Harrison pictured in American Cinematographer, May 1940, 201.
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"Ed N. Harrison, born in Cody, Wyoming, on September 29, 1914, was a passionate natural historian. He was an active wildlife photographer, and an avid collector of bird skins, eggs, nests, and natural history books. In 1956, Ed established the Western Foundation of Vertebrate Zoology (WFVZ), with C.V. Duff, J.R. Pemberton, Frances Roberts, and William Sheffler serving as founding members on the Board of Directors. The WFVZ was formed at a time when many natural history museums were unwilling to add eggs to their holdings or continue to keep them, and so a respected repository for egg collections was needed. Thus, the Foundation was well-poised for becoming an important ornithological institution. Ed himself contributed approximately 11,000 egg sets, 2,000 nests, and 1,700 study skins after the founding of the WFVZ. In addition, he worked diligently to acquire other collections and to fund field expeditions to expand the Foundation's holdings, resulting in what is now one of the world's largest collections of bird's eggs and nests, and one of the largest bird reference libraries in western North America. These collections already have proven to be vital to conservation of national and international bird species." WFVZ.
Formed the production team Harrison-Roberts Wildlife Films with Frances Roberts.
Harrison's bird filming is discussed in "Ed Harrison Watches Birds Grow Up" (American Cinematographer, May 1940, 199-201).
Ed N. Harrison Memorial Scholarship, WFVZ.org. American Cinematographer, Jan. 1938, 27.
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