Morden, William J. (William James), 1886-1958
Person
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
Central Asiatic Expeditions records
Collection
Identifier: Mss .C446
Scope and Contents
This collection is a record of the Museum’s explorations undertaken during the 1920s in the Gobi Desert under the leadership of Roy Chapman Andrews. A list of the men who participated in the CAE can be culled from the expeditions’ letterheads used by museum personnel in New York. All but three of the men cited on these letterheads are represented here. Those not found are Mont Reid, a physician, James Wang, an interpreter and G. Horwath of motor transport. The variety of other correspondents...
Dates:
1916-1940; Majority of material found within 1921-1933
Field photographs of the Morden-Clark Asiatic expedition
Collection
Identifier: PPC .M675
Scope and Contents
Field photographs from the Asiatic Expedition.
Dates:
1926-1927
Field photographs of the Morden-Graves North Asiatic Expedition
Collection
Identifier: PPC .M676
Scope and Contents
Field photographs of the Morden-Graves North Asiatic Expedition.
Dates:
1929-1930
[Journal of the Morden-Graves North Asiatic Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History] : [microform] / by William J. Morden
Item
Identifier: Archives Microfilm #3
William J. Morden papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss .M671-.M674
Scope and Contents
This collection is concerned with Morden’s expeditions to Alaska, Central Asia, and Southwest Africa and contains detailed field notes written by both William and Irene. The field notes include details of their travels, supply lists, budgets, and descriptions of artifacts and specimens gathered. There are also a number of drafts of articles and books written by both Morden and Irene about their experiences abroad.
The William J. Morden papers also include correspondences which are...
Dates:
1922-1957
[The Morden-Clark Asiatic Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History : [microform] / by William J. Morden].
Item
Identifier: Archives Microfilm #4
William James Morden field photograph collection of Africa
Collection
Identifier: PPC .M6714
Scope and Contents
Field and ethnographical photographs of Africa.
Dates:
1947 , 1953 , 1956
William James Morden field photograph collection of Africa
Collection
Identifier: PPC .M6712
Scope and Contents
Field photographs of Africa.
Dates:
1947-1956
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