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Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh papers

Title: Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh papers, 1871-1934.
Author: Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935.
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Status	Container	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	r. 3: Ellenville Journal	Text	Permit needed	*ZL-328 r. 3: Ellenville Journal	Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	r. 2: Colorado River Expedition, 1871-1872	Text	Permit needed	*ZL-328 r. 2: Colorado River Expedition, 1871-1872	Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	r. 1: Diary of Second Powell Expedition, 1871-1873	Text	Permit needed	*ZL-328 r. 1: Diary of Second Powell Expedition, 1871-1873	Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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Description

2 linear feet (3 boxes and 3 v.)

Summary

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.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Diaries.
Photographs.
Sketches.

Access (note)

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

Additional Formats (note)

available on microfilm;

Source (note)

Dellenbaugh, Frederick S.

Biography (note)

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.

Processing Action (note)

Cataloged

Call Number

MssCol 763

OCLC

NYPW93-A178

Author

Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935.

Title

Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh papers, 1871-1934.

Access

Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref

Microfilm must be used in lieu of original when available.

Additional Formats

Colorado River Expedition, 1871-1872 narrative available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-328.

Diary of Second Powell Expedition, 1871-1873, available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-332.

Scrapbook of clippings from the Ellenville Journal available on microfilm; New York Public Library.

Biography

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.

Finding Aids

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

Location of Other Archival Materials

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.

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