Charles Nettleton Strevell
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Among his various other pursuits, he was involved in a coal mine, which may have been hoped to help him with his hobbies. | Among his various other pursuits, he was involved in a coal mine, which may have been hoped to help him with his hobbies. | ||
| − | While hardware was his vocation, his real love was archeology. This may have influenced the move to Utah (or it may have just been a frontier-seeking, entrepreneurial spirit). He became known for his rare collection of historic, geological and archeological relics and established a museum. He became well known for his essay, "[http://allanmccollum.net/amcnet3/reprints/dinosauropodes.html Dinosauropodes]," [http://www.birchy.com/history/ExtPgsArchv/Dinosauropodes.html] which was published several times during the 1930s. The Charles Nettleton Strevell Museum was located in the old Lafayette School on South Temple Street from 1939 until 1947. Some of his specimens went to the Utah Museum of Natural History on the University of Utah campus, which opened in 1963 (now called the "Natural History Museum of Utah"). The plaque from his museum read "Strevell Museum - Presented to the Board of Education May 9, 1939 - For the boys and girls of Salt Lake City - by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nettleton Strevell - In memory of their son". | + | While hardware was his vocation, his real love was archeology. This may have influenced the move to Utah (or it may have just been a frontier-seeking, entrepreneurial spirit). He became known for his rare collection of historic, geological and archeological relics and established a museum. He became well known for his essay, "[http://allanmccollum.net/amcnet3/reprints/dinosauropodes.html Dinosauropodes]," [http://www.birchy.com/history/ExtPgsArchv/Dinosauropodes.html] which was published several times during the 1930s. The Charles Nettleton Strevell Museum was located in the old Lafayette School on South Temple Street from 1939 until 1947. Some of his specimens went to the Utah Museum of Natural History on the University of Utah campus, which opened in 1963 (now called the "Natural History Museum of Utah"). The plaque from his museum read "Strevell Museum - Presented to the Board of Education May 9, 1939 - For the boys and girls of Salt Lake City - by Mr. and Mrs. Charles Nettleton Strevell - In memory of their son". The door jamb from their Pontiac home, with Lincoln's height marked on it was put in the museum, as well. |
As a member of the Utah state constitutional convention in 1895, he helped draw up the state's first constitution. | As a member of the Utah state constitutional convention in 1895, he helped draw up the state's first constitution. | ||
