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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 An apparently new fruit bat of the Pteropus hypomelanus group from Gower Island, Solomon Islands. American Museum novitates ; no. 718(New York City : The American Museum of Natural History, 1934) Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.; Riddall, J. B.; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)Item An apparently new race of wallabies from southern New Guinea. American Museum novitates ; no. 804(New York City : The American Museum of Natural History, 1935) Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.; Archbold, Richard.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (1933-1934)Item An apparently undescribed member of the Pteropus pselaphon group from New Caledonia. American Museum novitates ; no. 1213(New York City : The American Museum of Natural History, 1942) Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.; Macmillan, L.Item The banded anteater, Myrmecobius Waterhouse (Marsupialia). American Museum novitates ; no. 1521(New York : American Museum of Natural History, 1951) Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.Item Bats from the Pacific islands, including a new fruit bat from Guam. American Museum novitates ; no. 713(New York City : The American Museum of Natural History, 1934) Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)Item Brief diagnoses of twenty-six apparently new forms of Marmosa (Marsupialia) from South America. American Museum novitates ; no. 493(New York City : The American Museum of Natural History, 1931) Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.Item The distribution of bird-life in Ecuador : a contribution to a study of the origin of Andean bird-life. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 55(New York : Published by order of the Trustees, American Museum of Natural History, 1926) Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler), 1864-1945.; Cherrie, George Kruck, 1865-1946.; Richardson, William B.; Gill, Geoffrey.; O'Connell, Geoffroy M.; Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.; Murphy, Robert Cushman, 1887-; Anthony, H. E. (Harold Elmer), 1890-1970.; South American Ornithology Expedition (1912-1913); Ecuador Expedition (1922)Item Dragonflies from Mt. Duida and the Venezuelan border. American Museum novitates ; no. 664(New York City : The American Museum of Natural History, 1933) Needham, James G. (James George), 1868-1956.; Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.; Day Roraima Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1927-1928); Tyler Duida Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1928-1929)Item Erycinidae and Lycaenidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) from the regions of Mt. Roraima and Mt. Duida. American Museum novitates ; no. 611(New York City : The American Museum of Natural History, 1933) Huntington, E. Irving.; Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.; Day Roraima Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1927-1928); Tyler Duida Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1928-1929)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 Field journal : Archbold 1936 New Guinea Exp. February 27, 1936 to July 8, 1937 / Tate, G.H.H.([1936-1937], 1937) Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; American Museum of Natural History.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (2nd : 1936-1937)Journal documents Tates activities during the 2nd Archbold Expedition to New Guinea, which focused primarily on the environs of the Fly River. Tate describes the journey to Papua New Guinea, the setting up and planning of the collecting trips and camps, the activities of his fellow participants, primarily Brass and Rand, the use of the amphibious craft Kona, including its sinking. The bulk of the journal describes his daily activities in collecting and preparation of specimens and detailed descriptions of the environment along with some sketched maps. Locations mentioned include Daru, Port Moresby, the Oriomo River and Fly River, Wuroi, Dogwa, Palmer Junction, the Black River, and the Astrolabe Range and area of Rona where Tate continued to collect at the end of the expedition. Also found with the journal are manuscript draft pages regarding the geography and topography of the Fly River area. Tate 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 Archbold Expeditions-funded trips to New Guinea and the Cape York Peninsula. He was the older brother of zoologist Geoffrey Tate.Item [Field notes, 1936-1937 Archbold Expedition to New Guinea] / [G.H.H. Tate]([1936-1937], 1937) Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection.; American Museum of Natural History.; Archbold, Richard.Compilation of field notes from the 2nd Archbold Expedition to New Guinea; attributed primarily to G.H.H. Tate. Tate was mammalogist and collector of invertebrates, Richard Archbold acted as leader and mammalogist. The material includes both handwritten and typed indexes to catalogs, some illustrations, specimen collection lists, general species observations, barometric reading surveys, and lists of species located in other museums. Separate catalog of specimens in spirit is included. Specimen collection information consists of date, location, name, notes, number, size, and notes if collected by other expedition participants, often Austin Rand. Noted collection locations are Lake Daviembu, Tarara, Buji, Palmer Junction, Mt. Mabiom, Baruari, Sturt Island, Rona Falls, Itiki, Emoia, Oroville Camp, and Daru. Entries date between February 15, 1936 and March 15, 1937. 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 Four apparently new polyprotodont marsupials from New Guinea. American Museum novitates ; no. 823(New York City : The American Museum of Natural History, 1936) Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.; Archbold, Richard.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (1933-1934)Item Furthur notes on the Rhinolophus philippinensis group (Chiroptera). American Museum novitates ; no. 1219(New York City : The American Museum of Natural History, 1943) Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.Item Geographical distribution of the bats in the Australasian Archipelago. American Museum novitates ; no. 1323(New York City : The American Museum of Natural History, 1946) Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.Item Harpyionycteris, a genus of rare fruit bats. American Museum novitates ; no. 1522(New York : American Museum of Natural History, 1951) Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.Item Hesperiidae (Lepidoptera, Rhopalocera) of the Roraima and Duida expeditions, with descriptions of new species. American Museum novitates ; no. 555(New York City : American Museum of Natural History, 1932) Bell, Ernest Layton.; Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.; Day Roraima Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1927-1928); Tyler Duida Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1928-1929)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 The mammals of the Guiana Region. Bulletin of the AMNH ; v. 76, article 5.(New York : The American Museum of Natural History, 1939) Tate, G. H. H. (George Henry Hamilton), 1894-1953.; Day Roraima Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1927-1928); Tyler Duida Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1928-1929); Phelps Venezuelan Expedition (1937-1938)