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Scrapbook of the Senff Zoölogical Expedition to the Nile Valley

 Item
Identifier: Mss .S46

Scope and Contents

Letters, visiting cards, and clippings from the expedition mounted on scrapbook pages. Many letters are addressed to Henry Fairfield Osborn and Bashford Dean.

Dates

  • 1898-1899

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Expedition sponsored by Charles H. Senff and planned by Henry Fairfield Osborn; its main purpose was to study Polypterus and its bearing upon the problem of the relation of crossopterygian fishes to the amphibians. The expedition members were N.R. Harrington (who compiled most of the scrapbook) and Reid Hunt.

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet (1 box) : scrapbook, 68 pages ; 31 cm

Title
Scrapbook of the Senff Zoölogical Expedition to the Nile Valley, 1898-1899
Author
Iris Lee
Date
2018
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the Research Library Special Collections Repository

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