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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 Mammals of the French English American Madagascar Expedition May 13, 1929-May 2, 1931 / Richard Archbold.([1929-1931], 1929) Archbold, Richard.; American Museum of Natural History.; Mission zoologique franco-anglo-américaine à Madagascar (1929-1931); American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection.; Lowe, Willoughy Prescott.; Greenway, James C. (James Cowan), 1903-1989.; Rand, Austin Loomer, 1905-1982.; Delacour, Jean, 1890-1985.List of specimens collected between May 13, 1929 and May 2, 1931 by the Mission zoologique franco-anglo-américaine à Madagascar. Data includes type of animal, size and gender classification, location collected, collector and specimen numbers. The first two leaves of the book provide an explanatory diagram of the specimen tags and a list of abbreviations used throughout. The entries are written in many hands; presumably by the individual collectors. The Mission zoologique franco-anglo-américaine à Madagascar was an expedition to Madagascar coordinated with and represented by delegates from French, English and American institutions. Archbold's father had provided the sponsorship for the American Museum of Natural History to participate, and Archbold joined the expedition as photographer and collector. 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 Explorations) 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 Nests and eggs 1936-37 : Archbold Expeditions(1936) Rand, Austin Loomer, 1905-1982.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (2nd : 1936-1937); American Museum of Natural History.Collection list attributed to Rand, includes name of species, location, date collected, some measurements and other general notes about the specimens and collection. Locations of collection primarily in Lake Daviembu, also include Sturt Island, Daru and Palmer Junction Camp. 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 [Summary and itineraries] 1936-1938 / Austin Rand.([between 1936 and 1938], 1938) Rand, Austin Loomer, 1905-1982.; American Museum of Natural History.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (2nd : 1936-1937); Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (3rd : 1938-1939); American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection.Material Austin Rand compiled regarding the Archbold Expeditions to New Guinea, includes a proposed outline for the 1938 expedition and locality information. Material appears to have been written both before and after completion of the field work. The 1938 Archbold Expedition -- Locality names -- Locality names of the 1936 Expedition -- Index to the localities in the Papuan region at which birds have been collected. 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.