BOLTON, Arthur L.

Arthur L. Bolton (right)

BOLTON, Arthur Lawrence (1876-1958) was born in San Francisco, CA on August 30, 1876 the last of seven children of John Habersham Bolton (1826-1894) and Sarah A. Fowler (1834-1894).

Bolton's scientific contributions are associated with the California Academy of Sciences, where he was a member; Stanford University where he studied ornithology, and the Oakland Museum where he served as the museum's first director. Bolton was an active member of the Cooper Ornithological Club.

Bolton's diaries and family papers are at the California Academy of Sciences.

Bolton = [1901] Mary Susan Saylor (1879- )

• 1. Beatrice Mary Bolton (1902-1994)
• 2. Arthur Lawrence Bolton, Jr. (1906-2003)
• 3. Eleanor Saylor Bolton (1913-2004)

The Story of the Farallones by Chester Barlow, 1897 [some photographs by A. L. Bolton]

Bolton collected on:

• FARALLON ISLANDS

FARALLON ISLANDS

ISLAND	COLLECTOR	INSTITUTION	DATE	NUMBER	SPECIMEN
Farallon Islands	A. L. Bolton	CAS	June 19, 1911	CAS-18041	Oceanodroma homochroa	Birds
Farallon Islands	A. L. Bolton	CAS	June 19, 1911	CAS-18042	Oceanodroma homochroa	Birds
Farallon Islands	A. L. Bolton	CAS	June 19, 1911	CAS-18043	Oceanodroma homochroa	Birds
Farallon Islands	A. L. Bolton	CAS	June 19, 1911	CAS-18044	Oceanodroma homochroa	Birds
Farallon Islands	A. L. Bolton	CAS	June 19, 1911	CAS-18045	Oceanodroma homochroa	Birds
Farallon Islands	A. L. Bolton	CAS	June 19, 1911	CAS-18046	Oceanodroma homochroa	Birds
Farallon Islands	A. L. Bolton	CAS	June 19, 1911	CAS-18047	Oceanodroma homochroa	Birds
Farallon Islands	A. L. Bolton	CAS	June 19, 1911	CAS-18048	Oceanodroma homochroa	Birds
Farallon Islands	A. L. Bolton	CAS	June 19, 1911	CAS-1804	9 Oceanodroma homochroa	Birds
Farallon Islands	A. L. Bolton	CAS	June 19, 1911	CAS-18050	Oceanodroma homochroa	Birds
Farallon Islands	A. L. Bolton	CAS	June 19, 1911	CAS-18051	Oceanodroma homochroa	Birds
Farallon Islands	A. L. Bolton & Hackmeier	SDNHM	June 19, 1911	SDNHM-19472	Oceanodroma homochroa	Birds