- Additional Authors
- Description
- 3.6 linear feet (9 boxes)
- Summary
- Collection consists of correspondence, writings, sketches, photographs, and printed matter.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Photographic prints.
- Sketches.
- Access (note)
- Additional Formats (note)
- Source (note)
- Biography (note)
- Charles Robert Knight (1874-1953) was an artist, writer and paleontologist.
- Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
- Finding aid available in repository.
- Processing Action (note)
- Call Number
- MssCol 1658
- OCLC
- NYPW93-A345
- Author
Knight, Charles Robert, 1874-1953.
- Title
Charles R. Knight papers, 1867-1964, bulk (1892-1952)
- Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Additional Formats
Three articles by Knight available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
Autobiography available on microfilm; New York Public Library.
- Biography
Charles Robert Knight (1874-1953) was an artist, writer and paleontologist. He did paintings and models of prehistoric animals for the U.S. government and museums in New York City and elsewhere. He also painted a series of murals for the American Museum of Natural History. In addition to his art work, Knight wrote books and articles on animal anatomy and psychology and on prehistoric man.
- Indexes
Finding aid available in repository.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
Artists.
Authors.
Paleontologists.
- Added Author
Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935.
Steel, Lucy Knight.
American Museum of Natural History.
- LCCN
ms 79001860
- Research Call Number
MssCol 1658