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Central Asiatic Expeditions of the American Museum of Natural History (1921-1930). [Field books of the Third Asiatic Expedition] [microform].

Title: [Field books of the Third Asiatic Expedition] [microform]. 1922-1930.

ArchivalResource: 6 boxes (57 items) : ill. (some col.), 2 col. maps ; 26 cm. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41120512 View

Scrapbooks, 1874-1933.

Title: Scrapbooks, 1874-1933.

Scrapbooks containing news clippings about expeditions sponsored by the Museum, such as Margaret Mead's anthropological work and Roy Chapman Andrews' explorations in the Gobi Desert of China, scientific discoveries, exhibitions, events directed toward the public, news about the Museum's staff, and acquisitions including the gift of one of Charles A. Lindgergh's airplanes to the Museum, 1928-1933. One scrapbook contains a variety of printed matter about the Museum, including tickets to public lectures, special events, and the laying of the cornerstone, invitations to opening of exhibition halls, announcements of lectures and meetings, programs, blank forms and stationery, and copies of the constitution and bylaws.

ArchivalResource: 4 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155513618 View

American Museum of Natural History. American Association for the Advancement of Science correspondence, 1916, 1928-1929.

Title: American Association for the Advancement of Science correspondence, 1916, 1928-1929.

The collection consists of correspondence pertaining to two of the AAAS's annual meetings held in New York at the American Museum of Natural History, in December 1916 and from December 27, 1928, to January 2, 1929.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (.5 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56828121 View

Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960. Journals, 1908-1912.

Title: Journals, 1908-1912. [1908-1912]

ArchivalResource: 4 v. : ill. ; 27 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31840597 View

Pond, Alonzo W. (Alonzo William), 1894-1986. Collection, 1924-1972.

Title: Collection, 1924-1972.

The collection consists of unprocessed correspondence, manuscripts, printed bulletins and articles. There is also a large map of the Gobi Desert.

ArchivalResource: 13 linear ft. (26 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64433714 View

Oliver, James Arthur, 1914-. Papers, 1916-1972 (bulk 1959-1969).

Title: Papers, 1916-1972 (bulk 1959-1969).

The collection consists primarily of administrative papers from the years 1959-1969 when Oliver was director of the AMNH. The files were arranged arranged alphabetically by subject, most likely by Oliver's secretary, and have been kept in their original order. A typewritten Guide to the file cabinet was found in box 1. Some miscellaneous files from the last box were interfiled.

ArchivalResource: administrative papers 10.5 linear ft. (22 boxes)unprocessed papers 16 linear ft (4 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56796939 View

American Museum of Natural History. American Museum of Natural History reports, 1913-1989.

Title: American Museum of Natural History reports, 1913-1989.

Miscellaneous reports 1913 -1989. Including American Museum of Natural History President's office reports 1913-1932, Letters and other materials to and from Roy Chapman Andrews, Administrative and labor 1927-1985, Consititution, Financial statements 1913-1942 and 1980s, Planning committee reports 1941, 1945, 1947, 1985, 1989, Long range planning committee 1984.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (0.5 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/768244247 View

Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960. The California gray whale (Rhachianectes glaucus cope).

Title: The California gray whale (Rhachianectes glaucus cope). 1913.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56170537 View

Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960. This business of exploring / by Roy Chapman Andrews.

Title: This business of exploring / by Roy Chapman Andrews. [1935?]

Typescript, with author's holograph corrections and printer's notations; includes 5 p. of page proofs of preliminary material.

ArchivalResource: 340 leaves ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7883666 View

Butler, Frederick B. Collection on the 1925 field season of the Third Asiatic Expedition, 1924-1927 (bulk 1925-1926).

Title: Collection on the 1925 field season of the Third Asiatic Expedition, 1924-1927 (bulk 1925-1926).

The collection consists of field notebooks, letters, reports, periodical articles, newspaper clippings, and other items related to Butler's experiences as cartographer during the 1925 field season (Apr. 11-Aug. 20) of the Third Asiatic Expedition (Central Asiatic Expeditions), led by Roy Chapman Andrews.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes (1 linear ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55005388 View

Third Central Asiatic Expedition administrative records, 1916-1940.

Title: Third Central Asiatic Expedition administrative records, 1916-1940.

Records encompass correspondence pertaining to Glover M. Allen's publication about the mammals of Mongolia and China. Correspondence of Roy Chapman Andrews with paleontologists and other scientists such as Walter Granger, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Frederick K. Morris, William D. Matthew, and other individuals concerning scientific matters and administration and planning of the expedition. Much correspondence pertains to general operations of the expedition such as applications to become members of the expedition party, first use of cars to explore an unknown country, equipment and supplies, publications, and some financial records. Some letters discuss the negative ramifications on the expedition of China's political turmoil of the mid- to late-1920s. Also, correspondence with Chinese scientists is interspersed throughout the collection, as well as route maps of the expedition.

ArchivalResource: 5 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155513768 View

Roy Chapman Andrews autograph, undated

Title: Roy Chapman Andrews autograph undated

Contains one autograph.

ArchivalResource: 0.1; 1 folder

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/6681 View

Departmental files, 1907-1979.

Title: Departmental files, 1907-1979.

Departmental files consist principally of correspondence of the department's past and present curators and other associated individuals. Correspondence with colleagues, scientific organizations, and the public concerning collection management, acquisition of specimens, expeditions and field trips, exchange of scientific information, research, publications, lectures, identification of specimens, and personnel. Curators represented by correspondence include Joel A. Allen; Sydney Anderson, 1959-1979; Roy Chapman Andrews, 1908-1960; Donald Carter, 1926-1972; Samuel Harmsted Chubb, 1907-1947; George G. Goodwin, 1921-1964; Robert T. Hatt, 1925-1940; John Eric Hill, 1935-1950; Karl F. Koopman, 1953-1979; Guy Musser, 1959-1976; Henry C. Raven, 1916-1951; Hobart M. Van Deusen; and Richard Van Gelder. Other scientists include Glover M. Allen; Childs Frick, 1915-1972; and George H. Sherwood, Director of the Museum, 1917-1937. Also, correspondence about special topics such as conservation and individual animals popular with the public. In addition to correspondence, the collection also includes departmental annual reports, special fund and grant reports, budget statements, and committee documents.

ArchivalResource: ca. 111 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155510813 View

Museum event photographs, 1934-1941.

Title: Museum event photographs, 1934-1941.

Photographs showing museum director, Roy Chapman Andrews, CBS Radio, and members of the military sending off carrier pigeons from the window of the executive room at the American Museum of Natural History. Photographs are identified.

ArchivalResource: 3 photoprints : b&w.3 photonegatives : b&w.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155532520 View

Papers, 1920-1949.

Title: Papers, 1920-1949.

Collection encompasses photocopies of Burden's manuscripts for several publications, including BIG GAME OF THE KENAI PENINSULA, which relates to his adventures in Alaska during 1919; and a manuscript relating his experiences collecting Komodo dragons in China, and notes about these animals. Most other papers in collection are original and include Burden's log describing his hunting trip to North China, 1920s; and letters he wrote to his mother and others from Peking and Tientsin, China. A letter from Roy Chapman Andrews discusses his and Burden's experiences in China during the political turmoil of 1926. Other correspondence written from an expedition to Nairobi, Kenya. Papers regarding Burden's involvement with films include reviews, publicity releases and other information pertaining to Burden's film "The Silent Enemy" about Ojibway Indians of Canada's northwest. Also, correspondence with Ilya Tolstoy concerning production of films and other topics, 1938-1939. Papers also relate to his Komodo dragon films. Manuscripts and information concerning Burden's plays, "The Wilderness Road" and "Pauline Bonapart;" and information regarding articles he wrote for a journal published by the American Museum of Natural History.

ArchivalResource: 9 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155485072 View

Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960. Journals of expeditions to Mongolia from 1919 to 1930 [microform] / Roy Chapman Andrews.

Title: Journals of expeditions to Mongolia from 1919 to 1930 [microform] / Roy Chapman Andrews. 1919-1930.

ArchivalResource: 11 v. ; 27 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40976751 View

Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960. Journals of expeditions to Mongolia from 1919 to 1930 / Roy Chapman Andrews.

Title: Journals of expeditions to Mongolia from 1919 to 1930 / Roy Chapman Andrews. 1919-1930.

ArchivalResource: 11 v. ; 27 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/17591175 View

Field correspondence, 1891-1969.

Title: Field correspondence, 1891-1969.

Correspondence written by collectors from the field regarding their finds, principally in the United States but also overseas. Letters frequently describe circumstances of collecting fossils and a description of the fossil, offer specimens for sale, and may be illustrated with photographs. Another series consists of correspondence written between field collectors and Museum personnel, many to Henry Fairfield Osborn. Some letters discuss the Third Asiatic Expedition to Mongolia. Collectors represented include Walter Granger, William D. Matthew, Barnum Brown, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Albert Thomson, J.W. Gidley, Roy Chapman Andrews, Peter C. Kaisen, George Gaylord Simpson, Edwin H. Colbert, and Bobb Schaeffer.

ArchivalResource: 4.6 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155509085 View

Special Films Collection: Expedition films, 1912-1960.

Title: Special Films Collection: Expedition films, 1912-1960.

Films recording expeditions, the vast majority of which were sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History. Some expeditions which collected scientific data and specimens, especially for Museum exhibitions, had a broad range of activities. Their films are multidisciplinary. Other films are more particular in their purpose and are ethnographic, zoological, archaeological, or paleontological. Many films were taken on expeditions to Africa, others portray Asia, Latin America, the Arctic, the Antarctic, Australia, and the Pacific Islands; a few portray Indians in North America. And Osa Johnson emphasizing African mammals.

ArchivalResource: 71 films.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155513691 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

Coleman, Laurence Vail, 1893-1982. Letter, 1927.

Title: Letter, 1927.

Collection consists of a letter from zoologist, Roy Chapman Andrews in China to Coleman, concerning the destruction of Chinese antiquities, the "robber generals," and the embargo on the exportation of museum specimens.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/36854532 View

Inglis Fletcher Papers, 1883-1967, 2015

Title: Inglis Fletcher Papers, 1883-1967, 2015

Papers (1883-1964) of the noted author Inglis Clark Fletcher of historical novels set during the 17th and 18th century in colonial North Carolina.

ArchivalResource: 12.789 Cubic feet, ca. 15,000 items

https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/special/ead/findingaids/0021 View

Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960. Letters : Peking, China, to Henry Grier Bryant, Philadelphia, Pa., 1927 June 21 and 1929 June 20.

Title: Letters : Peking, China, to Henry Grier Bryant, Philadelphia, Pa., 1927 June 21 and 1929 June 20.

2 ALsS .

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; x cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31860765 View

William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century.

Title: William B. Provine collection of evolutionary biology reprints, 20th century.

Journal reprints on evolutionary biology.

ArchivalResource:

http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/xml/dlxs/RMM06776-A.xml View

Teilhard de Chardin, Pierre. The Granger-Teilhard de Chardin collection, 1924-1936.

Title: The Granger-Teilhard de Chardin collection, 1924-1936.

The Granger-Teilhard de Chardin Collection consists of seventeen letters from Teilhard to Dr. Walter Granger of the American Museum of Natural History, plus one letter to Roy Chapman Andrews, scientist and explorer. The letters contain detailed accounts of Teilhard's paleological findings and scientific research, and his comments on the findings and writings of others in the field. These discussions include a number of allusions to research on Peking Man (Sinanthropos), as well as more detailed mention of Teilhard's work on fauna. There are also a number of references to the Sino-Japanese War and its influence on Teilhard's activities.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 linear feet (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86223024 View

Cherrie, George Kruck, 1865-1946. Exploration tales for soldiers and sailors : YMCA lecture series.

Title: Exploration tales for soldiers and sailors : YMCA lecture series. 1918-1919.

ArchivalResource: 1 box ; 32 x 27 x 7 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/20752054 View

Burden, W. Douglas (William Douglas), 1898-1978. Papers, 1920-1978 (bulk 1926-1961).

Title: Papers, 1920-1978 (bulk 1926-1961).

The collection consts of correspondence, reports, journals, notebooks and some clippings related to Burden's scientific projects, travel and expeditions; typescripts or printed copies of Burden's published and unpublished articles and stories; the typescript of Burden's book (originally titled Hunting in many lands), published in 1960 under the title: Look to the wilderness; and personal papers.

ArchivalResource: 11 linear ft. (23 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55052128 View

Pacific Geographic Society. Pacific Geographic Society records, 1927-1940.

Title: Pacific Geographic Society records, 1927-1940.

Records of the Pacific Geographic Society including correspondence, minutes, reports, photographs, pamphlets and other materials. The records date from 1927-1940, with the bulk falling between the years 1933-1939.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear feet.

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Records, 1924-1961, 1924-1934 (bulk)

Title: Records, 1924-1961, 1924-1934 (bulk)

Plans, diagrams, maps, correspondence and some completed chapters for unpublished reports dealing with the geology and topography of Mongolia. Papers pertaining to geology prepared by Charles P. Berkey, F.K. Morris, L.E. Spock, and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, consist of descriptive accounts of surveys, lists of fossils collected, route studies and traverses of 1928 and 1930, locality studies, and manuscripts of chapters to be included in volume. Papers dealing with topography prepared by Charles P. Berkey, Leslie E. Spock, L.B. Roberts, W.P.T. Hill, Willard Wyman, and C.R. Canfield for a volume planned as a map volume with chapters about mapping problems of the Central Asiatic Expedition, history of cartography of Central Asia including Russian cartography and the Briesemeister map of Mongolia. Manuscript for some chapters, record of flora of Mongolia, faunal lists for Mongolian and Chinese fossil vertebrates, and reviews of the literature. In addition, photographic prints from Frederick K. Morris' negative albums, 1923-1925.

ArchivalResource: 2 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155509007 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