Gators, Bison, & Bears Oh My: American Fauna

Rare Book and Special Collections Lecture · March 31, 2026

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Library lecture on historical animal descriptions

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Stephanie Merkelback, librarian in residence in the rare book and special collections division, presents a talk surveying early printed descriptions and illustrations of North American animals (American alligator, American bison, raccoon, brown/grizzly bear), citing historical sources such as William Bartram, Davy Crocketts Almanac, Francisco Lpez de Gmora, Audubon, and Lewis and Clark; she notes Indigenous knowledge as preexisting European accounts.

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