Background
Mcclintock, Walter was born on April 25, 1870 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Oliver and Clara C. (Childs) M.
Mcclintock, Walter was born on April 25, 1870 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Oliver and Clara C. (Childs) M.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1891, honorary Master of Arts, 1911. Unmarried. Spent 1896-1909 with Blackfeet tribe of Indians, in Montana. Adopted as son of Chief Mad Wolf and collected many valuable ethnological materials, especially photographs, moving pictures, songs, legends, et cetera
Made a member of Blackfeet tribe by ceremonials.
McClintock Peak, Glacier National Park, named by national government, February 7, 1912. Lectured before scientific and educational institutes in the United States, Great Britain and Germany, 1907-1913.
Fellow in ethnology, Southwest Museum Los Los Angeles Curator Yale University Library.
Made a member
Clubs: Yale Faculty, Graduate (New Haven).