Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Dellenbaugh, Harriet Otis
2. Henry, Edward Lamson, 1841-1919
3. Smith, Corinna Lindon, 1876-
4. Eastern Association on Indian Affairs
5. Explorers Club

Description

1. 2 linear feet (3 boxes and 3 v.)

Summary

1. Dellenbaugh's papers document the Colorado River expedition of 1871-1873, and his ongoing professional interest in the land formations and inhabitants of the American West. The collection consists of correspondence, a Powell expedition diary, manuscripts and drafts of his published and unpublished writings, research notes, some of his sketches and others by his friend Edward L. Henry, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed matter. Also, material regarding his vacation community in Cragsmore, N.Y., and a few manuscripts of stories and essays written by his wife, Harriet Otis Dellenbaugh.

Subject

1. Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935
2. Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
3. Authors, American
4. Discoveries in geography -- American
5. Indians of North America -- Southwest, New
6. Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
7. Cragsmoor (N.Y.)
8. Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
9. Southwest, New -- Description and travel
10. United States -- Discovery and exploration

Genre/Form

1. Diaries.
2. Photographs.
3. Sketches.

Call number

1. MssCol 763

Language

1. English

Access (note)

1. Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
2. Microfilm must be used in lieu of original when available.

Additional formats (note)

1. available on microfilm;

Source (note)

1. Dellenbaugh, Frederick S.

Biography (note)

1. Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh (1853-1935) was an explorer, artist and author. As a member of John Wesley Powell's expedition down the Colorado River in 1871-1873, he helped to prepare the first map of the Grand Canyon. He was a co-founder and lifetime member of the Explorers Club, served on the board of directors for the Eastern Association on Indian Affairs, and was the American Geographical Society's librarian from 1909-1911.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloged

Author

1. Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935.

Additional formats

1. Colorado River Expedition, 1871-1872 narrative available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-328.
2. Diary of Second Powell Expedition, 1871-1873, available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-332.
3. Scrapbook of clippings from the Ellenville Journal available on microfilm; New York Public Library.

Finding aids

1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet: http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/rbk/faids/dellenbaugh.pdf

Location of other archival materials

1. Notable related collections include the A.H. Thompson diaries, 1871-1874, and the Robert Brewster Stanton papers; Manuscripts and Archives Division; New York Public Library.

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Finding Aid

Occupation

1. Artists.
2. Authors.
3. Explorers.

LCCN

1. ms 68001686