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Steere, Joseph Beal, 1842-1940. Joseph B. Steere papers, 1861-1941.

Title: Joseph B. Steere papers, 1861-1941.

Autobiography and biographical material; correspondence, diaries and travelogues, and writings concerning in part his collecting expeditions for the University Museum to South America, China, the Philippines, and other parts of the Far East; also papers reflecting his thoughts on science, religion, philosophy and evolution; and photographs.

ArchivalResource: 4 linear ft., 1 oversize v., and 1 oversize folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83428555 View

Correspondence, 1868-1900.

Title: Correspondence, 1868-1900.

Letters sent to Allen regarding the donation of herpetological specimens, especially turtles, to the American Museum of Natural History. Other letters pertain to the identification of specimens and related curatorial matters. The collection is of special importance to New England herpetology.

ArchivalResource: .1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155510520 View

Robinson, Wirt, b. 1864. Letters.

Title: Letters. 1894-1941.

Sixteen A.L.S. (1894-1902), three with A. envelopes, to Robinson from Allen, Bangs, Bendire, Brewster, Garman, Henshaw, Lucas, Miller, Scudder, Stone, Strecker, Taylor, and Thaxter, and T.L.S. (1941 Nov. 6) to Mrs. Robinson from Wetmore.

ArchivalResource: 20 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10386580 View

Edgar A. Mearns correspondence, 1883-1915

Title: Edgar A. Mearns correspondence, 1883-1915

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.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (0.25 linear ft.)

https://data.library.amnh.org/archives/repositories/3/resources/8470 View

Roy Chapman Andrews papers, 1987 Accession, 1920-1947 (bulk 1934-1944)

Title: Roy Chapman Andrews papers, 1987 Accession, 1920-1947 (bulk 1934-1944)

The bulk of the collection consists of Andrews' correspondence, manuscripts, and transcripts of Andrews' broadcasts and talks from 1934 to1944.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft. (2 boxes)

https://data.library.amnh.org/archives/repositories/3/resources/115 View

Allen, J. A. (Joel Asaph), 1838-1921. Correspondence, 1870-1919 (bulk 1899-1902).

Title: Correspondence, 1870-1919 (bulk 1899-1902).

The collection consists almost entirely of Allen's scientific correspondence, handwritten and typewritten. The last box includes some newspaper clippings and invitations.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear ft. (8 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55497181 View

Allen, J. A. (Joel Asaph), 1838-1921. [Certificates of membership in various scientific and historical societies : presented to Joel Asaph Allen].

Title: [Certificates of membership in various scientific and historical societies : presented to Joel Asaph Allen].

ArchivalResource: 1 album ([12] leaves) : ill. ; 51 x 41 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54671760 View

Joseph Beal Steere Papers, 1861-1941

Title: Joseph Beal Steere Papers 1861-1941

Naturalist, professor of zoology and paleontology at the University of Michigan. Autobiography and biographical material; correspondence, diaries and travelogues, and writings concerning in part his collecting expeditions for the University Museum to South America, China, the Philippines, and other parts of the Far East; also papers reflecting his thoughts on science, religion, philosophy and evolution; and photographs.

ArchivalResource: 4 linear feet, 1 outsize volume, and 1 oversize folder

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/b/bhlead/umich-bhl-85831?rgn=main;view=text View

Allen, J. A. (Joel Asaph), 1838-1921. Birds of New England : 25 articles from the New England farmer, Aug. 1860-Jan. 1863 / by Joel Asaph Allen.

Title: Birds of New England : 25 articles from the New England farmer, Aug. 1860-Jan. 1863 / by Joel Asaph Allen. [1860-1863]

ArchivalResource: 121, [8] p. ; 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40821547 View

George N. Lawrence collection of ornithological correspondence, 1865-1894.

Title: George N. Lawrence collection of ornithological correspondence, 1865-1894.

Letters concerning orthnithological subjects to Lawrence primarily from Spencer F. Baird, 1870-1886; and Robert Ridgway, 1877-1889; with other individuals including Joel Asaph Allen, Thomas M. Brewer, William Brewster, Charles B. Cory, John Gould, Frederick Albion Ober, Philip L. Sclater, and A.L.J.F. Sumichrast also represented by many letters.

ArchivalResource: 1.3 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155485273 View

Correspondence, 1870-1920, 1899-1903 (bulk).

Title: Correspondence, 1870-1920, 1899-1903 (bulk).

Correspondence largely referring to the collecting of mammals, birds, and occasionally fish for the Museum, as well as other topics of concern in his role as curator. Correspondents include N.G. Buxton, Morris K. Jesup, Henry Fairfield Osborn, C. Hart Merriam, and C.M. Barber.

ArchivalResource: 1.4 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155513490 View

Allen, J. A. (Joel Asaph), 1838-1921. J. A. Allen papers, 1882-1884.

Title: J. A. Allen papers, 1882-1884.

Relating mainly to the founding of the American Ornithologists' Union and its publication, The Auk. Drafts of constitution, minutes of the first meeting, form letters and miscellaneous papers pertaining to the Union included.

ArchivalResource: 1 portfolio.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122396825 View

J. A. Allen Papers, 1883-1884

Title: J. A. Allen Papers, 1883-1884

Relating mainly to the founding of the American Ornithologists' Union and its publication, The Auk. Drafts of constitution, minutes of the first meeting, form letters and miscellaneous papers pertaining to the Union included.

ArchivalResource: 1 portfolio

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf687005kh View

Lawrence, George N. (George Newbold), 1806-1895. Correspondence, 1847-1894 (bulk 1865-1894).

Title: Correspondence, 1847-1894 (bulk 1865-1894).

The collection consists almost completely of handwritten, signed letters received by Lawrence from other ornithologists and naturalists, discussing the classification of birds and the exchange of bird skins. Some of the folders contain drafts or copies of Lawrence's replies. The collection also contains an inventory of the correspondence compiled by Ralph J. Chodes in 1940.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear ft. (6 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56483958 View

Bell, Robert, 1841-1917. Correspondence, 1874-1908.

Title: Correspondence, 1874-1908.

The letters concern a variety of topics, the most significant being Canada, geography, North American Indians, paleontology, geology, and the Geological Survey of Canada.

ArchivalResource: 77 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122689432 View

Robert Bell correspondence, 1874-1908, 1874-1908

Title: Robert Bell correspondence, 1874-1908 1874-1908

The letters concern a variety of topics, the most significant being Canada, geography, North American Indians, paleontology, geology, and the Geological Survey of Canada. Correspondents include Franz Boas, Elliot Cones, William Isbister, J. M. LeMoine, James C. Pilling, and E. F. S .J. Petitot.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 Linear feet, 77 items

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.B421-ead.xml View

May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871. Samuel J. May diary, 1860.

Title: Samuel J. May diary, 1860.

Diary of Samuel May gives account of daily life of a 19th Century clergyman: weddings, funerals, services to the poor, sermons, correspondence, publications, visits, etc. along with May's special interests which include activity with the Underground Railroad in October, August, and November.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ; 16 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64758004 View

Dodge, Richard Irving, 1827-1895. Letter : to Prof. J. A. Allen / by Richard Irving Dodge, 1877 Sep 16.

Title: Letter : to Prof. J. A. Allen / by Richard Irving Dodge, 1877 Sep 16.

Contains information about the buffalo.

ArchivalResource: 8 p. ; 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702129213 View

Steere, Joseph B. (Joseph Beal), 1842-1940. Steere, Joseph B. papers, 1861-1941.

Title: Steere, Joseph B. papers, 1861-1941.

Autobiography and biographical material; correspondence, diaries and travelogues, and writings concerning in part his collecting expeditions for the University Museum to South America, China, the Philippines, and other parts of the Far East; also papers reflecting his thoughts on science, religion, philosophy and evolution; and photographs.

ArchivalResource: 4 linear ft., 1 oversize v., and 1 oversize folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34419621 View

Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899. Letters, 1882 Sept. 28, Nov. 6, Washington, D.C. to [J.A.] Allen.

Title: Letters, 1882 Sept. 28, Nov. 6, Washington, D.C. to [J.A.] Allen.

Writing to fellow naturalist, author, and sometime collaborator about books and other projects of mutual interest.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14196937 View

May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871. Samuel J. May diary, 1867.

Title: Samuel J. May diary, 1867.

Diary of Samuel May gives account of daily life of a 19th century clergyman: weddings, funerals, services to the poor, sermons, correspondence, publications, visits, etc. In this year, his 70th, he asks his church to begin searching for his successor. He continues to perform his regular duties along with writing, traveling to other churches, and attending meetings related to temperance, freedmen's aid, and women's rights. He writes of his daily life which is one of intense networking. He maintains a large correspondence and spends part of every day in making and receiving calls. He is active on city committees for planning a hospital and he is president of the Board of Education.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ; 16 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64691611 View

McClary, Jane McIlvaine. Papers of Jane McIlvaine McClary [manuscript] 1946-1967.

Title: Papers of Jane McIlvaine McClary [manuscript] 1946-1967.

The collection contains correspondence, articles, clippings and photographs. There is material from her journalistic trip to Moscow in 1952, drafts, galley proofs, and correspondence regarding her books, The will to win, 1966, It happens every Thursday, 1951, The sea sprite, 1952, and Star dust for Jennifer, 1956. Personal and biographical materials are contained in the collection which also includes original drawings by Nelson McClary for "To win the hunt."

ArchivalResource: 800 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647909806 View