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William King Gregory papers, 1889-1948 (bulk 1906-1948)

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Identifier: Mss .G7441
Scope and Contents The collection consists of administrative, scientific, academic and personal papers, and correspondence. Papers include Gregory's general correspondence with universities, colleges and scientists about his research topics and publications; correspondence with museums about purchasing replicas of fossils; and with students seeking employement. Other papers include lecture notes prepared for zoology classes emphasizing evolution, 1925-1926 and 1939; and manuscripts and notes for his...
Dates: 1889-1948; Majority of material found within 1906-1948

Edmund Heller diary

 Collection
Identifier: Mss .H45
Scope and Contents The diary is dated from October 9, 1917 to January 12, 1918, with undated addenda and address lists. It contains Heller’s personal reflections and daily activities on his solo return trip from the First Asiatic Zoological Expedition. He discusses the sites and architecture, the flora and weather, as well as the culture and his impressions of the people of each country. He writes of goods for sale, with a particular interest in lantern slides and fur-skinned merchandise. Many of his...
Dates: October 9, 1917-January 12, 1918

Edmund Otis Hovey records

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Identifier: Mss .H683
Scope and Content Note The Edmund Otis Hovey Records collection consists of approximately 50 field notebooks and journals from his and Mrs. Ettie Hovey’s travels around the Caribbean, North America, Europe and the Arctic; as well as, manuscripts of his papers and lectures notes. The collection also includes photographs, postcards, ephemera and newspaper clippings regarding the Crocker Land Expedition that took place from 1913-1917. The collection spans a period of approximately 20 years, beginning in 1890 and...
Dates: 1890-1919

Libbie Henrietta Hyman taxonomic records

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Identifier: Mss .H86
Scope and contents The collection consists of six notebooks (four composition, one small spiral notepad, one leather), kept as part of Hyman’s research work on invertebrate, including taxonomic identification of Turbellaria. The notebooks range from 1927 to 1964. They feature mathematical equations, trial and error scientific testing and a log of specimens. The majority of the journal content details specimen numbers, as well as information when these items were received, from where and whom. They are all...
Dates: 1927-1964

Francis Lee Jaques field diaries and sketchbooks

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Identifier: Mss .J37
Summary Francis Lee Jaques (28 September 1887-24 July 1969), also known as Lee Jaques, is celebrated for his diorama paintings at the American Museum of Natural History, executed during the early and mid-twentieth century. A frequent collaborator with Museum curator and ornithologist Frank M. Chapman (1864-1945), the artist is especially associated with the Whitney Memorial Hall of Pacific Bird Life (that was co-designed with Robert Cushman Murphy, Museum curator and ornithologist). This collection...
Dates: 1925-1935

Joseph Asaph Allen correspondence, 1870-1919

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Identifier: Mss .A451-.A452
Dates: Majority of material found within ( 1899-1902)

Journal of the representative from the American Museum of Natural History : holograph / C.M. Breder, Jr.

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Identifier: Mss .B74-1924
Scope and content

Field notes and itinerary of the 1924 Marsh Darien Expedition. The first entry is Jan. 16; the last entry is July 6. Breder collected specimens of fishes, amphibians and reptiles.

Dates: 1924

William J. Morden papers

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Identifier: Mss .M671-.M674
Scope and Contents This collection is concerned with Morden’s expeditions to Alaska, Central Asia, and Southwest Africa and contains detailed field notes written by both William and Irene. The field notes include details of their travels, supply lists, budgets, and descriptions of artifacts and specimens gathered. There are also a number of drafts of articles and books written by both Morden and Irene about their experiences abroad. The William J. Morden papers also include correspondences which are...
Dates: 1922-1957

Scrapbook of the Senff Zoölogical Expedition to the Nile Valley

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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

Thomas Baillie MacDougall papers, 1916-1973.

 Collection
Identifier: Mss .M333

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Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935 6
Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960 4
Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964 4
American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy 3
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Shapiro, Harry L. (Harry Lionel), 1902-1990 3
Akeley Memorial Hall of African Mammals 2
Akeley, Carl Ethan, 1864-1926 2
Akeley, Mary L. Jobe (Mary Lenore Jobe), 1878-1966 2
American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915) 2
Bartlett, Bob, 1875-1946 2
Beebe, William, 1877-1962 2
Boas, Franz, 1858-1942 2
Breder, Charles M. (Charles Marcus), 1897-1983 2
Central Asiatic Expeditions (1921-1930) 2
Clark, James L. (James Lippitt), 1883-1969 2
Cockerell, Theodore D. A. (Theodore Dru Alison), 1866-1948 2
Crocker Land Expedition (1913-1917) 2
Crocker, Templeton, 1884-1948 2
Dean, Bashford, 1867-1928 2
Dodge Brothers 2
Granger, Walter, 1872-1941 2
Jesup, Morris K. (Morris Ketchum), 1830-1908 2
Johnson, Osa, 1894-1953 2
Lucas, Frederic A. (Frederic Augustus), 1852-1929 2
Matthew, William Diller, 1871-1930 2
Morden, William J. (William James), 1886-1958 2
Murphy, Robert Cushman, 1887-1973 2
Nichols, John T. (John Treadwell), 1883-1958 2
Noble, G. Kingsley (Gladwyn Kingsley), 1894-1940 2
Sherwood, George Herbert, 1876-1937 2
Simpson, George Gaylord, 1902-1984 2
Thomas, Oldfield, 1858-1929 2
Young, John McKenzie 2
Adamson, Hans Christian 1
Akeley African Expedition to the Belgian Congo of the American Museum of Natural History (1921-1922) 1
Akeley, Delia J. (Delia Julia), 1875?-1970 (1875 December 5-1970 May 22) 1
Akeley-Eastman-Pomeroy African Hall Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1926-1927) 1
Allen, J. A. (Joel Asaph), 1838-1921 1
Allen, Jerome Lee, 1891-1955 1
American Association of Museums 1
American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology 1
American Museum of Natural History. Department of Preparation and Installation 1
Asiatic Zoölogical Expedition (1st : 1916-1917) 1
Australian Expedition (1st : 1921-1922) 1
Bangs, Outram, 1862-1932 1
Berkey, Charles Peter, 1867-1955 1
Berlepsch, Hans Hermann Carl Ludwig, Graf von, 1850-1915 1
Brown, Barnum 1
Burden, W. Douglas (William Douglas), 1898-1978 1
Buxton, N. G. (Norman G.) 1
Campbell, William Durant, 1907-1995 1
Carter, T. Donald (Thomas Donald), 1893 1
Chapman, Clark R. 1
Cherrie Expedition to French Guiana (1902-1903) 1
Cherrie, George Kruck, 1865-1946 1
Cook, Harold J. (Harold James), 1887-1962 1
Correia, José G., 1881-1954 1
Davison, Frederick Trubee, 1896-1974 1
Day Roraima Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1927-1928) 1
Department of Education 1
Department of Geology and Mineralogy 1
Department of Ichthyology 1
Dickinson, W. V. D. (William Vicris Digby), 1889-1948 1
Dutcher, William, 1846-1920 1
Dwight, Jonathan, 1858-1929 1
Ekblaw, W. Elmer (Walter Elmer), 1882-1949 1
Elliot, Daniel Giraud, 1835-1915 1
Field Museum of Natural History 1
Frick, Childs, 1883-1965 1
Gilliard, E. Thomas (Ernest Thomas), 1912-1965 1
Gregory, William K. (William King), 1876-1970 1
Harrington, Nathan Russell, 1870-1899 1
Haury, Emil W. (Emil Walter), 1904-1992 1
Heinz 1
Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939 1
Hellman, Milo, 1872-1947 1
Henson, Matthew Alexander, 1866-1955 1
Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937 1
Hovey, Edmund Otis, 1862-1924 1
Hunt, Reid, 1870-1948 1
Hyman, Libbie Henrietta, 1888-1969 1
Jacob H. Schiff Chinese Expedition (1901-1904) 1
Jaques, Francis Lee, 1887-1969 1
Jesup North Pacific Expedition (1897-1902) 1
Klein, Alfred J. 1
Knight, Charles Robert, 1874-1953 1
Laufer, Berthold, 1874-1934 1
Lee, Hugh J. 1
Legendre Indochina Expedition (1931-1932) 1
Lerner, Michael, 1890-1978 1
Lutz, Frank Eugene, 1879-1943 1
MacDougall, Thomas 1
Marsh-Darien Expedition (1924) 1
Martin Johnson African Expedition (2nd : 1924-1928) 1
McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949 1
Merriam, C. Hart (Clinton Hart), 1855-1942 1
Miller, Gerrit S. (Gerrit Smith), 1869-1956 1
Mook, Charles Craig, 1887-1966 1
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