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Department of Ornithology historic correspondence 'A-Z' collection
Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn5
Scope and Contents
Historic correspondence files organized from A to Z and include articles, photographs (one slide), biographical information, bird lists and field notes. Also includes articles, expedition histories, oral history.
Dates:
1865-2002, undated
Found in:
Department of Ornithology Archives
George K. Cherrie correspondence, 1902 Jan. 9, 1903 Apr. 11
Collection
Identifier: Mss .C454
Scope and content
The collection consists of two handwritten signed letters from Hartert, the first discussing Cherrie's collecting plans for an upcoming expedition to Cayenne, French Guiana, and the second evaluating the results. In the first letter, Hartert requests six specimens of every species of bird from Cayenne; eight of hummingbirds and swifts. Payment is discussed. Hartert says that Oldfield Thomas of the Natural History Museum (London, England) wants mammals from Cayenne, and stresses his own...
Dates:
1902 - 1903
James Paul Chapin correspondence, 1953
Collection
Identifier: Mss .C4537
Scope and content
The collection consists of letters, handwritten and typwritten, to and from Chapin, mostly concerning his upcoming trip and work. The letters are arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent. Seven letters are from Henri Schouteden and nine are from Robert W. Storer. Other correspondents (one letter each, except where noted) include Rudyerd Boulten; L.D. Branch, discussing the lyre-tailed honeyguide; Herbert Friedmann, discussing honeyguide nesting, including the species Indicator minor;...
Dates:
1953 - 1953
Leonard C. Sanford collection
Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn97
Scope and Contents
Correspondence from BMNH Archives between Sanford, Rothschild, Stresemann, Mayr, Stein, Frost, and Dammerman concerning joint projects in New Guinea
Dates:
1927-1931
Found in:
Department of Ornithology Archives
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Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library
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New York, NY 10024-5192