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Scientific expeditions

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

William J. Morden papers

 Collection
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

Peruvian Littoral Expedition collection

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn84
Scope and Contents

Includes a catalog of species, a field journal of Robert Cushman Murphy and a map of the expedition itinerary is found in a separate folder.

Dates: 1919-1920

R. C. Murphy collection

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn148
Scope and Contents Biographical information, expedition materials, publications, employment and educational records, photographs, Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum materials, newspaper clippings, lectures and talks, bibliographies, manuscripts, field catalog, journals from expeditions in Long Island, Peru, New Zealand, Antarctica, Australia, Bermuda, Caribbean Islands, Venezuela, Bahamas, the Low Country, Pacific coast of Colombia, book on oceanic birds of South America. Murphy petrel manuscript and research...
Dates: circa 1910-1970s