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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Joseph Asaph Allen correspondence, 1870-1919

Collection

Identifier: Mss .A451-.A452

Dates: Majority of material found within ( 1899-1902)

Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Joseph Asaph Allen correspondence, 1870-1919

Edgar A. Mearns correspondence, 1883-1915

Collection

Identifier: Mss .M43

Scope and Contents

The collection consists entirely of photocopies of handwritten letters. The first letter, dated May 17, 1883, is from Albert S. Bickmore, founder and superintendent of the AMNH, concerning Mearns's proposed donation of a collection of birds. The second letter is from curator J.A. Allen, discussing details of the specimens. Other correspondents include James P. Chapin, Frank M. Chapman, L.P. Gratacap, C. Hart Merriam, Jenness Richardson and Anthony Woodward.

Dates: 1883-1915

Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Edgar A. Mearns correspondence, 1883-1915

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Subject: Zoologists -- United States -- Correspondence X