Reeds, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1882-1968

Correspondence among Hovey, Chester A. Reeds, and Henry Fairfield Osborn regarding appointment of Dr. Reeds as Associate Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology.

Primarily correspondence among E. O. Hovey, Chester Reeds, and museum administrators regarding budgets for the Department of Geology. Also includes handwritten budgets and notes.

Primarily correspondence between Chester A. Reeds or E. O. Hovey and other scientists, regarding earthquakes and volcanic events. Also contains press releases.

Correspondence from Chester A. Reeds to museum administrators and scientific staff regarding faculty meetings.

Correspondence between Hovey and Prof. Elizabeth F. Fisher from Wellesley College, regarding donations of specimens from AMNH to replace those lost in a fire at Wellesley. List of specimens donated.

Monthly reports from the Assistant Curator Chester A. Reeds. Correspondence regarding theft of specimens.

Primarily correspondence between E. O. Hovey and museum administrators or staff. Also contains departmental reports, memoranda, and photographs of exhibits and geological formations.

Primarily correspondence between E. O. Hovey and others, regarding construction of paleontological models. Elvira Wood, who constructed the models, is the correspondent on many of the letters.

Primarily correspondence to and from George H. Sherwood regarding a proposed gallery for the Hall of Geology and Invertebrate Paleontology. Also contains memoranda of committee meeting.