Displays of dinosaurs have become a staple of modern natural history museums, but these did not emerge until the turn of the twentieth
century. Through the work of Edward Drinker Cope and Othniel Charles Marsh in this field (despite their intense rivalry), paleontology grew
as a discipline and, after losing federal funding, found a new home in museums and universities. Recognizing the potential of large dinosaurs
for display and education, major natural history museums such as the American Museum of Natural History in New York under Henry Osborn began
competing for their own specimens. Much work has been done on the efforts of these emerging large museums. Smaller museums such as the
University of Wyoming Museum, however, have been much less studied. Through its proximity to immense, rich fossil fields, the university
became directly connected to the major events shaping paleontology at the time. Yet differences in the pedagogy and intentions behind its
formation—a sense of state pride rather than the concerns of wealthy, elite sponsors—served to set it apart from larger, more well-known
institutions. / A Thesis submitted to the Program in the History and Philosophy of Science in partial fulfillment of the
requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. / Summer Semester 2017. / July 17, 2017. / Includes bibliographical references. / Ronald E. Doel, Professor Directing Thesis; Michael Ruse, Committee Member; Kristina Buhrman, Committee
Member; Sandra Varry, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_604954 |
| Contributors | Cameron, Marlena Briane (author), Doel, Ronald Edmund (professor directing thesis), Ruse, Michael (committee member), Buhrman, Kristina Mairi (committee member), Varry, Sandra (committee member), Florida State University (degree granting institution), College of Arts and Sciences (degree granting college), Program in History and Philosophy of Science (degree granting departmentdgg) |
| Publisher | Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text, master thesis |
| Format | 1 online resource (76 pages), computer, application/pdf |
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