Friends University, Fellow-Reeve Museum of History and Science (FRM)
Friends University Contact: Philip Nagley
2100 University Voice: 316-292-5594
Wichita, KS 67213 FAX: 316-263-1092
31 specimens; taxidermy mounts; material collected by Quaker missionaries (United States, Canada, and Africa)
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Pratt Education Center and Aquarium (PECA)
(formerly Kansas Forestry, Fish and Game Contact: Roland Stein
Commission, KFFGC) Voice: 316-672-5911
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks FAX: 316-672-6020
512 S.E. 25th Avenue
Pratt, KS 67124-8174
128 specimens; primarily taxidermy mounts; additional contact: Steve Stockhouse
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Kansas State University (KSU)
Teaching Collection Contact: Donald W. Kaufman
Division of Biology Voice: 785-532-6622
Kansas State University FAX: 785-532-6653
Manhattan, KS 66506-4901 E-mail: dwkaufma@lter-konza.konza.ksu.edu
500 specimens; primarily material from the United States; collection used for teaching
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Pittsburg State University (PSUMC)
Biology Department Contact: (did not respond to survey)
Pittsburg State University
Pittsburg, KS 66762
1,200 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
Southwestern College, Natural History Museum (SCNHM)
Southwestern College Contact: Max Thompson
100 College Street Voice: 316-221-8273
Winfield, KS 67156-2499 FAX: 316-221-8382
E-mail: maxt@jinx.sckans.edu
2,100 specimens; emphasis on southcentral Kansas; small collections from Australia, Africa, Mexico
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University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History (KU)
Division of Mammals Contact: Robert M. Timm
University of Kansas Voice: 785-864-4180
Lawrence, KS 66045-2454 FAX: 785-864-5335
E-mail: btimm@falcon.cc.ukans.edu
156,000 specimens; collection includes 129 holotypes; important series from the Great Plains, western United States, Mexico, and Central America; frozen-tissue collection (500 specimens); contains former collections of the Kansas City Museum, the Ralph Ellis Collection, the Albert Schwartz Collection, and the University of Miami, Coral Gables Collection; additional contact: Thor Holmes (voice: 913-864-3047); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975 and 1987)
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Wichita State University (WSBC)
Department of Biological Sciences Contact: D. A. Distler
Wichita State University Voice: 316-689-3113
Wichita, KS 67208-1595
200 specimens
KENTUCKY
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU)
Biology Department Contact: Charles L. Elliott
Eastern Kentucky University Voice: 606-622-1531
Richmond, KY 40475 FAX: 606-622-1020
925 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
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Murray State University (MSUMC)
Department of Biological Sciences Contact: Robert A. Martin
Murray State University Voice: 502-762-6754
Murray, KY 42071 FAX: 502-764-4887
E-mail: a46713f@msumusic.bitnet
700 specimens; local emphasis, with synoptic series from eastern United States
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University of Kentucky (UKEN)
Vertebrate Natural History Collection Contact: (did not respond to survey)
Thomas Hunt Morgan School of Biological Sciences
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506
5,346 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
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Western Kentucky State University (WKSU)
Bowling Green, KY 42101 Contact: (did not respond to survey)
100 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
LOUISIANA
Centenary College Vertebrate Collection (CCVC)
(formerly Centenary College Collection, CCC) Contact: A. Bradley McPherson
Biology Department Voice: 318-869-5209
Centenary College FAX: 318-869-5211
Shreveport, LA 71104 E-mail: bmcphers@beta.centenary.edu
1,450 specimens; about one-half of the collection is Latin American material
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Louisiana State University, Museum of Natural Science (LSUMZ)
119 Foster Hall Contact: Mark S. Hafner
Louisiana State University Voice: 504-388-3083
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-3216 FAX: 504-388-3075
E-mail: namark@unix1.sncc.lsu.edu
37,945 specimens; collection includes 23 holotypes; collection emphasizes mammals from southcentral United States, Mexico, Central America, and South America; frozen-tissue collection (5,300 specimens); contains former collection of the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USLBM); additional contact: Steven Cardiff; ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975 and 1989)
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Louisiana Tech University (LTU)
Zoology Vertebrate Research Collection Contact: (did not respond to survey)
Department of Zoology
Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA 71272
2,588 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
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Northeast Louisiana University, Museum of Zoology (NLU)
Department of Biology Contact: Neil H. Douglas
Northeast Louisiana University Voice: 318-342-1799
Monroe, LA 71209
1,100 specimens; local emphasis; former collection acronym: NELU
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Northwestern State University of Louisiana (NSUL)
Department of Biology Contact: (did not respond to survey)
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA 71201
1,740 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
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Southeastern Lousiana University, Vertebrate Museum (SLU)
Department of Biological Sciences Contact: Philip C. Stouffer
Southeastern Louisiana University Voice: 504-549-2191
Hammond, LA 70402-0814 FAX: 504-549-3851
534 specimens; local emphasis E-mail: fbi02251@selu.edu
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Tulane University, Museum of Natural History (TU)
F. Edward Hebert Research Center Contact: Henry L. Bart, Jr.
Tulane University Voice: 504-394-1711
Belle Chasse, LA 70037 FAX: 504-394-5045
E-mail: piscine@mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu
7,807 specimens; additional contacts: Michael S. Taylor, (same address as above); Craig S. Hood (Department of Biological Sciences, Loyola University, New Orleans, LA 70118; voice: 504-865-2288; e-mail: chood@beta.loyno.edu)
MAINE
University of Maine, Farmington (UMF)
Department of Biology Contact: (did not respond to survey)
University of Maine
Farmington, ME 04938
2,000 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
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University of Maine (UMO) Contact: Thomas P. Hodgman
Department of Wildlife Ecology Voice: 207-581-2876
University of Maine FAX: 207-581-2858
Orono, ME 04469 E-mail: hodgman@apollo.umnfa.
maine.edu
1,532 specimens; local emphasis; good series of coyote, fisher, and marten skulls
MARYLAND
Frostburg State University, Mammal Collection (FSUMC)
(formerly Appalachian Environmental Laboratory, AEL) Contact: Ronald E. Barry
Department of Biology Voice: 301-689-4167
Frostburg State University FAX: 301-689-4737
Frostburg, MD 21532-1099 E-mail: rbarry@fre.fsu.umd.edu
2,164 specimens; regional emphasis
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Patuxent Wildlife Research Center (PWRC) Contact: M. C. Perry
Laurel, MD 20708 Voice: 301-497-5622
300 specimens; local emphasis, plus synoptic collection FAX: 301-497-5624
MASSACHUSETTS
Amherst College, Pratt Museum of Natural History (PMNH)
Neontology Collection Contact: Linda L. Thomas
Amherst College Voice: 413-542-2165
Amherst, MA 01002 FAX: 413-542-2713
E-mail: llthomas@amherst.edu
500 specimens; additional contact: Margery C. Coombs (voice: 413-542-2710; e-mail: mcc@ bio.umass.edu)
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Boston University (BUTC)
Biology Department Teaching Collection Contact: (did not respond to survey)
Boston University
2 Cummington Street, Boston, MA 02215
300 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
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Harvard University, Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ)
Mammal Department Contact: A. W. Crompton
Harvard University Voice: 617-495-3202
Cambridge, MA 02138 FAX: 617-495-5667
E-mail: a_crompton@harvard.edu
72,000 specimens; collection includes 322 holotypes; important collection of primates, including material from southeastern Asia, Africa, and South America; historically important North American series; contains former collections of O. Bangs, R. S. Palmer, M. Copeland, Kirk, and Grandidier; additional contact: Maria E. Rutzmoser (voice: 617-495-2469; e-mail: m_e_rutz@mcz.harvard.edu); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975)
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MDFW)
Field Headquarters Contact: James E. Cardoza
1 Rabbit Hill Road Voice: 508-792-7270
Westborough, MA 01581 FAX: 508-792-7275
115 specimens; regional emphasis (Massachusetts)
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Northeastern University Vertebrate Collection (NUVC)
Center for Vertebrate Studies Contact: Gwilym S. Jones
Department of Biology Voice: 617-373-4027
Northeastern University FAX: 617-373-3724
Boston, MA 02115 E-mail: g.jones@nunet.neu.edu
29,433 specimens; New England emphasis; large series of Globicephala melaena, Canis latrans, and Martes pennanti
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Peabody Essex Museum (PMS)
Natural History Department Contact: Jane M. Winchell
East India Square Voice: 508-745-1876, extension 3127
Salem, MA 01970 FAX: 508-744-6776
295 specimens; local emphasis (Essex Co., Massachusetts); additional contact: Christine Jones
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Springfield Science Museum (SSM)
236 State Street Contact: David J. Stier
Springfield, MA 01103 Voice: 413-733-1194
650 specimens; local emphasis FAX: 413-739-8785
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University of Massachusetts, Museum of Zoology (UMA)
Department of Biology Contact: Curator of collection
University of Massachusetts Voice: 413-545-3565
Amherst, MA 01003-0027 FAX: 413-545-1696
4,465 specimens; good series of rodents and bats
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Westfield State College, Museum and Herbarium (WSC)
The Museum and Herbarium Contact: David A. Lovejoy
Westfield State College Voice: 413-572-5307
Westfield, MA 01086 FAX: 413-562-3613
E-mail: d_lovejoy@owl.wsc.mass.edu
1,601 specimens; local emphasis, especially Peromyscus; contains former David A. Lovejoy Collection (DALC)
MICHIGAN
Central Michigan University, Center for Cultural and Natural History (CCNH)
Central Michigan University Contact: Lynn Fauver
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859 Voice: 517-774-3829
FAX: 517-774-3542
2,711 specimens; local emphasis E-mail: l.fauver@cmuvm.csv.cmich.edu
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Cranbrook Institute of Science (CIS)
Box 801 Contact: Carole S. DeFord
1221 North Woodward Avenue Voice: 810-645-3214
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303-0801 FAX: 810-645-3050
304 specimens; collection used for exhibition E-mail: aa634@detroit.freenet.org
Eastern Michigan University, T. L. Hankinson Vertebrate Museum (EMU)
Department of Biology Contact: Allen Kurta
Eastern Michigan University E-mail: bio_kurta@emuvax.emich.edu
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
600 specimens; local emphasis
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Hope College (HCMZ)
Department of Biology Contact: Kathy Winnett-Murray
Hope College Voice: 616-395-7719
Holland, MI 49422-9000 E-mail: winnetmurray@hope.cit.
328 specimens; local emphasis hope.edu
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Lake Superior State College (LSSC)
Biology Department Contact: (did not respond to survey)
Lake Superior State College
Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783
300 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
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Michigan State University Museum (MSU)
Mammalogy Division Contact: A. Christopher Carmichael
Michigan State University Voice: 517-353-6624
East Lansing, MI 48824-1045 FAX: 517-432-2846
E-mail: ccarmchl@museum.cl.msu.edu
37,132 specimens; emphasis on mammals of Great Lakes region, Mexico (particularly Zacatecas, Oaxaca, and Durango), and South America; good series of Saguinus; additional contact: Laura Abraczinskas (voice: 517-355-1290; e-mail: laura@museum.cl.msu.edu); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975 and 1985)
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Public Museum of Grand Rapids (GRPM)
(formerly Grand Rapids Public Museum) Contact: Bryan Kwapil
54 Jefferson SE Voice: 616-456-3891
Grand Rapids, MI 49503 FAX: 616-456-3926
310 specimens; regional emphasis; additional contact: Marilyn Merdzinski
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University of Michigan, Museum of Zoology (UMMZ)
University of Michigan Contact: Philip Myers
Ann Arbor, MI 48109 Voice: 313-764-0456
FAX: 313-763-4080
E-mail: pmyers@umich.edu
138,517 specimens; collection includes 122 holotypes; good holdings of Mexican species, Philippine bats, and mammals of Paraguay, Costa Rica, and Panama; contains Lee R. Dice Collection of Peromyscus, former Frederick H. Test Collection (FHTC), and University of Michigan Department of Zoology Collection (UMDZ); frozen-tissue collection (1,000 specimens); additional contact: Priscilla Tucker; ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975 and 1987)
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Wayne State University, Museum of Natural History (WSUMNH)
Department of Biological Sciences Contact: Jeheskel (Hezy) Shoshani
Wayne State University Voice: 313-577-2873
Detroit, MI 48202 FAX: 313-577-6891
1,352 specimens (reported in Yates et al., 1987)
MINNESOTA
Bemidji State University, Vertebrate Collections (BSCVC)
Department of Biology Contact: Elizabeth Rave
Bemidji State University Voice: 218-755-2785
Bemidji, MN 56601 FAX: 218-755-4107
2,536 specimens; local emphasis
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Saint John's University, Biology Collections (SJUBC)
Department of Biology Contact: Norman L. Ford
Saint John’s University Voice: 612-363-3172
Collegeville, MN 56321-3000
500 specimens; local emphasis
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The Science Museum of Minnesota (SMM)
Biological Collections Contact: Frederick J. Jannett, Jr.
30 East 10th Street Voice: 612-221-9429
St. Paul, MN 55101 FAX: 612-221-4777
45,513 specimens; regional emphasis (Minnesota); contains the F. J. Jannett Collection; additional contacts: Lori Leirdahl (voice: 612-221-9435), Gretchen Anderson (voice: 612-221-4764); collection is not catalogued
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University of Minnesota, Duluth (UMD)
Department of Biology Contact: Donald Christian
University of Minnesota
Duluth, MN 55812
1,150 specimens; local emphasis (northern Minnesota)
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University of Minnesota, James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History (MMNH)
Mammal Collection Contact: Elmer C. Birney
100 Ecology Building Voice: 612-624-6293
1987 Upper Buford Circle FAX: 612-624-6777
University of Minnesota E-mail: ecbirney@ecology.umn.edu
St. Paul, MN 55108
17,302 specimens; collection emphasizes mammals of Minnesota, Philippine historical materials, Mexican bats and rodents, Patagonian rodents and marsupials; frozen-tissue collection (50 specimens); contains former University of Minnesota Wildlife Collection (UMDFW); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975)
MISSISSIPPI
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science (MMNS)
111 North Jefferson Contact: (did not respond to survey)
Jackson, MS 39202
6,850 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
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Mississippi State University, Zoological Collections (MSUZ)
Department of Biological Sciences Contact: Jerome A. Jackson
Box GY Voice: 601-325-7568
Mississippi State, MS 39762 FAX: 601-325-7939
750 specimens; local emphasis; former collection acronym: MISSU
MISSOURI
Central Missouri State University (CMSU)
Biology Department Contact: Laura J. McLellan
Central Missouri State University Voice: 816-543-8785
Warrensburg, MO 64093 FAX: 816-543-8006
2,181 specimens; local emphasis E-mail: mclellan@cmsuvmb.cmsu.edu
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Gaylord Memorial Laboratory Museum (GML)
Route 1, Box 185 Contact: Leigh Fredrickson
Puxico, MO 63960
100 specimens; local emphasis
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Northwest Missouri State University (NWMSU)
Department of Biology Contact: David A. Easterla
Northwest Missouri State University
Maryville, MO 64468-6001
2,000 specimens
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Truman State University (NEMSU)
(formerly Northeast Missouri State University) Contact: L. Scott Ellis
Division of Science Voice: 816-785-4621
Truman State University FAX: 816-785-4045
Kirksville, MO 63501 E-mail: sellis@truman.edu
2,900 specimens; regional emphasis (Missouri)
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University of Missouri, Museum of Zoology (MUMZ)
112 Stephens Hall Contact: Mary J. Ratnaswamy
University of Missouri, Columbia Voice: 573-882-9424
Columbia, MO 65211 FAX: 573-884-5070
E-mail: mary_ratnaswamy@
3,791 specimens; regional emphasis (Missouri) muccmail.missouri.edu
MONTANA
Glacier National Park, Glacier Collection (GLAC)
West Glacier, MT 59936 Contact: (did not respond to survey)
250 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
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Montana State University (MSUB)
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks Contact: Keith E. Aune
Wildlife Laboratory Voice: 406-994-6357
Montana State University FAX: 406-994-4090
Bozeman, MT 59717
7,100 specimens; regional emphasis; good series of Montana brown bears; frozen-tissue collection (400 specimens); additional contact: Phillip Schladwieler
University of Montana, Zoological Museum (UMZM)
(formerly University of Montana Bird and Mammal Contact: David L. Dyer
Museum, UMZ) Voice: 406-243-4743
Division of Biological Sciences FAX: 406-243-4184
University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59801
12,350 specimens; contains John and Frank Craighead Grizzly Bear Collection; Chinese and Russian mammals; good collection of carnivore and skeletal material; ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975 and 1985)
NEBRASKA
Chadron State College, Collection of Vertebrates (CSCCV)
Chadron State College Contact: Jay Dee Druecker
1000 Main Street Voice: 308-432-6278
Chadron, NE 69337 FAX: 308-432-6434
E-mail: jdruecker@cscl.csc.edu
3,500 specimens; local emphasis; planning underway to transfer most specimens to the University of Nebraska, Lincoln (UNSM) in the near future; former collection acronym: CSC
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Hastings College, Collection of Vertebrates (HCCV)
Department of Biology Contact: Dallas E. Wilhelm, Jr.
Hastings College Voice: 402-461-7382
Hastings, NE 68901 FAX: 402-463-3002
E-mail: dwilhelm@hastings.edu
550 specimens; collection contains a few specimens transferred from Hastings Museum (HM)
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Hastings Museum (HM)
1330 North Burlington Contact: Burton Nelson
Hastings, NE 68901 Voice: 402-461-2399
264 specimens; exclusively taxidermy mounts FAX: 402-461-2379
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Kearney State University, Vertebrate Museum (VMKSC)
Biology Department Contact: (did not respond to survey)
Kearney State University
Kearney, NE 68849-0531
3,647 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987)
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University of Nebraska State Museum (UNSM)
Division of Zoology Contact: Patricia W. Freeman
University of Nebraska, Lincoln Voice: 402-472-6606
Lincoln, NE 68588-0514 FAX: 402-472-8949
E-mail: pfreeman@unlinfo.unl.edu
11,400 specimens; large series of regional species; specimens of historical importance; contains the Edson Fichter Collection and part of the University of Nebraska, Omaha Collection; additional contact: Thomas E. Labedz (voice: 402-472-8366; e-mail: tlabedz@unlinfo.unl.edu); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975)
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University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO)
Department of Biology Contact: Kenneth N. Geluso
University of Nebraska at Omaha Voice: 402-554-2840
Omaha, NE 68182-0040 E-mail: kngeluso@cwis.unomaha.edu
610 specimens; local emphasis
NEVADA
Lake Mead National Recreation Area (LAME)
601 Nevada Highway Contact: Leslie Peterson
Boulder City, NV 89005 Voice: 702-293-8959
FAX: 702-293-8936
145 specimens; local emphasis (record of species in area prior to inundation of Lake Mead)
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Nevada State Museum (NSMC)
Capitol Complex Contact: Ann Pinzl
Carson City, NV 89710 Voice: 702-687-4810
FAX: 702-687-4168
1,426 specimens; regional emphasis (Nevada); former collection acronym: NSM
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Nevada State Museum and Historical Society (NSMHS)
700 Twin Lakes Drive Contact: George T. Austin
Las Vegas, NV 89107 Voice: 702-486-5205
FAX: 702-486-5172
7,600 specimens; regional emphasis; contains former collections of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and the J. R. Alcorn Collection (JRAC)
University of Nevada, Museum of Biology (UNEVR)
Department of Biology/314 Contact: Stephen H. Jenkins
University of Nevada Voice: 702-784-6188
Reno, NV 89557 FAX: 702-784-1302
1,770 specimens; local emphasis E-mail: jenkins@scs.unr.edu
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