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John T. Zimmer papers
Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn66
Scope and Contents
Hand written manuscripts and typescripts relating to bird family classification. Notes on types, collections, collectors and correspondence regarding nomenclature.
Dates:
1950s
Found in:
Department of Ornithology Archives
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
Type card file for published lists on bird families
Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn11
Scope and Contents
Cards containing information on 19th and 20th-century published titles about various bird families. The publications referenced here are by the American Museum of Natural History as well as outside authors.
Dates:
circa mid to late 20th century
Found in:
Department of Ornithology Archives
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- Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887 1
- Batchelder, Charles F. (Charles Foster), 1898-1973 1
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- Lawrence, George N. (George Newbold), 1806-1895 1
- Lucas, Frederic A. (Frederic Augustus), 1852-1929 1
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- Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942 1
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