Zoological Museum (Tring, England)
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
A list of the Tring ornithological collection / prepared by Robert Cushman Murphy., 1932
Series
Identifier: Archives Microfilm #37
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Microfilm copies of archives and manuscripts from central archives and other Science departments.
Dates:
1932
George K. Cherrie correspondence, 1902 Jan. 9, 1903 Apr. 11
Collection
Identifier: Mss .C454
Scope and content
The collection consists of two handwritten signed letters from Hartert, the first discussing Cherrie's collecting plans for an upcoming expedition to Cayenne, French Guiana, and the second evaluating the results. In the first letter, Hartert requests six specimens of every species of bird from Cayenne; eight of hummingbirds and swifts. Payment is discussed. Hartert says that Oldfield Thomas of the Natural History Museum (London, England) wants mammals from Cayenne, and stresses his own...
Dates:
1902 - 1903