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    Field Note Book Crocker Land Expedition 1913-1915 No. 53 Seismograph, 1916-1917
    (1916) Hovey, Edmund Otis, 1862-1924.; Comer, George.
    Notes and log of seismographic recordings observed on the Crocker Land Expedition.
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    [Lists of photographs of the Crocker Land Expedition]
    (1913) MacMillan, Donald Baxter, 1874-1970.
    Lists of loose photographs, photographs in albums and boxes, and films. Provides caption information as well as some technical photographic data. The lists may have been compiled during the expedition or after its completion.
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    Private journal of George Comer while on the Relief Schooner George B. Cluett for the Crocker Land Expedition party at Etah, North Greenland, 1915-17
    (1915) Comer, George
    Journal kept by Comer during his participation in the Crocker Land Expedition relief effort. Loose material was originally laid in and has been rehoused as misscelanea. Includes: 3 typewritten letters, one to Comer from Edmund Otis Hovey, dated 19 March 1917 (1 leaf), one to MacMillan from Hovey dated 19 March 1917 (carbon copy, 2 leaves), one to Comer from MacMillan dated Mar. 23, 1917 (2 leaves); a holograph letter to Comer from Peter Freuchen dated July 27, 1917 (2 leaves); 3 holograph letters to Comer by Hovey and dated 1 April 1917 (4 half leaves), 4 April 1917 (2 p.), 27 April 1917 (1 half leaf); a list of goods handwritten by Hovey dated 2 April 1917 and signed upon receipt (Apr. 8, 1917) by Comer (1 half leaf); a map "drawn by a native, Oudy" (pencil, 1 leaf); a biography of Knud Rasmussen (mimeographed, 1 leaf); a paper entitled The II. Thule Expedition to North Greenland, by Rasmussen (mimeographed, 8 leaves); and an article entitled Exploration of northern Greenland (extracted from: The Field, Feb 5, 1916, p. 215).
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    American Museum of Natural History Congo Expedition field book on fish, 1909-1915
    (1909) American Museum Congo Expedition (1909-1915)
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    Crocker Land Relief
    (1915) Hovey, Edmund Otis, 1862-1924.; Comer, George.; American Museum of Natural History.; Crocker Land Expedition (1913-1917)
    Brief narrative notes and account of the Crocker Land Expedition and relief effort. Attributed to both George Comer and Edmund Otis Hovey.
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    [Journals], 1908-1912.
    (1908) Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960.; American Museum of Natural History.; Andrews Alaskan Expedition (1908); Andrews Canadian Field Trip; Philippines Expedition (1909); Japanese Whaling Expedition (1910)
    Journals maintained by Roy Chapman Andrews while traveling and collecting on behalf of the American Museum of Natural History.
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    Field Note Book Crocker Land Expedition 1913-1915 No. 52 Greenland VI Etah to Godhaven
    (1917) Hovey, Edmund Otis, 1862-1924.; American Museum of Natural History.; Crocker Land Expedition (1913-1917)
    Journal entries written by Hovey between March 24 and May 29, 1917 during the journey from Etah to Godhaven.
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    Greenland, 1917
    (1917) Hovey, Edmund Otis, 1862-1924.; American Museum of Natural History.; Crocker Land Expedition (1913-1917)
    Notebook kept by Hovey during the Crocker Land Expedition. Marked date range between June 19 and July 7, 1917. Paginated section beginning front cover includes descriptive scientific notes. Unpaginated section beginning at rear cover contains dated journal entries.
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    [Martinique, "Cluett" Voyage"] 1915-1916
    (1915) Hovey, Edmund Otis, 1862-1924.; American Museum of Natural History.; Crocker Land Expedition (1913-1917); Hovey West Indies Expedition.
    Notebook kept by Hovey during the Hovey West Indies Expedition in 1915 and continued in use through 1916 for the Crocker Land Expedition. Passages are 'Martinique' (p. 1-134)' and '"Cluett Voyage" continued' (p. 131-228.) Narrative includes general observations and some scientific notes with multiple annotations.
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    Greenland Journal IV 1916-1917
    (1916) Hovey, Edmund Otis, 1862-1924.; American Museum of Natural History.; Crocker Land Expedition (1913-1917)
    Journal kept by Hovey during part of the Crocker Land Expedition between July 13, 1916 and March 23, 1917.
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    Greenland Journal V
    (1915) Hovey, Edmund Otis, 1862-1924.; American Museum of Natural History.; Crocker Land Expedition (1913-1917)
    Journal maintained by Hovey during the Crocker Land Expedition. Includes data about supply loans, photo caption information, scientific notes, names of visitors and various lists, including vocabulary, letters to be written or written, and expenses.
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    [Guadeloupe, Saint Vincent, 'Cluett' Voyage] 1915-1916
    (1915) Hovey, Edmund Otis, 1862-1924.; American Museum of Natural History.; Crocker Land Expedition (1913-1917); Hovey West Indies Expedition.
    Notebook kept by Hovey during the Hovey West Indies Expedition in 1915 and continued in use through 1916 for the Crocker Land Expedition. Passages are 'Heilprin Exploration Fund Expedition of 1915 (Guadeloupe),' 'Guadeloupe, Grande Terre,' 'St. Vincent,' and 'The Arctic Voyage of the Schooner "George B. Cluett."' Narrative includes general observations and some scientific notes with multiple annotations.
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    Journals of expeditions to Mongolia from 1919 to 1930
    (1919) Andrews, Roy Chapman, 1884-1960.; American Museum of Natural History.; Asiatic Zoölogical Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (2nd : 1918-1919); Central Asiatic Expeditions (1921-1930)
    [1-2]. Mongolian trip, 1918-1919 (2 v.)
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    Greenland Journal III 1916
    (1916) Hovey, Edmund Otis, 1862-1924.; American Museum of Natural History.; Crocker Land Expedition (1913-1917)
    Journal kept by Hovey between February 14 and July 12, 1916 while on the Crocker Land Expedition.
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    [Journal], 1915-1916
    (1915) Hovey, Edmund Otis, 1862-1924.
    Journal containing entries dated between November 20, 1915 and February 13, 1916 while Hovey was on the Crocker Land Expedition. Subjects include daily activities and observations, as well as temperatures and data about the ship's runs.
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    Greenland 2 1916 Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. Geol.ic. Photographs
    (1916) Hovey, Edmund Otis, 1862-1924.; American Museum of Natural History.; Crocker Land Expedition (1913-1917)
    Notes and log of geologic specimens and photographic data kept by Hovey between April 5, 1916 and March 7, 1917.
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    Greenland 1915 1 Record of Photographs
    (1915) Hovey, Edmund Otis, 1862-1924.; American Museum of Natural History.; Crocker Land Expedition (1913-1917)
    Photographic log, specimen notes and other observations notes by Hovey between August 3, 1915 and November 12, 1915.
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    Field Note Book Crocker Land Expedition 1913-1915 No. 51 Dictionary and Phrase Book
    (1915) Hovey, Edmund Otis, 1862-1924.; American Museum of Natural History.; Crocker Land Expedition (1913-1917)
    Dictionary and notes on the Greenlandic languages compiled by Hovey. Primarily arranged alphabetically.