Series 1: Correspondence, 1958-2024
Scope and Contents
This series primarily contains correspondence with Gaffney's scientific colleagues from the United States, Australia, Germany, the Soviet Union, China, Argentina, and many countries arond the world. Also included is correspondence with Gaffney's American Museum of Natural History colleagues, and letters dating from Gaffney's time as an undergraduate at Rutgers University and earlier. Of special interest is Gaffney's long correspondence with two of his mentors: Princeton University paleontologist Don Baird and the Swiss-born paleontologist Rainer Zangerl who worked at the Field Museum.
Dates
- 1958-2024
Creator
Extent
8.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Spanish; Castilian
German
French
Arrangement
The series is arranged alphabetically (folder level) then chronologically (item level) except for miscellaneous folders which are arranged alphabetically on both levels.
Creator
- Colbert, Edwin H. (Edwin Harris), 1905-2001 (Person)
- Leakey, Meave, G., 1942-07-28 (Person)
- Nicholson, Thomas D. (Person)
- Norell, Mark (Person)
- Rozen, Jerome George, 1928- (Person)
- Schaeffer, Bobb, 1913-2004 (Person)
- Tedford, Richard H. (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Vertebrate Paleontology Archives Repository
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024-5192