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Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964

 Person

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

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
Found in: Research Library Special Collections / William King Gregory papers, 1889-1948 (bulk 1906-1948)

[Illustrations for "Birds of the Belgian Congo"].

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 1309
Dates: 1930 - 1954
Found in: Research Library Special Collections / [Illustrations for "Birds of the Belgian Congo"].

James Chapin (1890-1964) / Back "H 1925"

 Item
Identifier: Art Survey No. 1019
Scope and Contents

Portrait bust of James Chapin, AMNH ornithologist and explorer.

Dates: 1925
Found in: Research Library Special Collections / James Chapin (1890-1964) / Back "H 1925"

James Chapin photographic slide collection

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 165-166
Scope and Contents

Mostly consists of field photographs from the Belgian Congo including birds, nests, large mammals, lakes, general landscape and buildings. Also includes pictures of colleagues and/or family, Pygmies and a Pygmy dance, Watusi dance and some images showing the preparation for the Ross Expedition (1957). A few slides taken in the United States, primarily California.

Dates: circa 1953-1961
Found in: Research Library Special Collections / James Chapin photographic slide collection

James Chapin photographic slide collection

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 321
Scope and Contents

Photographs from the Chapin Collection taken mostly in Africa, including Senegal, Belgian Congo, Rwanda, and a few photographs from the United States, including Carl Akeley's grave. Images of birds, birds' nests, flowering trees, indigenous people, colleagues, and family.

Dates: 1953-1958
Found in: Research Library Special Collections / James Chapin photographic slide collection

James P. Chapin African bibliography

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn14
Scope and Contents

Files on James Paul Chapin's bibliography on Africa. Titles referenced in the files are from the 18th through 20th centuries.

Dates: 1930s-1950s
Found in: Department of Ornithology Archives / James P. Chapin African bibliography

James P. Chapin collection

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn47
Scope and Contents

Collection of Christmas cards from and to James Paul Chapin, watercolors, drawings, "colophons" (referenced as colophons but are actually hand drawn illustrations and considered a device), bookplates, cartoons, envelopes with Chapin illustrations. Subject matter mostly birds, also images of fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and plants. Includes watercolors done by Chapin for the American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915).

Dates: 1900 -1960s, undated
Found in: Department of Ornithology Archives / James P. Chapin collection

James P. Chapin collection

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn221
Scope and Contents James Chapin's personal and professional correspondence, expedition records including field notes and catalogs, photographs, negatives and personal diaries (1918-1964). Includes collected newsclippings, "Birds of the Belgian Congo" Ph.D. thesis and published works, reel to reel tape recordings with transcriptions, address books, date books, lists of Congo birds, original manuscripts, published reviews, articles, talks, papers, notes. Also includes Biographical information, photographs and...
Dates: 1908-1964
Found in: Department of Ornithology Archives / James P. Chapin collection

James P. Chapin Congo bibliography

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn15
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of James Paul Chapin's bibliography files on the Democratic Republic of Congo. One drawer contains files on books solely about Kivu, a region of the Congo. Titles referenced in the files are from the 20th century.

Dates: 1930s-1950s
Found in: Department of Ornithology Archives / James P. Chapin Congo bibliography

James P. Chapin general file

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn13
Scope and Contents

James Paul Chapin's file on various subjects, including birds, aviculture, fossils, botanicals, insects, spiders, and many more.

Dates: 1930s-1950s
Found in: Department of Ornithology Archives / James P. Chapin general file
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