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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, 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 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 Sixth Archbold Expedition to New Guinea : field catalog March 12, 1959 to February 1, 1960 / Hobart M. Van Deusen.([1959-1960], 1960) Van Deusen, Hobart M.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (6th : 1959); American Museum of Natural History.Field catalog of primarily mammal specimens collected during the 6th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea. Compiled by expedition mammalogist Van Deusen, data includes field number, name, sex, date, locality, elevation, measurements, what type of specimen (skin, skeleton, etc.), habitat notes and other notes including information about parasites on specimens. Items gifted to the collection are noted as well. Field numbers 15001-17298 are included and most entries have been updated with the Museum catalog number. Locations of note covered in the Territory of New Guinea include Lae, Oomsis Creek, Gurakor, Mt. Kaindi, Mt. Wilhelm, Mt. Otto, Bena Bena, Mt. Michael, Okapa, Kainanta, the Kratke mountain range, Markham River Valley and Wau. 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.