Asia, Central -- Discovery and exploration.

Microfilm copies of archives and manuscripts from central archives and other Science departments.

The Central Asiatic Expedition comprised multiple seasons in the field and lasted from 1921 to 1930.

The majority of the material related to the expedition is contained in the Museum Archives at the David S. and Ruth L. Gottesman Research Library and Learning Center. The archive at the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology contains some correspondence relating to the publication of the expedition reports, drafts of those reports, maps, charts, and some photographs.