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Starr, Frederick, 1858-1933. Frederick Starr papers, 1833-1925, bulk (1920-1925).

Title: Frederick Starr papers, 1833-1925, bulk (1920-1925).

Collection consists of correspondence, reports, lectures, vocabularies, documents, and related materials of Starr and others.

ArchivalResource: .8 linear foot (2 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122408383 View

Palmer, Edward, 1829-1911. Field notes of Edward Palmer, 1894-1897 (inclusive).

Title: Field notes of Edward Palmer, 1894-1897 (inclusive).

Consists of brief lists of Palmer's plants and more extensive field notes for his plants. Includes two segments of notes: one set for Acapulco plants collected in 1894-1895 and one set for plants from the state of Durango, Mexico, 1896. Also notes by Asa Gray and Daniel Eaton regarding Palmer's collections.

ArchivalResource: Less than 1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/177498829 View

Palmer, Bettie, b. 1836. Bettie Palmer letter, 1858 Feb. 9.

Title: Bettie Palmer letter, 1858 Feb. 9.

A handwritten, signed letter by Bettie Hockley Russel Palmer (Mrs. Edward C.), of St. Paul, to her mother in Vermont. The letter contains detailed information on St. Paul social events, with descriptions of parties, food, clothing, references to a number of St. Paul citizens, and brief mentions of the weather. The letterhead contains an engraving of St. Paul as it appeared in 1857.

ArchivalResource: 3 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122373564 View

Frederick Starr papers, 1833-1925, 1920-1925

Title: Frederick Starr papers 1833-1925 1920-1925

Frederick Starr (1858-1933) was an American anthropologist and ethnologist. He taught biology at Coe College and geography at Chautauqua University and worked as a classifier in the Dept. of Ethnology at the American Museum of Natural History. In 1891 he taught geology and anthropology at Pomona College and the following year organized the Anthropology Dept. at the University of Chicago where he taught until his retirement in 1923. Collection consists of correspondence, reports, lectures, vocabularies, documents, and related materials of Starr and others. Bulk of the papers deals with Starr's work as an anthropologist among the Indian tribes of southern Mexico and includes Spanish translations of poetry and folk tales, vocabularies of Spanish works with Indian translations, anthropometrical data, and Mexican government documents of the 1860s. Also, lectures, studies, reports, and thesis by others; materials concerning Starr's work in Liberia and the Congo; and miscellaneous items relating to China, Japan and Korea.

ArchivalResource: .8 linear foot (2 boxes)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/2862 View

Arnold Arboretum. Collection lists and expedition itineraries, 1910-

Title: Collection lists and expedition itineraries, 1910-

ArchivalResource: ca. 12 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/177500514 View

Administrative correspondence of the Gray Herbarium and Harvard University Herbaria, 1890-2019, bulk 1890-1955

Title: Administrative correspondence of the Gray Herbarium and Harvard University Herbaria, 1890-2019, bulk 1890-1955

The collection consists of Gray Herbarium correspondence from the 1890s to present day but the bulk of the letters are from 1890-1955. Most of the letters are addressed to staff members of the Gray Herbarium and were transferred to the archives from office files. Some letters were gifts to the Gray Herbarium that were interfiled into the collection.

ArchivalResource: 75 linear feet

https://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/gra00079/catalog View

Palmer, Edward, 1829-1911. Notes and materials relating to the American West, 1859-1914 (inclusive), 1859-ca. 1890 (bulk).

Title: Notes and materials relating to the American West, 1859-1914 (inclusive), 1859-ca. 1890 (bulk).

Notes, excerpts, clippings, and photographs gathered by Palmer during his travels in the West during the last half of the 19th century. Includes material on Arizona, California, Hawaii, Pocatello, Idaho, and Utah as well as on various Indian tribes and the Mormons. Also includes a copy of the auction catalogue at which Palmer's collection was sold in 1914, with the lots acquired by Harvard so marked.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes, 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612371601 View

Harvard University. Herbaria. Combined records of the Arnold Arboretum and the Gray Herbarium, 1850-

Title: Combined records of the Arnold Arboretum and the Gray Herbarium, 1850-

Contains plant records, including accession books, 1879-, documenting source of specimens, description and number received by Harvard University Herbaria; distribution records, 1886-, of material sent on exchange to other institutions; loan records, 1893- ; mounting records, 1872- ; plant lists, 1850-, with identifications of plants sent to Arnold Arboretum and Gray Herbarium; and herbarium specimen sheets, with name of plants, collector's name, date, and often ethnobotanical information. Also includes Gray's Visiting Committee reports, 1897-1922, resolutions, and some letters, 1897-1921, from Robinson and others to Committee Secretary Emile Williams; financial and legal materials such as statements and expenses, 1895-1934, and record of gifts to the Herbarium; and building plans (includes proprosed plans) and specifications, 1871-1953, for both Gray and Arnold Arboretum.

ArchivalResource: ca. 19 linear ft. and approx. 200 oversize items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122614330 View

Palmer, Edward, 1829-1911. Edward Palmer notes, [ca. 1859-1891].

Title: Edward Palmer notes, [ca. 1859-1891].

Notes and clippings re Indians of North America and Mexico that include information on miscellaneous California and Mexican tribes and on Choctaws, Coahuilas, Delawares, Hualapai, Otoes and Pimos. Also included is material relating to Yosemite Valley.

ArchivalResource: .25 linear ft.(1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122564910 View

Lawrence, George Newbold, 1806-1895. Papers, ca. 1860s-1870s.

Title: Papers, ca. 1860s-1870s.

This collection contains professional and personal correspondence, as well as some personal business accounts. The topics mentioned range from general ornithology to specific birds, particularly of the West Indies and South America; bird illustrations and various publications; paleontology, and zoology.

ArchivalResource: ca. 600 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122316346 View

Palmer, Edward, 1829-1911. Edward Palmer manuscripts, 1865-1889.

Title: Edward Palmer manuscripts, 1865-1889.

Original manuscripts concerning Native Americans, Arizona military posts, and journeys in the Southwest. Holograph manuscripts in various hands include observations of Apache while stationed at Camp Grant, 1866-1867; life and events at Camp Lincoln (Camp Verde), 1865-1866; Pima Indians, 1885; Yuma Indians, 1867, 1885-1889; journey from Fort Mohave to Williams Fork copper mines, 1870; journey from Prescott to La Paz, 1869; Montezuma Well, ca 1866; and Civil War notes, 1861-1866.

ArchivalResource: .4 ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31485069 View

Palmer, Edward, 1831-1911. Catalogue of plants collected by Dr. Edward Palmer at Acapulco, Mexico, in 1894-95, 1894-1895.

Title: Catalogue of plants collected by Dr. Edward Palmer at Acapulco, Mexico, in 1894-95, 1894-1895.

Field notebook listing scientific names of plants collected by Edward Palmer in Acapulco, Mexico during 1894 and 1895.

ArchivalResource: 1 notebook (98 pages) ; 21 x 14 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/778563440 View

Palmer, Edward, 1829-1911. Palmer papers, 1866-1872.

Title: Palmer papers, 1866-1872.

Original reports and correspondence from Palmer's military service in Arizona including documents supporting a claim to the Treasury Dept. for the loss of a wagon burned by Apaches between Fort Whipple and Camp Verde in1871, a a letter from Capt. H.S. Washburn, 1868, commending Palmer's medical work at Camp Lincoln, A.T. in 1866. Also present is a handwritten manuscript entitled "Notes on the Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, 1869" and a typescript of his notes on Tohono O'odham Indians (copied from the Southwest Museum, Los Angeles).

ArchivalResource: .25 linear ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44023288 View

Lawrence, George N. (George Newbold) Papers, ca. 1860s-1870s, Circa 1860s-1870s

Title: Lawrence, George N. (George Newbold) Papers, ca. 1860s-1870s Circa 1860s-1870s

This collection contains professional and personal correspondece, as well as some personal business accounts. The topics mentioned range from general ornithology to specific birds, particularly of the West Indies and South America; bird illustrations and various publications; paleontology, and zoology.

ArchivalResource: 1.0 Linear feet, Ca. 600 items

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.L437-ead.xml View

Edward Palmer manuscripts, 1861-1889

Title: Edward Palmermanuscripts, 1861-1889

This collection includes original manuscriptsconcerning Native Americans, Arizona military posts, and journeys in theSouthwest. Holograph manuscripts in various hands include observations ofApaches while stationed at Camp Grant, 1866-1867; life and events at CampLincoln (Camp Verde), 1865-1866; observations made while living among the PimaIndians, 1885; Yuma Indians, 1867, 1885-1889; a journey from Fort Mohave toWilliams Fork copper mines, 1870; a journey from Prescott to La Paz, 1869;Montezuma Well, ca 1866; and Civil War notes, 1861-1866.

ArchivalResource: .4 linear feet

http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/uoa/UAAZ197.xml View

Palmer, Edward, 1829-1911. Ehrenberg A T for California : ms., 1870 Sept. 28 - Oct. 2.

Title: Ehrenberg A T for California : ms., 1870 Sept. 28 - Oct. 2.

Description of travel by stagecoach from Arizona Territory to San Bernardino and Los Angeles.

ArchivalResource: Originals : [3] leaves ; 22 cm.Copies : partial microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 85:8)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26575370 View

Palmer, Edward, 1831-1911. Correspondence : Palmer and Torrey, 1867.

Title: Correspondence : Palmer and Torrey, 1867.

Incoming correspondence from Edward Palmer to John Torrey, for 1867. The correspondence discusses a request for Torrey to identify and describe plants collected on an expedition to the American West.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (1 letter)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/778560981 View