Papers, 1922-1957
Scope and Contents
Microfilm copies of archives and manuscripts from central archives and other Science departments.
Dates
- 1922-1957
Conditions Governing Access
Some materials are restricted.
Biographical sketch
Explorer and hunter; leader of several expeditions to Africa and Asia mainly to collect big game and to create film records of the fauna and people in those regions. Field Associate in the American Museum of Natural History Dept. of Mammalogy on four of his expeditions.
Extent
6 boxes (6 boxes ; 33 x 27 x 14 cm.)
Language of Materials
English
Location of Originals Note
Indicator 1 Holder of originals: Special Collections. Silver original shelved in the Negative Storage Room.
General Note
Papers by or about William J. Morden and his second wife Irene Morden, co-leader of most of their Asian, African and Alaskan expeditions. Contains expedition diaries and notebooks, 1923-1956; correspondence between the Mordens and scientists and friends, including Roy Chapman Andrews, James L. Clark and Henry Fairfield Osborn; draft or printed articles by the Mordens from 1922 to 1957 primarily on expeditions, exotic lands, natives, game hunting, and animals; and newspaper clippings.
Reproduction Note
Type of reproduction--Microfilm.; Place of reproduction--[New York, N.Y. :; Agency responsible for reproduction--American Museum of Natural History: Date of reproduction--1987]. Physical description of reproduction--2 microfilm reels, 35 mm.
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420
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