Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964 papers, 1860-1966, 1900-1966 (bulk).

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Chapin, James Paul, 1889-1964 papers, 1860-1966, 1900-1966 (bulk).

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Personal correspondence, 1900-64; correspondence pertaining to the Staten Island Institute of Arts and Sciences, of which he was a Board member, 1920-58; Staten Island field and bird notes, 1904-09; military and field notebooks, and photographs from France where he was stationed in World War I, 1917-1919; school notebooks, 1907-22, and records and ephemera from Columbia University, 1904-33; undated ms. 'Index of Invertebrates'; articles by Chapin, 1905-64, and others he collected, 1860-1964; clippings on his career and on African politics, 1909-64; autobiographies, 1958-60, and other genealogical material; and family photographs.

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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...