A list of the Tring ornithological collection / prepared by Robert Cushman Murphy., 1932
Scope and Contents
Microfilm copies of archives and manuscripts from central archives and other Science departments.
Dates
- 1932
Conditions Governing Access
Some materials are restricted.
Biographical sketch
Murphy was associate curator in the AMNH Bird Dept. at the time.
Extent
7 v. (654, [2] leaves) ; (7 v. (654[2] leaves) ; 34 cm.)
Language of Materials
English
Location of Originals Note
Indicator 1 Holder of originals: Rare Book Collection. Silver original shelved in the Negative Storage Room.
Publication Date
1932.
General Note
Typescript (carbon copy)
General Note
List of the bird specimens whose ownership was transferred from Lord Rothschild's Zoological Museum at Tring, Hertfordshire, to the American Museum of Natural History. Vols. 1-6 list the contents of the 185 cases of ornithological specimens shipped to the Museum; v. 7 consists of an index to the taxonomic names listed in v. 1-6. The specimens are curated by the AMNH's Dept. of Ornithology.
General Note
This was Murphy's own copy and bears his signature and marginal notes in red ink.
Reproduction Note
Type of reproduction--Microfilm.; Place of reproduction--[New York, N.Y. :; Agency responsible for reproduction--American Museum of Natural History: Date of reproduction--1987]. Physical description of reproduction--1 microfilm reel, 35 mm.
- American Museum of Natural History -- : Catalogs.
- American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology
- Archives Microfilm
- Birds -- Catalogs and collections
- Murphy, Robert Cushman, 1887-1973
- Rothschild, Lionel Walter Rothschild, Baron, 1868-1937 -- : Natural history collections.
- Zoological Museum (Tring, England) -- : Catalogs.
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
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New York NY 10024 USA
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