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Morden African Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1953)

 Organization

Staff Only

Summary

To collect mammals, birds, and anthropological specimens

Summary

Sites visited: Southwest Africa

Personnel: Morden, William J., leader

REFERENCES

AMNH Annual Report No. 84, 1952-53, page 37

Natural History magazine, LXII, June, 1953, page 288

Natural History magazine, LXIII, May, 1954, page 240

Natural History magazine, LXIII, June, 1954, page 264-270

Natural History magazine, LXIV, February, 1955, page 84-89

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Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Field and Expedition Equipment

 Collection
Identifier: Mem 305
Scope and Contents Since 1887, the American Museum of Natural History has been conducting field expeditions in every continent. This is one of the main resources for the Museum’s scientific research and collection development activities throughout all its disciplines. This grouping holds the equipment that were used during expeditions from around 1877 to 1996. Most of these expeditions required direct interaction with the natural habitat of the subject of study, which usually involves being out in the...
Dates: Usage: circa 1877-1990s
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library

Morden African Expedition 1953 "Windhoek to Etoshapan", 1985

 Item
Identifier: EXH.023 L-1717
Scope and Contents

Morden African Expedition 1953 "Windhoek to Etoshapan" -- Etosha Pan -- Namibia -- 223A -- see also L-1532 and L-1630

Dates: 1985
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Department of Exhibition video collection / The nature of diamonds

Morden African Expedition 1953 "Windhoek to Runta", 1985

 Item
Identifier: EXH.023 L-1720
Scope and Contents

Morden African Expedition 1953 "Windhoek to Runta" -- Etosha Pan -- Namibia -- 223B -- see also L-1532 and L-1630

Dates: 1985
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Department of Exhibition video collection / The nature of diamonds

Morden Southwest Africa Expedition collection

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn147
Scope and Contents

List of species of birds collected by Walter Hoesch on the Morden Expedition to Southwest Africa, correspondence.

Dates: 1953
Found in: Department of Ornithology Archives
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