Viola Shelly Shantz (1895-1977)

Subject: Briggs, Frank P. 1894-1992. Shantz, Viola Shelly 1895-1977. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. National Museum of Natural History (U.S.)..Type: Black-and-white photographs..Date: 1962..Topic: Women scientists..Local number: SIA RU007288 [SIA2009-2121]..Summary: Assistant Secretary of the Interior Frank P. Briggs (1894-1992) presents a citation for distinctive service to Viola Shelly Shantz (1895-1977). She also received the Gold Medal at the Interior Auditorium on that date. Shantz served as a Biological Aide, Biologist, and Systematic Zoologist with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and its predecessor, the Bureau of Biological Survey, from 1918 to 1961. During her career she served as Curator of the North American mammal collection of the Bird and Mammal Laboratories housed in the National Museum of Natural History..Cite as: RU 7091 - Science Service, Records, circa 1910-1963, Smithsonian Institution Archives..Persistent URL:http://siris-archives.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?&profile=all&source=~!siarchives&uri=full=3100001~!287605~!0#focus..Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives..View more collections from the Smithsonian Institution. ( http://collections.si.edu )