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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
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
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
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
Albert Eide Parr papers
Collection
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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- Subject: Ichthyologists -- United States -- Correspondence X
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- Manuscript Collection 4
- Fishes -- Research 3
- Natural history museum curators 3
- Coelacanth 2
- Animals -- Classification 1
- Australia -- Description and travel. 1
- Cichlids 1
- City Planning 1
- Correspondence 1
- Department Records 1
- Ecology 1
- Education -- Museums 1
- Fishes -- Anatomy. 1
- Fishes -- Bibliography 1
- Fishes -- Evolution. 1
- Mammals -- Evolution. 1
- Museum curators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Correspondence. 1
- Museum directors -- New York (State) -- New York -- Correspondence 1
- Natural history museum curators -- Correspondence 1
- New Zealand -- Description and travel. 1
- Oceanographers -- United States -- Correspondence 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
- Department of Ichthyology 4
- American Museum of Natural History 2
- Atz, James W. 2
- Dean, Bashford, 1867-1928 2
- Gregory, William K. (William King), 1876-1970 2
- Parr, Albert Eide, 1900-1991 2
- Smith, J. L. B. (James Leonard Brierley), 1897-1968 2
- Adamson, Hans Christian 1
- Akeley, Carl Ethan, 1864-1926 1
- Akeley, Mary L. Jobe (Mary Lenore Jobe), 1878-1966 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
- Moses, Robert, 1888-1981 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
- 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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