Diaries, 1872-1893

Series

Identifier: Archives Microfilm #36A

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Microfilm copies of archives and manuscripts from central archives and other Science departments.

Dates

1872-1893

Creator

Cope, E. D. (Edward Drinker), 1840-1897 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Some materials are restricted.

Extent

16 Volumes (16 v. : ill. ;, 22 cm. or smaller.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Location of Originals Note

Indicator 1 Holder of originals: Rare Book Collection. Silver original shelved in the Negative Storage Room.

General Note

In 7 cases, 26 cm.

General Note

Cope's field diaries of his collecting expeditions in the West in 1872, 1873, 1874, 1876, 1877, 1879 (3 v.), 1881/82, 1883/85 and 1892/93. Also includes a notebook entitled "Paris journal" (1878) and field diaries of his collecting assistants, R.S. Hill (Kansas, 1877 and 1879. 2 v.), Frank Hazard (Nebraska, 1880), and Hazard's assistant, J.B. Asher (Kansas, 1881)

General Note

The diaries, written mostly in pencil, contain many illustrations, some colored, and numerous inserts, such as calling cards and notes on slips of paper.

General Note

Microfilm reel in Microfilmed Archives and Manuscripts box 24.

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.