Creator:

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Division of Birds  Search this

Subject:

Laybourne, Roxie C. 1910-2003  Search this

Richmond, Charles Wallace 1868-1932  Search this

Ridgway, Robert 1850-1929  Search this

Riley, Joseph Harvey 1873-1941  Search this

Friedmann, Herbert 1900-1987  Search this

Deignan, H. G (Herbert Girton) 1906-1968  Search this

Weber, Walter Alois 1905 or 1906-  Search this

Humphrey, Philip S (Philip Strong) 1926-2009  Search this

Zusi, Richard L (Richard Laurence) 1930-  Search this

Slud, Paul  Search this

Watson, George E (George Elder) 1931-  Search this

Ripley, S. Dillon (Sidney Dillon) 1913-2001  Search this

United States National Museum  Search this

Physical description:

20 cu. ft. processed holdings

2.5 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings

Type:

Manuscripts

Date:

1874

1874-2003

Category:

Series Level Description

Notes:

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Organization:

Chronologic, alphabetic and unarrranged

Summary:

Consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence documenting the activities of the Division of Birds. Topics include exchange of specimens, research projects, and scientific publications. Curators represented in this material include Robert Ridgway, Assistant in Ornithology, 1874-1881, Curator, 1881-1929; Charles Wallace Richmond, Assistant Curator and Associate Curator, 1895- 1932; Joseph Harvey Riley, Assistant Curator and Associate Curator, 1928-1941; Herbert Friedmann, Curator, 1929-1960; Herbert Girton Deignan, Assistant Curator, Associate Curator, and Curator, 1940-1962; S. Dillon Ripley, Assistant Curator, 1942-1943; Walter Alois Weber, Assistant Curator, 1943-1944; Philip Strong Humphrey, Curator, 1962-1964; Richard L. Zusi, Associate Curator, Curator, and Curator Emeritus, 1964- ; Paul Slud, Associate Curator, 1965-1983; and George E. Watson, Assistant Curator, Associate Curator, and Curator, 1965- 1984; and Roxie C. Laybourne.

Repository Loc.:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Topic:

Birds  Search this

Ornithology  Search this

Vertebrates  Search this

Vertebrate zoology  Search this

Local number:

SIA RS00050

See more items in:

Correspondence 1874-2003 [National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Division of Birds]

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_219584