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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 1948 Archbold Cape York Expedition Journal of G. H. H. Tate. December1, 1947-October27, 1948 / G. H. H. Tate.([1947-1948], 1948) Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.; Van Deusen, Hobart M.; American Museum of Natural History.; Cape York Expedition (1948); American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection.A daily journal kept by Tate between December 1, 1947 and October 27, 1948 while participating in the Archbold Expeditions-funded 1948 Cape York Expedition. It documents his daily activities, including travel to and from the location, collection and preparation work, social engagements, planning and organizing segments of the expedition and descriptions of the environs. Some mention is also made of the other participants of the expedition, including Leonard Brass and Hobart Van Deusen. Color and black and white hand-drawn maps of locations including Mt. Tozer and the area of Coen are inserted in the volume, and seven annotated black and white photographs and blank specimen tags are additionally laid into back of volume. In addition to the journal entries, the volume contains itinerary and notes arranged by specimen name. Includes a few pages that appear to have been drafted by Hobart Van Deusen. George Henry Hamilton Tate (1894-1953) 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 the Archbold Expeditions-funded trips to New Guinea and the Cape York Peninsula. He was the older brother of zoologist Geoffrey M. Tate.Item 1948 Archbold Cape York Expedition Reptile Catalogue (for insect notes, see last pages) : Catalog kept by G. M. Tate, general collector on expedition (except birds and mammals) March 11, to September 7, 1948 / Geoffrey M. Tate.([1948], 1948) Tate, Geoffrey M., 1898-1964.; Cape York Expedition (1948); American Museum of Natural History.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection.Copy of reptile collection specimen list compiled by Geoffrey Tate during the Cape York Expedition funded by Archbold Expeditions in 1948. Information provided includes specimen numbers, kind, location and surroundings, collector and remarks. Entries date between March 11, 1948 and September 7, 1948. Locations in Queensland, Australia that are noted include but are not limited to Mossman, Speewah, Portland Roads, Iron Range, Mount Tozer and Coen. Note that the insect notes referenced in the title are not copied here. Specimen numbers 16501 to 17026. 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 [Cape York Expedition journal] January 30 to December 3, 1948 / Hobart M. Van Deusen.([1948], 1948) Van Deusen, Hobart M.; American Museum of Natural History.; Cape York Expedition (1948); American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection.Daily journal kept by mammalogist Van Deusen between January and December of 1948 describing his observations en route to and during the Cape York Expedition. Entries include daily deck reports and notes of ship-board activities, observations of local customs, individuals met and localities. Updates on collecting activity, with some specimen lists of mammals interspersed with notations and observations of mammals and birds. Note that entries are less regular between April and October. Collection environs mentioned in the reports are Cairns, Bellenden Ker, Red Island Point, and Thursday Island. 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 Contents and alphabetical packing list : main party only [1948] / Archbold Expeditions.([1948], 1948) Brass, L. J. (Leonard J.); American Museum of Natural History.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection.; Cape York Expedition (1948)Packing list for 1948 Cape York Expedition; includes lists both arranged by box indexed with contents and alphabetically by item with box number. Additionally, lists of items to be purchased in Australia and items to be carried by main party are included. Data provided includes type of box, number and marking, contents, article quantity, and class. The Cape York Expedition was funded by Archbold Expeditions and sought to study and collect birds, plants and mammals in the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia. It took place in 1948 and was led by Leonard Brass. Other participants included G. H. H. Tate, G. M. Tate, and Hobart M. Van Deusen.Item [Field catalog, Cape York Expedition] January 8 to October 14, 1948 / [Archbold Expeditions].([1948], 1948) Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.; Van Deusen, Hobart M.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection.; American Museum of Natural History.; Cape York Expedition (1948)Catalog of specimens collected during the Cape York Expedition. Information includes specimen number, type, stamped collection number, sex, measurements, date, location and notes such as collector, type of location, and weight. Primarily mammals recorded, as well as a small group of reptiles and amphibians. Additional material collected in binding includes a note from Tate regarding remaining locations, a list of specimens collected by other participants, a map and a partial index to the catalog. Locations mentioned include Queensland, Newcastle Bay, Thursday Island, Somerset, Portland Rocks, Iron Range, Mt. Finnegan and Cooktown. G. H. H. Tate was scientist and Hobart Van Deusen was acting mammalogist on this expedition. Includes specimen numbers 10001 to 11640. George Henry Hamilton Tate (1894-1953) 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 the Archbold Expeditions-funded trips to New Guinea and the Cape York Peninsula. He was the older brother of zoologist Geoffrey M. Tate.Item Fresh-water fishes from Cape York, Australia. American Museum novitates ; no. 1433(New York : American Museum of Natural History, 1949) Nichols, John T. (John Treadwell), 1883-1958.; Cape York Expedition (1948)Item Mammals of Cape York Peninsula : with notes on the occurrence of rain forest in Queensland. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 98, article 7(New York : [American Museum of Natural History], 1952) Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.; Cape York Expedition (1948)Item Odonata of the 1948 Archbold Cape York Expedition, with a list of the dragonflies from the peninsula. American Museum novitates ; no. 1488(New York : American Museum of Natural History, 1951) Lieftinck, M. A. (Maurits Anne); Tate, Geoffrey M.; Cape York Expedition (1948)Item Summary of the 1948 Cape York (Australia) Expedition. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 102, article 2(New York : [American Museum of Natural History], 1953) Brass, L. J. (Leonard J.); Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.; Cape York Expedition (1948)