Field correspondence, 1891-1969
Scope and Contents
The field correspondence were written by field workers relaying events during excavations and expeditions. The collection includes department field communications from 1891 to 1969. While Henry Fairfield Osborn was in the department, the letters were addressed primarily to him, but later letters were addressed to others. Notable names in the field correspondence include Walter Granger, Barnum Brown, Ted Galusha, Charles Falkenbach, and G. G. Simpson. The years 1962-1968 are missing.
Dates
- 1891-1969
Creator
- American Museum of Natural History. Department of Vertebrate Paleontology (Creator, Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is housed in the Division of Paleontology. Please contact the collection manager for access; materials are sometimes restricted. https://www.amnh.org/research/paleontology/collections/vertebrate-paleontology-archives
Extent
4.587 Linear Feet (11 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
- Box 1
- 1891-1900
- Box 2
- 1901-1903
- Box 3
- 1903-1909
- Box 4
- 1910-1916
- Box 5
- 1918-1923
- Box 6
- 1923-1926
- Box 7
- 1926-1931
- Box 8
- 1931-1937
- Box 9
- 1938-1947
- Box 10
- 1947-1955
- Box 11
- 1956-1969
Physical Location
FA, C. Location: A080.
General
Based on Ruth Sternfeld's historic finding aid, Binder 4.
Historic Call Number: 2:2/2:3
Formerly VPA 14
Processing Information
The collection was created by gathering all the field correspondence from the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology expeditions.
Creator
- American Museum of Natural History. Department of Vertebrate Paleontology (Creator, Organization)
- Brown, Barnum (Creator, Person)
- Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935 (Creator, Person)
- Gidley, James Williams, 1866-1931 (Creator, Person)
- Granger, Walter, 1872-1941 (Creator, Person)
- Matthew, William Diller, 1871-1930 (Creator, Person)
- Falkenbach, Charles H. (Creator, Person)
- Galusha, Ted (Creator, Person)
- Simpson, George Gaylord, 1902-1984 (Creator, Person)
- Schlaikjer, Erich M. (Erich Maren), 1905-1972 (Creator, Person)
- Colbert, Edwin H. (Edwin Harris), 1905-2001 (Creator, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Vertebrate Paleontology Archives Repository
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024-5192
