Beck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950

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Catalogue of bird skins and birds, specimen numbers 1-7863, expedition journal of Rollo H. Beck-(handwritten and typed bound copy), photographs and correspondence.

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Field photographs of Brewster-Sanford Expedition to South America, mostly of boats, people, animals, and buildings.

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Daily field notes (many mentioning Ernest Quayle) from Beck's time as leader of the Whitney South Sea Expedition from 1920 to 1925. Beck was the leader of field research for the first eight years of the Whitney South Seas Expedition.

v. 1. September 1920-June 1923 -- v. 2. December 1923-August 1925.

Scope and Contents Daily field notes (many mentioning Ernest Quayle) from Beck's time as leader of the Whitney South Sea Expedition from 1920 to 1925. Beck was the leader of field research for the first eight years of the Whitney South Seas Expedition. During his lifetime, Beck was considered the foremost collector in the field and was renowned for his ability to quickly prepare well-made studyskins of birds. He had led the AMNH Brewster-Sanford Expedition (1912-1917) before joining Whitney South Seas...

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Various letters (mostly to Robert C. Murphy) and daily field notes during Beck's time as expedition leader in the Pacific Islands from 1923 to 1928. Beck was the leader of field research for the first eight years of the Whitney South Seas Expedition.

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Letters discussing finance, progress, and various assignments of the Whitney South Seas Expedition, mostly between Beck and Frank M. Chapman and Robert C. Murphy. Beck was the leader of field research for the first eight years of the Whitney South Seas Expedition.

Scope and Contents This collection contains bound volumes, notes, correspondence, photographs, log books and journals. The material has been arranged into three series. The collection is largely comprised of thirty-three Bound Volumes (Series I) that contain letters and journal entries written by the field researchers that participated in the Whitney South Sea Expedition. Many of these bound volumes store additional material including hand-drawn maps, specimen sketches, photographs and a few handwritten...