Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964
Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:
Chapin file: people of special interest
Hand written notes on people of special interest from American Museum Congo Expedition, Congo Independent State, and Congo Republic. Includes clippings, correspondence, biographical information, some photographs, including one 3-D photo and film.
Chapin Kivu notes I, II, III file cards
Card file notes from James Paul Chapin's sojourn in the highlands west of Lake Kivu.
Field and Expedition Equipment
William King Gregory papers, 1889-1948 (bulk 1906-1948)
James Chapin photographic slide collection, 1953 - 1958
Photographs from the Chapin Collection taken mostly in Africa, including Senegal, Belgian Congo, Rwanda, and a few photographs from the United States, including Carl Akeley's grave. Images of birds, birds' nests, flowering trees, indigenous people, colleagues, and family.
James Chapin photographic slide collection, 1953 to 1961
Mostly consists of field photographs from the Belgian Congo including birds, nests, large mammals, lakes, general landscape and buildings. Also includes pictures of colleagues and/or family, Pygmies and a Pygmy dance, Watusi dance and some images showing the preparation for the Ross Expedition (1957). A few slides taken in the United States, primarily California.
James P. Chapin African bibliography
Files on James Paul Chapin's bibliography on Africa. Titles referenced in the files are from the 18th through 20th centuries.
James P. Chapin collection
Collection of Christmas cards from and to James Paul Chapin, watercolors, drawings, "colophons" (referenced as colophons but are actually hand drawn illustrations and considered a device), bookplates, cartoons, envelopes with Chapin illustrations. Subject matter mostly birds, also images of fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and plants. Includes watercolors done by Chapin for the American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915).
James P. Chapin collection
James P. Chapin Congo bibliography
This collection is comprised of James Paul Chapin's bibliography files on the Democratic Republic of Congo. One drawer contains files on books solely about Kivu, a region of the Congo. Titles referenced in the files are from the 20th century.