fmppr.fmnh.org); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975 and 1983)
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Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS)
607 East Peabody Drive Contact: Lawrence M. Page
Champaign, IL 61820 Voice: 217-333-6846
FAX: 217-333-4949
960 specimens; regional emphasis (Illinois); additional contact: Kevin S. Cummings (voice: 217-333-1623; e-mail: cummings@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu)
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Illinois State Museum (ISM)
Spring and Edwards Streets Contact: (did not respond to survey)
Springfield, IL 62706
4,000 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
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Illinois State University (ISU)
Department of Biological Sciences Contact: Angelo Capparella
Illinois State University Voice: 309-438-5124
Normal, IL 61790-4120 FAX: 309-438-3722
1,060 specimens; regional emphasis (Illinois) E-mail: apcappar@ilstu.edu
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Rockford College (RCMC)
Department of Biology Contact: (did not respond to survey)
Rockford College
Rockford, IL 61101
200 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
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Southern Illinois University (SIUCM)
Mammal Collection Contact: George A. Feldhamer
Department of Zoology, Mailcode 6501 Voice: 618-453-4115
Southern Illinois University FAX: 618-453-4110
Carbondale, IL 62901 E-mail: feldhamer@qm.c-zoo.siu.edu
6,980 specimens; emphasis on mammals of Illinois, western Kentucky, and western Tennessee; includes former collection of the Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory at Southern Illinois University (CWRL)
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Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville (SIUE)
Department of Zoology Contact: (did not respond to survey)
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville, IL 62025
1,300 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
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University of Illinois, Museum of Natural History (UIMNH)
University of Illinois Contact: Douglas Brewer
Urbana, IL 61801 Voice: 217-333-2517
61,063 specimens; collection includes 20 holotypes; contains former W. W. Goodpaster and Edward Taylor Collections; additional contacts: Ann Hutflies or Steven D. Sroka (voice: 217-333-3906); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975 and 1985)
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United States Army, Construction Engineering Research Laboratories, Biological Inventory Collection (CERL/BIC)
Box 4005 Contact: William D. Severinghaus
Champaign, IL 61820 Voice: 217-352-6511, extension 420
500 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
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Western Illinois University, Museum of Natural History (WIU)
Department of Biological Sciences Contact: Jeanette A. Thomas
Western Illinois University Voice: 309-298-1546
Macomb, IL 61455 FAX: 309-298-2270
1,345 specimens; local emphasis E-mail: mfjat@uxa.ecn.bgu.edu
INDIANA
Ball State University, Mammal Collection (BSUMC)
Biology Department Contact: (did not respond to survey)
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
300 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
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Earlham College, Joseph Moore Museum (JMM)
Natural History Collection Contact: John B. Iverson
Joseph Moore Museum Voice: 317-983-1405
Earlham College FAX: 317-983-1497
Richmond, IN 47374 E-mail: johni@earlham.edu
4,248 specimens; local emphasis; additional contact: William H. Buskirk
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Indiana State University (ISUVC)
Department of Life Sciences Contact: John O. Whitaker, Jr.
Indiana State University Voice: 812-237-2383
Terre Haute, IN 47809
6,398 specimens; local emphasis
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University of Southern Indiana (USI)
(formerly Indiana State University, Evansville, ISUE) Contact: James H. Bandoli
Department of Biology Voice: 812-464-1792
University of Southern Indiana FAX: 812-464-1960
Evansville, IN 47712 E-mail: jhbandol.ucs@smtp.usi.edu
203 specimens; local emphasis
IOWA
Buena Vista College (BVC)
Biology Department Contact: Richard P. Lampe
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake, IA 50588
660 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
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Central College (CUI) Contact: H. P. Whidden
Biology Department Voice: 515-628-5147
Central College FAX: 515-628-5316
Pella, IA 50219 E-mail: whiddenh@central.edu
550 specimens; collection emphasizes mammals of Iowa; Yucatan bats; several hundred specimens transferred to University of Iowa, Museum of Natural History (IOWA)
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Luther College, Sherman A. Hoslett Museum of Natural History (SHMC)
Department of Biology Contact: Tex A. Sordahl
Luther College Voice: 319-387-1553
Decorah, IA 52101-1045 FAX: 319-387-1080
E-mail: sordahlt@luther.edu
1,595 specimens; mammals of northeastern Iowa and the upper-midwestern United States
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Putnam Museum of History and Natural Science (PM)
1717 West 12th Street Contact: Janice A. Hall
Davenport, IA 52804 Voice: 319-324-1934
FAX: 319-324-6638
575 specimens; local emphasis; additional contact: Scott Roller
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Sanford Museum Collections (SM)
117 East Willow Contact: (did not respond to survey)
Cherokee, IA 51012
Size of collection not reported in Yates et al. (1987)
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State Historical Society of Iowa (ISNHC)
(formerly Iowa State Natural History Collection) Contact: William M. Johnson
East 6th and Locust Voice: 515-281-5627
Des Moines, IA 50319 FAX: 515-282-0502
85 specimens; local emphasis
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University of Iowa, Museum of Natural History (IOWA)
University of Iowa Contact: George D. Schrimper
Iowa City, IA 52242 Voice: 319-335-0481
2,455 specimens; regional emphasis (Iowa); includes W. T. Hornaday Australian marsupials plus several hundred specimens transferred from Central College, Pella, IA (CUI); additional contact: Holmes Semken, Geology Department, University of Iowa (voice: 319-335-1830)
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University of Northern Iowa, Nixon Wilson Collection (NWC)
Department of Biology Contact: (did not respond to survey)
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50614
340 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
University of Northern Iowa (UNI)
Department of Biology Contact: (did not respond to survey)
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, IA 50614
40 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
KANSAS
Emporia State University, Schmidt Museum of Natural History (SMNH)
Emporia State University Contact: Dwight Moore
Emporia, KS 66801 Voice: 316-341-5611
FAX: 316-341-6055
900 specimens; local emphasis E-mail: mooredwi@esumail.emporia.edu
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Fort Hays State University, Sternberg Museum of Natural History (MHP)
Collection of Mammals Contact: J. R. Choate
Fort Hays State University Voice: 785-628-5664
Hays, KS 67601 FAX: 785-628-4046
E-mail: bijc@fhsuvm.fhsu.edu
35,000 specimens; collection includes one holotype; large series of Great Plains mammals; combined collections of the Sternberg Museum, former Museum of the High Plains, and part of the C. A. Ely Collection; ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975 and 1980)
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