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Accession 09-202

Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978

Alexander Wetmore Papers, 1928-1953 and undated

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
Title:Alexander Wetmore Papers
Dates:1928-1953 and undated
Quantity:1 cu. ft. (2 document boxes)
Collection:Accession 09-202
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These papers consist of Alexander Wetmore's research notes, photographs and correspondence concerning fossil birds.

Descriptive Entry

These papers consist of Alexander Wetmore's research notes, photographs and correspondence concerning fossil birds.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 09-202, Alexander Wetmore Papers

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Container List

Box 1

Folder 1 Wetmoreabilia

Box 1 of 2

Folder 2 Kansas Pleistocene Burhinus Documents

Box 1 of 2

Folder 3 Fossil Eggs

Box 1 of 2

Folder 4 Fossil Feathers

Box 1 of 2

Folder 5 Footprints (Fossil)

Box 1 of 2

Folder 6 Phororhacidae

Box 1 of 2

Folder 7 Incertae sedis (AOU - American Ornithologists' Union)

Box 1 of 2

Folder 8 Caenagnathus collinsi

Box 1 of 2

Folder 9 Archaeopteryx

Box 1 of 2

Folder 10 Archaeornis

Box 1 of 2

Folder 11 Hesperornis

Box 1 of 2

Folder 12 Ichthyornis and Plegadornis

Box 1 of 2

Folder 13 Aepyornis

Box 1 of 2

Folder 14 Eleutherornis

Box 1 of 2

Folder 15 Struthio

Box 1 of 2

Folder 16 Psammornis

Box 1 of 2

Folder 17 Dinornithidae

Box 1 of 2

Folder 18 Gaviiformes - Wetmore Original Notes and Correspondence

Box 1 of 2

Folder 19 Podicipitiformes - Wetmore Original Notes

Box 1 of 2

Folder 20 Procellariiformes - Wetmore Original Notes

Box 1 of 2

Folder 21 Pelecaniformes - Wetmore Original Notes

Box 1 of 2

Folder 22 Ciconiiformes - Wetmore Original Notes

Box 1 of 2

Folder 23 Jabiru mycteria ciconia maltha

Box 1 of 2

Box 2

Folder 1 Anseriformes - Wetmore Original Notes

Box 2 of 2

Folder 2 Cathartidae - Wetmore Original Notes

Box 2 of 2

Folder 3 Accipitridae - Wetmore Original Notes

Box 2 of 2

Folder 4 Falconidae - Wetmore Original Notes

Box 2 of 2

Folder 5 Galliformes - Wetmore Original Notes

Box 2 of 2

Folder 6 Gruiformes - Wetmore Original Notes

Box 2 of 2

Folder 7 Bathornithidae - Wetmore Original Notes

Box 2 of 2

Folder 8 Palaeophasianus meleagroides

Box 2 of 2

Folder 9 Grus proavus

Box 2 of 2

Folder 10 Omorhamphus storchii

Box 2 of 2

Folder 11 Charadriiformes - Wetmore Original Notes

Box 2 of 2

Folder 12 Columbidae - Wetmore Original Notes

Box 2 of 2

Folder 13 Strigiformes - Wetmore Original Notes

Box 2 of 2

Folder 14 Pico-Passerines - Wetmore Original Notes

Box 2 of 2

Folder 15 Palaeospiza bella

Box 2 of 2

Folder 16 Photos of Tar Pit Birds

Box 2 of 2

Folder 17 Original Art - Non-Prentice

Box 2 of 2

Folder 18 California Diatomite Birds (Photos)

Box 2 of 2

Folder 19 Palaeoscinis turdirostris

Box 2 of 2

Folder 20 Mancalla californiensis

Box 2 of 2

Folder 21 Procrax brevipes

Box 2 of 2

Folder 22 Palaeonornis struthionoides

Box 2 of 2

Folder 23 Corvus

Box 2 of 2

Folder 24 Pyelorhamphus molothroides

Box 2 of 2

Folder 25 Big Bone Lick

Box 2 of 2

Folder 26 Pelecanus erythrorhynchos

Box 2 of 2

Folder 27 Gallinuloides wyomingensis

Box 2 of 2

Folder 28 Loan Material

Box 2 of 2

Folder 29 Miscellaneous Wetmore Fossil Bird Material

Box 2 of 2

Folder 30 Wake Island Rail (Accession 11-163)

Box 2 of 2

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