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Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler), 1864-1945

 Person

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

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Little Tobago, West Indies, Colorado, Canada, the Philippines and Colombia; manuscripts and notes for published and unpublished work; biographical and educational information and honors; press clippings; photographs, negatives and lantern slides; correspondence; newspaper clippings;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

Joseph Asaph Allen correspondence, 1870-1919

 Collection
Identifier: Mss .A451-.A452
Dates: Majority of material found within ( 1899-1902)

Edgar A. Mearns correspondence, 1883-1915

 Collection
Identifier: Mss .M43
Scope and Contents

The collection consists entirely of photocopies of handwritten letters. The first letter, dated May 17, 1883, is from Albert S. Bickmore, founder and superintendent of the AMNH, concerning Mearns's proposed donation of a collection of birds. The second letter is from curator J.A. Allen, discussing details of the specimens. Other correspondents include James P. Chapin, Frank M. Chapman, L.P. Gratacap, C. Hart Merriam, Jenness Richardson and Anthony Woodward.

Dates: 1883-1915

Watkins collection

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn122
Scope and Contents

One box correspondence, reports on collecting locales, lists of skins, keys to photos, and account sheets. Remaining enclosures contain numbered prints from South American travels mounted on board, including 15 mounted panoramic prints.

Dates: 1916-1920s