page_title: Viola Shelly Schantz
hierarchical_section_title: Viola Shelly Schantz
caption_attribution_description: English: Assistant Secretary of the Interior Frank P. Briggs (1894-1992) presents a citation for distinctive service to Viola Shelly Shantz (1895-1977). She also received the Gold Medal at the Interior Auditorium on that date. Shantz served as a Biological Aide, Biologist, and Systematic Zoologist with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and its predecessor, the Bureau of Biological Survey, from 1918 to 1961. During her career she served as Curator of the North American mammal collection of the Bird and Mammal Laboratories housed in the National Museum of Natural History
context_page_description: Viola Shelly Schantz was an American biologist and zoologist. She worked for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service from 1918 to 1961, as a biological aide, biologist and systematic zoologist. Stationed at the Smithsonian Institution throughout her career, she was the curator for the North American mammal collection in the National Museum of Natural History.
context_section_description: Viola Shelly Schantz (1895–1977) was an American biologist and zoologist. She worked for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service from 1918 to 1961, as a  biological aide, biologist and systematic zoologist.  Stationed at the Smithsonian Institution throughout her career, she was the curator for the North American mammal collection in the National Museum of Natural History.
caption: Assistant Secretary of the Interior Frank P. Briggs presents a citation for distinctive service to Viola Schantz.
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