Willis John Gertsch papers, 1969-1982
Scope and Contents
Papers from after Gertsch's retirement from AMNH. Includes correspondence, personal and general; specimen work list; drawings for publications; manuscripts both published and unpublished; expedition and travel files.
Dates
- 1969 - 1982
Creator
- Gertsch, Willis John, 1906- (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.
Extent
6 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Alphabetical, then chronological within correspondent.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Invertebrate Zoology in. Method of acquisition--Transferred from; Date of acquisition--Fall 2011..
General Note
Includes field notes - some of the correspondence could be counted as such.
General Note
Unprocessed collection.
General Note
This collection was sent to the museum from Portal, Arizona, where Gertsch had retired.
General Note
Previous number used: IZ 024
General Note
condition reviewed 20111201; fair; all material very dusty and dirty
Creator
- Gertsch, Willis John, 1906- (Person)
- American Museum of Natural History. Department of Invertebrates (Organization)
Source
- Division of Invertebrate Zoology (Organization)
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Sponsor
- The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017). Minimal level collection record created with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Hidden Collections grant, 2010.
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
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