New York Zoological Society. Department of Tropical Research. Terrestrial expeditions. Rancho Grande, Venezuela records
Scope and Content
This collection is composed of records created during the Department of Tropical Research's expeditions to Venezuela between 1945 and 1948. It contains notes, chapter outlines, drafts, and study material for High Jungle (Duell, Sloan, and Pierce, 1949) by William Beebe. Also present are data, notes, and lists on ecology, and observations of Lepidoptera, other insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, especially bats. Correspondents include E. R. Dunn, James A. Oliver, W. H. Phelps, and George R. P. Tate. Specimens are the primary subject of the correspondence.
Dates
- 1945 - 1949
Creator
- New York Zoological Society. Department of Tropical Research (Organization)
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Historical Note
Rancho Grande, a high altitude field station overlooking Lake Valencia in Venezuela, was the site of three Department of Tropical Research expeditions between 1945 and 1948. The major expenses of the laboratory, living quarters, and trips were underwritten by the Creole Petroleum Corporation. The regular research staff consisted of Director William Beebe, research zoologist Jocelyn Crane, and entomologist Henry Fleming.
Extent
1.2 Linear Feet (3 Hollinger boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Rancho Grande, a high altitude field station overlooking Lake Valencia in Venezuela, was the site of three Department of Tropical Research expeditions between 1945 and 1948. The major expenses of the laboratory, living quarters, and trips were underwritten by the Creole Petroleum Corporation. The regular research staff consisted of Director William Beebe, research zoologist Jocelyn Crane, and entomologist Henry Fleming. This collection contains notes, chapter outlines, drafts, and study material for High jungle (Duell, Sloan, and Pierce, 1949) by William Beebe. Also present are data, notes, and lists on ecology, and observations of Lepidoptera, other insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, especially bats. Finally, the collection includes some correspondence, of which specimens are the primary subject.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series:
- Series 1
- Records related to High Jungle, circa 1942-1946
- Series 2
- Rancho Grande field notes and related correspondence, circa 1945-1948, arranged by taxonomy into 5 subseries:
(2A) Insecta
(2B) Insect ecology
(2C) Reptiles and amphibians
(2D) Birds
(2E) Mammals
Acquisition Information
Internal transfer.
- Amphibians -- Venezuela
- Bats -- Venezuela
- Beebe, William, 1877-1962
- Birds -- Venezuela
- Butterflies -- Venezuela
- Crane, Jocelyn
- Creole Petroleum Corporation.
- Fleming, Henry
- Insects -- Venezuela
- Mammals -- Venezuela
- Moths -- Venezuela
- New York Zoological Society. Department of Tropical Research
- Parque Nacional Henri Pittier (Venezuela)
- Reptiles -- Venezuela
Creator
- New York Zoological Society. Department of Tropical Research (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Records of the New York Zoological Society Department of Tropical Research Rancho Grande, Venezuela Expeditions, 1945-1949 1005C
- Status
- Published
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Wildlife Conservation Society Archives Repository