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Macmillan, Lindsay

 Person

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Australia-Macmillan Expedition collection

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn200
Scope and Contents

Field notes, catalogs, specimen tags, lists of specimens and photographs. Field specimen numbers Q1 to 254B.

Dates: 1940

Journal

 Digital Record
Identifier: 100220757

Lindsay Macmillan, Field notes on the birds of New Caledonia , 1938 - 1939

 Item — Volume: AA
Identifier: Archives Orn60
Scope and Contents

This volume includes Macmillan's scientific and daily observations between 1938 and 1939 while exploring and collecting specimens from New Caledonia and surrounding islands. These notes were compiled and edited from original material. Macmillan led the Whitney South Sea Expedition from 1935 to 1940. His wife Joy accompanied him and acted as assistant for part of the expedition.

Dates: 1938 - 1939

Lindsay Macmillan, Loyalty Islands log , 1938

 Item — Volume: EE
Identifier: Archives Orn60
Scope and Contents

Specimen and activity log during Macmillan's duties as expedition leader in 1938 exploring the Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia). Includes details on Uvea Island (February 7- June 14, 1938), Beaupre Island (June 9-11 1938), and Lifu Island (June 24-September 14, 1938). These notes were compiled and edited from original material. Macmillan led the Whitney South Sea Expedition from 1935 to 1940. his wife Joy accompanied him and acted as assistant for part of the expdition.

Dates: 1938

Lindsay Macmillan, Loyalty Islands survey 1938 : Uvea Island summary : original map in file , 1938

 Item — Volume: BB
Identifier: Archives Orn60
Scope and Contents

Geographic, cultural, and biological summaries and surveys of the Loyalty Islands, specifically Uvea (Ouvéa) Island during Macmillan's 1938 expedition year. These notes were compiled and edited from original material. Macmillan led the Whitney South Sea Expedition from 1935 to 1940. His wife Joy accompanied him and acted as assistant for part of the expedition.

Dates: 1938

Lindsay Macmillan notes and letters, 1936 - 1940

 Item — Volume: FF
Identifier: Archives Orn60
Scope and Contents

Macmillan's notes and letters from his time exploring New Hebrides (Vanuatu) from 1936 onward. Included are details on Tanna Island, Aniwa Island, Erromanga Island, as well as Aneityum and Futuna Islands. Correspondence is between Macmillan and Ernst Mayr at AMNH. These notes were compiled and edited from original material. Macmillan led the Whitney South Sea Expedition from 1935 to 1940. His wife Joy accompanied him and acted as assistant for part of the expedition.

Dates: 1936 - 1940

Lindsay Macmillan, Ornithological summary of Lifu Island, Loyalty group , 1938

 Item — Volume: CC
Identifier: Archives Orn60
Scope and Contents

Detailed specimen studies and histories of birds observed and collected on or near the Lifu and Loyalty Islands in 1938. Brief mention is also made of local mammals. These notes were compiled and edited from original material. Macmillan led the Whitney South Sea Expedition from 1935 to 1940. His wife Joy accompanied him and acted as assistant for part of the expedition.

Dates: 1938

Lindsay Macmillian, Loyalty Islands survey. Mare Island, 1937-1938

 Item — Volume: DD
Identifier: Archives Orn60
Scope and Contents

Includes a brief geographical description of the Loyalty Islands (New Caledonia), including a summary of individual species, a log, and several pages discussing reptiles and invertebrates of Maré Island. These notes were compiled and edited from original material. Macmillan led the Whitney South Sea Expedition from 1935 to 1940. His wife Joy accompanied him and acted as assistant for part of the expedition.

Dates: 1920-2007

Tanna Islands : Southern New Hebrides /

 Digital Record
Identifier: 100220761

Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn60
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...
Dates: 1920-2007