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James W. Atz papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss .A89
Scope and Contents
A portion of this collection consists of alphabetized correspondence between Dr. Atz and various professionals and organizations. Most of the letters are either personal in nature or related to research projects. There are also a number of publications, including articles, reprints, and journals. There are boxes dedicated to certain areas of research including oral brooding in cichlids, and one box of research-related items organized by species type. The material in the collection ranges...
Dates:
1949-2003; Majority of material found within 1950-1980
Found in:
Research Library Special Collections
Bashford Dean papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss .D433-.D434
Abstract
Bashford Dean (1867-1928) was a teacher, ichthyologist, and armor scholar. As curator, he headed emergent departments at the American Museum of Natural History (Reptiles and Fishes, 1903-1910) and the Metropolitan Museum of Art (curator, Arms and Armor, 1904-1912) in New York City. The Bashford Dean Papers primarily consists of correspondence and sketchbooks.
Dates:
1888-1961 and unknown; Majority of material found within 1901-1902
Found in:
Research Library Special Collections
William King Gregory papers, 1889-1948 (bulk 1906-1948)
Collection
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
Found in:
Research Library Special Collections
Latimeria (Coelacanth) at the American Museum of Natural History
Collection
Identifier: DR 078
Summary
Thirteen folders of correspondence and reprints relating to the Coelacanth at the American Museum of Natural History, including discovery of five unborn pups.
Dates:
1962-1992
Found in:
Research Library Special Collections
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- Fishes -- Research 3
- Manuscript Collection 3
- Coelacanth 2
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- Animals -- Classification 1
- Australia -- Description and travel. 1
- Cichlids 1
- Correspondence 1
- Department Records 1
- Ecology 1
- Fishes -- Anatomy. 1
- Fishes -- Bibliography 1
- Fishes -- Evolution. 1
- Mammals -- Evolution. 1
- Museum curators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Correspondence. 1
- Natural history museum curators -- Correspondence 1
- New Zealand -- Description and travel. 1
- Ontogeny. 1
- Paleontologists -- United States -- Correspondence 1
- Paleontology -- Research -- History. 1
- Primates -- Evolution. 1
- Publications 1
- Scientific expeditions -- Africa. 1
- Scientific expeditions -- Australia. 1
- Sketchbooks & albums 1
- Transvaal (South Africa) -- Description and travel. 1
- Vertebrates, Fossil 1 ∧ less
- Names
- Atz, James W. 2
- Dean, Bashford, 1867-1928 2
- Gregory, William K. (William King), 1876-1970 2
- Smith, J. L. B. (James Leonard Brierley), 1897-1968 2
- Adamson, Hans Christian (1890-1968) 1
- Akeley, Carl Ethan, 1864-1926 1
- Akeley, Mary L. Jobe (Mary Lenore Jobe), 1878-1966 1
- American Museum of Natural History 1
- Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960 1
- Australian Expedition (1st : 1921-1922) 1
- Beebe, William, 1877-1962 1
- Berkey, Charles Peter, 1867-1955 1
- Boas, Franz, 1858-1942 1
- Breder, Charles M. (Charles Marcus), 1897-1983 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
- Clark, Eugenie 1
- Cockerell, Theodore D. A. (Theodore Dru Alison), 1866-1948 1
- Frick, Childs, 1883-1965 1
- Granger, Walter, 1872-1941 1
- Hellman, Milo, 1872-1947 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
- Matthew, William Diller, 1871-1930 1
- Mook, Charles Craig, 1887-1966 1
- Murphy, Robert Cushman, 1887-1973 1
- Nichols, John T. (John Treadwell), 1883-1958 1
- Noble, G. Kingsley (Gladwyn Kingsley), 1894-1940 1
- Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935 1
- Parr, Albert Eide, 1900-1991 1
- Raven, Henry Cushier, 1889-1944 1
- Schaeffer, Bobb, 1913-2004 1
- Schwarz, Herbert Ferlando, 1883-1960 1
- Shapiro, Harry L. (Harry Lionel), 1902-1990 1
- Simpson, George Gaylord, 1902-1984 1
- Smith, C. Lavett, 1927- 1
- Williston, Samuel Wendell, 1851-1918 1 ∧ less
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