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[The Morden-Clark Asiatic Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History : [microform] / by William J. Morden].

 Item
Identifier: Archives Microfilm #4

Dates

  • 1927

Biographical sketch

Explorer and hunter; AMNH field associate in mammalogy.

Extent

1047 leaves in various foliations ; (1047 leaves in various foliations ; 29 cm.)

Language of Materials

English

Location of Originals Note

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

Publications About Described Materials

Part [1] subsequently published in Natural history ; v. 28, no. 5 (Sept.-Oct. 1928), with title: Marco Polo's sheep : collecting the Ovis poli in the high Pamirs : an account of one phase of the Morden-Clark Asiatic Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. Part [2] subsequently published in: National Geographic magazine ; v. 52, no. 4 (Oct. 1927).

Publication Date

[1927]

General Note

Part [1]: [1], 18 leaves; pt. [2]: [1], 44 leaves; pt. [3]: [13] leaves; pt. [4]: 110 [i.e. 112][679], 179 leaves.

General Note

Part [3] is a list of the daily camps, with data on travel time, altitude, weather, etc.

General Note

Period covered by journal (pt. [4]): 1926 Mar. 5-1926 Dec. 29.

General Note

Part [1] preceded by note to Natural history dated: New York, Sept. 3, 1927.

General Note

Parts [1]-[3] are carbon copies of typescripts. Part [4] is the original typescript. Title of pt. [2], foliation of last section (179 leaves) and corrections handwritten in ink.

Cumulative Index/Finding Aids Note

[1.] Among the herds of Ovis poli : an account of one phase of the Morden-Clark Asiatic Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History --[2.] By coolie and caravan across Central Asia -- [3.] [Itinerary] -- [4.] [Journal of the Morden-Clark Asiatic Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History].

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.

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).

Repository Details

Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository

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