Fourth Archbold Expedition to New Guinea 1953 Territory of Papua / Geoffrey M. Tate, Collector.

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dc.contributor.authorTate, Geoffrey M., 1898-1964.
dc.contributor.authorGray, Alice, 1914-1994.
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection.
dc.contributor.authorArchbold Expedition to New Guinea (4th : 1953)
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History.
dc.contributor.authorVan Deusen, Hobart M.
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-08T17:00:38Z
dc.date.available2017-11-08T17:00:38Z
dc.date.issued1953
dc.description17 items [approximately 89 pages] ; 29 cm and smaller. Items are compiled in clasped binder.en_US
dc.descriptionNotes on botanical collection -- Summary of Collections, G.M. Tate -- Different kinds of frogs collected -- Contents of boxes as at arrival Samarai -- Statement of food consumption, March 22-Sept 14, 1953 -- Bulk food supplies as at arrival at Samarai (amend Baiawa) -- Stores and supplies at Baiawa as at 19th August 1953 -- Bal. of food loaded on ship -- Rations list August 7 -- [Packing lists] -- Worms, 4th Archbold Exped. 1953 -- How to make and use safe insect-killing jars /Alice Gray -- How to make and use insects nets / Alice Gray -- How to collect insects and spiders for scientific study / Alice Gray -- How to mount and label hard-bodied insects / Alice Gray-- How to make and use spreading boards for insects / Alice Gray-- How to preserve a collection of soft-bodied insects and spiders / Alice Gray.
dc.description.abstractBound collection containing documents relating to the 1953 4th Archbold Expedition to New Guinea. Of note are the field insect and reptile catalog listings, which date between March 24 and October 27, 1953 and include specimen number, kind, date, locality, collector and remarks. Locations noted include Menapi, Baiawi, the Maneau Range of Mt. Dayman, Gwariu River, Kwagiri River, and Goodenough Island. Entries primarily collected by Tate, as well as Kenneth Wynn and Hobart Van Deusen. Field collection numbers noted include 1 through 130. Also found in volume are food supply and packing lists, and a series of six 1947 instructional leaflets by Alice Gray of the American Museum of Natural History. Notes on botanical collection -- Summary of Collections, G.M. Tate -- Different kinds of frogs collected -- Contents of boxes as at arrival Samarai -- Statement of food consumption, March 22-Sept 14, 1953 -- Bulk food supplies as at arrival at Samarai (amend Baiawa) -- Stores and supplies at Baiawa as at 19th August 1953 -- Bal. of food loaded on ship -- Rations list August 7 -- [Packing lists] -- Worms, 4th Archbold Exped. 1953 -- How to make and use safe insect-killing jars /Alice Gray -- How to make and use insects nets / Alice Gray -- How to collect insects and spiders for scientific study / Alice Gray -- How to mount and label hard-bodied insects / Alice Gray-- How to make and use spreading boards for insects / Alice Gray-- How to preserve a collection of soft-bodied insects and spiders / Alice Gray. 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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCLIRen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6790
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisher[1953]en_US
dc.subjectInsects -- Papua New Guinea.en_US
dc.subjectReptiles -- Papua New Guinea.en_US
dc.subjectPlants -- Papua New Guinea.en_US
dc.subjectPapua New Guinea -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectMilne Bay Province (Papua New Guinea) -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectTate, Geoffrey M., 1898-1964 -- Travel -- Papua New Guinea.en_US
dc.subjectArchbold Expedition to New Guinea (4th : 1953)en_US
dc.subjectScientific expeditions -- Papua New Guinea.en_US
dc.titleFourth Archbold Expedition to New Guinea 1953 Territory of Papua / Geoffrey M. Tate, Collector.en_US
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