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Administration, 1927-1978, 1950-1978 (bulk).

Title: Administration, 1927-1978, 1950-1978 (bulk).

Skinner's administrative papers are concerned with permits to collect fossils, Museum administrative matters, policy and financial records, Museum library records, personnel matters, annual reports of Skinner's field work for the Frick Laboratory, catalogs of specimens in the Frick Laboratory, and other related matters.

ArchivalResource: .8 cubic ft.

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Papers, 1931-1985.

Title: Papers, 1931-1985.

Johnson's papers consist of correspondence with Morris Skinner, 1973-1983, and include maps, charts, and data on Nebraska fossil quarries, and drafts and various portions of the publication with Skinner, "Tertiary Stratigraphy and the Frick Collection of Fossil Vertebrates from North-central Nebraska." Field notebooks of Nebraska geological trips with Skinner, 1961-1981. In addition, photocopies of Johnson's field notes describing his paleontological collecting work in Nebraska, 1931-1935; and photocopies of field notes and diaries of R.A. Stirton providing detailed descriptions.

ArchivalResource: 1.2 cubic ft.

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Museum purchases, gifts, and expeditions, 1831-1970.

Title: Museum purchases, gifts, and expeditions, 1831-1970.

Lists of various collections of fossil vertebrates acquired through purchase or on expeditions provide dates, collectors' names, field numbers, and Museum numbers. Some correspondence and drawings of fossils may be included. Collecting localities are in the United States; other lists provide information about fossils from the Siwalik Collection from Punjab, India. Detailed field diary and lists for Tom Rich's Expedition to Como Bluffs, Wyoming, 1969. Of special interest are photocopies of correspondence with John Collins Warren pertaining to the famous Warren Mastodon skeleton and other Mastodon bones, 1831-1854, including sites and authentication; "Visitors to Warren's Mastodon Museum in Boston, 1869-1906;" and photographs of the Warren Mastodon site and accompanying notes, 1920.

ArchivalResource: .6 cubic ft.

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American Museum of Natural History. Dept. of Vertebrate Paleontology. [Inventory of the archives in the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology of the American Museum of Natural History / compiled by Ruth Sternfeld].

Title: [Inventory of the archives in the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology of the American Museum of Natural History / compiled by Ruth Sternfeld]. [1986]

ArchivalResource: 7 v. (loose-leaf) ; 30 cm.

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Departmental administration: Buildings records, 1966-1974.

Title: Departmental administration: Buildings records, 1966-1974.

Records pertaining to the building of the Frick Wing, occupied by the Dept. of Vertebrate Paleontology, to house the fossil mammal collection, laboratory, and offices. Records encompass feasibility studies, proposal for grants from the National Science Foundation, plans and drawings regarding construction and moving, papers pertaining to dedicating Frick Wing in 1971, agreements and correspondence with engineers, and architectural drawings and specifications.

ArchivalResource: .8 cubic ft.

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Correspondence, 1897-1963.

Title: Correspondence, 1897-1963.

Correspondence of Brown primarily written from the field while collecting fossils for the Museum, most notably to Henry Fairfield Osborn reporting on his finds. Other correspondence with William D. Matthew, and later, George Gaylord Simpson and Edwin Colbert. Most of Brown's letters were sent from collecting trips to the American West and South as well as Alberta, Patagonia, Chile, Ethiopia, Greece, Burma, Guatemala, India, Baluchistan, Argentina, Mexico, and Cuba. Other letters pertain to departmental affairs, Museum activities, and budget recommendations; and some references to research and publications. Also, correspondence with J.D. Figgins, Director of the Colorado Museum about collecting fossils in Folsom Quarry, 1926-1930; and correspondence pertaining to fossil plants, 1914-1936, and Brown's lecture tour, 1926-1927. In addition, letters to Brown from publishers and agents regarding Brown's proposed autobiography; and condolence letters following Brown's death, 1963.

ArchivalResource: .7 cubic ft.

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Casts and reproductions, 1902-1970.

Title: Casts and reproductions, 1902-1970.

A listing of all loans and exchanges, both domestic and foreign, and all casts and reproductions, 1902-1970; a compilation of information on specimens, reconstructions, restorations, casts, and photographs of fossils in the department; and a catalog of bird specimens of the Frick Laboratory.

ArchivalResource: .8 cubic ft.

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American Museum of Natural History. Dept. of Vertebrate Paleontology. Annual report, 1873-1948 [microform].

Title: Annual report, 1873-1948 [microform].

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Field diaries, 1891-1970.

Title: Field diaries, 1891-1970.

Field diaries maintained by collectors of fossils for specimens found mainly in the United States but also overseas. Diaries list specimens found and location of find and record day-by-day activities and step-by-step findings. Diaries frequently are illustrated with sketches of collecting locality and geology of the region. Field collectors represented by many diaries are William D. Matthew, Walter Granger, Barnum Brown, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Roland T. Bird, George Olsen, William Stein, Charles Falkenbach, George Gaylord Simpson, and George Whitaker.

ArchivalResource: 8.6 cubic ft.

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Papers, 1930-1980.

Title: Papers, 1930-1980.

Taylor's papers consist of biographical information; administrative papers regarding plans to incorporate the Frick Collection into the Museum collections, 1967; information about the Frick Laboratory and its personnel; memos of the Museum, the department and departmental meetings; and information about several trips. Correspondence with colleagues S. David Webb, Michael O. Woodburne, Robert Emry, Bruce Lander, C. Bertrand Schultz, and Thomas A. Patton, 1942-1980. Correspondence concerned with loan of specimens, Taylor's research topics, publications, letters from the public, and related curatorial duties. Of special interest are Taylor's notes on stratigraphy of North America compiled by Sydney E. Helprin, 1948-1956; and location and stratigraphic data, especially geologic charts by Morris F. Skinner, and notes and faunal lists regarding deer and horse fossils. Manuscripts, notes, and publications about evolution of the deer, Camelidae, Stenomylinae, and Protocertinae. In addition, faunal and stratigraphic lists from the United States, Europe, and Central Asia; reprints on stratigraphy in the American West; catalogs and lists of collections and loans of several institutions; and faunal lists.

ArchivalResource: 3.6 cubic ft.

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Miscellaneous historical collection, 1900-1944.

Title: Miscellaneous historical collection, 1900-1944.

Miscellaneous papers referring to vertebrate paleontology including geological and general information about Royce Trace no. 692 in Montana, papers referring to claims by Indians, photographs of a trip taken by William D. Matthew and Childs Frick, various drawings, clippings and reprints, plates of fossil plants, and pictorial charts. Also, cartoons, caricatures, paintings, Christmas cards, posters, and invitations dealing with and/or used by the department at Christmas luncheons, 1912-1931.

ArchivalResource: .4 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155509289 View

Simpson, George Gaylord, 1902-1984. Classification of fossil Mammalia as used in D.V.P. [i.e. the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology] : largely according to Dr. Simpson / copied by J.M.L.

Title: Classification of fossil Mammalia as used in D.V.P. [i.e. the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology] : largely according to Dr. Simpson / copied by J.M.L. [193-?]

ArchivalResource: [15] leaves ; 28 cm.

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General correspondence files, [ca. 1887]-1966.

Title: General correspondence files, [ca. 1887]-1966.

Extensive correspondence files of curators and employees and other paleontologists associated with the department concerning field work, identification of specimens, exhibits, acquisition of specimens, research topics, publications, miscellaneous subjects, correspondence with other museums and scientific institutions, and other topics. Hundreds of scientists worldwide are represented by correspondence and include Alexander Agassiz, Glover M. Allen, Florentino Ameghino, Erwin H. Barbour, Franz Boas, Stephen F. Borhegyi, Robert Broom, Barnum Brown, Hermon C. Bumpus, Edwin H. Colbert, Joseph T. Gregory, Claude W. Hibbard, D.A. Hooijer, William T. Hornaday, Remington Kellogg, Charles R. Knight, George Kunz, Bjorn Kurten, Richard Swann Lull, R. Lydekker, James Reid Macdonald, William D. Matthew, John C. Merriam, Charles C. Mook, J.P. Morgan (Sr. and Jr.), Frederick K. Morris, Henry Fairfield Osborn, Alfred Romer, George Gaylord Simpson, Charles H. Sternberg, and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin.

ArchivalResource: 48 cubic ft.

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Papers, 1933-1975.

Title: Papers, 1933-1975.

Papers consist of his notebooks containing notes, drawings, charts, maps, photographs, and manuscripts about his observations of the stratigraphy of New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nebraska, and Nevada, 1940-1948. Lists provide information on fossil carnivores and camels collected in New Mexico between 1935 and 1964 by John C. Blick, Charles H. Falkenbach, George Sternberg, and Galusha. Information compiled by Galusha from various sources about contemporary and Pleistocene mammals of Alaska. Information consists of descriptions, line drawings, locality data, bibliographic citations, and related data. Other research notes on North American coyotes, foxes, and dogs; catalog of Frick Laboratory specimens in the Museum collected by Galusha, Robert Emry, and N.Z. Ward, 1961-1964. Notes of Morris Skinner about Felis spelaea in various European museums, 1969-1970; and Skinner's resume of studies on the Felidae conducted by George Gaylord Simpson, 1942.

ArchivalResource: 3.6 cubic ft.

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Map collection, [ca. 1880-1962], 1900-1940 (bulk)

Title: Map collection, [ca. 1880-1962], 1900-1940 (bulk)

Very extensive collection of maps used or made by curators and other departmental field collectors, principally for areas in the American West; many types of geological maps such as stratigraphic maps, contour maps and those produced by the United States Geological Survey; and many aerial photographs, stratigraphic charts, published and unpublished worksheets, atlases, road maps, hand drawn maps showing collecting localities, and maps depicting sections. Most maps were used in the field by Theodore Galusha, Barnum Brown, Morris Skinner, and George Gaylord Simpson. Some maps are marked to show specific localities where fossils were found. Also, topological land reconnaisance maps prepared for the Central Asiatic Expeditions, 1920s.

ArchivalResource: ca. 100 cubic ft.

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Museum purchases, gifts, and expeditions: Labels, 1905-1928.

Title: Museum purchases, gifts, and expeditions: Labels, 1905-1928.

Labels from numerous fossil specimens including those from the Central Asiatic Expedition to Mongolia, various localities in the United States, and the Cope Collection, Pampean Collection, H.E. Wood Collection, and Hall Collection. Also, labels from the Museum's Tertiary Hall.

ArchivalResource: 1.5 cubic ft.

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Vertebrate paleontological photographs, 1948-1961.

Title: Vertebrate paleontological photographs, 1948-1961.

Photographs showing many fossil specimens collected by and for Dr. Colbert as well as views of the Museum's paleontology laboratory. Also includes diagrams and drawings used by Colbert to illustrate his publications. Fossils depicted are from New Mexico, Cuba, Florida, and Venezuela. Photographs were taken by Harris, Alex J. Rota, Robert Elwood Logan, Leon Boltin, and Frederick Schulze. Photographs are identified.

ArchivalResource: 86 photonegatives : b&w.87 photoprints : b&w mounted on file cards.

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Repository description.

Title: Repository description.

Correspondence of curators and collectors pertaining to field work, identification and acquisition of specimens, research, and other related curatorial responsibilities. Papers of curators also include expedition reports, notes, and some manuscripts pertaining to their research. Departmental administrative records, correspondence from the field, and field diaries. Extensive collection of photographs depicting fossils housed in the department and field photographs illustrating excavation of paleontological specimens and the geology of the region. Maps used by collectors, some marked to show locality where fossils were found. Most collecting expeditions were to the American West in the 20th century.

ArchivalResource: 300 cubic ft.

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Departmental administrative records, 1873-1978.

Title: Departmental administrative records, 1873-1978.

Records consist of requisitions for supplies, listings and receipts of specimens borrowed, loaned and returned, 1903-1909; annual reports of the department, 1873-1976; minutes of staff meetings, 1910-1941; and records relating to personnel matters, general Museum matters, development plans, finances and budgets, expedition and some biographical sketches. Other records refer to public oriented publications, various committees, equipment used in the field and laboratory, and other papers pertaining to day-to-day operations of the department. Some records refer to shipments of fossils received from the field and sent to institutions. Records emanating from the chairmanship of Bobb Schaeffer (1966-1978) include historical reviews of the department and fossil fishes, and budget and special fund records, especially the Frick Endowment Fund. Correspondence discusses relationship between Frick Laboratory headed by Childs Frick and the Museum, and documentation of Frick Collection. Biographical information provided for curators and supporting scientific staff.

ArchivalResource: 10.8 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155509056 View

Mounted photographs, n.d.

Title: Mounted photographs, n.d.

Mounted photographs of specimens, many housed in the department, some owned by other institutions. Photographs portraying fossil amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals comprise the bulk of the collection. Photographs are identified by name and negative number, and where applicable and known, catalog number. Other photographs depict fossil tracks and footprints, various laboratory methods used in the preparation of specimens and the preparators, fossils as found in the field, and field photographs of sites in Asia, Europe, South America, United States, and Canada. Photographs show reconstructions of fossils in the form of paintings and models by Charles R. Knight, J.M. Gleason, Margaret M. Colbert, and others. A few photographs depict maps, charts, murals, and geological and paleobotanical subjects. Also, a small amount of information produced by Sinclair Oil Company pertaining to dinosaurs.

ArchivalResource: 14 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155509327 View

Loans and exchanges, 1896-[ca. 1940], 1896-1930 (bulk).

Title: Loans and exchanges, 1896-[ca. 1940], 1896-1930 (bulk).

Correspondence written by Henry Fairfield Osborn on behalf of the American Museum of Natural History to the United States National Museum and universities, museums, academies, and learned societies in the United States and overseas referring to the exchange, loan or purchase of paleontological specimens.

ArchivalResource: 1.6 cubic ft.

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Papers, 1922-1926, 1925-1926 (bulk).

Title: Papers, 1922-1926, 1925-1926 (bulk).

Correspondence of Matthew as acting curator in Museum's Dept. of Vertebrate Paleontology following the death of Edmund Otis Hovey, head of the Dept. of Geology. Files cover job applications and general departmental affairs including acquisition of specimens, research inquiries, and departmental and museum administration.

ArchivalResource: .2 cubic ft.

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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)

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Fossil fish records, 1873-1980.

Title: Fossil fish records, 1873-1980.

Correspondence, and some reports and other papers principally discussing acquisition of specimens from the United States and overseas by field work, exchange, purchase, transfer, and gift. Correspondents include Bobb Schaeffer, Edwin H. Colbert, William K. Gregory, and Alfred Romer. Some correspondence referring to acquisition of Cope Collection. In addition, photographs and drawings of fossil fish including exhibits at the Museum in the Fossil Fish Hall; published articles written by William K. Gregory; a series of papers, 1873-ca. 1902, relating to the Newberry Collection of Fossil Fishes (collected by John S. Newberry in Ohio, and transferred to the Museum from Columbia University in 1904) include notes, field information, and drawings prepared by Newberry; letters to Newberry from other collectors and researchers such as William Clark and William Kepler.

ArchivalResource: 1.4 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155509132 View

Field photographs, 1871-1967, 1895-1934 (bulk).

Title: Field photographs, 1871-1967, 1895-1934 (bulk).

Extensive collection of photographs taken by many collectors associated with the department. Photographs illustrate field sites and quarries, specimens, collectors excavating a site, geology of the region, habitat, field parties and their living conditions in the field, and indigenous peoples in the areas in which they collected. Largest series of photographs were taken by Roland T. Bird showing his dinosaur discoveries in the Western United States. Major series of photographs illustrate Barnum Brown's expeditions to the Western United States, Alberta in Canada, Burma, India, Dudley Expedition to Ethiopia, Cuba, Turkey, Greece, New Zealand, and Patagonia, in addition to the American Museum-Sinclair Aerial Survey to search for dinosaurs in the Western United States. Other paleontologists whose expeditions are represented include William D. Matthew, Childs Frick, Henry Fairfield Osborn, George Olsen, Albert Thomson, and Walter Granger. A series of photographs gathered by William D. Matthew consists of portraits of principal collectors of fossil vertebrates. Photographs are identified. Negatives are available for some photographs.

ArchivalResource: 14.3 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155509110 View

Departmental administration: Accessions records, 1894-1977.

Title: Departmental administration: Accessions records, 1894-1977.

Accession records include bills sent by the Museum for equipment and specimens, 1927-1953; requests for supplies or payment of various bills, 1949-1950; records of specimen accessions for loan or accessions, 1894-1972; and shipping requests and notices, 1925-1977.

ArchivalResource: 2.6 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155509038 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.

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Departmental records: Personnel, 1893-1966.

Title: Departmental records: Personnel, 1893-1966.

Personnel lists providing biographical sketches, dates of employment and departmental assignments; many identified photographs; some correspondence concerning applications for work at the Museum or on expeditions; a listing of exhibition skeletons prepared, restored, and mounted between 1891 and 1940; and a history of the department's staff, 1891-1949. In addition, records maintained by Rachel Nichols concerning the department's Osborn Library consisting of its history and organization, correspondence regarding exchange of reprints, lists of lantern slides available, lists of storage arrangements and records made for storage during World War II, and material relating to exhibits. Nichols' files also include correspondence pertaining to dinosaur models, and notes about skeletons and restorations in the Museum.

ArchivalResource: 1.6 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155509074 View