Viola Shelly Schantz

Viola Shelly Schantz
Viola Schantz surveys animal pelts from a storage drawer.
BornJune 22, 1895[1]
Salisbury Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania[2]
DiedMay 1977[1]
District of Columbia[1]
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Frank P. Briggs presents a citation for distinctive service to Viola Schantz.

Viola Shelly Schantz (1895–1977) was an American biologist and zoologist. She worked for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service from 1918 to 1961, as a biological aide, biologist and systematic zoologist. Stationed at the Smithsonian Institution throughout her career, she was the curator for the North American mammal collection in the National Museum of Natural History.[3]

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  3. ^ "SIA RU007288, Schantz, Viola Shelly 1895-1977, Viola Shelly Schantz Collection, 1961-1962 and undated". Smithsonian Institution Archives. 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2012.