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Accession 16-213

Bartsch, Paul, 1871-1960

Paul Bartsch Papers, 1907-1937, 1989

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Bartsch, Paul, 1871-1960
Title:Paul Bartsch Papers
Dates:1907-1937, 1989
Quantity:2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 16-213
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of field notes of Paul Bartsch (1871-1960), a zoologist in the United States National Museum Department of Zoology. Major expeditions include the Albatross Philippine Expedition, the Johnson-Smithsonian Deep Sea Expedition to the West Indies, and the Smithsonian-Roebling Expedition to Cuba. Materials also include correspondence, clippings, maps, reprints, scientific illustrations, and photographs. Items dating after Bartsch's death are materials based on his expedition work.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of field notes of Paul Bartsch (1871-1960), a zoologist in the United States National Museum Department of Zoology. Major expeditions include the Albatross Philippine Expedition, the Johnson-Smithsonian Deep Sea Expedition to the West Indies, and the Smithsonian-Roebling Expedition to Cuba. Materials also include correspondence, clippings, maps, reprints, scientific illustrations, and photographs. Items dating after Bartsch's death are materials based on his expedition work.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 16-213, Paul Bartsch Papers

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Container List

Box 1

Notes on the Philippine Expedition of the Steamer Albatross, Volume I, October 16, 1907-January 18, 1908 (also includes "A Visit to Midway," The Auk, Vol. XXXIX, No. 4, October 1922, and "A List of Birds Collected by Dr. Paul Bartsch in the Philippine Islands, Borneo, Guam, and Midway Island, with Descriptions of Three New Forms, Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Volume XXXVI, May 27, 1909)

"Notes on the Philippine Expedition of the Steamer Albatross, Volume I, October 16, 1907-January 18, 1908 (also includes "A Visit to Midway," The Auk, Vol. XXXIX, No. 4, October 1922, and "A List of Birds Collected by Dr. Paul Bartsch in the Philippine Islands, Borneo, Guam, and Midway Island, with Descriptions of Three New Forms, Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Volume XXXVI, May 27, 1909)"
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Notes on the Philippine Expedition of the Steamer Albatross, Volume II, January 18-April 20, 1908

"Notes on the Philippine Expedition of the Steamer Albatross, Volume II, January 18-April 20, 1908"
Box 1 of 2

Notes on the Philippine Expedition of the Steamer Albatross, Volume III, April 21-August 8, 1908

"Notes on the Philippine Expedition of the Steamer Albatross, Volume III, April 21-August 8, 1908"
Box 1 of 2

Notes and Descriptions of Specimens Collected on the Philippine Expedition of the Steamer Albatross, circa 1908

"Notes and Descriptions of Specimens Collected on the Philippine Expedition of the Steamer Albatross, circa 1908"
Box 1 of 2

Albatross Expedition to the Gulf of California, February 28-April 12, 1911

"Albatross Expedition to the Gulf of California, February 28-April 12, 1911"
Box 1 of 2

Bahama Cruise of the Anton Dohrn, April-June, 1912

"Bahama Cruise of the Anton Dohrn, April-June, 1912"
Box 1 of 2

Florida Key Cruises, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1919

Box 1 of 2

Cuba, 1914

"Cuba, 1914"
Box 1 of 2

Porto Rico, 1923

Box 1 of 2

Field Notes, 1928

"Field Notes, 1928"
Box 1 of 2

Cuba, 1928, 1930

"Cuba, 1928, 1930"
Box 1 of 2

Field Notes, 1929

"Field Notes, 1929"
Box 1 of 2

Field Journal of the Expedition to the Islands Bordering the Rim of the Caribbean in Quest of Land and Fresh Water Mollusks, Conducted under the Grant of the Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship, 1929 (2 folders)

"Field Journal of the Expedition to the Islands Bordering the Rim of the Caribbean in Quest of Land and Fresh Water Mollusks, Conducted under the Grant of the Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship, 1929 (2 folders)"
Box 1 of 2

Field Journal of the Expeditions to the Southern Bahamas, the Islands off the South Coast of Cuba and the Cayman Islands, under the Grant of the Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship, 1930

"Field Journal of the Expeditions to the Southern Bahamas, the Islands off the South Coast of Cuba and the Cayman Islands, under the Grant of the Walter Rathbone Bacon Traveling Scholarship, 1930"
Box 1 of 2

Box 2

Caribbean, 1930 (2 folders)

"Caribbean, 1930 (2 folders)"
Box 2 of 2

"The Avifauna of the Cayerias of Southern Cuba, with Ornithological Results of the Paul Bartsch Expedition of 1930," Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, No. 477, 1989

Box 2 of 2

Johnson-Smithsonian Deep Sea Expedition, 1933

"Johnson-Smithsonian Deep Sea Expedition, 1933"
Box 2 of 2

Johnson-Smithsonian Deep Sea Expedition Tin Tag Number Notes, 1933

"Johnson-Smithsonian Deep Sea Expedition Tin Tag Number Notes, 1933"
Box 2 of 2

Smithsonian-Roebling Expedition to Cuba (includes field catalog 1-500), 1937

"Smithsonian-Roebling Expedition to Cuba (includes field catalog 1-500), 1937"
Box 2 of 2

Smithsonian-Roebling Expedition to Cuba Photographs, 1937 (2 folders)

Box 2 of 2

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