Eloise Blaine Cram
Eloise Blaine Cram (1896 – February 9, 1957) was an American
From 1920 through 1936 Eloise Blaine Cram was a zoologist for the USDA's Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI), where she gained prominence as a world authority on the parasites of poultry. She eventually became the BAI's head scientist for the investigation of parasites in poultry and game birds. In 1936, Cram took a position at the Zoology Lab of the National Institute of Health.[1]
Biography
Cram was born in
In 1920, Cram entered government service as a zoologist for the
While at the NIH, Cram contributed to the scientific study of
Research
The National Agricultural Library Special Collection maintains a collection of Eloise Cram's papers. The Eloise Cram Papers comprise correspondence, photographs, scientific articles and various ephemera relating to the professional lives and work of several scientists employed by the USDA's Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The collection spans from 1853 to 1991, though the bulk of the material focuses on the period of these individuals' employment at these two agencies from 1884 through the 1950s.[6]
References
- ^ "Eloise B. Cram". www.nal.usda.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- ISBN 9781135963439. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
- ^ "Eloise Cram". Google Scholar. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
- WorldCat Identities. Retrieved 2014-12-13.
- ^ a b Schwartz, Benjamin (1957). "In Memoriam: Eloise Blaine Cram" (PDF). Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington. 24 (2): 146–147.
- ^ "Eloise Cram Papers | Special Collections". specialcollections.nal.usda.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-20.