Naturalists -- United States -- Correspondence

Audubon family correspondence, 1846 Nov. 17-1942 Jan. 28

Collection

Identifier: Mss .A93

Dates: (bulk 1898-1914).

Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Audubon family correspondence, 1846 Nov. 17-1942 Jan. 28

Ernest Thompson Seton collection

Fonds

Identifier: amnh.arch.seton

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of unprocessed material: letters, papers, photographs and sheet music. According to biographical information, Seton's friends while working at the AMNH included ornithologist Frank M. Chapman; William T. Hornaday, the first director of the New York Zoological Park; and zoologist Elliott Coues.

Dates: 1879-1946

Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Ernest Thompson Seton collection

Edgar A. Mearns correspondence, 1883-1915

Collection

Identifier: Mss .M43

Scope and Contents

The collection consists entirely of photocopies of handwritten letters. The first letter, dated May 17, 1883, is from Albert S. Bickmore, founder and superintendent of the AMNH, concerning Mearns's proposed donation of a collection of birds. The second letter is from curator J.A. Allen, discussing details of the specimens. Other correspondents include James P. Chapin, Frank M. Chapman, L.P. Gratacap, C. Hart Merriam, Jenness Richardson and Anthony Woodward.

Dates: 1883-1915

Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Edgar A. Mearns correspondence, 1883-1915

Alfred Russel Wallace correspondence

Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 100213305]

Identifier: Mss .W3551

Scope and Contents The collection consists almost entirely of handwritten, signed letters from Wallace to Cockerell, along with a few postcards. There are also one letter from Wallace's wife, Annie, and four letters (one typewritten) and a postcard from Wallace's son, William, following Wallace's death; and one newspaper clipping. The bulk of the letters are an ongoing one-sided conversation between the two naturalists on their scientific work and theories, beginning with a discussion of Wallace's book,...

Dates: 1890-1914

Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Alfred Russel Wallace correspondence

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Audubon family correspondence, 1846 Nov. 17-1942 Jan. 28

Ernest Thompson Seton collection

Edgar A. Mearns correspondence, 1883-1915

Alfred Russel Wallace correspondence

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