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Frederick B. Butler collection on the 1925 field season of the Third Asiatic Expedition

 Collection
Identifier: Mss .B88
Scope and Contents This collection contains field notes written by Butler during the 1925 field season (April 11-August 20) of the Third Asiatic Expedition. It also contains a typed diary detailing his experiences in Mongolia and discussing expedition staff members. Correspondences include letters to and from Butler and his wife in Tianjin (Tientsin), China, and official correspondences. Also included are various lectures ("Speech to the Algonquin Club. Boston, Dec. 7, 1926"; "Expedition lecture with...
Dates: 1924-1927; Majority of material found within 1925-1926

Central Asiatic Expeditions records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss .C446
Scope and Contents This collection is a record of the Museum’s explorations undertaken during the 1920s in the Gobi Desert under the leadership of Roy Chapman Andrews. A list of the men who participated in the CAE can be culled from the expeditions’ letterheads used by museum personnel in New York. All but three of the men cited on these letterheads are represented here. Those not found are Mont Reid, a physician, James Wang, an interpreter and G. Horwath of motor transport. The variety of other correspondents...
Dates: 1916-1940; Majority of material found within 1921-1933

[Field books of the Third Asiatic Expedition] : [microform]

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Microfilm #42
Scope and Contents Microfilm copies of field books created during an expedition led by Roy Chapman Andrews and sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History.Box 1. Geological reconnaissance in central Mongolia / Dr. Berkey. (1st-9th book, season of 1922) -- Box 2. Geological reconnaissance in central Mongolia / Dr. Charles P. Berkey (10-16th book, season of 1925) -- Box 3. Dr. Berkey's notes, devoted to summaries and topics and problems, season of 1922. T.A.E. summary book, 1923. Dr. Berkey's...
Dates: 1922-1930; Other: 1987 (digitized)

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  • Names: Granger, Walter, 1872-1941 X
  • Names: Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960 X
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