Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. Letters and journal of Rollo H. Beck, 1923-1928.

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dc.contributor.authorBeck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950.
dc.contributor.authorWhitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History.
dc.contributor.authorAmerican Museum of Natural History. Department of Ornithology. Whitney South Sea Expeditions Collection.
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-19T14:37:06Z
dc.date.available2017-10-19T14:37:06Z
dc.date.issued1923
dc.description344 leaves ; 27 cmen_US
dc.description.abstractVarious 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.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipCLIRen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6759
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.subjectBeck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950 -- Travel -- Oceania.en_US
dc.subjectWhitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941)en_US
dc.subjectScientific expeditions -- Oceania.en_US
dc.subjectBirds -- Oceania.en_US
dc.subjectOceania -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.subjectFiji -- Description and travel.en_US
dc.titleWhitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. Letters and journal of Rollo H. Beck, 1923-1928.en_US
dc.title.alternativeBeck's letters and journal Dec. 1923- Feb. 1938en_US
dc.title.alternativeLetters and journal of Rollo H. Beck Dec. 1923- Feb. 1938en_US
dc.typeOtheren_US

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