EDWARD S. CROZIER:

Edward Sherman Crozier was born December 4, 1934 in Jasper, Minnesota. He attended South Dakota State University and received a Bachelor of Science degree in Wildlife Management. Crozier worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for nearly 40 years as the Refuge Manager and Area Supervisor for refuges across the Midwest. Crozier cofounded the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge and acted as the first Refuge Manager. He also was a founder and former vice chairman of the National Wildlife Refuge Association, a founder and former president of the Friends of Minnesota Valley, a charter member and former president of the Minnesota Valley Trust Inc., a founder and board director of the Blue Good Alliance, and a former mentor to the Friends group. Crozier also published his memoir titled Dream Hunter, recounting his years spent as a wildlife refuge manager.

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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Edward S. Crozier Papers. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession number: 17,520

Processing Information:

Processed by: Leif Kopietz, November 2018.

Catalog ID number: 990089745840104294

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Additional records regarding Edward S. Crozier can be found in the Records related to the establishment of the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, also housed in the Minnesota Historical Society's collections.

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This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:

Nature conservation -- United States.

Wildlife conservation -- United States.

Wildlife managers -- Minnesota -- Biography.

Wildlife refuges -- Minnesota -- Management.

Organizations:

National Wildlife Refuge System (U.S.) -- Management.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Places:

Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge (Minn.)

Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge (Ill.)

Jamestown (N.D.)

Mark Twain National Wildlife Refuge (Ill.)

Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (Minn.)

Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge (N.D.)

Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge.

Document Types:

Awards.

Certificates.

Diaries.

Resumes.

Scrapbooks.

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