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American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Archives.

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Archives collections belonging to and managed by the Museum's Department of Ornithology.

Found in 198 Collections and/or Records:

Crawford H. Greenwalt collection

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn44
Scope and Contents

Black and white and also color photographs of hummingbirds; newspaper clippings; correpsondence.

Dates: 1950s-1960s

Crocker Land Expedition collection

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn159
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Donald B. MacMillan

Dates: 1912-1933

Crocker-Pacific Expeditions collection

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn158
Scope and Contents

Field notes, correspondence, photographs and negatives, lists of photographs and negatives, six oversized folders of sketches, drawings, and maps.

Dates: 1934-1939

Dean Amadon 1959 Expedition to Argentina with William Partridge and Donald Eckelberry collection

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn256
Scope and Contents

Manuscript notes, field notes, index cards, correspondence and photographs.

Dates: 1959-1999

Department of Ornithology Accession Records, Gifts and Purchases

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn30
Scope and Contents

Files pertain to expeditions, including Whitney South Sea Expedition (1926-1947)

Dates: 1920s-1990s

Department of Ornithology art file

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn9
Scope and Contents

This is a collection of card files with some accession numbers. Acquisition information (donor names, acquisition dates, etc.) is included on each card. Cards containing information on miscellaneous memorabilia collections are also included. Accession numbers are also available for some art works. A small number of clippings and photographs on artists and art works are also included.

Dates: circa 20th century

Department of Ornithology collection on Audubon materials

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn191
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, complete copies of "Birds of America left in the world today" A-Z (4 boxes), publications, clippings, articles, exhibit records and catalogs, "Birds of America" card catalogs, biographical information, administrative records including AMNH holdings, Loan information, Appraisals, condition reports, Photographs, manuscripts, CD's, and research notes.

Dates: circa 1880s-2007

Department of Ornithology collection on Louis Agassiz Fuertes materials

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn192
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence,biographical information, lists of works of art in studio and others,obituaries, photographs,color prints, newspaper clippings, articles, and collector cards.

Dates: circa 1902-1975

Department of Ornithology exhibits collection

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn6
Scope and Contents

Files on temporary exhibits, bird halls, bird department specimens in other halls, budgets, documents pertaining to construction and display, meeting notes, and photographs.

Dates: 1940s-1980s, undated

Department of Ornithology files

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn28
Scope and Contents

Files include policies, guidelines, procedures, memos, special funds, finances from Great Gull Island, sixth floor renovation, permits, Sanford Fund, department grants, personnel information. Includes two photographs of founders of American Ornithologists Union.

Dates: 1883, 1940s-1980s