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Ernest Thompson Seton collection

 Series
Identifier: MSS-S41

Dates

  • 1879-1946

Creator

Extent

39 Volumes (39 journals housed in 33 boxes. ) : Field journals containing mixed materials.

1 Box (One box containing 17 folders consisting of correspondence, writings, and published works. ) : Mixed materials.

11 boxes (11 boxes containing photocopies of correspondence. ) : Photocopies.

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement

Organized into three series: 1. Field Journals 2. Corespondence, Writings, and Published Works 3. Photocopied Corespondence.

Related Archival Materials

AMNH Library Special Collections has a videorecording, Camping among the Indians (1927), filmed during the AMNH-Woodcraft Indian Trip to the Southwest. Film Collection no. 22.

Related Archival Materials

AMNH Library Special Collections has 28 color transparencies of Seton's paintings, sketches and illustrations, some photographed from his journal. Photographic Collection no. 329.

Related Archival Materials

AMNH Library Special Collections has 66 black and white photoprints of the illustrations for: The worlds of Ernest Thompson Seton, edited by John G. Samson. New York : Knopf, 1976. Photographic Collection no. 328.

Title
Ernest Thompson Seton collection, 1879-1946
Author
Thomas Barker
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
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

Contact:
American Museum of Natural History
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New York NY 10024 USA
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