ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən, hiː bɪkˌeɪm ðɪ ˈɛdɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə hˌɜːpɪtˈɑːlədʒi ænd ˌɪkθɪˈɑːlədʒi dʒˈɜːnəl kˈoʊpiə, ɐ pˈoʊst hiː ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn.
In 1937, he became the editor of the herpetology and ichthyology journal Copeia, a post he occupied until 1949.