Journals: [microform]
Dates
- 1904-1958
Creator
Biographical sketch
Naturalist and curator at the American Museum of Natural History; founder of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.
Extent
29 Volumes (29 v. ; 26 cm.)
Language of Materials
English
Location of Originals Note
Indicator 1 Holder of originals: Fire Island National Seashore (William Floyd estate).
General Note
Holograph.
General Note
Journals (28 v.) kept by J.T. Nichols consisting chiefly of detailed records of birds and some other animals he observed in Mastic, Long Island, and other locations in the New York Area. The entries are dated Aug. 10, 1904 to Nov. 1, 1958 (Nichols died on Nov. 10, 1958). Also includes a bibliography of his 1,045 publications in a separate vol.
General Note
Each vol. (except last 2 vols.) includes index.
General Note
The 1st four vols. consist of approximately 200 p., the 5th and 7th vol. of 300 p., and all others of 152 p. Most of them are filled on recto of leaves only; in the last vol. of the journal, p. 128-152 are blank.
General Note
(Cont'd) [16.] June 3, 1934-Nov. 30, 1935 -- [17.] Dec. 1, 1935-May 2, 1937 -- [18.] Apr. 30, 1937-June 25, 1938 -- [19.] June 26, 1938-Dec. 31, 1940 -- [20.] Jan. 2, 1941-June 18, 1943 -- [21.] June 20, 1943-July 22, 1945 -- [22.] Aug. 5, 1945-July 26, 1948 -- [23.] Aug. 1, 1948-July 20, 1951 -- [24.] July 4, 1951-Aug. 2, 1953 -- [25.] Aug. 8, 1953-Dec. 10, 1954 -- [26.] Dec. 11, 1954-June 17, 1956 -- [27.] June 17, 1956-Sept. 8, 1957 -- [28.] Sept. 14, 1957-Nov. 1, 1958 -- [29.] Bibliography, Jan. 1904-Aug. 28, 1958.
General Note
Original at the Fire Island National Seashore (William Floyd estate)
Cumulative Index/Finding Aids Note
[1.] Aug. 10, 1904-Sept. 17, 1907 -- [2.] Oct. 1, 1907-Feb. 1, 1913 -- [3.] Feb. 2, 1913-Jan. 13, 1915 -- [4.] Jan. 16, 1915-May 30, 1916 --[5.] June 3, 1916-Mar. 27-31, 1919 -- [6.] Mar. 27-31, 1919-July 19, 1920 -- [7.] July 24, 1920-Nov. 26, 1922 -- [8.] Nov. 30, 1922-June 22, 1924 -- [9.] June 22, 1924-Aug. 11-19, 1925 -- [10.] Aug. 11-19, 1925-Aug. 6, 1926 -- [11.] Aug. 7, 1926-Nov. 18, 1928 -- [12.] Nov. 19, 1928-June 15, 1930 -- [13.] June 22, 1930-Aug. 17, 1931 -- [14.] Aug. 18, 1931-Nov. 22, 1932 -- [15.] Nov. 23, 1932-May 31, 1934.
Reproduction Note
Type of reproduction--Microfilm.; Place of reproduction--[New York, N.Y. :; Agency responsible for reproduction--The Museum: Date of reproduction--1988]. Physical description of reproduction--8 microfilm reels : negative ; 35 mm.
Creator
- 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
American Museum of Natural History
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