Morris Tyler family collection of John James Audubon 1697-1982 1820-1855

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Morris Tyler family collection of John James Audubon 1697-1982 1820-1855

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The Morris Tyler Family Collection of John James Audubon consists of correspondence of John James Audubon and members of his family, third party correspondence that relates to Audubon and his work, manuscripts by Audubon and others, and a small amount of family papers. Also included are research files about Audubon compiled by the Morris Tyler family, descendants of Audubon, and a nineteenth century autograph collection presumably amassed by a family member. The John James Audubon component of the collection includes correspondence among family members; letters by and to others including many naturalists and ornithologists; and third party correspondence that relates to Audubon including numerous letters of introduction written on his behalf. The bulk of the correspondence dates from the late 1820s through the 1840s when Audubon was producing and promoting Birds of America and working on The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America. Much of the correspondence concerns these ventures. There is extensive manuscript material for The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America in the collection and lesser amounts for Ornithological Biography, as well as several manuscripts by family members and others that relate to Audubon and his work. Family papers include legal and financial materials, maps and floor plans, and printed items. The autograph collection includes letters and documents signed by U. S. Presidents, military officials, cabinet officers, governors, authors, college presidents, and other prominent nineteenth century figures. Included in the autograph collection are groups of letters to several nineteenth century booksellers and publishers.

Total Boxes: 19; Other Storage Formats: Oversize; Linear Feet: 12.3

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6348871

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Howe, Hezekiah, 1775-1838

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Fleming, William 1791-1866

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Havell, Robert, 1793-1878

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Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851

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Kidd, John Bartholomew.

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Bonaparte, Charles Lucian, 1803-1857

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Audubon, Lucy Green Bakewell, 1788-1874

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Bakewell, William Gifford.

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Harris, Edward, 1799-1863

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Edward Harris (1799-1863), born in Moorestown, New Jersey, was a gentleman farmer interested in birds. He met John James Audubon in 1824 and accompanied him on his 1843 expedition to the Upper Missouri and Yellowstone. From the description of Letter: to Dr. John J. Spencer /by Edward Harris, 1843 Dec. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702689038 Edward Harris, 1797-1863, was an ornithologist, naturalist, and friend of John James Audubon, accompanying him on a variety of expediti...