Elliot, Daniel Giraud, 1835-1915
Person
Dates
- Existence: March 7, 1835 - December 22, 1915
Summary
Daniel Giraud Elliot was a zoologist, artist, and ornithologist.
His collection of birds, consisting of some one thousand specimens, and covering most of the described species in North America, was the best private collection extant, and was secured by the AMNH in 1869.
Topics
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
A Naturalist and His Artists: Daniel Giraud Elliot exhibition photographic slides
Collection
Identifier: PSC 103C
Scope and Contents
Views of the temporary exhibition A Naturalist and His Artists: Daniel Giraud Elliot, held at the American Museum of Natural History, 1973-1974. Includes museum vistors looking at displays and reading wall text.
Dates:
1973
Joseph Asaph Allen correspondence, 1870-1919
Collection
Identifier: Mss .A451-.A452
Dates:
Majority of material found within ( 1899-1902)
George Newbold Lawrence correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Mss .L39
Scope and Contents
The George Newbold Lawrence Correspondence collection consists almost completely of handwritten, signed letters received by Lawrence from other ornithologists and naturalists from the United States and Europe discussing the classification of birds and the exchange of bird skins. Some of the folders contain drafts or copies of Lawrence's replies. While there is a small number of official letters from institutions, almost all of the letters are from individuals. In addition to 228 documents...
Dates:
1847-1894; Majority of material found within 1865-1894
American Museum of Natural History
Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library
200 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024-5192