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Nichols, Rachel H. (Rachel Husband)

 Person

Biographical Note

Rachel Husband Nichols (1898-1985) served as a cataloger, staff assistant and was a scientific assistant in charge of the Osborn Library of Vertebrate Paleontology (replacing Miss Lucas) before she retired in 1959 after 35 years of service at the American Museum of Natural History. (source: AMNH Annual Report for the year 1959)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Barnum Brown papers

 Collection
Identifier: VPA 114
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Brown's correspondence, notes, images and maps relating to his field work, papers of his second wife, Lilian Brown, drafts of unfinished autobiography, notes and illustrations for his scientific articles, records of his work for the museum, including exhibition halls, records of his commercial work as well as reports from his consulting work for the goverment. The collection also contains papers of Peter Kaisen who was a long-term Brown's assistant.

Dates: 1877-1963

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  • Subject: AMNH Expeditions -- Vertebrate Paleontology X