Box 5

Correspondence regarding recommendations for and placement of orders for various supplies and equipment. Also includes notes, receipts, and tags from grinding wheels. Contains "Index to Letters" (1 p.).

Correspondence regarding seismographs, astronomical exhibits, requests for publications, and astronomical position (latitude, longitude) of a point on museum grounds. Also includes notes, diagrams, a memorandum, a table of geographic positions, a list of images for astronomical exhibit, and results of a survey for determining latitude and longitude.

A letter from Hovey to President Osborn disputing MacMillan's account of the Crocker Land Expedition; also includes an unrelated letter from Ekblaw who was also on the expedition

Primarily correspondence concerning a talk about the Crocker Land Expedition and preparation of an arctic map. Also includes invoice, drafts of correspondence, a list of expeditions, two maps, clippings from Science, a copy of an article from the New York Daily Tribune, and notes on the progress of Antarctic expeditions. Contains "Index to Letters" (1 p.).

Primarily correspondence regarding requests to use and obtain copies of arctic map prepared by AMNH and American Geographical Society. Also includes a memorandum, maps, a newspaper clipping, invoices, and detailed plans of expedition for Crocker Land Expedition. Contains "Index to Letters" (1 p.).

Primarily correspondence regarding obtaining specimens of petrified wood. Also includes a memorandum, list of expenses, receipts, postcards, a photograph, and a leaflet containing rules and regulations. Contains "Index to Letters" (2 pp.).

Primarily correspondence with other individuals who were on Crocker Land Expedition; some photographs. Includes letter to Hovey by Knud Rasmussen in which he takes issue with Donald MacMillan's book about the expedition, including his cursory mention of the murder of Piuvaitsok.

Primarily correspondence concerning obtaining specimens from mines in Chihuahua (Mexico). Also includes a memorandum, a geological report, and other correspondence about exchange of specimens. Contains "Index to Letters" (1 p.), as well as Separation Sheet noting that photo prints were moved from this folder to the Negative Storage Room.

Two letters (from Hovey to Lucas regarding an application for a position, from Hovey to Simons regarding specimens found). Contains "Index to Letters" (1 p.), of which some items listed are not in this folder.

Primarily correspondence regarding acquisition of Bailey Collection of Meteorites. Also includes notes, a sketch, drafts of letters, and memoranda. Contains "Index to Letters" (1 p.), of which some items listed are in Folder #280.