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Item Catalog of specimens collected [October 6, 1920 to December 12, 1921](1920) Beck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection.; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941); American Museum of Natural History.Transcript of catalog of specimens collected between October 6, 1920 and December 12, 1921 as part of the Whitney South Sea Expedition, primarily in the Society Islands, Polynesia. These contain record of the earliest specimens gathered during this expedition and number 1 through 1500 included. Data also includes specimen name, sex and the date and location where it was collected. Handwritten index card summarizes dates and locations with reference to leader Rollo H. Beck and assistant Ernest H. Quayle. Beck was the leader of field research for the first eight years of the Whitney South Seas Expedition. Includes specimens 1 through 1500. During Beck's lifetime, he was considered the foremost collector in the field and was renowned for his ability to quickly prepare well-made studyskins for birds. He was a leader on the AMNH Brewster-Sanford Expedition (1912-1917) before joining Whitney South Seas Expedition.Item List of specimens, Vitu Levu Whitney Expedition to Fiji [April 22, 1925 to January 14, 1926](1925) Beck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection.; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941); American Museum of Natural History.Initial pages list specimens compiled by Rollo H. Beck while leading the Whitney South Sea expedition. Data identified includes specimen number, name, gender, and date and locale collected. Back pages include general observational notes. Locations include Vitu Levu, Fiji and Hen and Chicken Islands, New Zealand. Journal notes are transcribed in Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History, Extracts from the journal of Rollo H. Beck, Volume 2 starting on p. 203. Beck was the leader of field research for the first eight years of the Whitney South Seas Expedition. During Beck's lifetime, he was considered the foremost collector in the field and was renowned for his ability to quickly prepare well-made studyskins for birds. He was a leader on the AMNH Brewster-Sanford Expedition (1912-1917) before joining Whitney South Seas Expedition.Item [Stomach contents specimen collection sheets] [1922-1923](1922) Beck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950.; Correia, José G., 1881-1954.; Quayle, Ernest H., 1891-1956.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection.; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941); American Museum of Natural History.5 folded pages of specimen collection data on United States Department of Agriculture 'Stomach blank' sheets. Information includes the name of the bird, date, location, sex, type, and remarks on the collection of the specimen. Also includes 5 page 'Memorandum on the R. H. Beck collection of Oceanic Birds' Stomachs," which lists the specimen number and name as well as remarks on the contents of the stomachs. Locations primarily in the Tuamotu Archipelago. Beck was the leader of field research for the first eight years of the Whitney South Seas Expedition. During Beck's lifetime, he was considered the foremost collector in the field and was renowned for his ability to quickly prepare well-made studyskins of birds. He was a leader on the AMNH Brewster-Sanford Expedition (1912-1917) before joining Whitney South Seas Expedition.Item Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. Extracts from the journal of Rollo H. Beck.(1920) Beck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950.; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941); American Museum of Natural History.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection.Daily field notes (many mentioning Ernest Quayle) from Beck's time as leader of the Whitney South Sea Expedition from 1920 to 1925. Beck was the leader of field research for the first eight years of the Whitney South Seas Expedition. During his lifetime, Beck was considered the foremost collector in the field and was renowned for his ability to quickly prepare well-made studyskins of birds. He had led the AMNH Brewster-Sanford Expedition (1912-1917) before joining Whitney South Seas Expedition.Item Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. Letters and journal of Rollo H. Beck, 1923-1928.(1923) Beck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950.; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941); American Museum of Natural History.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection.Various letters (mostly to Robert C. Murphy) and daily field notes during Beck's time as expedition leader in the Pacific Islands from 1923 to 1928. Beck was the leader of field research for the first eight years of the Whitney South Seas Expedition. During his lifetime, Beck was considered the foremost collector in the field and was renowned for his ability to quickly prepare well-made studyskins for birds. He led the AMNH Brewster-Sanford Expedition (1912-1917) before joining Whitney South Seas Expedition.Item Whitney South Sea Expedition. Letters from Rollo H. Beck, field representative from the Museum, from May 12, 1920 to date (July 4, 1923), with other papers relating to the endowment and conduct of the Expedition.(1920) Beck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950.; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941); American Museum of Natural History.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection.Letters discussing finance, progress, and various assignments of the Whitney South Seas Expedition, mostly between Beck and Frank M. Chapman and Robert C. Murphy. Beck was the leader of field research for the first eight years of the Whitney South Seas Expedition.During Beck's lifetime, he was considered the foremost collector in the field and was renowned for his ability to quickly prepare well-made studyskins of birds. He was a leader on the AMNH Brewster-Sanford Expedition (1912-1917) before joining Whitney South Seas Expedition.