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James Paul Chapin (1889-1964) Manuscript Collection
This encoded finding aid describes a manuscript collection. The manuscript collection of James Paul Chapin (1889-1964) comprises two carbon copy typescript volumes entitled List of birds known from the Belgian Congo and mandated territories of Ruanda and Urundi, 1936, and List of birds from the Belgian Congo, dedicated to Dr D. A. Bannerman by the author.
Correspondence
The collection consists of letters, handwritten and typewritten, to and from Chapin, mostly concerning his upcoming trip and work. The letters are arranged in alphabetical order by correspondent. Seven letters are from Henri Schouteden and nine are from Robert W. Storer. Other correspondents (one letter each, except where noted) include Rudyerd Boulten; L.D. Branch, discussing the lyre-tailed honeyguide; Herbert Friedmann, discussing honeyguide nesting, including the species Indicator minor; Bernard Heineman; Robert Cushman Murphy (2 letters); Albert E. Parr (2 letters); R.L. Pendleton; M. Poll; John G. Williams; and E. Barton Worthington.
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J.P. Chapin Collection from Belgian Congo, Africa
This field book documents James Paul Chapin's botanical collecting in the Belgian Congo in 1927-1930. The book is comprised of a list of specimens numbered 1-663. Most entries have only genus or family, there is minimal information and no collection locations or dates. Corresponding specimens in the NYBG Herbarium are dated 1927-1930. Pages 49-152 of the notebook are blank. J.P. Chapin was an ornithologist at the American Museum of Natural History who participated in numerous expeditions to the Congo.
