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Contains scientific data and/or field notes and other digitized material from the Department of Mammalogy.

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    [Large mammals field books, v.3]
    (1909) American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
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    [Large mammals field books, v. 1]
    (1909) American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
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    [Small mammals field books, v. 2]
    (1909) American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
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    [Large mammals field books, v. 5]
    (1909) American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
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    [Large mammals field books, v. 2]
    (1909) American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
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    [Okapi accessories field notes]
    (1909) American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
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    [Small mammals field books, v. 1]
    (1909) American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
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    [Large mammals field books, v. 4]
    (1909) American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
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    [Mammal field catalog] 1916-1922
    (1916) Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960.
    Collected set of field catalog pages and notes covering time Andrews spent collecting in China and Mongolia between 1916 and 1922. Organized into three parts with date ranges 1912-1922, 1918-1920 and 1921-1922. Primarily reflects collection of mammals but some entries contain ornithological specimen information. Data collected includes field number, sex, species, measurements, location, including altitude when applicable, as well as other notes. Also contains some entries and notes pertaining to possible groupings for dioramas, the preservation of foliage, and general species observations. Two black and white photographs are pasted into the book.
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    Field Note Book Crocker Land Expedition 1913-1915 No. 54 Specimens and Boxes 1916-1917
    (1916) MacMillan, Donald Baxter, 1874-1970.
    Field note book containing specimen collecting data, mainly mammals, box lists, and lists of eggs collected. Also includes some other notations and financial matter.
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    [Whitney South Sea Expedition mammal catalogue] [1921-1930]
    (1921) Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941); American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection.; American Museum of Natural History.
    Catalog of mammals collected between 1921 and 1930 by participants on the Whitney South Sea Expedition. Information includes field catalog number, animal name, locations and dates. Locations include the Society Islands, Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Guadalcanal, British New Guinea, Samoa, the New Hebrides and Santa Cruz. Most of the location and date entries appear to have been added at a later date and are in a different hand. The Whitney Expeditions primary goal was to collect ornithological specimens in the islands of the South Pacific region.
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    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.
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    Diary, April 4-May 31, 1929.
    ([1929], 1929) Archbold, Richard.; Mission zoologique franco-anglo-américaine à Madagascar (1929-1931); American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection.; American Museum of Natural History.
    Diary kept by Archbold as he traveled to participate in the Mission Zoologique franco-anglo-américaine à Madagascar. Primarily details his time traveling along the eastern African coast aboard the Bernardis de St. Pierre, and then upon travel to Tananarive. Data includes weather, coordinates of the ship, observations of scenery, animals, and local activities and customs. Describes the crossing of the equator aboard the ship, and some entries describe the beginning of his collecting activities. 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 Expeditions) 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.
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    [Journal, June 18 to November 26, 1929] / Richard Archbold.
    ([1929], 1929) Archbold, Richard.; Mission zoologique franco-anglo-américaine à Madagascar (1929-1931); American Museum of Natural History.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection.
    Handwritten journal kept by Richard Archbold between June 18 and November 26, 1929 while on expedition in Madagascar. The journal contains entries recording the weather, data about the gathering of specimens, and other daily observations. Archbold was collecting both mammals and birds; he also made observations about local flora. Locations covered during this span of his travels include Vondrozo, Ivohibe, Tananarive, Tulear and Ihosy. 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 Expeditions) 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.
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    [Mammal field catalog] 1929-1935
    (1929) Coultas, William F.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection.; Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941); American Museum of Natural History.
    Catalog of mammals collected by Coultas between December 18, 1929 and February 8, 1935 while leading the Whitney South Sea Expedition. Information collected includes specimen number, identification of animal, sex, locality, date, measurement, weight, and other remarks. Specimen numbers are not entirely sequential and span from 38937 to 46554. Localities include the Solomon Islands, the Caroline Islands, New Britain, the northeast coast of New Guinea, and the Admiralty Islands in the Bismarck Archipelago. Includes list of material in alcohol. Notes on inside of front cover appear to be a guide for information to be collected or searched for. Coultas joined the Whitney South Sea Expedition in 1929 and acted as leader from 1930 to 1935. Coultas was a professional collector, who with his friend Walter Eyerdam had initially approached Robert Cushman Murphy, curator of birds at AMNH, about funding for an expedition to East Siberia. Murphy suggested the Whitney South Sea Expedition instead, with both men in the roles of collectors. Although their duties were the same, Coultas was appointed leader.
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    [Richard Archbold's diary, 1930]
    (1930) Archbold, Richard.; Mission zoologique franco-anglo-américaine à Madagascar (1929-1931); American Museum of Natural History.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection.
    Pocket sized date book kept by Richard Archbold in 1930 during the Mission zoologique franco-anglo-américaine à Madagascar; includes sporadic entries concerning collecting, shopping, meals, and other travel-related activities. Also provides some addresses and notes. Date book was preprinted with almanac data as front matter. This expedition to Madagascar was 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.
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    Richard Archbolds Madagascar journal : Mission zoologique franco-anglo-américaine 4 April, 1929-14 May, 1930
    (1930) Archbold, Richard.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection.; Mission zoologique franco-anglo-américaine à Madagascar (1929-1931); American Museum of Natural History.
    Archbolds journal from his time en route to and during the expedition to Madagascar. Dated entries describe his collecting and trapping work, observations about specimens and their locations, notes about social interaction and activities, and travel details including some location coordinates, descriptions of habitats, ships and other transport, the purchasing of goods and meals. Some hand drawn sketches and maps. Locations include Madagascar and South Africa. Note that 6 leaves of an undated narrative are inserted before the November 26, 1929 entry. Laid in sheets contain an itinerary listing numbers, localities and dates. The meaning of the numbers is not specified, but dates range from April 20, 1929 to May 3, 1931, and also include the locations of Decarys route. 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 IIs historic transcontinental flight.
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    [Field catalog] [1929-1931] / [Richard Archbold].
    ([between 1929 and 1931], 1931) 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.
    One sheet of a mammal specimen catalog, attributed to Richard Archbold. Includes number, genus and species identification. Museum numbers 100838, and 100892-100924, or field numbers 1-25 are represented. Handwritten on verso of sheet is “Mission zoologique franco-anglo-americaine exp., Mammals Madagascar 1929.” 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 GuineaeExpeditions, the third of which culminated in the seaplane Guba II's historic transcontinental flight.
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    [Journal] March 6-November 22, 1933 / Richard Archbold.
    ([1933], 1933) Archbold, Richard.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; American Museum of Natural History.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (1st : 1933-1934)
    Portion of the daily journal kept by Archbold during the 1st Expedition to New Guinea. Entries cover the activities of the expedition including the hiring of laborers, hunting, trapping and specimen preparation activities, details about photography, quantitative data about the weather and altitude, as well as general description of their travels, social activities and dealings with local residents. Locations mentioned include Mount Albert Edward, Port Moresby, Rona, and Yule Island. 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 Expeditions) 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.
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    Mammal catalogue of Richard Archbold September 22, 1930 to March 8, 1934 / Richard Archbold.
    ([1930-1934], 1934) Archbold, Richard.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (1st : 1933-1934); American Museum of Natural History.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Field Book Collection.
    Specimen collection lists compiled by Archbold between 1931 and 1934, including both mammals and some birds. Data includes number, sex, name, measurements, locality and date collected, and remarks. Also notes when material is collected by someone else, and if preserved in spirits. Locations include Thomasville, Georgia, the Adirondacks in New York, and areas of Papua New Guinea visited in the first Archbold New Guinea Expedition. Page lines are numbered, some spans are missing. Additional notes have been added in red pen, potentially by AMNH personnel. Mammals -- field numbers 1-43, 251-320, 1296-2140; Birds -- field numbers 1-16 birds. 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 Expeditions) 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.