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Phillilps and Phillips (1963) stated, "These papers consist of records and documents of the Asiatic Expeditions, correspondence in 1941 showing his various pre-war activities, and papers about his Memorial Meeting at the Academy in December, 1945."

Note on date

Most likely from the 1936 Carpenter African Expedition East Africa. Robert R. M. Carpenter, Mrs. Carpenter, William K. duPont Carpenter, Craig Maston. Mammalogy (diorama collection, Cape Buffalo). captions include: "Arrived at camp site"; "Waterbuck"; "Buffalo bull killed in Masai Country"

Note on date

Most likely from the 1936 Carpenter African Expedition East Africa. Robert R. M. Carpenter, Mrs. Carpenter, William K. duPont Carpenter, Craig Maston. Mammalogy (diorama collection, Cape Buffalo).

Scope and Contents These holdings do not include all of Jones's correspondence in the field of biology, since he believed that collections, papers and letters about material from a given region should be deposited and preserved in that area. Other letters have been distributed among various individual correspondents, Boston Museum of Natural History, Society of Natural History of Wilmington, Delaware, and the U. S. National Museum. The Academy's collection contains letters from 166 authors who wrote a total of...

Overview

Two captions appear: "Scenes o the wheatfiled on the farm of R.R.M. Carpenter, near Cecilton Maryland. Taken after the shooting season of 1931." "It was estimated that ten thousand geese fed on this field every day for six weeks. Six to eight bushels of corn were thrown on the field every day."

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of single and group printing blocks and plates commissioned for use by the Academy of Natural Sciences. The plates and blocks range from animal figures, signature plates, letterhead, to special invitations. The printing blocks are made of wood with metal outlines fastened to the wood. There are solid metal printing plates and also metal roller printing plates. Each block or plate has a general note attached to it with more detail.