William Henry Carr

Background

Carr, William Henry was born on April 11, 1902 in Astoria, Long Island, New York, United States. Son of William Henry and Elva L. (Bell) Carr.

Career

Assistant then associate curator public education, American Museum National History, 1926-1944; director, builder, Bear Mountain State Park Trailside Museums, Nature Trails and Zoo park naturalist, Bear Mountain State Park for Palisades Interstate Park Commission New York park naturalist, New Jersey and New York State Conservation Department, 1926-1944; director camp leadership courses, Columbia University, New York City, 1932-1933; technical editor, Experiment Station, United States Forest Service Tucson, 1946; founder, Arizona Sonora Desert Museum, 1952; then director emeritus, trustee, Arizona Sonora Desert Museum vice president, Charles Lathrop Pack Forestry Foundation, from 1960; designer, creator tunnel and watershed expns., Arizona Sonora Desert Museum established, Ghost Ranch Museum, Abiquiu, New Mexico, 1959.

Achievements

• William Henry Carr has been listed as a noteworthy naturalist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Stir of Nature - A Book for Young American Naturalists

    (Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating bac...)

  • Glimpses of familiar birds;: Land birds, North America, east of the Rocky mountains (excluding birds of prey)

    (12mo, Blue boards, gilt letters. Front board has print of...)

  • The Stir of Nature: A Book for Young American Naturalists
  • Desert Parade
  • { THE STIR OF NATURE: A BOOK FOR YOUNG AMERICAN NATURALISTS } Carr, William H ( AUTHOR ) Oct-12-2011 Hardcover

Membership

Member national council Boy Scouts American, from 1962. Fellow Explorers Club. Member Arizona Wildlife Federation (president 1947-1950), American Nature Association (director outdoor education 1959), San Diego Zoological Society, Wilderness Society, American Forestry Association (award 1959), American Museum Natural History (honorary life), Newcomen Society North America, American Association Museums, Ecological Society of America.

Connections

Father:

William Henry Carr

Mother:

Elva L. (Bell) Carr