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James Orton was born on April 21, 1830, in Seneca Falls, New York.

He was an American clergyman, naturalist, traveller, and author. He graduated from Williams College, Williamstown, Mass., in 1855. In 1858, he graduated from Andover Theological Seminary, and after travelling in Europe and the East, he was ordained pastor of the Congregational Church in Greene, New York, in 1860. In 1861, he accepted a call in Thomaston, Maine, where he remained until 1864 when he became pastor in Brighton, New York. He was appointed instructor in natural sciences at the University of Rochester in 1866. In 1869, he was appointed Professor of Natural History at Vassar College, N.Y., a position he held until his death. In 1867, Orton visited South America as a head of an expedition of students from Williams College. He made a second journey in 1873. He died in 1877 during his third expedition while passing Lake Titicaca. Orton was regarded as the best authority on the subject of the geology and physical geography of the west coast of South America and the Amazon valley. He was the author of "The Andes and the Amazon" (1870), "Underground Treasures" (1872), "Liberal Education of Women" (1873), and "Comparative Zoology" (1875).

In 1859, he married Ellen Maria Foote (1836–1930). He died on September 25, 1877, in Lake Titicaca, Peru.

Dr. Edward Francis Baxter Orton, Sr., was born on March 9, 1829, in Deposit, Delaware County, New York.

He was a geologist and educator. He graduated from Hamilton College in 1848 and continued to study at Lane Theological Seminary in Cincinnati (1849-1850), Lawrence Scientific School at Harvard (1852–1853), and then Andover Theological Seminary. He was ordained minister in 1856. Dr. Orton became a Professor of Geology in 1856, teaching in New York until 1865 when he accepted a position at Antioch College in Ohio. He would later serve as Antioch's President in 1872. In 1873, he began working at the Ohio State University in Columbus, serving as the first President and Professor of Geology. He stepped down as President in 1881 but remained as a Professor of Geology until 1883. In 1869, he was appointed to the State Geological Survey and served as assistant state geologist of Ohio (1869-1875). He was named state geologist in 1882 and continued in that position until his death in 1899. He was president of the Geological Society of America (1896) and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1898–1899). Dr. Orton's fossil collections can be found at the Orton Geological Museum, housed in Orton Hall of the Ohio State University, named after him in 1891.

In 1855, he married Mary Matilda Jennings (1833–1873), and in 1875, he married Anna Davenport Torrey (1841–). He died on October 16, 1899, in Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio.

Alvaro Ortega (1920-1991) was a Columbian, born in Bogota. He studied architecture at McGill University in the 1940s, then later at Harvard, although he had had earlier training in Brussels and Paris. He became fully absorbed in the cult of Modernism put forth by the pre-eminent architectural educators, Marcel Breuer and Walter Gropius, and he developed an architecture that attempted to merge the art of design with the art of engineering. Ortega explored the structural and aesthetic possibilities of reinforced concrete which is evident in his design for a baseball stadium in Cartagena (late 1940s). He practiced briefly in his native Bogota, then turned to teaching, at home and at McGill University. In the late 1950s, Ortega undertook the first of many series of Missions for the United Nations seeking to develop efficient and economical housing solutions for underprivileged peoples in Asia, Africa and South America. His commitment to the use of technology for the benefit of low-cost housing constituted the main thrust of his whole life's work. The CAC conserves drawings for two early projects in low-cost housing for the United Nations as well as Ortega's extensive library. A bibliography of this library is presently being prepared for publication by the CAC.

Alvaro Ortega (1920-1991) est né à Bogota (Colombie). Il a étudié l'architecture à l'Université McGill dans les années 1940 et plus tard à Harvard bien qu'il ait d'abord été formé à Bruxelles et à Paris. Il s'est laissé complètement absorber par le culte du modernisme mis de l'avant par les grands architectes Marcel Breuer et Walter Gropius et il a élaboré un style d'architecture qui tentait de fusionner le design et le génie. Ortega a exploré les possibilités structurales et esthétiques du béton armé, ce qui est particulièrement manifeste dans sa conception du stade de base-ball de Carthagène (fin des années 40). Il a exercé l'architecture brièvement à Bogota, sa ville natale, puis s'est tourné vers l'enseignement chez lui et à l'Université McGill. À la fin des années 50, Ortega entreprit la première de plusieurs séries de missions pour le compte des Nations unies à la recherche de solutions efficaces et économiques aux problèmes de logement des peuples sous-développés d'Asie, d'Afrique et d'Amérique du Sud. Sa volonté de mettre la technologie au service des populations à faible revenu a été la motivation principale du travail de sa vie. La CAC conserve les dessins de deux de ses premiers projets d'habitations à frais modiques réalisées pour les Nations unies de même que sa très riche bibliothèque. Un répertoire des ouvrages de cette bibliothèque est en voie de préparation et sera publié par la CAC.

Elias Samuel Orr was born on July 11, 1829, in Lachute, Argenteuil, Quebec.

In 1847, he began to work as a clerk in Charles Wales' store in St. Andrews and became a junior member of Charles Wales & Co. in 1854. In 1860, he left St. Andrews for Sawyerville, Quebec, where he carried on a country trade till 1868. In 1869, Orr became a Registrar of Compton County, Cookshire, Quebec.

In 1856, he married Jane Colclough White (1830-1907). He died on March 6, 1899, in Montreal, Quebec.