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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
Photographs of African people and culture
Collection
Identifier: PPC .A381
Scope and Content Note
The majority of this collection consists of photographs and photographic postcards of African people, locations and objects. Many of the photographs are portraits and various cultures are represented. Most of the images are captioned and several items are accompanied by brief notes.The earliest dated item is among a group of photographs collected by Franz Uri Boas for research (Folder 1). These include various objects of ritual and daily use, pygmies at the 1904 St. Louis...
Dates:
circa 1904-1950
R. E. Colville photographic slide collection of spiders, undated.
Collection
Identifier: PSC 183
Abstract
Photographs of spiders from California, Costa Rica, and South Africa. Species names identified on each slide.
Dates:
undated
Sarah Dietz slide photographic slide collection, 1960-1990.
Collection
Identifier: PSC 591-610
Abstract
Photographs taken around the world to accompany Sarah Dietz's lectures. Rehoused in 20 boxes in its original order. 591. China. 592. South Africa, China, Burma. 593. Indonesia, Mongolia. 594. China. 595. Ethiopia, India #1. 596. India #2. 597. Fiji, New Zealand, Australia. 598. Australia. 599. Arizona, Galapagos, Russia, Tanzania, Ethiopia. 600. Italy, Solomon Islands, Great Barrier Reef. 601. Thailand, Central Asia, Japan. 602. India, Great Rivers, Vietnam. 603. Java, Iran. 604. Madagascar,...
Dates:
1960-1990
Spiders ; A day in the life of a lion
Collection
Identifier: Film Collection no. 28
Scope and Contents
SEGMENT 1: Spiders. This segment is concerned with the world of spiders and includes a presentation of a live tarantula and other smaller specimens. John C. Pallister, research associate in the AMNH Department of Insects and Spiders, opens the segment with a discussion on the difference between tarantulas and small spiders. He examines live spiders in the television studio and presents a film about spiders, and their attempts to obtain prey both with and without webs. Different types of webs...
Dates:
1953
Thomas Larson photographic slide collection, 1951.
Collection
Identifier: PSC 334
Abstract
Field photographs of South African tribes. Beuchanaland, near Okavango River; Namaqualand, Liliefontein Reserve; N'gamiland, Shakawe.
Dates:
1951
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- Animals -- Classification 1
- Argentina 1
- Arizona 1
- Art, African 1
- Australia 1
- Australia -- Description and travel. 1
- Bali Island (Indonesia) 1
- Benin 1
- Burma 1
- Chile 1
- China 1
- Côte d'Ivoire 1
- Dakar (Senegal) 1
- Ethiopia 1
- Fiji 1
- Film Collection 1
- Fishes -- Anatomy. 1
- Fishes -- Evolution. 1
- Galapagos Islands 1
- Great Barrier Reef (Qld.) 1
- Greece 1
- Guinea 1
- Ichthyologists -- United States -- Correspondence 1
- India 1
- Indonesia 1
- Iran 1
- Italy 1
- Japan 1
- Java (Indonesia) 1
- Kenya 1
- Kikuyu (African people) 1
- Kruger National Park (South Africa) 1
- Kuba (African people) 1
- Lion -- Behavior 1
- Lion -- Folklore 1
- Lion -- Food 1
- Madagascar 1
- Mammals -- Evolution. 1
- Manuscript Collection 1
- Mongolia 1
- Moving Images 1
- Museum curators -- New York (State) -- New York -- Correspondence. 1
- Namaqualand (South Africa) 1
- Natural history museum curators -- Correspondence 1
- New Guinea 1
- New Zealand 1
- New Zealand -- Description and travel. 1
- Ngamiland District (Botswana) 1
- Niger 1
- Okavango River Valley 1
- Ontogeny. 1
- Paleontologists -- United States -- Correspondence 1
- Paleontology -- Research -- History. 1
- Photographic Print Collection 1
- Primates -- Evolution. 1
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- Sao Vicente -- Barlavento -- Cape Verde 1
- Scientific expeditions -- Africa. 1
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- American Museum of Natural History 4
- Boas, Franz, 1858-1942 2
- Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964 2
- Murphy, Robert Cushman, 1887-1973 2
- Shapiro, Harry L. (Harry Lionel), 1902-1990 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
- Beals, Jessie Tarbox 1
- Beebe, William, 1877-1962 1
- Berkey, Charles Peter, 1867-1955 1
- Breder, Charles M. (Charles Marcus), 1897-1983 1
- Brown, Barnum 1
- Burden, W. Douglas (William Douglas), 1898-1978 1
- CBS/AMNH Adventure Series (1953-1956) 1
- Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler), 1864-1945 1
- Cockerell, Theodore D. A. (Theodore Dru Alison), 1866-1948 1
- Columbia Broadcasting System, inc. 1
- Correia, José G., 1881-1954 1
- Dean, Bashford, 1867-1928 1
- Department of Ichthyology 1
- Foster, Robert 1
- Frick, Childs, 1883-1965 1
- Goodwin, George Gilbert 1
- Granger, Walter, 1872-1941 1
- Gregory, William K. (William King), 1876-1970 1
- Hellman, Milo, 1872-1947 1
- Johnson, Osa, 1894-1953 1
- Klein, Alfred J. 1
- Knight, Charles Robert, 1874-1953 1
- Larson, Thomas J. (Thomas John) 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
- Nichols, John T. (John Treadwell), 1883-1958 1
- Noble, G. Kingsley (Gladwyn Kingsley), 1894-1940 1
- Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935 1
- Pallister, John 1
- Parr, Albert Eide, 1900-1991 1
- Raven, Henry Cushier, 1889-1944 1
- Schwarz, Herbert Ferlando, 1883-1960 1
- Simpson, George Gaylord, 1902-1984 1
- Williston, Samuel Wendell, 1851-1918 1 ∧ less
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