by David L. Witt | Oct 26, 2013 | Curator's Notes
October 23, 2013, 67th Anniversary of Seton’s Death In his short mystical essay, The Buffalo Wind (1938), Seton considered his own passing: The swift years have gone – the urge becomes a lash. I am going now – I am going with all my strength. So have I sought a...
by David L. Witt | Oct 21, 2013 | Curator's Notes
Two Boy Scout troop leaders were in the news this week and last for vandalizing a geological formation in Utah. Destruction of our natural and national heritage is of course contrary to the most basic principles of Scouting and Woodcraft. This reckless and stupid...
by David L. Witt | Oct 7, 2013 | Seton Essays
Through an entry into his Totem Board newsletter, Ernest Thompson Seton found a way to express his ideas about hunting in a review of a book by Adolph Shane, perhaps published in the 1940s. The book: Archery Tackle, How to Make and How to Use It, Manual Arts Press,...
by David L. Witt | Sep 20, 2013 | Seton Annotated Publications
The Ernest Thompson Seton novel “The Preacher of Cedar Mountain” seems unusual at first reading, but, as it turns out, more for its format than its content. Published in 1917 while Seton still had a contract with Doubleday, it was an attempt at publishing a...
by David L. Witt | Aug 10, 2013 | Curator's Notes
Seton Birthday Reception and Gallery Opening Join the Academy for the Love of Learning and Curator of the Seton collection, David L. Witt, for the opening of a new exhibit. Seton and the Quest to Save Nature In 1893, on the winter plains of...
