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Albert S. Bickmore papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss .B5351- .B5358
Scope and Contents The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, reports, newspaper clippings and photocopies of journal articles, photographs of Bickmore, and one drawing. The bulk of Bickmore's papers (32 boxes) consists of correspondence, mostly typewritten, relating to his work as superintendent of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and curator of the Dept. of Public Education. Additional material consists of handwritten diaries from Bickmore's travels; the typescript of his...
Dates: 1854-1914; Majority of material found within ( 1865-1903)

William King Gregory papers, 1889-1948 (bulk 1906-1948)

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Identifier: Mss .G7441
Scope and Contents The collection consists of administrative, scientific, academic and personal papers, and correspondence. Papers include Gregory's general correspondence with universities, colleges and scientists about his research topics and publications; correspondence with museums about purchasing replicas of fossils; and with students seeking employement. Other papers include lecture notes prepared for zoology classes emphasizing evolution, 1925-1926 and 1939; and manuscripts and notes for his...
Dates: 1889-1948; Majority of material found within 1906-1948

Edmund Otis Hovey papers

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Identifier: Mss .H681-.H682

William Diller Matthew papers

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Identifier: Mss .M338
Dates: 1922-1926; Majority of material found within ( 1925-1926)

Robert Cushman Murphy collection

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Identifier: Mss .M87
Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of eight folders containing clippings from magazines and newspapers, typed announcements and articles, some correspondence, and various ephemera that highlight moments in Robert Cushman Murphy’s life and his association with AMNH. The collection was transferred from the AMNH Office of Public Affairs. The contents of all folders are chronologically ordered. Almost all the material is photocopied printed matter or typewritten, with some carbon copies. Folder 2...
Dates: 1913-1973; Majority of material found within 1930-1973

Henry Fairfield Osborn papers

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Identifier: Mss .O835
Dates: 1877-1935; Majority of material found within 1908-1935

Albert Eide Parr papers

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Identifier: Mss .P371-.P375
Scope and Content Note

The collection contains a wide variety of documents pertaining to Albert E. Parr, particularly during his tenure as Museum Director (1942-1959). Additionally, the collection also hosts a large collection of his original publications, as well as an assortment of newspaper clippings, receipts, meeting minutes, drafts of speeches, and correspondence.

Dates: 1933-1935, 1942-1980

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Natural history museum curators -- Correspondence 5
Museum directors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Correspondence 3
Paleontologists -- United States -- Correspondence 3
Geologists -- United States -- Correspondence. 2
Ichthyologists -- United States -- Correspondence 2
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Mammals -- Evolution. 2
Museum curators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Correspondence. 2
Natural history museums -- New York (State) -- New York -- History 2
Ontogeny. 2
Ainu 1
Animals -- Classification 1
Australia -- Description and travel. 1
Birds -- Exhibitions 1
Caves -- United States. 1
Caves -- Virginia -- Luray 1
City Planning 1
Conservationists -- New York (State) -- New York 1
Conservationists -- United States 1
Earthquakes. 1
East Asia -- Description and travel 1
Education -- Museums 1
Evolution (Biology) -- History -- Sources. 1
Evolution (Biology) -- Philosophy -- History -- Sources. 1
Fishes -- Anatomy. 1
Fishes -- Evolution. 1
Geology -- Exhibitions -- New York (State) -- New York 1
Gilyaks. 1
Indonesia -- Description and travel. 1
Invertebrates, Fossil -- Collection and preservation. 1
Invertebrates, Fossil -- Identification. 1
Mammals -- Classification -- History. 1
Mammals -- Exhibitions 1
Mammals, Fossil -- North America. 1
Mammals, Fossil. 1
Meteorites 1
Mines and mineral resources -- United states. 1
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Museum curators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Biography. 1
Museum curators -- United States -- History. 1
Museums -- Educational aspects -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- Sources. 1
Natural history -- Study and teaching -- New York (State) -- New York. 1
Natural history museum curators 1
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Natural history museums -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- Sources. 1
Natural history museums -- United States -- History. 1
New Zealand -- Description and travel. 1
Oceanographers -- United States -- Correspondence 1
Ornithologists -- United States 1
Ornithology -- United States 1
Paleontology -- Methodology. 1
Paleontology -- Research -- History -- Sources. 1
Paleontology -- Research -- History. 1
Pelée, Mount (Martinique) -- Eruption, 1902. 1
Primates -- Evolution. 1
Rocks -- Collection and preservation. 1
Rocks -- Identification. 1
Saint-Pierre (Martinique) 1
San Francisco (Calif.) -- Earthquake, 1906. 1
Saurischia. 1
Scientific expeditions -- Africa. 1
Scientific expeditions -- Australia. 1
Soufrière (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) -- Eruption, 1902. 1
Teeth, Fossil. 1
Transvaal (South Africa) -- Description and travel. 1
Vertebrates, Fossil 1
Volcanoes 1
Willamette meteorite. 1
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Department of Geology and Paleontology 2
Matthew, William Diller, 1871-1930 2
Murphy, Robert Cushman, 1887-1973 2
Parr, Albert Eide, 1900-1991 2
Adamson, Hans Christian 1
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Akeley, Carl Ethan, 1864-1926 1
Akeley, Mary L. Jobe (Mary Lenore Jobe), 1878-1966 1
American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology 1
American Museum of Natural History. Department of Vertebrate Paleontology 1
Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960 1
Australian Expedition (1st : 1921-1922) 1
Beebe, William, 1877-1962 1
Berkey, Charles Peter, 1867-1955 1
Bickmore, Albert S. (Albert Smith), 1839-1914 1
Boas, Franz, 1858-1942 1
Breder, Charles M. (Charles Marcus), 1897-1983 1
Brooklyn Museum 1
Brown, Barnum 1
Burden, W. Douglas (William Douglas), 1898-1978 1
Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964 1
Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler), 1864-1945 1
Cockerell, Theodore D. A. (Theodore Dru Alison), 1866-1948 1
Dean, Bashford, 1867-1928 1
Department of Education 1
Department of Ichthyology 1
Frick, Childs, 1883-1965 1
Granger, Walter, 1872-1941 1
Gregory, William K. (William King), 1876-1970 1
Hellman, Milo, 1872-1947 1
Hovey, Edmund Otis, 1862-1924 1
Johnson, Osa, 1894-1953 1
Knight, Charles Robert, 1874-1953 1
Lerner, Michael, 1890-1978 1
Lucas, Frederic A. (Frederic Augustus), 1852-1929 1
Lutz, Frank Eugene, 1879-1943 1
Mook, Charles Craig, 1887-1966 1
Moses, Robert, 1888-1981 1
New York Zoological Park 1
Nichols, John T. (John Treadwell), 1883-1958 1
Noble, G. Kingsley (Gladwyn Kingsley), 1894-1940 1
Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935 1
Raven, Henry Cushier, 1889-1944 1
Schwarz, Herbert Ferlando, 1883-1960 1
Shapiro, Harry L. (Harry Lionel), 1902-1990 1
Simpson, George Gaylord, 1902-1984 1
Williston, Samuel Wendell, 1851-1918 1
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