Research Catalog

Title

Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh papers, 1871-1934.

Author

Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935.

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Additional Authors

• Dellenbaugh, Harriet Otis.
• Henry, Edward Lamson, 1841-1919.
• Smith, Corinna Lindon, 1876-
• Eastern Association on Indian Affairs.
• Explorers Club.

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/mssref

Microfilm 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 The collection consists of correspondence, a Powell expedition diary, manuscripts and drafts of his published and unpublished writings, research notes, some of his sketches and others by his friend Edward L. Henry, photographs, newspaper clippings, and printed matter.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.

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Finding Aid

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