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Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh papers
- Title
- Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh papers, 1871-1934.
- Author
- Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
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Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | r. 3: Ellenville Journal | Moving image | 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 | Moving image | 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 | Moving image | Permit needed | *ZL-328 r. 1: Diary of Second Powell Expedition, 1871-1873 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- 2 linear feet (3 boxes and 3 v.)
- Subjects
- Photographs
- Diaries
- United States > Discovery and exploration
- Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
- Discoveries in geography > American
- Authors
- Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935
- Artists
- Indians of North America > Southwest, New
- Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
- Sketches
- Southwest, New > Description and travel
- Explorers
- Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
- Cragsmoor (N.Y.)
- Authors, American
- 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;
- available on microfilm;
- 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
- Author
- Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935.
- Title
- Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh papers, 1871-1934.
- Access
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssrefMicrofilm must be used in lieu of original when available.
- 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. 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.
- 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.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Artists.Authors.Explorers.
- Added Author
- Dellenbaugh, Harriet Otis.Henry, Edward Lamson, 1841-1919.Smith, Corinna Lindon, 1876-Eastern Association on Indian Affairs.Explorers Club.
- LCCN
- ms 68001686
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 763