Card files, 1909-1964.

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Card files, 1909-1964.

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Chapin's extensive card files covering a bibliography on the birds of Africa, bibliography on the birds of Zaire, collectors of African birds, maps and localities, species of birds of Zaire, Kivu (district of Zaire) notes and records, and birds of the world. Chapin annotated many of the cards over the years with additional information.

19.4 cubic ft.

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Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964

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James Paul Chapin (July 9, 1889 – April 5, 1964) was an American ornithologist. Chapin was a former Curator at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. At the age of 19 he took the role of assistant to the American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915). This began his life-long association with that region and established his place as an expert on the birds of the Congo. A graduate of Columbia University, Chapin worked at the Museum from 1905 until his official retirement i...