Murphy, Robert Cushman, 1887-1973
Person
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
Robert Cushman Murphy Western United States photographs
Collection
Identifier: PPC .M872
Scope and Contents
Contact prints of photographs from the west coast of the United States.
Dates:
1951
New Zealand Expedition collection
Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn73
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, photographs and photographic slides by Robert Cushman Murphy. New Zealand Expedition.
Dates:
1947-1948
Peruvian Littoral Expedition collection
Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn84
Scope and Contents
Includes a catalog of species, a field journal of Robert Cushman Murphy and a map of the expedition itinerary is found in a separate folder.
Dates:
1919-1920
Photographs of African people and culture
Collection
Identifier: PPC .A381
Scope and Content Note
The majority of this collection consists of photographs and photographic postcards of African people, locations and objects. Many of the photographs are portraits and various cultures are represented. Most of the images are captioned and several items are accompanied by brief notes.The earliest dated item is among a group of photographs collected by Franz Uri Boas for research (Folder 1). These include various objects of ritual and daily use, pygmies at the 1904 St. Louis...
Dates:
circa 1904-1950
Photographs of Peruvian Guano Islands from R. C. Murphy files
Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn84a
Scope and Contents
One folder of 84 black and white photographs, unknown photographer.
Dates:
undated
R. C. Murphy collection
Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn148
Scope and Contents
Biographical information, expedition materials, publications, employment and educational records, photographs, Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum materials, newspaper clippings, lectures and talks, bibliographies, manuscripts, field catalog, journals from expeditions in Long Island, Peru, New Zealand, Antarctica, Australia, Bermuda, Caribbean Islands, Venezuela, Bahamas, the Low Country, Pacific coast of Colombia, book on oceanic birds of South America. Murphy petrel manuscript and research...
Dates:
circa 1910-1970s
R. C. Murphy San Jose Island collection
Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn96
Scope and Contents
Notes on the birds of San Jose Island by Robert Cushman Murphy; "Talk at San Jose" by Robert Cushman Murphy; "Vegetation of San Jose Island" - C.O. Erlanson, including photographs.
Dates:
1940
Robert Cushman Murphy miscellaneous photographs
Collection
Identifier: PPC .M871
Scope and Contents
Field photos of ornithology, icthyology, fishing, and whaling including Fire Island, NY, Central Park, and France.
Dates:
1932-1937 , 1930-1947 , 1950-1951
Spear hunting jaguars ; Kontiki
Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 37
Scope and Contents
SEGMENT 1: Spear Hunting Jaguars. Charles Collingwood, narrator of the Adventure series, interviews Sasha Siemel, a professional hunter for 35 years who makes his living spear hunting jaguars for cattle ranchers in South America. Siemel, who has lectured at the AMNH, shows films of various forms of wildlife around his home in Mato Grosso, Brazil, and also lets the viewers see his hunting activities: capturing a cub in the jungle and spearing a jaguar. (Jaguars are the largest cats in the New...
Dates:
1953
Who rules the world? Insects ; Bird islands of the Pacific
Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 36
Scope and Contents
SEGMENT 1: Who Rules the World? Insects. In this first segment, Mont Adelbert Cazier hypothesizes that someday insects might dominate the earth. His comments on the earth's insect population are illustrated with films of insect activity. The credits and the first part of this segment are missing. A discussion of insect destruction and close-up views of live beetles brought into the studio are also included. SEGMENT 2: Bird Islands of the Pacific. Robert Cushman Murphy, AMNH ornithologist,...
Dates:
1953