Papers, 1879-1892.

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Papers, 1879-1892.

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Bills and letters sent to Douglass concerning his acquisition of archaeological specimens, and the original catalogs of his collection which he donated to the American Museum of Natural History. A transcription of his catalogs lists type of artifact, time period, and provenance. Artifacts listed are from the eastern and midwestern states, some from Europe, and fewer from other countries worldwide. One catalog is in French.

8 v.

fre,

eng,

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American Museum of Natural History. Department of Anthropology

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The collection was probably amassed by James Howard McGregor of the Anthropology Dept. as the first part of a lecture on the evolution of man. The first part was entitled "Apes" and the second, "Studies of Man." Many photographs come from the Museum's Dept. of Public Education. From the description of Mammalogical photographs, [ca. 1914-1953] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155515619 Canadian geologist Robert Bell directed the Geological Survey of Canada from 1901-1906. ...

Douglass, A. E. (Andrew Ellicott), 1867-1962

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American astronomer and educator, founder of the science of dendrochronology. From the description of Papers, 1792-1965. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155003574 From the description of Papers, 1956-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79655085 American astronomer and educator, founder of the science of dendrochronology. Associated with the Harvard College Observatory, 1889- 1894, and its expedition to Peru; as well as the Lowell Observatories in Flagstaff, Arizona,...