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American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Archives.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Archives collections belonging to and managed by the Museum's Department of Ornithology.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Department of Ornithology collection on Audubon materials

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn191
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, complete copies of "Birds of America left in the world today" A-Z (4 boxes), publications, clippings, articles, exhibit records and catalogs, "Birds of America" card catalogs, biographical information, administrative records including AMNH holdings, Loan information, Appraisals, condition reports, Photographs, manuscripts, CD's, and research notes.

Dates: circa 1880s-2007

E. Thomas Gilliard collection

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn190
Scope and Contents Expedition records including equipment lists, field notes, catalogs and journals for travel in New Guinea, British Guiana, New Britain, Venezuela, Nepal, Little Tobago, West Indies, Colorado, Canada, the Philippines and Colombia; manuscripts and notes for published and unpublished work; biographical and educational information and honors; press clippings; photographs, negatives and lantern slides; correspondence; newspaper clippings; personal papers; 8 volumes; bird lists; lecture notes;...
Dates: 1936-circa 1970s

Murphy and Gilliard bibliography files

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn252
Scope and Contents

Bibliographical card files for R. C.Murphy and E. T. Gilliard.

Dates: undated

Rollo Beck Expedition to New Guinea collection

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn72
Scope and Contents

Field catalog, journal and field notes, with notes by Mayr and Gilliard. Also includes correspondence and photographs.

Dates: 1928-1929