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Item [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.Item 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.Item Richard Archbolds journal : First Archbold Expedition to New Guinea January 12, 1933 to May 8, 1934(1934) Archbold, Richard.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (1st : 1933-1934); American Museum of Natural History.Daily journal kept by Archbold during the 1st Expedition to New Guinea; possibly a combination of original typewritten entries and those transcribed from handwritten pages. Entries cover his journey to Papua from New York, expedition activities including the hiring of laborers, hunting, trapping and photography, and general description of the environment and people. Also includes pages of temperature readings and a catalog of expedition photographs and negatives. 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 Richard Archbolds journal : Second Archbold Expedition to New Guinea [January 23 - June 26, 1936](1936) Archbold, Richard.; American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mammalogy. Archbold Expeditions Collection.; Archbold Expedition to New Guinea (2nd : 1936-1937); American Museum of Natural History.Journal maintained by Archbold for the 2nd Expedition to New Guinea which mainly describes his journey to the site and the arrangement and challenges of the expedition, containing limited collecting information. Bulk of the content concerns the technical aspects of the expedition, including the working of the seaplane (Kona), arrangement for the boats, including the 'Maira', the movements of the various parties, and the operation of the radio for communication. He also describes the weather and localities, fauna observed and the activities of the party members. Includes a log of part of the voyage from Balboa to Brisbane, Australia, reconnaissance flight observation logs from March 23-25, some radio log data, and transcriptions of radio and telegram messages, with some mention of the loss of the Kona to a storm. Expedition locations cited include Mount Leonard Murray, Daru, the Black River, and Palmer Junction. 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.