Letters - O to S, 1928-1949
Scope and Content
The collection consists of 101 letters (handwritten and typewritten), 14 cards and seven photographs received by Schwarz between the years 1921 and 1957, and the incomplete typescript of Stingless Bees. Many of the letters thank Schwarz for his book (Stingless bees), which he distributed to entomologists around the world. Others are responses to Schwarz's Christmas cards. Highlights of the collection include: Letters from William Beebe; five Christmas cards with hand-painted pictures of spiders by AMNH entomologist Willis J. Gertsch; and letters from the English entomologist George W. Salt thanking Schwarz for his kindness for the parcels he sent after World War II, while Britain was still enduring food rationing. Other correspondents include E.O. Essig, Heinrich Friese, Caryl Parker Haskins, R.W.G. Hingston, Warwick E. Kerr, John H. Lovell, S.A. Rohwer, Myron H. Swenk, AMNH directors F.A. Lucas and Albert Eide Parr, and AMNH president Henry Fairfield Osborn. The typescript begins with page 63 and ends at page 261a. It contains multiple handwritten ink and pencil edits by Schwarz, and also cut and pasted typewritten insertions. Related to the manuscript are six manila folders containing unpublished illustrations. There are also four field notebooks, typescript/handwritten notes, an envelope of photographs and a manila envelope of drawings, all on research.
Dates
- 1928-1949
Access and Conditions Restrictions
Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted. Requests to use the collection should be made in advance to the Special Collections Librarian, who may be contacted at 212-769-5420 or at [email protected]
Extent
From the Collection: 1.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Schwarz, Herbert Ferlando, 1883-1960 (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420
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