Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. Letters and journal of Rollo H. Beck, 1923-1928.
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Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History. Letters and journal of Rollo H. Beck, 1923-1928.
- Publication date
- 1923-1928
- Topics
- Beck, Rollo Howard, 1870-1950, Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (1920-1941), Scientific expeditions, Birds
- Contributor
- American Museum of Natural History
- Language
- English
- Rights-holder
- American Museum of Natural History Library.
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Newspaper clippings lightly pasted throughout
Various 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
Finding aid available for the Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History Collection
Part of the AMNH Ornithology Archives
Cataloged through a 2015 Leon Levy Foundation Archives grant
Typescript
Newspaper clippings lightly pasted throughout
Various 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
Finding aid available for the Whitney South Sea Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History Collection
Part of the AMNH Ornithology Archives
Cataloged through a 2015 Leon Levy Foundation Archives grant
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- Pages
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- Possible copyright status
- In copyright. Digitized with the permission of the rights holder.
- Ppi
- 300
- Republisher_date
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- Year
- 1923
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