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Junius Henderson

Junius Henderson (April 1865 – November 4, 1937) was an American lawyer, judge, curator, and amateur malacologist who was the first Curator (a position eventually equivalent to Director) of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History, of which he is considered to be the founder. He has been described as “a giant of natural history in early-day Colorado” who “cast an enormous intellectual umbra.”[2][3]

Junius Henderson
Junius Henderson in 1904
BornApril 1865[1]
DiedNovember 4, 1937 (aged 71–72)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)lawyer, judge, curator, amateur malacologist
Known forFirst curator of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History

Early life and education edit

Born in Marshalltown, Iowa, on April 30, 1865, Henderson was a ninth-generation American. He was of Scottish descent and was the son of a district court judge. By age 22, he was working as the editor of a small Washington newspaper.

In 1892, he moved with his parents to Boulder, Colorado, where he worked in a law office. Two years later, he became a lawyer. By 1902 he had become a county judge and a law instructor at the University of Colorado.

He had always been avidly interested in nature, so when he discovered that the university's natural history collection was small and poorly maintained, with no official curator, he volunteered to take care of it.[2]

Career edit

He was appointed the honorary curator of the Museum (without pay) in 1902, when "the whole collection would have gone into a good sized wagon, and was of no value." The collection at that time consisted of “a few fossils and mollusk shells, a small collection of rocks and minerals, and several mounted bird and mammals.”[1][4]

“During his early years as judge and curator,” according to one source, “Henderson found time to earn a bachelor's degree from the university. Instead of attending graduation, he went exploring for fossils.”[2]

Working closely with Professors Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell and Francis Ramaley, he expanded the collection.[4] “His skill in developing the museum collection earned him considerable recognition,” writes one source.[2] In 1909, the Museum was declared a separate University department with a $500 annual budget, and Henderson was granted a salary and a full professorship.[4] He resigned his position as judge and devoted himself full-time to the museum and to the collection of specimens for its collection.

Over a 26-year period, he kept field notebooks containing handwritten daily accounts of his expeditions in the Rocky Mountains. His notebooks have been described as “paint[ing] a vivid picture of a changing Colorado, as horses-and-buggies give way to cars, cities grow, and wild landscapes retreat. Although their primary value is to biologists and geologists, his notes will also be of value to historians, geographers, and anthropologists interested in this period of Colorado’s history.”[5] Those field notes, transcribed in 2001 by Professor Peter Robinson of the University of Colorado at Boulder, are available online.[6]

Henderson was one of the first to study and publish on the extinct (1905) and existing (1910) glaciers of Colorado. Henderson was especially interested in documenting the Arapaho glacier, of which he took many photographs from 1902 to 1922.[6] Photographs taken by him of glaciers can also be viewed online.[7Henderson was one of the first to explore the Arapaho glacier, of which he took many photographs from 1902 to 1922.[7] Photographs taken by him of glaciers can also be viewed online.[8]

“In the early 20th century,” according to one source, “the biology program of the University of Colorado, led by Dr. Junius Henderson and Dr. Gordon Alexander, made significant contributions to early lists of birds.”[2][9] He specialized, however, in mollusks, discovering 28 living and 33 fossil molluscan species. His complete checklist of freshwater and terrestrial mollusks of Idaho, published in 1924 (a supplement was issued in 1936), was not superseded until the year 2000.[10]

The Albuquerque Journal noted in 2008 that Henderson, visiting New Mexico in 1912 with Wilfred William Robbins, “puzzled over what they called New Mexico's 'great desiccation.'” While the state, they observed, had “insufficient moisture to support a large population,” archaeological evidence showed that large cities had once thrived there.[11]

Henderson remained Curator of the Museum until his retirement in 1933, when he was succeeded by Hugo G. Rodeck. In retirement, Henderson continued to pursue research. He died on November 4, 1937.[2]

A 2003 article in the Fort Collins Coloradoan, headlined “Henderson helped shape understanding of state,” celebrated Henderson's contributions to Colorado's heritage. “Read the early literature on Colorado birds,” wrote Kevin J. Cook, “and the name 'Junius Henderson' pops up again and again. Read about mammals in Colorado, or about reptiles and amphibians, or mollusks, especially mollusks, and Henderson appears. Read about Colorado itself, its geology and geography, or especially its glaciers, and Henderson figures prominently.”[2]

During Henderson's tenure, the Museum was located in the Hale Building. The current museum building, which opened in 1937, is now known as the Henderson Building.[4]

Honors and awards edit

Henderson was elected a member of the Malacological Society of London in 1913.[12]

Personal life edit

Henderson was married to his first wife, Nellie, for 30 years. She died in 1924. He married his second wife, Bess, a zoologist and teacher, in 1929.[2]

Selected publications edit

Henderson wrote books entitled The Practical Uses of Birds and Economic Mammalogy.[2] His other writings include:

  • Henderson, J. 1905 Extinct Glaciers of Colorado. University of Colorado studies; v. 3, no. 1:39-44
  • Henderson, J. 1907. The Mollusca of Colorado. Part I. University of Colorado Studies, Boulder, Colorado 4(2):77-96 + 2 plates.
  • Henderson, J. 1910. Extinct and existing glaciers of Colorado. General series; v. 8, no. 1. University of Colorado Studies, Boulder, Colorado
  • Henderson, J. 1912. The Mollusca of Colorado. Part III. University of Colorado Studies, Boulder, Colorado 9(2-3):53-63.[13]
  • Henderson, J. and M.M. Ellis, 1913. The Amphibia and Reptilia of Colorado.[14]
  • Henderson, J. and L. E. Daniels. 1916. Hunting Mollusca in Utah and Idaho. Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Proceedings 68:315-339.[10]
  • Henderson, J. 1918. A mollusk hunt in Wyoming. Nautilus 32(2):40-47.
  • Henderson, J. 1919. Some further comments upon the work of Lorenzo Eugene Daniels. Nautilus 32(4):137-138.
  • Henderson, J. 1924. Mollusca of Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. University of Colorado Studies, Boulder, Colorado 13(2):65-223.
  • Henderson, J. 1927. Some South Dakota Mollusca. Nautilus 41(1):19-20.
  • Henderson, J. 1928. Margaritifera vs. Margaritana. Nautilus 41(3):91.
  • Henderson, J. 1929. Some fossil fresh-water Mollusca from Washington and Oregon. Nautilus 42(4):119-123.
  • Henderson, J. 1929. Non-marine Mollusca of Oregon and Washington. University of Colorado Studies, Boulder, Colorado 17(2):47-190.
  • Henderson, J. 1931. Variation in Carinifex newberryi (Lea) and Lymnaea utahensis (Call). Nautilus 44(3):77-79.
  • Henderson, J. 1931. The problem of the Mollusca of Bear Lake and Utah Lake, Idaho-Utah. Nautilus 44(4):109-113.
  • Henderson, J. 1931. Molluscan provinces in the western United States. University of Colorado Studies, Boulder, Colorado 18(4):177-186.
  • Henderson, J. 1934. Some new Mesozoic Mollusca from the Rocky Mountain region and Arizona. Journal of Paleontology 8:259-263, pl. 36.
  • Henderson, J 1935. Fossil non-marine Mollusca of North America. Geological Society of America. Special Paper 3:1-313.[13] In the abstract to this book-length paper, Henderson writes that “in the Rocky Mountain States and the adjacent territory and extending far northward into British America, the non-marine formations are so extensive, of such thickness, and so associated with thick coal beds and other deposits of economic importance, that they are of great consequence to the geologist” but “present more complex and difficult problems than marine deposits generally do, which results in much disagreement as to the age and correlation of some of the formations.” The book seeks to provide a “comprehensive, systematic review and index” of the literature on this subject and “to clear up many problems in synonymy, geologic and geographic distribution of species, and so on.”[15]
  • Henderson, J. 1935. Margaritifera and Fluminicola in Wyoming. Nautilus 48(3):107.
  • Henderson, J. 1936. Mollusca of Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming. Supplement. University of Colorado Studies, Boulder, Colorado 23(2):81-145.
  • Henderson, J. 1936. The non-marine Mollusca of Oregon and Washington. Supplement. University of Colorado Studies, Boulder, Colorado 23(4):251-280.
  • Henderson, J. 1939. The mollusca of New Mexico and Arizona. pp. 187–194 in D.D. Brand and F.E. Harvey (eds.). So live the works of men. University of New Mexico Press. Albuquerque, New Mexico. 366 pp.
  • Henderson, J., and H.G. Rodek. 1934. New species of Pliocene Mollusca from Eastern Oregon. Journal of Paleontology 8(3):264-269.[13]

References edit

  1. ^ a b T. D. A. Cockerell (1938). "Junius Henderson". The Nautilus. 51 (3): 97–99. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Cook, Kevin J. (Nov 2, 2003). "Henderson helped shape understanding of state". Fort Collins Coloradoan.
  3. ^ . University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 29 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d "Murals on Waymarking.com". University of Colorado Museum of Natural History - Boulder, CO.
  5. ^ "The Curation of Collaboration: Experiments in Mobilizing Museum Archives". Center for the Future of Museums.
  6. ^ "Field Notes of Junius Henderson".
  7. ^ "Arapaho Glacier". National Snow & Ice Data Center.
  8. ^ "Category:Junius Henderson - Wikimedia Commons".
  9. ^ "Boulder County Avian Species of Special Concern". Boulder County Nature Association.
  10. ^ a b Frest, Terrence; Edward Johannes (Dec 1, 2000). "AN ANNOTATED CHECKLIST OF IDAHO LAND AND FRESHWATER MOLLUSKS". Journal of the Idaho Academy of Science.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  11. ^ Fleck, John (Dec 27, 2008). "Past Holds Lessons for Our Water Future". Albuquerque Journal.
  12. ^ "ORDINARY MEETINGS". Journal of Molluscan Studies. Archived from the original on 2014-01-09.
  13. ^ a b c "Junius Henderson". Illinois Natural History Survey.
  14. ^ The amphibia and reptilia of Colorado. 1913.
  15. ^ Henderson, Junius (1935). "Fossil Non-Marine Mollusca of North America". Special Papers. Geological Society of America Special Papers. 3: 1–290. doi:10.1130/SPE3-p1.

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Junius Henderson April 1865 November 4 1937 was an American lawyer judge curator and amateur malacologist who was the first Curator a position eventually equivalent to Director of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History of which he is considered to be the founder He has been described as a giant of natural history in early day Colorado who cast an enormous intellectual umbra 2 3 Junius HendersonJunius Henderson in 1904BornApril 1865 1 Marshalltown IowaDiedNovember 4 1937 aged 71 72 NationalityAmericanOccupation s lawyer judge curator amateur malacologistKnown forFirst curator of the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Honors and awards 4 Personal life 5 Selected publications 6 ReferencesEarly life and education editBorn in Marshalltown Iowa on April 30 1865 Henderson was a ninth generation American He was of Scottish descent and was the son of a district court judge By age 22 he was working as the editor of a small Washington newspaper In 1892 he moved with his parents to Boulder Colorado where he worked in a law office Two years later he became a lawyer By 1902 he had become a county judge and a law instructor at the University of Colorado He had always been avidly interested in nature so when he discovered that the university s natural history collection was small and poorly maintained with no official curator he volunteered to take care of it 2 Career editHe was appointed the honorary curator of the Museum without pay in 1902 when the whole collection would have gone into a good sized wagon and was of no value The collection at that time consisted of a few fossils and mollusk shells a small collection of rocks and minerals and several mounted bird and mammals 1 4 During his early years as judge and curator according to one source Henderson found time to earn a bachelor s degree from the university Instead of attending graduation he went exploring for fossils 2 Working closely with Professors Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell and Francis Ramaley he expanded the collection 4 His skill in developing the museum collection earned him considerable recognition writes one source 2 In 1909 the Museum was declared a separate University department with a 500 annual budget and Henderson was granted a salary and a full professorship 4 He resigned his position as judge and devoted himself full time to the museum and to the collection of specimens for its collection Over a 26 year period he kept field notebooks containing handwritten daily accounts of his expeditions in the Rocky Mountains His notebooks have been described as paint ing a vivid picture of a changing Colorado as horses and buggies give way to cars cities grow and wild landscapes retreat Although their primary value is to biologists and geologists his notes will also be of value to historians geographers and anthropologists interested in this period of Colorado s history 5 Those field notes transcribed in 2001 by Professor Peter Robinson of the University of Colorado at Boulder are available online 6 Henderson was one of the first to study and publish on the extinct 1905 and existing 1910 glaciers of Colorado Henderson was especially interested in documenting the Arapaho glacier of which he took many photographs from 1902 to 1922 6 Photographs taken by him of glaciers can also be viewed online 7Henderson was one of the first to explore the Arapaho glacier of which he took many photographs from 1902 to 1922 7 Photographs taken by him of glaciers can also be viewed online 8 In the early 20th century according to one source the biology program of the University of Colorado led by Dr Junius Henderson and Dr Gordon Alexander made significant contributions to early lists of birds 2 9 He specialized however in mollusks discovering 28 living and 33 fossil molluscan species His complete checklist of freshwater and terrestrial mollusks of Idaho published in 1924 a supplement was issued in 1936 was not superseded until the year 2000 10 The Albuquerque Journal noted in 2008 that Henderson visiting New Mexico in 1912 with Wilfred William Robbins puzzled over what they called New Mexico s great desiccation While the state they observed had insufficient moisture to support a large population archaeological evidence showed that large cities had once thrived there 11 Henderson remained Curator of the Museum until his retirement in 1933 when he was succeeded by Hugo G Rodeck In retirement Henderson continued to pursue research He died on November 4 1937 2 A 2003 article in the Fort Collins Coloradoan headlined Henderson helped shape understanding of state celebrated Henderson s contributions to Colorado s heritage Read the early literature on Colorado birds wrote Kevin J Cook and the name Junius Henderson pops up again and again Read about mammals in Colorado or about reptiles and amphibians or mollusks especially mollusks and Henderson appears Read about Colorado itself its geology and geography or especially its glaciers and Henderson figures prominently 2 During Henderson s tenure the Museum was located in the Hale Building The current museum building which opened in 1937 is now known as the Henderson Building 4 Honors and awards editHenderson was elected a member of the Malacological Society of London in 1913 12 Personal life editHenderson was married to his first wife Nellie for 30 years She died in 1924 He married his second wife Bess a zoologist and teacher in 1929 2 Selected publications editHenderson wrote books entitled The Practical Uses of Birds and Economic Mammalogy 2 His other writings include Henderson J 1905 Extinct Glaciers of Colorado University of Colorado studies v 3 no 1 39 44 Henderson J 1907 The Mollusca of Colorado Part I University of Colorado Studies Boulder Colorado 4 2 77 96 2 plates Henderson J 1910 Extinct and existing glaciers of Colorado General series v 8 no 1 University of Colorado Studies Boulder Colorado Henderson J 1912 The Mollusca of Colorado Part III University of Colorado Studies Boulder Colorado 9 2 3 53 63 13 Henderson J and M M Ellis 1913 The Amphibia and Reptilia of Colorado 14 Henderson J and L E Daniels 1916 Hunting Mollusca in Utah and Idaho Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Proceedings 68 315 339 10 Henderson J 1918 A mollusk hunt in Wyoming Nautilus 32 2 40 47 Henderson J 1919 Some further comments upon the work of Lorenzo Eugene Daniels Nautilus 32 4 137 138 Henderson J 1924 Mollusca of Colorado Utah Montana Idaho and Wyoming University of Colorado Studies Boulder Colorado 13 2 65 223 Henderson J 1927 Some South Dakota Mollusca Nautilus 41 1 19 20 Henderson J 1928 Margaritifera vs Margaritana Nautilus 41 3 91 Henderson J 1929 Some fossil fresh water Mollusca from Washington and Oregon Nautilus 42 4 119 123 Henderson J 1929 Non marine Mollusca of Oregon and Washington University of Colorado Studies Boulder Colorado 17 2 47 190 Henderson J 1931 Variation in Carinifex newberryi Lea and Lymnaea utahensis Call Nautilus 44 3 77 79 Henderson J 1931 The problem of the Mollusca of Bear Lake and Utah Lake Idaho Utah Nautilus 44 4 109 113 Henderson J 1931 Molluscan provinces in the western United States University of Colorado Studies Boulder Colorado 18 4 177 186 Henderson J 1934 Some new Mesozoic Mollusca from the Rocky Mountain region and Arizona Journal of Paleontology 8 259 263 pl 36 Henderson J 1935 Fossil non marine Mollusca of North America Geological Society of America Special Paper 3 1 313 13 In the abstract to this book length paper Henderson writes that in the Rocky Mountain States and the adjacent territory and extending far northward into British America the non marine formations are so extensive of such thickness and so associated with thick coal beds and other deposits of economic importance that they are of great consequence to the geologist but present more complex and difficult problems than marine deposits generally do which results in much disagreement as to the age and correlation of some of the formations The book seeks to provide a comprehensive systematic review and index of the literature on this subject and to clear up many problems in synonymy geologic and geographic distribution of species and so on 15 Henderson J 1935 Margaritifera and Fluminicola in Wyoming Nautilus 48 3 107 Henderson J 1936 Mollusca of Colorado Utah Montana Idaho and Wyoming Supplement University of Colorado Studies Boulder Colorado 23 2 81 145 Henderson J 1936 The non marine Mollusca of Oregon and Washington Supplement University of Colorado Studies Boulder Colorado 23 4 251 280 Henderson J 1939 The mollusca of New Mexico and Arizona pp 187 194 in D D Brand and F E Harvey eds So live the works of men University of New Mexico Press Albuquerque New Mexico 366 pp Henderson J and H G Rodek 1934 New species of Pliocene Mollusca from Eastern Oregon Journal of Paleontology 8 3 264 269 13 References edit nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about 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