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Record Unit 7188

Hay, Oliver Perry, 1846-1930

Oliver Perry Hay Papers, 1911-1930

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Hay, Oliver Perry, 1846-1930
Title:Oliver Perry Hay Papers
Dates:1911-1930
Quantity:1.5 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 document box)
Collection:Record Unit 7188
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

The papers of Oliver Perry Hay consist of incoming correspondence, mostly concerning paleontological issues; and notes, drawings, bibliographies, photographs, and related material regarding Hay's research on the Pleistocene vertebrata of North America. Materials of special interest include correspondence concerning Pleistocene fossil discoveries at Vero Beach, Florida, 1917, and Frederick, Oklahoma, 1927.

Historical Note

In 1912, Oliver Perry Hay (1846-1930) was appointed research associate at the Carnegie Institution of Washington to pursue the study of the vertebrate animal life of the North American Pleistocene period. Hay was furnished with office space in the United States National Museum (USNM) to conduct his research. In addition, he assisted in working up and describing the USNM collections in vertebrate paleontology.

Hay's primary scientific interest was the study of the Pleistocene vertebrata of North America. His major contribution to the field of vertebrate paleontology was his Bibliography and Catalogue of the Fossil Vertebrata of North America, 1902, supplemented by the Second Bibliography and Catalogue of Fossil Vertebrata of North America, 2 vols., 1929-1930. Other important works include The Fossil Turtles of North America, 1908, and The Pleistocene Geology of North America and its Vertebrated Animals, 3 vols., 1923-1927.

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Introduction

This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.

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Descriptive Entry

The papers of Oliver Perry Hay consist of incoming correspondence, mostly concerning paleontological issues; and notes, drawings, bibliographies, photographs, and related material regarding Hay's research on the Pleistocene vertebrata of North America. Materials of special interest include correspondence concerning Pleistocene fossil discoveries at Vero Beach, Florida, 1917, and Frederick, Oklahoma, 1927.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7188, Oliver Perry Hay Papers

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Container List

Box 1

Incoming Correspondence, 1911-1930

A-B

Box 1 of 2

C

Box 1 of 2

Cook, Harold J. (3 folders)

Box 1 of 2

D-E

Box 1 of 2

F

Box 1 of 2

Figgins, James D. (2 folders)

Box 1 of 2

G-H

Box 1 of 2

J-K

Box 1 of 2

L-M

Box 1 of 2

N-R

Box 1 of 2

S (7 folders)

Box 1 of 2

Sellards, E. H. (3 folders)

Box 1 of 2

T

Box 1 of 2

W

Box 1 of 2

Box 2

Notes, drawings, bibliographies, photographs, and related material regarding the Pleistocene Vertebrata of North America (9 folders)

Box 2 of 2

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