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Manuscript Collection

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Distinguishes collections in the Library that are part of the Manuscript (Mss) data set.

Found in 142 Collections and/or Records:

Ronald Sterne Wilkinson collection, 1803-1930, 1957-1975.

 Collection
Identifier: Mss .W55
Abstract

Box 1: Historical correspondence & photographs collected by Wilkinson. Box 2: General correspondence, 1957-1975.

Dates: 1803 - 1975
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Ronald Sterne Wilkinson collection, 1803-1930, 1957-1975.

Ronald Sterne Wilkinson papers, 1952-2008

 Collection
Identifier: Mss .W551
Abstract

Typescript and handwritten manuscript, tear sheets of articles, photographs, prints, three hard cover books, three loose-leaf books, four diaries, and correspondence.

Dates: Majority of material found within ( 1960-1987).
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Ronald Sterne Wilkinson papers, 1952-2008

Herbert Ferlando Schwarz collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss .S353-.S3531
Scope and Content The collection consists of 101 letters (handwritten and typewritten), 14 cards and seven photographs received by Schwarz between the years 1921 and 1957, and the incomplete typescript of Stingless Bees. Many of the letters thank Schwarz for his book (Stingless bees), which he distributed to entomologists around the world. Others are responses to Schwarz's Christmas cards. Highlights of the collection include: Letters from William Beebe; five Christmas cards with hand-painted pictures of...
Dates: 1921-1957; Majority of material found within 1930-1950
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Herbert Ferlando Schwarz collection

Scrapbook of the Senff Zoölogical Expedition to the Nile Valley

 Item
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
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Scrapbook of the Senff Zoölogical Expedition to the Nile Valley

Harry Lionel Shapiro papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss .S537
Scope and Contents Collection consists of English translations of articles written by Shapiro and published from 1874 to 1938 pertaining to anthropological research. Most articles were translated by Edward Hulles or Grace P. Eldridge.Contents of articles[Southern tip of South America] -- Les Araucaniens du Jardin d'acclimation / Deniker, M. (1883) -- Materiaux pour servir à l'histoire des Oonas indigènes de la Terre du feu / Lahille, F. (1926) -- Ein Onaschädel aus Feuerland : zur...
Dates: circa 1930s-1980s
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Harry Lionel Shapiro papers

O. A. Stevens papers and correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Mss .S748
Scope and Contents The items in this collection reflect Stevens’ academic correspondence between the years of 1909 and 1959. The majority of the topics center on his collection of bee and wasp specimens, their proper naming, and their research value to other amateur and professional entomologists. Some correspondence also touches on his botanical and ornithological pursuits, including several letters between Myron H. Swenk, Stevens’ long time correspondent and co-author of the highly regarded paper entitled...
Dates: 1909-1959; Majority of material found within 1920-1940
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / O. A. Stevens papers and correspondence

The Ancestry of Anthony Morris Johnson, Volume VI, 1996.

 Collection
Identifier: Mss .J66
Abstract

Genealogy of Anthony Morris Johnson, written by Robert Leland Johnson. Includes correspondence from the author with a note that states this copy was given to the American Museum of Natural History in honor of Dr. (George) Clyde Fisher.

Dates: 1996
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / The Ancestry of Anthony Morris Johnson, Volume VI, 1996.

The last Hawaiian temple : typescript [1899]

 Item
Identifier: Mss .C48
Scope and Contents

Mimeograph, with holograph annotations by the author including "& why the gods have gone to Boston" added below title and signature at end of text.

Dates: 1899
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / The last Hawaiian temple : typescript [1899]

The story of my boyhood and youth : typescript

 Item
Identifier: Mss .M85
Dates: [1913?]
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / The story of my boyhood and youth : typescript

Theodore Roosevelt correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: Mss .R6673-.R6675
Scope and Content Note This collection consists of three boxes of correspondence (typed carbon copies, photocopies and originals) between Roosevelt and various individuals. The majority of the letters are between Roosevelt and Frank M. Chapman (AMNH ornithologist) or Henry Fairfield Osborn (geologist, paleontologist, and AMNH President) whom Roosevelt was particularly friendly. The correspondence generally covers topics related to the men’s shared interests in the different fields of natural history, as well as...
Dates: 1871-1937
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Theodore Roosevelt correspondence
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