Frank M. Chapman collection
Scope and Contents
Field notes, catalogs and note books from locations including Colorado, Florida, Chile, the Caribbean, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Cuba, Princes Town, Dominica, Yucatan, Bahamas, England, South Carolina, Canada, New Hampshire, Mexico, Colombia, Texas, and Trinidad, correspondence, notebook of Edith Van Buren Chapman, manuscripts, photographs, scrapbooks, monographs, biographical material and diplomas, publications, including signed issues.
Dates
- 1872-1938, 1973-1977
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is housed in the Department of Ornithology. Please contact the collection manager for access; materials are sometimes restricted. https://www.amnh.org/research/vertebrate-zoology/ornithology
Extent
8.33 Linear Feet (9 manuscript boxes, 8 custom boxes, 16 volumes, 1 oversized enclosure and 1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged roughly by format and date.
Condition
Good.
Creator
- Title
- Frank M. Chapman collection, 1872-1938, 1973-1977
- Author
- Rebecca Morgan, 2010
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017). Minimal level collection record created with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Risk Assessment grant, 2010.
Repository Details
Part of the Department of Ornithology Archives Repository
Division of Vertebrate Zoology
Department of Ornithology
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024-5192 US