American Museum of Natural History
Organization
Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Fairfield Osborn papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss .O835
Dates:
1877-1935; Majority of material found within 1908-1935
Albert Eide Parr papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss .P371-.P375
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains a wide variety of documents pertaining to Albert E. Parr, particularly during his tenure as Museum Director (1942-1959). Additionally, the collection also hosts a large collection of his original publications, as well as an assortment of newspaper clippings, receipts, meeting minutes, drafts of speeches, and correspondence.
Dates:
1933-1935, 1942-1980
Harry Lionel Shapiro papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss .S537
Scope and Contents
Collection consists of English translations of articles written by Shapiro and published from 1874 to 1938 pertaining to anthropological research. Most articles were translated by Edward Hulles or Grace P. Eldridge.Contents of articles[Southern tip of South America] -- Les Araucaniens du Jardin d'acclimation / Deniker, M. (1883) -- Materiaux pour servir à l'histoire des Oonas indigènes de la Terre du feu / Lahille, F. (1926) -- Ein Onaschädel aus Feuerland : zur...
Dates:
circa 1930s-1980s
O. A. Stevens papers and correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Mss .S748
Scope and Contents
The items in this collection reflect Stevens’ academic correspondence between the years of 1909 and 1959. The majority of the topics center on his collection of bee and wasp specimens, their proper naming, and their research value to other amateur and professional entomologists. Some correspondence also touches on his botanical and ornithological pursuits, including several letters between Myron H. Swenk, Stevens’ long time correspondent and co-author of the highly regarded paper entitled...
Dates:
1909-1959; Majority of material found within 1920-1940
American Museum of Natural History
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