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American Museum of Natural History. Dept. of Vertebrate Paleontology. Department of Vertebrate Paleontology correspondence, 1891-1906.

Title: Department of Vertebrate Paleontology correspondence, 1891-1906.

Correspondence relative to the formation and organization of the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology. Correspondence between Morris K. Jesup, Henry Fairfield Osborn, C.O. Marsh, J.L. Wortman, J.B. Hatcher, O.A. Peterson, W.H. Utterback. Many letters from Volume II have been removed. Two volumes containing approximately 100 letters.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (1.5 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/768248491 View

American Museum of Natural History. Resolutions in Appreciation of Morris Ketchum Jesup, 1908.

Title: Resolutions in Appreciation of Morris Ketchum Jesup, 1908.

From the title page: Resolutions in appreciation of Morris Ketchum Jesup, by the trustees of the American Museum of Natural History, the scientific staff of the American Museum of Natural History, the New York Academy of Sciences, the Audubon Society of the state of New York, the American Ethnological Society, the Linnæan Society of New York, the Peary Arctic Club, the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, the Carnegie Museum, Department of the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, die Senckenbergische naturforschende Gesellschaft, Frankfurt a/Main, Germany, la Universidad de La Habana, Cuba.

ArchivalResource: 1 bound volume (1 linear foot)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/768244736 View

Correspondence, 1900-1904.

Title: Correspondence, 1900-1904.

Correspondence pertaining to the collecting of ethnographic artifacts of China, funded in part by Jacob H. Schiff, and conducted by Dr. Berthold Laufer. Correspondence refers to planning the collection project, its financial aspects, and letters between Laufer in the field with Morris K. Jesup, Museum President, and with Franz Boas, Curator of the Museum's Dept. of Ethnology. Laufer briefly discusses the routes he took to collect artifacts; content of most letters is operational regarding his collecting.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155484907 View

James Terry family papers 1838-1953 1879-1894 Terry, James family papers

Title: James Terry family papers 1838-1953 1879-1894 Terry, James family papers

The Terry family papers contain correspondence, documents, and other items pertaining to pertaining to the family of James Terry, Jr., who was curator of the Department of Archaeology and Ethnology at the American Museum of Natural History in the early 1890s. The materials concern Terry's lawsuit against the museum regarding his private collections, his archaeological career, and life on the Terry family farm in the 1830s.

ArchivalResource: 0.75 linear feet

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-2946.2ter?rgn=main;view=text View

American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History annual reports, presidential copy, 1896-1932.

Title: American Museum of Natural History annual reports, presidential copy, 1896-1932.

Presidential copies of Annual reports 1896-1932, all bound. Volume 11 through Volume 16b were Henry Fairfield Osborn's copies.

ArchivalResource: 9 boxes (4 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/768250195 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

Bronson, Theodore. Diary, 1880.

Title: Diary, 1880.

Handwritten diary. Bronson writes about his journey by train across the United States with Morris K. Jesup, the sponsor and member of the trip. He describes the lands which he saw and gives his impression of Salt Lake City, Utah, and the Mormons he met there. Bronson also writes about his stay in San Francisco, California, including visits to various buildings and an opium den.

ArchivalResource: 1 vol. (107 pages).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122699838 View

Weir, John Ferguson, 1841-1926. John Ferguson Weir papers, 1838-1957 (inclusive), 1861-1928 (bulk).

Title: John Ferguson Weir papers, 1838-1957 (inclusive), 1861-1928 (bulk).

Correspondence, addresses and writings, papers relating to the Yale School of the Fine Arts, and other papers of John F. Weir, artist, painter and first director of the Yale School of the Fine Arts, serving from 1869-1913. Correspondents include many persons prominent in the art world between 1870 and 1920. There is also much material on the origins and development of art education in this country and at Yale.

ArchivalResource: 12 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702153579 View

Arthur Twining Hadley, president of Yale University, records, 1899-1921

Title: Arthur Twining Hadley, president of Yale University, records 1899-1921

The records contain the official correspondence of Arthur Twining Hadley during his tenure as president of Yale University. The papers document the rapid change and expansion which occurred at Yale during Hadley's presidency. The incoming correspondence contains letters with members of the Yale faculty and administration; requests for personal appearances and speeches and articles; inquiries from educational administrators; and correspondence with alumni relating to fund-raising and class reunions. The outgoing correspondence, in letterbook form, consists of carbon copies of Hadley's official outgoing correspondence from 1899 to 1921. Also included are subject files relating to ROTC and other military training programs; acceptances and regrets to invitations to Hadley's inauguration; newspaper clippings relating to Hadley's activities; copies of three addresses by Hadley; a notebook kept by one of Hadley's students in Economics 20 (1894-1895); Hadley's office appointment books (1900-1920); and two photograph albums.

ArchivalResource: 51.75 linear feet

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ru.0025 View

Jesup, Morris K. (Morris Ketchum), 1830-1908. Autograph letter signed : Brown's Hotel, 31 Albemarle St., London, to Mr. J.P. Morgan, Tuesday [n.d.].

Title: Autograph letter signed : Brown's Hotel, 31 Albemarle St., London, to Mr. J.P. Morgan, Tuesday [n.d.].

Expressing sympathy in the death of his father.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; (12mo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270486718 View

Theodore Roosevelt scrapbook, 1876-1881

Title: Theodore Roosevelt scrapbook, 1876-1881

Scrapbook belonging to American president Theodore Roosevelt.

ArchivalResource: 1v. (.3 linear ft. )

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/trc00022/catalog View

Putnam, F. W. (Frederic Ward), 1839-1915. Papers of Frederic Ward Putnam, 1851-1916.

Title: Papers of Frederic Ward Putnam, 1851-1916.

These papers document the professional life and activities of Frederick Ward Putnam.

ArchivalResource:

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/76972853 View

Higgins, Frank Wayland, 1856-1907. Letter by Gov. of New York state, Frank W. Higgins dated April 25, 1906 regarding raising sums for money for earthquake relief.

Title: Letter by Gov. of New York state, Frank W. Higgins dated April 25, 1906 regarding raising sums for money for earthquake relief.

One typewritten letter dated April 25, 1906, with handwritten signature, from Frank W. Higgins, Governor of New York, to Morris K. Jesup, Esq., President of the New York Chamber of Commerce. The letter acknowledges the raising of "large sums of money for the sufferers in San Francisco and making arrangements for its proper distribution, and offering the services of its committee ..." The letterhead imprint shows "State of New York / Executive Chamber / Albany." The upper right corner of the letter shows a round stamp imprint, "Morris K. Jesup / Received / Apr 25 1906 / New York."

ArchivalResource: 1 letter, (1 p.) of 4 leaves ; (25 x 18 cm.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/65289505 View

American Museum of Natural History. Expedition to China (1901-1904). Correspondence, 1900-1904, (bulk 1901-1904).

Title: Correspondence, 1900-1904, (bulk 1901-1904).

The collection consists of 16 folders of material, primarily typewritten correspondence (some carbon copies), relating to the planning, organization and progress of the Expedition to China.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.25 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56369281 View

Carrington Family papers, 1749-1929

Title: Carrington Family papers 1749-1929

The papers consist of correspondence, pamphlets, printed material, scrapbooks, sermons, and other papers relating to members of the Carrington family. Henry Beebee Carrington (1824-1912) and his grandfather, David Lewis Beebe (1763-1803), are two central figures in the papers. Material relating to David Lewis Beebe, including essays and sermons, documents his religious duties in Connecticut and family concerns in Ohio. Henry Beebee Carrington material includes correspondence, a diary, a letterbook, maps, pamphlets, scrapbooks, and other items documenting his experiences as a student at Yale University, as a lawyer practicing in Ohio, and as a commanding officer for Union forces during the Civil War. Carrington's role in military campaigns and treaty negotiations with Indians of the American West is also documented. His design of Fort Philip Kearney, the site of a famous massacre, and treaty negotiations with the Flathead Indians of Montana are detailed in pamphlets, scrapbooks and other papers.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear feet (8 boxes, 1 folio)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0130 View

American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History financial book, 1871-1872.

Title: American Museum of Natural History financial book, 1871-1872.

Vouchers and report of the treasury. Miscellaneous receipts, pasted in and numbered.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (0.5 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/768244265 View

Albert S. Bickmore papers, 1854-1914 (bulk 1865-1903).

Title: Albert S. Bickmore papers, 1854-1914 (bulk 1865-1903).

The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, reports, newspaper clippings and photocopies of journal articles, photographs of Bickmore, and one drawing.

ArchivalResource: 24 Linear Feet (43 boxes)

https://data.library.amnh.org/archives/repositories/3/resources/8419 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

Administrative files, 1869-1968.

Title: Administrative files, 1869-1968.

Very extensive correspondence files from the administrative offices of the Museum, dealing with all aspects of the Museum's history beginning with its founding in 1869. Records were created under the administration of Presidents John D. Wolfe, 1869-1872; Robert L. Stuart, 1872-1881; Morris K. Jesup, 1881-1908; Henry Fairfield Osborn, 1908-1933; F. Trubee Davison, 1933-1951; and Alexander M. White, 1952-1968. Also, Directors Hermon C. Bumpus, 1902-1911; Frederic A. Lucas, 1911-1923; George H. Sherwood, 1923-1924; Roy Chapman Andrews, 1935-1941; Albert E. Parr, 1942-1958; and James A. Oliver, 1958-1968.

ArchivalResource: 339 cubic ft., ca. 250 microfilm reels.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155513508 View