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Item 1948 Archbold Cape York Expedition : Analysis of Plant collections by Habitat. [1948-1949] / Leonard J. Brass.([between 1948 and 1949], 1949) Brass, L. J. (Leonard J.); American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; Cape York Expedition (1948); American Museum of Natural History.Handwritten summary of information about the plants collected during the Cape York Expedition. Includes field catalog number, name, and brief descriptive information about the specimen type. Arranged by habitat within location. Also contains general information about the habitats and locations including coordinates or altitudes. Locations discussed include Lockerbie, Newcastle Bay, Jardine River, Red Island Point, Portland Roads, Iron Range, Tozer Gap, Browns Creek, Wenlock, Archer River, Coen, Bonanza Creek, Leo Creek, Shipton's Flat, Upper Parrot Creek and Mt. Finnegan. The plant specimens were given to the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University. Leonard J. Brass (1900-1971) was an Australian botanist and Associate Curator of the Archbold Collections in the American Museum of Natural History Department of Mammalogy. He began his expeditionary work for the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, and was brought into the Archbold Expeditions by Richard Archbold in 1933 for the 1st of the New Guinea Expeditions. He would join all but the last of the New Guinea Expeditions, leading the 4th, 5th and 6th, as well as the expedition to Cape York. He participated in other American Museum of Natural History expeditions, and also maintained ties with the Arnold Arboretum. Brass was involved in a research directorial capacity at the Archbold Biological Research Station in Florida from its inception in 1941 and retired in 1966.Item 1948 Archbold Cape York Expedition : Daily Journal G. M. Tate(1948) Tate, Geoffrey M., 1898-1964.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; Cape York Expedition (1948); American Museum of Natural History.Daily journal kept by Tate between January 28 and October 6, 1948 while voyaging to and during the Cape York Expedition. Includes observations about the various methods of transportation and accommodations, people and social activities, cuisine and localities, expedition preparations and itineraries. Description of travel, collecting activities and challenges reference both his own collection of reptiles as well as the work of other members of the party such as Leonard Brass, Hobart Van Deusen and George H. H. Tate. Locations throughout the Cape York Peninsula include Mossman, Speewah, Thursday Island, Portland Roads, Coen, Cooktown, and Cairns. Geoffrey M. Tate, a zoologist and younger brother of American Museum of Natural History curator G. H. H. Tate, acted as business manager for Archbold Expeditions at the American Museum of Natural History. He accompanied as collector for both the 4th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea and the 1948 Cape York Expedition.Item 1948 Archbold Cape York Expedition December 8, 1947 to December 4, 1948(1947) Brass, L. J. (Leonard J.); American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; Cape York Expedition (1948); American Museum of Natural History.Journal maintained by Leonard Brass as leader of the Cape York Expedition in late 1947 and 1948. Entries detail the planning and organization of the expedition, the acquisition of permits, the collecting and preparation activities of both Brass and his colleagues and crew, as well as the round trip journey to the site. Subjects include social engagements, difficulties with the cargo being held due to a strike, the collecting and preparation activities of the team members, as well as observations and analysis of the weather and the botanical life of the environs. Flight observation logs are transcribed and included within the journal entries. Locations cited include Chicago, Cairns, Red Island Point, Thursday Island, Portland Roads, Mt. Tozer, Cooktown, Horn Island, the Iron Range, Mossman Gorge, Speewah, Mt. Bellenden-Ker, Peach River, Mt. Finneran, and Port of Spain. Leonard J. Brass (1900-1971) was an Australian botanist and Associate Curator of the Archbold Collections in the American Museum of Natural History Department of Mammalogy. He began his expeditionary work for the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, and was brought into the Archbold Expeditions by Richard Archbold in 1933 for the 1st of the New Guinea Expeditions. He would join all but the last of the New Guinea Expeditions, leading the 4th, 5th and 6th, as well as the expedition to Cape York. He participated in other American Museum of Natural History expeditions, and also maintained ties with the Arnold Arboretum. Brass was involved in a research directorial capacity at the Archbold Biological Research Station in Florida from its inception in 1941 and retired in 1966.Item 1956 Diary. Section 1, 1956-57 Expedition Diary of L. J. Brass. Section 2, March 21, 1956 to February 1, 1957(1956) Brass, L. J. (Leonard J.); American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (5th : 1956-1957); American Museum of Natural History.Diary documents Brass's account of the 5th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea. Entries primarily describe observations about the weather and conditions of the terrain, as well as the collecting activities and results of the party, both his botanical examples and the mammal collecting done by Russel Peterson. As leader of the expedition, many of the entries also discuss organization matters such as the acquisition of permissions, camp arrangements, staffing and equipment and social engagements and institutional visits he made during the course of the expedition. Among the locations described and cited are Samarai, Normanby Island, Fergusson Island, the Iamelele camp, Bwagoaia, Joe Landing, Abaleti, Woodlark Island, Jintu and Milne Bay. Also includes entries based in Port Moresby and other sites in Papua New Guinea and Australia while he was preparing to return to the United States. Leonard J. Brass (1900-1971) was an Australian botanist and Associate Curator of the Archbold Collections in the American Museum of Natural History Department of Mammalogy. He began his expeditionary work for the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, and was brought into the Archbold Expeditions by Richard Archbold in 1933 for the 1st of the New Guinea Expeditions. He would join all but the last of the New Guinea Expeditions, leading the 4th, 5th and 6th, as well as the expedition to Cape York. He participated in other American Museum of Natural History expeditions, and also maintained ties with the Arnold Arboretum. Brass was involved in a research directorial capacity at the Archbold Biological Research Station in Florida from its inception in 1941 and retired in 1966.Item [1964 diary] / Hobart M. Van Deusen.([1964], 1964) Van Deusen, Hobart M.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (7th : 1964); American Museum of Natural History.Small pocket diary used by Van Deusen while leading the 7th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea. Entries are brief and include the location and his general activities, with some collecting results. Book has preprinted dated pages, Van Deusen's diary entries begin February 21 and end December 11. Spans his time in New York before the expedition, the journeys to and from Papua and the expedition period. Locations and campsites of note include Brisbane, Port Moresby, Lae, Pindiu, Masba Creek, Gang Creek, Ulur, Finschhafen, and Goodenough Island. Many entries only list the location of the expedition for that date. Volume also contains altitude readings from mountain climbs, names and addresses, some roughly sketched maps and notes on the local dialect. Hobart M. Van Deusen was a mammalogist and Assistant Curator of the Archbold Collections in the American Museum of Natural History Department of Mammalogy. He participated in the Cape York Expedition as well as three of the Archbold New Guinea Expeditions, leading the seventh in 1964.Item 5th Archbold expedition to New Guinea. 1956 Diary. March 4, 1956 to February 1, 1957(1956) Brass, L. J. (Leonard J.); American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (5th : 1956-1957); American Museum of Natural History.Diary kept by Brass as leader and botanist of the 5th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea. These largely handwritten entries cover specific date ranges that correspond to remote excursions away from the main camps. The date ranges and general locations represented in the entries are March 4-20, 1956, March 21-23, 1956 (Samarai), April 30-May 11, 1956 (Paminam Mountains camp), June 3- 25, 1956 (Iamelele camp), August 14-September 6, 1956, (Sudents Island mountains) October 11-28, 1956 (Jintu), December 2-7, 1956 (Milne Bay) and January 3-February 1, 1957 (Port Moresby, Cairns and his journey home). Entries primarily describe the weather and environment, collecting activities and results of the party and daily camp life and transportation. All of these entries except the March 4-20 date span are also available in a separate transcribed copy. Leonard J. Brass (1900-1971) was an Australian botanist and Associate Curator of the Archbold Collections in the American Museum of Natural History Department of Mammalogy. He began his expeditionary work for the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, and was brought into the Archbold Expeditions by Richard Archbold in 1933 for the 1st of the New Guinea Expeditions. He would join all but the last of the New Guinea Expeditions, leading the 4th, 5th and 6th, as well as the expedition to Cape York. He participated in other American Museum of Natural History expeditions, and also maintained ties with the Arnold Arboretum. Brass was involved in a research directorial capacity at the Archbold Biological Research Station in Florida from its inception in 1941 and retired in 1966.Item [7th Archbold expedition summary] 1964(1964) Van Deusen, Hobart M.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (7th : 1964); American Museum of Natural History.General summary by Van Deusen describing the 7th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea. Details activities of Van Deusen and the party by month (March to September, 1964), including their journey from New York and arrival, organizational details such as the arrangement of permits, selecting and establishing camps and staffing, descriptions of the localities, area history and general collecting and species notes. Locations mentioned include Brisbane, Pindiu, Masba Creek and Gang Creek camps, Mt. Rawlinson, Lae and the Ulur camp. Hobart M. Van Deusen was a mammalogist and Assistant Curator of the Archbold Collections in the American Museum of Natural History Department of Mammalogy. He participated in the Cape York Expedition as well as three of the Archbold New Guinea Expeditions, leading the seventh in 1964.Item [Austin Rand's journal, 3rd Archbold Expedition to New Guinea] July 6, 1938 to May 5, 1939 / Austin L. Rand.([1938-1939], 1939) Rand, Austin Loomer, 1905-1982.; American Museum of Natural History.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (3rd : 1938-1939); American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.Journal primarily deals with organization of expedition, including communication between camps, delivery of supplies, movement of the parties and the daily activities of himself, other participants and expedition workers, including collecting work. In August the entries begin to deal more specifically with species information and observations. Also includes some passages with very detailed movement logs for excursions, including the search for a campsite for Mt. Wilhelmina (Mount Trikora). Other localities cited include Hollandia (Jayapura), Bernhard Camp, Lake Habbema, the Idenburg (Taritatu) and Waruma Rivers. Details are given of a shipment of specimen cases to the Museum. Last five pages are numbered carbon copies of the "Summary of activities of inland collecting party." Austin Loomer Rand (1905-1982) was a Canadian ornithologist. His association with the American Museum of Natural History began with the Mission zoologique franco-anglo-américaine à Madagascar, the results of which would form his Ph.D. thesis. He also met life-long friend and collaborator Richard Archbold at this time and would continue to participate in and co-lead the first three Archbold Expeditions to New Guinea. He would also help Archbold develop the Archbold Biological Station in Florida and would ultimately retire there. The majority of his professional career was spent in curatorial capacities at the Ornithology department of the Field Museum in Chicago.Item [Collection list of herpetological specimens](1959) Van Deusen, Hobart M.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (6th : 1959); American Museum of Natural History.Collection list of reptiles and amphibians that were collected by Van Deusen during the 6th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea. Notes compiled and presented to the Herpetology Department. Information includes field number, general species, location, date and quantity. Some additional notes are included concerning the collection of the specimens and the localities. Gifted items are noted when applicable. Hobart M. Van Deusen was a mammalogist and Assistant Curator of the Archbold Collections in the American Museum of Natural History Department of Mammalogy. He participated in the Cape York Expedition as well as three of the Archbold New Guinea Expeditions, leading the seventh in 1964.Item Diary 1953 / Hobart M. Van Deusen.([1953], 1953) Van Deusen, Hobart M.; American Museum of Natural History.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (4th : 1953); American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.Daily pocket diary kept by Van Deusen during the 4th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea. Diary has preprinted dates and informational front matter. Van Deusen's entries span from January 28, 1953 to November 28, 1953 and include very short notations of location, weather, ship coordinates, some collecting specifications, and daily activities. Also notes names of acquaintances, a packing container list, a shopping list and some expenditures. This expedition primarily collected in the Cape Vogel Peninsula of Papua New Guinea. Hobart M. Van Deusen was a mammalogist and Assistant Curator of the Archbold Collections in the American Museum of Natural History Department of Mammalogy. He participated in the Cape York Expedition as well as three of the Archbold New Guinea Expeditions, leading the seventh in 1964.Item [Diary, 6th Expedition to New Guinea] March 13, 1959 to February 21, 1960(1959) Van Deusen, Hobart M.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (6th : 1959); American Museum of Natural History.Journal kept by Van Deusen during his time on the 6th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea. The time period covers both the collecting period as well as the journey to and from the location. Entries largely contain detailed information about collecting and preparation activities of himself and his assistants as well as expedition leader Leonard Brass. Other entries recount social engagements, describe the environment, weather, camps and the expedition party's travels. Expedition locations noted include Lae, Goroka, Gurakor, Kaindi, Oomsis, Bulolo, Wau, Purosa, Arau, Water Rice, the Umi River and the Wilhelm, Otto, and Michael mountains. Additional travel sites mentioned include Brisbane, Sydney, Cairns, Melbourne, Canberra, and Honolulu. Note that entries are not completely in chronological order in volume and some entries are included on laid-in material. Hobart M. Van Deusen was a mammalogist and Assistant Curator of the Archbold Collections in the American Museum of Natural History Department of Mammalogy. He participated in the Cape York Expedition as well as three of the Archbold New Guinea Expeditions, leading the seventh in 1964.Item Field journal : Archbold 1936 New Guinea Exp. February 27, 1936 to July 8, 1937 / Tate, G.H.H.([1936-1937], 1937) Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; American Museum of Natural History.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (2nd : 1936-1937)Journal documents Tates activities during the 2nd Archbold Expedition to New Guinea, which focused primarily on the environs of the Fly River. Tate describes the journey to Papua New Guinea, the setting up and planning of the collecting trips and camps, the activities of his fellow participants, primarily Brass and Rand, the use of the amphibious craft Kona, including its sinking. The bulk of the journal describes his daily activities in collecting and preparation of specimens and detailed descriptions of the environment along with some sketched maps. Locations mentioned include Daru, Port Moresby, the Oriomo River and Fly River, Wuroi, Dogwa, Palmer Junction, the Black River, and the Astrolabe Range and area of Rona where Tate continued to collect at the end of the expedition. Also found with the journal are manuscript draft pages regarding the geography and topography of the Fly River area. Tate was a British-born zoologist who worked as curator in the Department of Mammalogy at the American Museum of Natural History. He participated in a number of expeditions, including Archbold Expeditions-funded trips to New Guinea and the Cape York Peninsula. He was the older brother of zoologist Geoffrey Tate.Item General Account 1938-1939(1938) Richardson, William Bebb.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (3rd : 1938-1939); American Museum of Natural History.Account maintained by Richardson between April 1938 and May 1939 while acting as Mammalogist on the 3rd Archbold Expedition to New Guinea. Includes notes on daily activities, particularly collecting, as well as the organization of the camps and expedition movements, notes about his fellow participants, equipment, the seaplane Guba II, weather, surrounding environment, weather and some personnel listings. Locations include Hollandia, Lake Habbema, Mt. Wilhelmina, the Balim River, the Grand River and the Bele River. Includes diagrammatic sketches of the camps and maps. Much of this account is also available in a typescript version.Item [Journal, 3rd Archbold Expedition to New Guinea] March 23, 1938 to June 9, 1939 / Leonard J. Brass.([1938-1939], 1939) Brass, L. J. (Leonard J.); American Museum of Natural History.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (3rd : 1938-1939); American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.Daily log of activities kept by Brass during the 3rd of the Archbold Expeditions. The bulk of the journal contains general observations of the local flora and his collecting and photography activities. Includes descriptions of the vegetation and land from the air, during his travel to the expedition and the many reconnaissance flights on the Guba. Brass also describes the organization and establishment of the expedition camps and supply deliveries, the movements of his fellow participants and native workers, and the activities of the Guba. A copy of a letter from Archbold detailing his efforts to find a route to scale Mt. Wilhelmina (Mount Trikora) is included, as are excepts of notes from numbered field books. Some of the locations cited include Batavia, Hollandia (Jayapura), Lake Habbema, the Idenberg River (Taritatu River) , the Bele River, the Baliem valley, Makassar, Lake Sentani, Kaiabu and the camps on Mt. Wilhelmina. Leonard J. Brass (1900-1971) was an Australian botanist and Associate Curator of the Archbold Collections in the American Museum of Natural History Department of Mammalogy. He began his expeditionary work for the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, and was brought into the Archbold Expeditions by Richard Archbold in 1933 for the 1st of the New Guinea Expeditions. He would join all but the last of the New Guinea Expeditions, leading the 4th, 5th and 6th, as well as the expedition to Cape York. He participated in other American Museum of Natural History expeditions, and also maintained ties with the Arnold Arboretum. Brass was involved in a research directorial capacity at the Archbold Biological Research Station in Florida from its inception in 1941 and retired in 1966.Item [Journal, 4th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea] March 18 to May 15, 1953(1953) Tate, Geoffrey M., 1898-1964.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (4th : 1953); American Museum of Natural History.Journal kept by Geoffrey Tate during the 4th Archbold Expedition in New Guinea. Tate acted as general zoological collector. Entries describe the local environments, people and social activities. Tate includes notes about the native assistants on their staff and the local social customs. He discusses both his own collecting activities, primarily focusing on insects and reptiles, as well as the collecting work and general organization of the entire expedition party, including Leonard Brass, Hobart Van Deusen, and Kenneth Wynn. Locations mentioned or described include Samarai, Menapi, the Maneau Range, Baiawa and caves at Dabora. Tate suffered a series of strokes during this expedition and was hospitalized. Geoffrey M. Tate, a zoologist and younger brother of American Museum of Natural History curator G. H. H. Tate, acted as business manager for Archbold Expeditions at the American Museum of Natural History. He accompanied as collector for both the 4th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea and the 1948 Cape York Expedition.Item [Journal, 7th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea] April 21 to June 1, 1964(1964) Van Deusen, Hobart M.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (7th : 1964); American Museum of Natural History.Diary kept by Van Deusen as leader and mammalogist of the 7th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea. Entries primarily describe the collecting and preparation activities of the expedition party, as well as other day-to day activities, travels, weather, meals, and organizational and staffing concerns. Locations of note include Pindiu, the Masba Creek camp and Tumning. Some specimen collection totals are listed, as well as detailed observational data about the specimens. Does not include entries for every date, span covers April 21 to June 1, 1964. Hobart M. Van Deusen was a mammalogist and Assistant Curator of the Archbold Collections in the American Museum of Natural History Department of Mammalogy. He participated in the Cape York Expedition as well as three of the Archbold New Guinea Expeditions, leading the seventh in 1964.Item Journal, L.J. Brass : 6th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea March 14 1959 to January 24, 1960(1959) Brass, L. J. (Leonard J.); American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (6th : 1959); American Museum of Natural History.Journal dating March 14, 1959 to January 24, 1960 and kept by Brass during the 6th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea. Time period includes his air travel from New York to Australia. Entries describe the food, amenities, sites, administrative details including shipments, and preparation for the expedition and return travel. Weather conditions are described, and camp elevations are noted. Most entries describe the collecting activities of Brass and his colleagues. Locations noted in the journal include Lae, Oomsis, Port Moresby, Pengagl Creek, Umi River, Kimi Creek, Purosa, Gono, Arau, Kassam, Kaindi, Piunde-Aunde, Gurakor, Water Rice, Kotuni, Goroka, Bulolo, Kainantu and Okapa. Leonard J. Brass (1900-1971) was an Australian botanist and Associate Curator of the Archbold Collections in the American Museum of Natural History Department of Mammalogy. He began his expeditionary work for the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, and was brought into the Archbold Expeditions by Richard Archbold in 1933 for the 1st of the New Guinea Expeditions. He would join all but the last of the New Guinea Expeditions, leading the 4th, 5th and 6th, as well as the expedition to Cape York. He participated in other American Museum of Natural History expeditions, and also maintained ties with the Arnold Arboretum. Brass was involved in a research directorial capacity at the Archbold Biological Research Station in Florida from its inception in 1941 and retired in 1966.Item [Journal] March 2 to November 16, 1953(1953) Brass, L. J. (Leonard J.); American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (4th : 1953); American Museum of Natural History.Journal kept by Brass as leader of the 4th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea in 1953. Includes descriptions of various expedition activities and localities; also details weather and barometric data, social and camp activities, and planning work such as the arrangement of permits and staffing. Locations mentioned include Port Moresby, Konedobu, Samarai, Mt. Dayman and the Maneau Range, Cape Vogel, Monapi, Baiawa, Banaira and the Gwariu River. Leonard J. Brass (1900-1971) was an Australian botanist and Associate Curator of the Archbold Collections in the American Museum of Natural History Department of Mammalogy. He began his expeditionary work for the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, and was brought into the Archbold Expeditions by Richard Archbold in 1933 for the 1st of the New Guinea Expeditions. He would join all but the last of the New Guinea Expeditions, leading the 4th, 5th and 6th, as well as the expedition to Cape York. He participated in other American Museum of Natural History expeditions, and also maintained ties with the Arnold Arboretum. Brass was involved in a research directorial capacity at the Archbold Biological Research Station in Florida from its inception in 1941 and retired in 1966.Item [Journal] March 6-November 22, 1933 / Richard Archbold.([1933], 1933) Archbold, Richard.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; American Museum of Natural History.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (1st : 1933-1934)Portion of the daily journal kept by Archbold during the 1st Expedition to New Guinea. Entries cover the activities of the expedition including the hiring of laborers, hunting, trapping and specimen preparation activities, details about photography, quantitative data about the weather and altitude, as well as general description of their travels, social activities and dealings with local residents. Locations mentioned include Mount Albert Edward, Port Moresby, Rona, and Yule Island. Richard Archbold was a sponsor of scientific study, mountaineer, aviator and research associate at the American Museum of Natural History from 1931. He established Archbold Expeditions (formerly Biological Expeditions) which sponsored field work, a collection and curatorial staff at the American Museum of Natural History. He also founded the Archbold Biological Station in Florida in 1941 as a center for scientific research and ecological study. One of the first to recognize the value of air transport in expeditionary work, Archbold led three of the New Guinea expeditions, the third of which culminated in the seaplane Guba II's historic transcontinental flight.Item Musser's Sulawesi Expedition specimen lists.(1973) Musser, Guy G.; Musser Field trips to Indonesia (1973-1976); American Museum of Natural History.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.Variety of specimen lists, work sheets from Musser's field work in Indonesia (Sulawesi). These include specimen gathering information such as name, number, sex, location and notes as well as packing carton inventories. Guy Musser was the Archbold Curator at the American Museum of Natural History, particularly specializing in rodents. He staged a series of expeditionary trips to Indonesia between 1973 and 1976, partially funded by the Archbold Expeditions and the Celebes Fund.