Ethel Browne Harvey (December 14, 1885 in Baltimore, Maryland – September 2, 1965 in Falmouth, Massachusetts). This photo was taken at the Marine Biological Laboratory and is in the MBL archives.
This photo of Ethel Browne Harvey’s husband, Edmund Newton Harvey, was taken at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole. The photo is currently in the MBL Archives.
Ethel and her husband Edmund Newton Harvey. The photo shows them on the boardwalk in Atlantic City, N.J. It is thought to have been taken in 1930. It is in the MBL Archives.
Engagement of Miss Ethel Nicholson Browne to Dr. Edmund Newton Harvey
This article from the February 18, 1916 issue of The Baltimore Sun announced the engagement of Ethel Browne to Edmund Newton Harvey.
The old mess hall at the MBL
According to Ethel Browne Harvey’s “In Memoriam” in The Biological Bulletin, she and her husband “held court” in a corner table here. One wonders if she crossed paths with Hans Spemann here.
The current cottage at 159 Penzance Point in Woods Hole. This was the site of the original Browne Harvey cottage that burned down on April 11, 1991. Sadly, all of Ethel’s papers were destroyed in the fire. It is likely that a lot of interesting information was lost. The current cottage was built in 1992, the year after the fire. The property is still owned by the Harvey family. It is available as a vacation rental.
Back of the current cottage.
This figure shows the genealogy of the Harvey family. Included on this site are letters from Ethel’s son Richard Bennet Harvey and her daughter-in-law Jeanette Hickman Harvey.
Edmund Harvey Biographical Memoir
Edmund Harvey Jr. Passport Application
This is the passport application for Ethel’s son Edmund Harvey Jr.
Obituary for Ethel Nicholson Harvey Aged 71
Marine Biological Laboratory 2018 Neural Systems and Behaviour Course students and Hydra lab members at Browne Harvey’s grave at the Woods Hole Village Cemetery. The cemetery is located adjacent to the Church of the Messiah.
Interactive map of Woods Hole Cemetery with location of tomb:
Woods Hole Tombstone Guide
This is the Memorial for Ethel Browne Harvey from the MBL Director’s Report published in the Biological Bulletin in August 1967.
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