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Author: Rathbun, Richard
Year: 1913
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The United States National Museum : an account of the buildings occupied by the National Collections
Author: Rathbun, Richard
Call no: 069 Reprint boxes
Year: 1905
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Author: United States National Museum; Foote, W. M.; Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology (Cambridge, Mass.); Clark, Hubert Lyman, 1870-1947; American Museum of Natural History; Dean, Bashford; Hussakof, L.; Ward's Natural Science Establishment; Ward, Frank; Rathbun, Richard; Clark, Austin Hobart; Woodward, Bernard Henry, 1846-1916; Coale, Henry K.; Field Museum of Natural History; Skiff, Frederick; Foote Mineral Company
Year: 1900-1914
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- Henry K. Coale - 1912. Letter for exchange of skins.
- United States National Museum (Smithsonian) - 1903-1914. Numerous letters and lists for exchange between the Museum and Richard Rathbun and Austin Clark in relation to Crinoidea, Mammals, Marsupials and Indians of North America implements.
- Ward's Natural Science Establishment- F Ward. 1911-1913. Several letters discussing exchanges of skins, reptiles and marsupials.
- Field Museum of Natural History- 1911. Letter from Frederick Skiff canvassing possible exchanges.
- Foote Mineral Company- 1912. Letter from W.M. Foote offering a finders fee to the Museum for any referrals made leading to a purchase of meteorites.
- Foote Mineral Company- 1911-1912. Two letters and lists from W.M. Foote detailing available minerals for sale and their cost.
- Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology - 1908-1914. Six letters and lists from Hubert Lyman Clark of items detailing exchanges of echinoderms, marsupial skins and stamps.
- American Museum of Natural History - 1912-1914. Five letters and lists seeking exchanges in West Australian and North American reptiles, fishes and amphibia. Letters written by Bashford Dean and Louis Hussakof.
Author: Kershaw, James Andrew, 1866-1946; Shaw, A. Eland; Western Australian Museum and Art Gallery; Hudson Beare, Thomas, 1859-1940; White, Henry Luke, 1860-1927; Ashby, Edwin; Mathews, Gregory M. (Gregory Macalister), 1876-1949; Western Australian Museum; Ostenfeld, C. H., 1873-1931; Etheridge, Robert, 1846-1920; Mjoberg, Eric, 1882-1938; Shaw, Alfred Eland; British Museum; Shepherd, C. E.; Rathbun, Richard; Foote Mineral Company; Woodward, B. B. (Bernard Barham), 1853-1930; Williamson, A. J.; Lonnberg, Einar; Laurell, Yngve; Fisher, George L., 1888-1953; Le Moult, Eugene, 1882-1967
Year: August 1913-December 1915
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1. From Woodward to The Curator, Australian Museum, Sydney, 12 July, 1913, requesting casts of Echidna oweni offering in exchange cast of a tibia of a fossil Echidna from Southwest which may be same species. 1 p.
2. From Woodward to Curator, Australian Museum, Sydney, 14 July, 1913, Consignment of specimens 10th June list, has arrived safely. 1 p.
2. From Woodward to Curator, Australian Museum, Sydney, 14 July, 1913, Consignment of specimens 10th June list, has arrived safely. 1 p.
3. To Woodward from Yngve Laurell, Naturhistorika Riksmuseets Etnografiska Afdelning, 21 July, 1913, Einar Lonnberg, Director of Zoological Museum, the Swedish Kimberley-Expedition, 1911 reminded about collection of Swedish old peasant work he has been collecting for W.A. Museum. 2 p.
4. To Woodward from W. T. Calman, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, 21 July, 1913, glad to have freshwater crayfishes from W.A., offering return of any local species of Crustacea. 1 p.
5. To The Director from James May Young, Meredith, Victoria, 6 August, 1913, sending package of Tertiary fossils, when land shells return from Sydney would like any species you have to spare. 1 p.
6. To Woodward from S.L. White , Belltrees, Scone, 10 August, 1913, sending case of skins, would like clutch of West Australian Wedge Tailed Eagle eggs, offering an Eastern set in exchange. 1 p.
7. To Director from R. Etherington, Australian Museum, Sydney, 14 August, 1913, forwarded Echidna bone casts as requested, will be glad to receive replicas of South West form. 1 p.
8. To Director from R. Etherington, Australian Museum, Sydney, 14 August, 1913, list of specimens sent, 5 casts of Fossil Echidna owenii, Krefft, Syn. Echidna ramsayi, owen. 1 p.
9. To Woodward from John S. Clark, Greenough Road, Geraldton, 19 August, 1913, as an experienced collector, offering a collection of 250 Queensland beetles and becoming a serious local collector for the museum. 4 p.
10. From Woodward to John S. Clark. Greenough Road, Geraldton, 21 August, 1913, glad to receive any W.A. insects, sending you a couple of entomology books, local natural history specimens most acceptable, 1 p.
11. To Woodward from John S. Clark, Greenough Road, Geraldton, 25 August, 1913, thanks for books, made new case for W.A. beetles will send 2 specimens of each when possible, made a case for them to send. 2 p.
12. From Woodward to Curator, Australia Museum, Sydney, 1 September, 1913, received list of casts of Fossil Echidna which arrived safely, 1 p.
13 .To Director from Albert E. Brookes, Allendale Road, Mt. Albert, Auckland, New Zealand, 15 August, 1913, when visiting Rottnest got 2 specimens of a large Patella 3 inches across, as I now have a keen interest in Molluscs, I am writing to ask you the name of the species. If you would like a collection of N.Z. shells all correctly determined in exchange for same from W. A. 1 p.
14. To Woodward from Einar Lonnberg, Vetenskapsakademien, Stockholm, 21 August, 1913, sending the reptiles
and frogs, lemmings not seen by us at present. 2 p.
15. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 21 August, 1913, posting a birds' nest sent from Ednie Hassel, Warriup, Cheyne Beach, near Albany, feathers correspond with Dudley Le Souef's Noisy Scrub Bird "Atrichornis clamosa" but these eggs are similar to the eggs you kindly presented "Bericornia barbara" whose habitat was Queensland and Victoria. Please return them with your opinion as they are on loan. 1 p.
16. From Woodward to Albert E. Brooke, Allendale road, Mt. Albert, Auckland, N.Z., 3 September, 1913, informing you that on Rottnest and Harden Islands there are 2 species of Patella, neglecta and zebra, a problem. Would be very happy to receive a set of N. Z. Shells offering an exchange later in the year. 1 p.
17. To Woodward from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 6 September, 1913, about eggshell is of opinion that they eggs are those of Sericornia maculata. 1 p.
18. From Woodward to Hillson Beasley, Public Works Dept., Perth, 4 September, 1913, received examples of building stone from N.S.W. Technological Museum, send W.A. specimens. 1 p.
19. To Curator from A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, Victoria, 9 September, 1913,1 year since sent specimens, please send Dentalium and Teredo shells. 1 p.
20. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 11 September, 1913, case of skins arrived in splendid condition, trustees sending special vote of thanks ; getting you a clutch of Wedge-tailed Eagles' eggs. 1 p.
21. To Woodward from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 29 September, 1913, waiting for good coloured hawks' eggs. 1 p.
22. From Woodward to A. J. Williamson, 22 September, 1913, sending specimens of Dentalium and Toredo. 1 p.
23. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 9 October, 1913, getting eagle hawk's eggs from Dirk Hartog Island in North-West, send set within 3 months; keep eggs in dark as spots fade under light. 1 p.
24. From Woodward to Einor Lonnberg, Royal Natural History Museum, Stockholm, Sweden, 13 October, 1913, frogs and reptiles arrived in good condition. 1 p.
25. To Woodward from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 19 October, 1913, photos of his eggs in The Emu. 1 p.
26. To Woodward from W. T. Calman, British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, 23 October, 1913, fine box of Crayfishes arrived, will send adequate return in exchange. 1 p.
27. To Woodward from W. T. Calman, British Museum (Natural History), 2 December, 1913, packing up exchange of Crustacea without Bathynomus (v. rare), Homarus (common no permission to buy), Eupagurus (v. poor specimens), added 4 specimens from the "Discovery" Expedition. 1 p.
28. To Woodward from Waldemar Fridoline, 4 Rue Condorcet, Grenoble, France, 4 December, 1913, offering exchanges of collections of butterflies as detailed. 5 p.
29. From Woodward to Dr. R. Gestro, Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova, Italy, 23 December, 1913, re Chiroptera sent to late Prof. Giglioli, referred by Prof. Rosa of Florence, to be returned. 1 p.
30. From Glauert to W. D. Campbell, South Perth, 30 December, 1913, director sanctions exchange discussed, show stone tomahawk next time at museum. 1 p.
31. From Woodward to W. C. Calman, British Museum (Nat. Hist.), Cromwell Rd., London, 10 January 1014, received box of specimens all new to collecton, v. valuable. 1 p.
32. To Woodward from R. Rathbun, Smithsonian Institution, U.S. National Museum, Washington, 13 January, 1914, thanking for corrected list of marsupials' names. 1 p.
33. To Woodward from H. M. Foote, Foote Mineral Company, Philadelphia, 29 January, 1914, received sample of Stibiotantalite sending in exchange specimen of Sylvanite from Cripple Creek. 1 p.
34. To Curator from Harold Schrader, Church Street, Parramatta, NSW, 18 February, 1914, seeking exchanges of Lepidoptera and Coleoptera collections from W.A.. 2 p.
35. From Woodward to Harold Schrader, Church Street, Parramatta, 27 February, 1914, thanking for offers to exchange but shortage of staff difficult. 1 p.
36. From Woodward to Foote Mineral Co., Philadelphia, 23 March, 1914, thanking for specimen of Sylvanite, 1 p.
37. From Woodward to Albert E. Brooks, Allendale Road, Mt. Albert, N. Z., 31 March, 1914, received box of shells, will send Patella as soon as possible but are mostly packed up now. 1 p.
38. From Woodward to Superintendant, Indian Museum, Calcutta, India, 24 March, 1914, thanks for sending the records and memoirs as requested, will send crustacea and sponges and a publication. 1 p.
39. From Woodward to Superintendant, Zoological Section, Indian Museum, Calcutta, 2 April, 1914, enclosing list of crustaceans forwarded. 1 p.
40. From Woodward to H. M. Wallis, The Museum, Reading England, 4 May, 1914, glad you were pleased with the Aboriginal implements, we have a good collection of English flint implements. 1 p.
41. To Director, Colonial Museum, Perth, from H. M. Wallis, Public Museum and Art Gallery, Reading, 27 March, 1914, very pleased to receive parcel of Native Australian implements, stone, glass & porcelain. 1 p.
42. To Woodward from Eric Georg Mjoberg, Academy of Science, Stockholm, Sweden, 15 April, 1914, wanted fossils or Dromicia on loan or for sale or exchange. 4 p.
43. To Woodward from Gregory M. Mathews, Hassall St., Parramatta, 12 May, 1914, please get man to go to Rottnest and get a series of Sericornis, send them to England ASAP, as he is going to America.
44. From Woodward to Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 11 June, 1914, can't afford man to go to Rottnest, sending 3 specimens from the Reserve Collection enclosed with the other birds. 2 p.
45. To Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, Herts., 15 June, 1914, List of birds sent. 2 p.
46. From Graham Kerr, Natural History Department, University of Glasgow, 17 June, 1914, asking for specimens of Chlamydosaurus, please send an exchange list. 2 p.
47. From Woodward to Eric Mjoberg, Academy of Science, Stockholm, Sweden, 19 June, 1914, will receive specimen of new genus of Phalanger, send fossils for Glauert to classify. 1 p.
48. To Woodward from James Hay Young, Meredith, Victoria, 20 June, 1914, intend to include W.A. species in my list of Australian Land shells tertiary fossils. 1 p.
49. To Woodward from H. M. Wallis, Public Museum and Art Gallery, Reading, 3 July, 1914, pleased with Aboriginal implements, Mr. Alexander asks for crab, crayfish, shrimp etc. difficult to send wet. 1 p.
50. From Woodward to Starr Jordan, Leland Stanford University, California, 27 July, 1914, sending list of W.A. fish as requested, Hippocampus and Platycephalus not yet included, would welcome Pacific fish. 1 p.
51. From Woodward to H. M. Wallis, Reading Museum, England, 17 August, 1914, have good collection of English flints, British birds. 1 p.
52. From Woodward to R. Etheridge, Australian Museum, Sydney, 24 August, 1914, sending casts of right femur and right tibia of Zaglossus hacketti, hoping to send fossils from Mammoth Cave in South-West. 1 p.
53. To Woodward from R. Etheridge, Australian Museum, Sydney, 15 September, 1914, received fossil casts. 1 p.
54. To Woodward from C. H. Ostenfeld, Danish botanist, 29 September, 1914, visit to Cave House, Yallingup, missed because of accident but identified samples of vegetation, visit herbariun possible. 2 p.
55. From Woodward to C. H. Ostenfeld, 1 October, 1914, offering visit Museum's collection of plants. 1 p.`
56. From Woodward to Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, Herts., 15 October, 1914, Lipfert has list of birds wanted but no money for expedition, 25 pounds. 1 p.
57. From Woodward to Edwin Ashby, Wittunga, Blackwood, S.A., 15 October, 1914, have specimen Porphyrio bellus from Southwest,promised to forward the other birds but we can't afford staff to do any collecting. 1 p.
58. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 15 October, 1914, not yet able to get clutch of Wedge-Tailed Eagle eggs, try again next season. 1 p.
59. From Woodward to C. H. Osterfeld, handing 58 species of dried W.A. native plants for exchange. 1 p.
60. From Woodward to Albert E. Brooks, Allendale Road, Mt. Albert, Auckland, N.Z., 19 October, 1914, sending 3 specimens of Patella neglecta, Gray, from Garden Island, off Fremantle, not yet able to send 57 specimens. 2 p.
61. To Woodward from H.L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 25 December, 1914, will send set of Eusterio eggs if supplying them later ; received beautiful specimens from H.G.Barnard, West Coast of Gulf of Carpentaria. 1 p..
62. Invoice of 21 American bird specimens from Smithsonian Institution, 9 January, 1915, 1 p.
63. To Woodward from R. Rathbun, Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, Washington, D.C., 14 January, 1915, received bird skins, sending you a box of 21 bird skins & 6 mammals. 2 p.
64. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, N.S.W., 3 November, 1914, retain new eggs now. 1 p.
65. To Woodward from Geo. L. Fisher, Herbarium, Houston, Texas, 13 February, 1915, send Australian plants for Herbarium. 1 p.
66. To Woodward from Eugene Le Moult, Cabinet Entomologique, Paris, March, 1915, offering insects from French colonies in exchange for W.A. species. 1 p.
67. To Alexander from John S. Clark, Greenough Rd., Geraldton, 29 May. 1915, collecting local insects, bird and animal parasites and hosts, need to send some to be classified, name and date. 1 p.
68. From Alexander to J. S. Clark, Greenough Rd., Geraldton, 2 June, 1915, glad to have bird and animal parasites, flies, short of staff for classification of flies, some groups classify butterflies, moths, wasps. 1 p.
69. To Alexander from J. S. Clark, Greenough Rd., Geraldton, 7 June, 1915, sent Cicadas, Hymenoptera to East, will send to you in future,also skins from which I collected parasites. 3 p.
70. To John S. Clark, Greenough Rd., Geraldton, 12 June, 1915, specimens sent to Natural History Museum labeled "Natural History Specimens" are travel free, formalin cheap, glad to receive skins. 1 p.
71.From Alexander to E. Le Moult, 4 Rue Dumeril, Paris, 7 July, 1915, Unable to exchange, passed on to local collector. 1 p.
72. To Alexander from James May Young, Meredith, Victoria, 8 July, 1915, sent 3 packages containing nearly 100 species of land shells, Woodward offering his land shells presently on loan to Hedley at Sydney Museum, which would be sent on to Young when returned. 2 p.
73. From Alexander to Professor Starr-Jordan, Leland-Stanford University, California, 16 July, 1915, 1 year since sent you collection of W.A. fish, expecting papers written on fishes of Pacific in return. 1 p.
74. To Alexander from C. H. Ostenfeld, Botanical Myseum, Kobenhavn, Denmark, 19 July, 1915, sent W.A. specimens by ship from Fremantle to Denmark, arrived safely, glad to work, will send duplicates. 2 p.
75. From W.B.A. to James May Young, Meredith, Victoria, 26 July, 1915, Woodward, now retired, said impossible to pick out shells until named and few specimens available, no field collector at present, will send specimens available. 1 p.
76. To Museum from James May Young, Meredith, Victoria, 6 August, 1915, satisfied with specimens offered & now available. 1 p.
77. To Alexander from Thomas Hudson Beare, University of Edinburgh, 12 August, 1915, in W.A. Coleoptera fauna, returned to G.B. without visiting Java, meeting of British Association in Australia. 4 p.
78. From Alexander to C. H. Ostenfeld, Museuminspektor, Kobenhavn, Denmark, 1 September, 1915, unable botanical collecting, no skeleton of Myrmecobius available, could send skin & skull, echinoderms. 1p
79. To Museum from A. Eland Shaw, Wynnum South, Queensland, 1 September, 1915, returning Blattidae and other specimens of cockroaches, Zonioptera alutacia, Platyzosteria to W.A. 2 p.
80. To Alexander from David Starr Jordan, Stanford University, California, 2 September, 1915, seeking in another department collection of fishes sent, will send my papers and return series of specimens. 1 p.
81. To Alexander from David Starr Jordan, Stanford University, California, 4 December, 1915, enclosed letter from Customs Office shows why we coud not find your fishes, hoping to get them some day. 1 p.
82. To Alexander, a copy of letter from U. S. Customs Service received by Stanford University, 3 September, 1915, they have no record of the shipment of fish sent to Unversity. 1 p.
83. From Woodward to James Hay Young, Meredith, Victoria, 9 September, 1915, sending specimens of 4 land shells. 1 p.
84a. To Secretary of W.A.Museum from Colonel C. E. Shepherd, 34 Brunswick Gardens, Kensington, London, 3 September, 1915, offering fossil otolites from English Eocene strata in exchange for Gonorhynchus Greyi, Monocentris stella maris, Cyttus australis. 4 p.
84b. From C.E. Shepherd, 13 December, 1915, arrangements to send Gonorhynchus and Cyttus. 7 p.
85. To R. Rathbun, U.S. National Museum, Washington, 23 September, 1915, no skull with specimen 61356 Cynomus ludovicianus, enclosing list of N. American species wanted and W.A. vertebrates available. 1 p.
86. List of North American vertebrates desired by W.A.Museum : Mammals, Birds, Reptiles. 1 p.
87. Lists of Polyzosteria species and Platyzosteria species, Zonioploca pallida, Periplaneta concolor duplicates. 1 p
88. To A. Eland Shaw, Wynnum South, Queensland, from Keeper of Biology, sending lists of Polyzosteria and Platyzosteria duplicates and others needing identification. 1 p.
89. From Alexander to M. W. Elliott, Dumbleyung, 23 September, 1915, specimens identified: Cacomantis rubricatus (Fantailed cuckoo), Malurus pulcherrimus, (Red-winged Wren), Acanthiza apicalis (Broad-tailed tit), egg of Bronze Cuckoo (Chalcococcyx plagosus) 1 p.
90. From Alexander to J. A. Kershaw, National Museum, Melbourne, 23 September, 1915, wanting skeletons of Native Bear and Wombat to decide which species local notes have seen, or exchange for W.A. zoological evidence found. 1 p.
91.From Alexander to J. Hudson Beare, Edinburgh University, Scotland, 2 October, 1915, sending a few Cetoniadae species, would like any showy beetles, either tropical or British. 1 p.
92. To Alexander from C. H. Osterfeld, Universitetets Botaniske Museum, Kebenhavn, 27 October, 1915, Professor Jungersen asks for a skin and skull of a Myrmecobius (Numbat), also Report on the Forests of W.A. by J. Ednie Brown. 1 p.
93. From Alexander to C. E. Shepherd, 2 November, 1915, can supply heads of 3 species of fish requested but no funds for postage at present. 1 p.
94. From Alexander to A. M. Clark, secretary to Chancellor, Leland-Stanford University, California, 22 November, 1915, Shipping Agents F. Cadd say the collection of fish sent by Wright Heston, shipped on SS Mattai, 7 November, 1914 to H.D.Greedhood, Sacramento St., San Francisco. 1 p.
95. From Alexander to President Starr Jordan, Stanford University, California, 22 November, 1915, regrets about collection of fish sent to A. M. Clark, to whom we have sent shipping details, thanks for series of papers on fish. 1 p.
96. To Alexander from Henry K. Coale, Ornithological Collection, Birds of the World, Highland Park, Illinois, 24 November, 1915, interested in Australian birds, sorry unable to get W.A. species at present. 1 p.
97. To Alexander from J. Hudson Beare, University of Edinburgh, 24 December, 1915, thanks for box of specimens badly damaged in transit, loss of staff by war service. 2 p.
98. From Alexander to J, S. Clark, Greenough Road, Geraldton, sends list of names of beetles identified. 1p.
99. List of duplicate Western Australian plants (Herbarium specimens) in the W.A. Museum of Perth., Dec. 1915. 3 p.
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Author: Western Australian Museum; Western Australia. Inspector of Fisheries; White, Henry Luke, 1860-1927; Western Australian Museum. Museum Committee; Comstock, John Henry; Verco, Jos. C. (Joseph C.), 1851-1933; Ashby, Edwin; Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of Western Australia; Rathbun, Richard; Jungersen, Hector F. E., 1854-1917; Ostenfeld, C. H., 1873-1931; Alexander, Wilfrid Backhouse, 1885-1965; Stanford University (Calif.); Shepherd, C. E.; Public Library of Western Australia
Year: 1916
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1. Plate 63 "Birds of New York" : Memoir 12 N. Y. State Museum, Plate 63 "Northern Pileated Woodpecker" Phloceotomus pileatus abieticola (Bangs) female. 1 p.
2. The General Secretary, Phascogale apicalis and Phascogale calura are not available for exchange but Myrmicobius fasciatus, Tarsipes spenserae, Peramelkis bouganvillei from Bernier and Dorre Islands, Sharks Bay might be.[letter from Jungersen, Denmark, no. 2] 1 p.
3. From R. Etherington, Australian Museum, Sydney, 5 January, 1916, List of specimens, Zoological Society N.S.W., Moore Park, Ring-tail opossum - mounted Pseudocheirus peregrinus, Bodd, Queensland. 1 p.
4. To Alexander from Director, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales, 8 January, 1916, returning one specimen of Pseudochirus. 1 p.
5. To Alexander from David Starr Jordan, Stanford University, California, 12 January, 1916, on return from travel, no follow up about shipment of fishes at Customs Office, have you received any mail from me. 1 p.
6. From Alexander to Hector Jungersen, Zoological Museum, Kobenhaven, Denmark, 14 January, 1916, sending skin and skull of Myrmecobius, list of desiderata available. 1 p.
7. From Alexander to C. H. Ostenfeld, Museumsinspektor, Kobenhaven, Denmark, 14 Janury, 1916, sending list of W. A. plants and Forests of W. A. 1 p.
8. To E. C. Shepherd from secretary sending receipt for 3 shillings and informing Keeper of Biology. 1 p.
9. From Glauert to W. G. Clarke, Prehistoric Society of East Anglia, 12 St. Philip's Road, Norwich, England, 26 January, 1916, on Excavations at Crime's Graves, prehistoric miners' picks from deer antlers. 1 p.
10. To Director, Zoological Gardens, Sydney, 1 February, 1916, received Pseudochirus peregrinus in exchange for Petaurus breviceps. 1 p.
11. To Director from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 22 February, 1916, wants a Gymnorhina longirostris (Milligan), has Wedgetail Eagle eggs for exchange Western or Eastern. 1 p.
12. From Alexander to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 6 March, 1916, regrets no examlples of Gymnorhina longirostris nor any possibility at that time for collecting, sending list of available bird skins. 1 p.
13. From Alexander to Chief Inspector, Fisheries Department, Perth, 6 April, 1916, Colonel Shepherd, London, requests W.A. fish heads, Gonorhynchus (Ratfish), Monocentris (Knight fish), and Cyttus. Please return borrowed publications on Whales 1 p.
14. From Alexander to Colonel E. C. Shepherd, 34 Brunswick Gardens, Kensington, London, 6 April, 1916, recent fish collected preserved in formalin but older specimens in spirit, intended to send heads of older specimens of Monocentric and Gonorhynchus, no deep water specimens. 2 p.
15. From Alexander to President Starr Jordan, Stanford University, California, 6 April, 1916, glad missing collection of fish found, sending list of specimens' proper names. 1 p.
16. From Alexander to H. K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, 14 April, 1916, sending list of our duplicate skins available and list of N. American birds we have. 1 p.
17. To Alexander from Walter W. Froggatt, Dept. of Agriculture, Sydney, 24 April, 1916, embids (embiidina), examined, 2 different surroundings, 1 winged, 1 wingless, scale insects ?. 1 p.
18. To Alexander from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 7 May, 1916, sending eggs of Wedgetailed Eagle, 1 pair, 2 singles from 3 states. 1 p.
19. To Alexander from C. H. Ostenfeld, Universitetets botaniske Museum, Kobenhavn, 15 May, 1916, sending lists of W.A. duplicates with names of species held. 2 p.
20. To Alexander from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 19 Mel, 1916, asking for name of someone willing to act as his collectors such as A. Whitlock, Gerald Hill,Tom Carter etc. to go to Victoria River for 6 months at his expense. 1 p.
21. To Alexander from Hector Jungersen, Uniersitetets Zoologiske Museum, Kobenhavn, 4 April, 1916, beautiful Myrmicobius skin arrived but skull missing, lists future specimens. 3 p.
22. From Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Rochester, New York, 25 April, 1916, send list of Australasian minerals for exchange. 1 p.
23. To Alexander from Edwin Ashby, Willunga, Blackwood, South Australia, 17 May, 1916, enclosed list of wants but any especially W.A. skins would be gratefully received. 1 p.
24. From Alexander to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 23 May, 1916, thanking for Wedgetailed Eagles' eggs, Tunney's address for N. T. collection. 1 p.
25. To Alexander from E. C. Shepherd, 34 Brunswick Gardens, Kensington, London, 18 May, 1916, fish sent from Dunedin, N. Z. in spirits have otoliths destroyed, thanks for stomachs attached. 2 p.
26. To Alexander from G. A. Clark, Stanford University, California, 31 May, 1916, informing Professor Gilbert about list of Australian fishes. 1 p.
27. Bird skins wanted by Edwin Ashby, Wittunga, Blackwood, South Australia, 7 May, 1916 ; List of skins sent May 1916. 2 p.
28. Invoice for exchange of specimens from Smithsonian Institution, California, 1 June, 1916. 1 p.
29. From Alexander to Hector F. E. Jungersen, Zoologiske Museum, Kobenhavn, Denmark, 2 June, 1916, sending another Myrmecobius skull. We only want specimens of popular interest. 2 p.
30. From Alexander to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 2 June, 1916, sending list of birds' skins from N. T. available, plus short list of birds wanted. 1 p.
31. From Alexander to Edwin Ashby, Wittunga, Blackwood, S.A., 3 June, 1916, sending list of skins available, except Eremiornis carteri - Noisy scrub bird definitely extinct. 1 p.
32. From Smithsonian Institution, California, 5 June, 1916, Invoice 12 Specimens exchanged. 1 p.
33. From Smithsonian Institution, California, 6 June, 1916, invoice 12 Specimens exchanged. 1 p.
34. To Woodward from R. Rathbun, Smithsonian Institution, United States National Museum, Washington, 12 June, 1916, list of specimens sent except walrus ; list of desired specimens. 5 p.
35. To Alexander from Edwin Ashby, Wittunga, Blackwood, South Australia, 14 June, 1916, wanting Eremiornis carteri. 1 p.
36. From Alexander, and Trustees, to Edwin Ashby, Wittunga, Blackwood, S. A. 12 June, 1916, unable to send Eremiornis carteri. 1 p.
37. To Alexander from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 26 June, 1916, unable to supply listed birds' skins, wants Petrophassa rufipennis. 1 p.
38. From Alexander to E. C. Shepherd, 34 Brunswick Gardens, Kensington, London, 12 July, 1916, sending list of parcel of fish including Monocentris, found washed up on beach. 1 p.
39. From Alexander to W. W. Froggatt, Entomologist, Dept. of Agriculture, Sydney, 12 July, 1916, sending Embiidiae, same species as Friedrichs, from Caversham. 1 p.
40. From Alexander to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 12 July, 1916, sending specimen of Petrophassa rufipennis. 1 p.
41. From Alexander to C. S. Ostenfeld, Universitets botaniske Museum, Kobenhavn, Denmark, 12 July, 1916, leaving W.A. Museum to Melbourne, conditions from war made difficult. 1 p.
42. List of bird skins from the Northern Territory of Australia, list of W. A. birds' skins wanted by W. A. Museum. 2 p.
43. To Alexander from Henry K. Coale, Ornithological Collection, Birds of the World, Highland Park, Illinois, 11 July, 1916, sending box of skins, please send equal number of equally good specimens. List of specimens he has, list of others he wants. 3 p.
44. From Edgar R. Waite, Museum of South Australia, 27 July, 1916, discussed with Alexander future exchange procedures of small groups of Marsupials, including Myrmecobius, Tarsipes, Perameles bouganvillii, Phascogale apicans, P. calura ; naming of Typhlopideas. 1 p.
45. From H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 25 July, 1916, thanking for Petrophassa rufipennis ; expecting collection from McLennan of the M.E. Coast of the Territory, sending collection of A.J.Campbell of Melbourne of the Tully River, M. Queensland. 1 p.
46. From E. C. Shepherd, 34 Brunswick Gardens, Kensington, London, 27 July, 1916, leaving this address, send mail to Miss Shepherd, 18 Newton Place, Bayswater W., London. 2 p.
47. From Glauert to General Secretary,28 July 1916, list of minerals located in W.A. 1 p.
48. from Glauert ? to Secretary, Wards Natural Science Establishment, College Avenue, Rochester, New York, U.S.A., 1 August, 1916, replying unable to exchange any mineras at present. 1 p.
49. To W. W. Froggatt, Agricultural Museum, Department of Agriculture, Sydney, N.S.W., 1 August, 1916, Alexander has left for 12 months as Science Abstractor, Commonwealth Advisory Council of Science and Technology, 12 months leave of Absence without pay from Museum, not much research into insects. 1 p.
50. From Fisheries Department, Perth, 7 August, 1916, answering request from Colonel Shepherd, London, for specimens of Gonorhynchus (commonly called "Rat fish") sending specimens. 1 p.
51. From Glauert to Museum, Adelaide, 5 September, 1816, sending specimens of Myrmecobius, Tarsipes, and Perameles bougainvillei on exchange , not of Phascogale. 5 September, 1916. 1 p.
52. From E. C. Shepherd c/- Miss Shepherd, 18 Newton Road, Bayswater, London,6 September, 1916, thanking for Monocentris differing from Monocentris japonica, wants Cyttus. 3 p.
53. To Alexander from J. R. G. Adams, South Australian Museum, 18 September, 1916, Edgar R. White on excursion in the interior. 1 p.
54. To Alexander from M. W. Elliott, Dumbleyung, 22 September, 1916, sending by train 3 nests: Acanthiza pusilla, Smierornis flavescens, Melithreptus affinis ; a Bronzewing pigeon nest ? 2 p.
55. From Ward's Natural Science Establishment, Rochester, N. Y., 27 September, 1916. 1 p.
56. To Alexander from David Starr Jordan, Stanford University, California, 4 August, 1916, Carl Hubbs, Museum Assistant will be making a suitable return for the 83 species sent long ago. 2 p.
57. To H. K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, 5 October, 1916, received parcel of bird skins. will return some duplicates, Mr Alexander is away and will attend asap. 1 p.
58. From G. R. D. Adams, Museum Adelaide, returned from Central Australia, 30 October, 1916, please send list of desidera, we can decide on further exchanges possible, Thanks. 1 p.
59. To Alexander from Colonel E. C. Shepherd, c/- Miss Shepherd 18 Newton Road, Bayswater, London, sending box of 3 rat-fish (Gonorhynchus greyi Rich.) packed as directed month ago. 1 p.
60. To Alexander from John Comstock, 1275 Bellevue Av., Los Angeles, California,(19 November, 1916, seeking a correspondent in Australia with whom to exchange lepidoptera (Butterflies). 1 p.
61. To Alexander from Henry K. Coale, Ornithological Collection, Birds of the World, Highland Park, Illinois, 12 December, 1916, sent 78 N.A. and other bird skins requested in April, reply ?. 1 p.
62. From David Starr Jordan, World Congress of Zoology, Stanford University, California, 21 December, 1916, sending a collection of fishes from various parts of world, in exchange for those received from Alexander. 4 p.
63. To Alexander from Joseph Cooke Verco, 52 North Terrace, cnr Charles St., Adelaide, 26 December, 1916, sending 2 boxes of South Australian shells and a list of W. A. shells desired in return. 1 p.
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Author: Alexander, Wilfrid Backhouse, 1885-1965; Mathews, Gregory M. (Gregory Macalister), 1876-1949; Western Australian Museum; Rathbun, Richard; United States National Museum; Comstock, John Henry; Hamlyn-Harris, Ronald, 1874-1953; Verco, Jos. C. (Joseph C.), 1851-1933; Lord, Clive E. (Clive Errol), 1889-1933; Campbell, Alex; Shepherd, C. E.; Kershaw, James Andrew, 1866-1946; White, Henry Luke, 1860-1927; Miller, Gerrit S., Jr.; Waite, Edgar Ravenswood, 1866-1928; Mason, George; Public Library, Museum and Art Gallery of Western Australia
Year: 1917-August 1919
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1. From John Comstock, 1275 Bellevue Avenue, Los Angeles, California, 3 January, 1917, reply to exchanges of Lepidoptera delayed until September. 1 p.
2. From Col. C. E. Shepherd c/0 Miss Shepherd, 18 Newton Road, Bayswater, London, 8 January, 1917, describing fossil otoliths resembling (Otolitus (Arius) crassus) found at Anthony Lagoon Station, Northern Territory. 1 p.
2. From Col. C. E. Shepherd c/0 Miss Shepherd, 18 Newton Road, Bayswater, London, 8 January, 1917, describing fossil otoliths resembling (Otolitus (Arius) crassus) found at Anthony Lagoon Station, Northern Territory. 1 p.
3. From David Starr Jordan, Stanford University, California, (9 January, 1917, asking whether the list of a tank of fishes sent by Carl L. Hubbs had been prepaid. 1 p.
4. List of specimens for exchange to the United States National Museum, 18 January, 1917, details of Mammals, Birds, Reptiles & Batrachians offered. 3 p.
5. From C. E. Shepherd c/0 Miss Shepherd, 18 Newton Rd., Bayswater, London, 25 January, 1917, details of Otoliths from the Northern Territory may belong to the Arius genus of the Siluridae. 12 p.
6. From Glauert to the United States National Museum, Washington, 12 January, 1917, received all your specimens, sent all requested except Pseudochirus occidentalis and Pyrrholaemus brunneus. 2p.
7. From Ronald Hamlyn-Harris, Queensland Museum, 13 February, 1917, offering to exchange specimens of Queensland fish. 1 p.
8. From D. Starr Jordan, Leland-Stanford Jnr., University, California, 5 March, 1917, collection of fish has been received, thanks, freight charges. 1 p.
9. To J. S. Battye from G. S. Clark, Durlacher Street, Geraldton, 8 March, 1917, returning a collection jar in a case Mr Alexander sent, being transferred to Midland Junction, has collected beetles which he wants to compare to those in M1useum, also hermit crabs' shells. 2 p.
10. To Battye from G. S. Clark, 54 Jewell Street, East Perth, 2 April, 1917, Glauert showed collection of beetles, Clark offering exchanges and books. Note by Alexander, has seen Clark personally. 2 p.
11. From Alexander to Joseph Cooke Verco, 52 North Terrace, Adelaide, 24 April, 1917, on return to W.A. found boxes of S.A. shells and request for exchanges to send. 1 p.
12. To Alexander from Henry K. Coale, Ornithological Collection, Highland Park, Illinois, 25 April, 1917, asking for Australian birds. 1 p.
13. From Glauert to H. K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, 30 April, 1917, sending box of 70 Australian birds' skins in exchange for specimens sent last July. 1 p.
14. List of birds' skins sent to Harry K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, April, 1917, 3 p.
15. From Edgar R. Waite, Museum of South Australia, 25 May, 1917, received skins, via Alexander, in exchange for a selection of their duplicates. 1 p.
16. From Edgar R. Waite, Museum of South Australia, 15 June, 1917, sending in exchange specimens : Petrogale xanthopus, Phascogale, Cast Echenels australis, Dasyurioides byrnei. 1 p.
17. From Henry Kelso Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, 5 July, 1917, interested in future dealing with desiderata and pamphlets on Australian birds. 1 p.
18. From H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 20 July, 1917, received via Alexander 2 skins of hydrochelidon leucoptera. 1 p.
19. To H. K. Coale, Highland Park, Chicago, 20 August, 1917, Senate recognises status of institution. 1 p.
20. To H. K. Coale, Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.A., 16 October, 1917, case of birds sent 19th July, per S.S. Sierra. 1 p.
21. From John Comstock, Southwest Museum, Marmion Way, Los Angeles, California, 3 September, 1917, offering exchanges of diurnal Lepidoptera for Australian butterflies. 1 p.
22. From A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly to curator, 25 September, 1917, 210 miles east of Kalgoorlie, pudding stone or porphyry, brown, blue and yellow, want a good sample, also some banded carbonate of lime from basalt ; offering 3 different forms of molybdenite from Mt. Moliagul, has donated many stone Aboriginal specimens. 2 p.
23. To Professor W. G. Woolnough, University, Perth, 18 October, 1917, an generous enquirer seeks specimens of a kind of porphyry about 210 miles east of Kalgoorlie and banded carbonate of lime in basalt ; no specimens in museum's collection ; offering samples of 3 different molybdenum stone from Victoria. 1 p.
24. To Woodward from R. Rathbun, Smithsonian Museum, Washington, 19 October, 1917, requesting specimens of reptiles, batrachians and native rodents - Hydromys, offering in exchange teeth from fossil Elephas etc. 1 p.
25. From W. G. Woolnough, Geology, University, 22 October, 1917, regrets unable to supply geological specimens yet, suggest S.F.C. Cook, Palace Hotel, Kalgoorlie, who has collections from Transcontinental Line, may supply ; we would be very grateful for molybdenite specimens. 1 p.
26. To John Comstock, College of Physicians, 321 Hill St., Los Angeles, 5 November, 1917, unable to arrange exchanges as Keeper of Biology has not yet returned and Scientific Keeper has enlisted for active service in the war. 1 p.
27. To A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, Vic., 16 November, 1917, sending specimen of porphyry, as large as possible, from Transcontinental Railway, but we have no specimens of the banded carbonate of lime from Basalt yet, we would be very grateful for specimens of molybdenite for the Museum and the University. 1 p.
28. From A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 13 November, 1917, thanking for sending porphyry specimen, sending molybdenite specimens from Mt. Moliagul, Vic., he would like epidote, covellite and fuchsite. 2 p.
29. To U. S. National Museum, Washington, 29 November, 1917, unable to continue services as staff not available yet. 1 .
30. To A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, Victoria, 19 January, 1918, sent 2 specimens, no Covellite, thanking for specimens of molybdenite. 1 p.
31. To J. Comstock, College of Physicians & Surgeons, 381 Hill Street, Los Angeles, 4 April, 1018, no duplicates of few local butterfly species, no duplicates available, suggest G. A. Waterhouse, Bull's Chambers, Moore St., Sydney, a leading authority. 1 p.
32. From Charles E. Ineson, Dampier Tce, Broome, 11 March, 1918, 11 March, 1918, seeking cork slips for insect collecting boards. 1p.
33.To C. E. Ineson, Dampier Terrace, Broome, 10 April, 1918, sending 6 sheets hoping to receive duplicate insects from Kimberley area, welcome exchanges. 1 p.
34. From Gregory M. Mathews, Foulis Court, Fair Oak, Hants., 9 May, 1918, would like to exchange Amytornis housei for Malurus leucopterus, m & f, under Mr. Carter's name, please send map of W.A. showing rainfall, send via America. 2 p.
35. To Gregory M. Mathews, Foulis Court, Fair Oak, Hants., 20 July, 1918, refusing to send A. housei, sending map showing rainfall.2p.
36. From Gregory M. Mathews, Foulis Court, Fair Oak, Hants, 7 October, 1918, re Malurus leucopterus, the ones on Perth in 1914 were blue and white birds but M. leucopterus is black and white, the ones mounted that Carter got from Dirk Hartog Island. 2 p.
37. From A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 23 October, 1918, sent molybdenite from New England and Kingsgate, graphite from Goldsborough, Valona(Wolfram) from New England.2 p
38. From G. Pitt Morison to A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 4 November, 1918, thanking for minerals received, regret minerals requested for exchange not yet available, 1 p.
39. Gerrit Smith Miller, Jr. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 21 November, 1918, need specimen of Ornithorhynchus, offer Orolestes of Caenolestidae. 1 p.
40. From Edgar R. Waite, Museum of South Australia, asking for duplicates of the Black and white Wren (Malurus edouardi Campbell) from Barrow Island and M. leucopterus (quoy and Gaim) from Dirk Hartog Island or lend us a pair or specimens for an examination by F. R. Zietz. 1 p.
41. From E. C. Shepherd of Messrs. Child & Co, 1 Fleet Street, London, 5 December, 1918, otolites collector, asking for details of Odax Callyodon also Lepidopus candatus, lists of fish. 9 p.
42. To General Secretary, Museum of South Australia, 12 December, 1918, unable to send Malurus
specimens collected by Tom Carter until Gregory Mathew's consent. Lawson Whitlock, Tudor via Albany may have collected specimens. 1 p.
43. From George E. Mason, Chelsea, London, 13 January, 1919, requesting perfect skin of an Emu, Dromaius innovatus, of W. A., adult, young, in exchange for other bird skins e.g. N.Z. now extinct Huia (Heteralocha acutirostris). 2 p.
44. To A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, Vic., 22 January, 1919, unable to supply a natural cube of gold as requested, Keeper of Geology away on Active Service. 1 p.
45. To G. E. Mason, 29 Park Walk, Chelsea, London, 10 April, 1919, W. A. emu specimen as requested is the same Australian emu, we can supply 2 specimens on receipt of the Huias (Heteralochia acutirostris) m. and f. mentioned, if more specimens required we would like to receive either Xenicus longipes, X. gilviventris, Traversia lyalli, or Acanthidositta chloris from New Zealand. If you have none of these, specimens of Cinclus aquaticus or Upups epops. 2 p.
46. From A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 30 April, 1919, don't forget me when geologist returns. 1 p.
47. Report of Trustees meeting for year ending 30 June, 1918. 2 p.
48. To Rev. Dexter Allen, Singapore, 23 May, 1919, W. Kingsmill informed me you wish to exchange insect specimens, we would supply local species in exchange for Malayan forms, must be pinned specimens, majority small. 1 p.
49. From H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 3 February, 1919, offering a skin specimen of Atrichiornis rufescens (Rufous scrub bird). 1 p.
50. To Alexander from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 23 April, 1919, Malurus lamberti, W. A. Whitlock's identification of M. lamberti occidentalis correct, will send Whitlock to Dirk Hartog to check on Amytornis puzzle ; Atrichia clamosa at Melbourne Museum not W. A. 1 p.
51. From Alexander to J. A. Kershaw, National Museum, Melbourne, 13 May, 1919, H. L. White recently presented to us Atrichornis rufescens, we have no A. clamosa, now extinct, if you are able to send us one from your collection of equal value to exchange. 1 p.
52. From Alexander to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 16 July, 1919, we are unable to obtain a specimen of Atrichiornis clamosa from Melbourne, not even for a Macropus bernardus from Northern Territory. 1 p.
53. To Alexander from Director, Melbourne Museum, 3 July, 1919, regret unable to supply Atrichiornis clamosa as our examples are fixed in special displays. 1 p.
54. To E. R. Waite, S. A. Museum, Adelaide, 16 July, 1919, thanks for your paper on Typhlops and the specimen of Ascopharynx cervinus for which we can offer an exchange. 1 p.
55. From Alexander to C. E. Shepherd, c/o Messrs. Child & Co, 1 Fleet St., London, 24 July, 1919, Glauert still absent , I have recently returned to the Museum, received otoliths in 1916, sent 3 otoliths from Anthony Lagoon to be named, keep 1 example and return 2 to us. The local fish specimens mentioned, Odax, Siphonognathus not often caught by fishermen, if we get any in time to put in spirit with intestines attached, Callyodon north, Lepidopus caudtus never , Cyttus australia, Monocentris gloria-maris deep sea fish; list of fish available commercially. 3 p.
56. To A. J. Campbell, Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union, Temple Court, Melbourne,15 May, 1919, Mathews' vol. IV in hand, am listing species which we can offer. T. Carter still in Perth. 1 p.
57. To Alexander from A. J. Campbell, Broughton Rd., Surrey Hills, Vic. 20 June, 1919, only Platycercus haventris pair available for exchange, "Perchers" possibles written up. 2 p.
58. To A. J. Campbell, Royal Australian Ornithologists' Union, Temple Court, Melbourne, 1 July, 1919, revised lists of Coraciform and Cuculine birds, duplicates and desired specimens. 2 p.
59. To Alexander from A. J. Campbell, Broughton Road, Surrey Hills, Vic., 31 July, 1919, we have none of your desired specimens except for the Spine-tailed Swift (Chaetura caudacuta) or (Hirundapus caudacutus), saving you a skin. 1 p.
60. To C. E. Lord, Tasmanian Museum, Hobart, 4 July, 1919, from Alexander has list of Tasmanian Mammals Chalinolobus morio and C. gouldi also in W.A., some found in Tasmania but not in W.A., desired specimens, exchanges, listed. 2 p.
61. To Alexander from Clive E. Lord, Tasmanian Museum, Hobart, 22 July, 1919, sending copy of our notes, also paper on Tas. Cetacea, revising stored specimens, will advise arrangements. 1 p.
62. To C. E. Lord, Tasmanian Museum, Hobart, 7 August, 1919, exchange characteristic W. A. mammals for Tasmanian
mammals, thanks for your paper on Ziphius cavirostris, can lend Danish paper on whales by Herluf Winge. 2 p.
63. From A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 15 July, 1919, what can you give in exchange for the mineral specimens, sending very rare rock samples would like a natural cube of gold. 1 p.
64. To A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 25 August, 1919, waiting for geologist to return from England. 1 p.
65. To C. E. Lord, Tasmanian Museum, Hobart, 13 August, 1919, thanking for paper on Mammals of Tasmania with your studies of Cetacea etc. 1 p.
66. From A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, Vic., 7 August, 1919, waiting for returns for all the specimens he sent to the geologist. 1 p.
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Author: Etheridge, Robert, 1846-1920; Woodward, Henry, 1832-1921; Mobius, Karl August, 1825-1908; Hamlyn-Harris, Ronald, 1874-1953; Kershaw, James Andrew, 1866-1946; Mathews, Gregory M. (Gregory Macalister), 1876-1949; Milligan, Alexander William, 1858-1921; Alexander, Wilfrid Backhouse, 1885-1965; Longman, Heber Albert, 1880-1954; Jordan, Karl, 1861-1959; White, Henry Luke, 1860-1927; Scott, H. H. (Herbert Hedley); Clark, Austin H. (Austin Hobart), 1880-1954; Stirling, Edward Charles, 1848-1919; Rathbun, Richard; Woodward, Martin F.; Western Australian Museum and Art Gallery; Natural History Museum (London, England); Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology (Cambridge, Mass.); Sinclair, S.
Year: 1911-July 1913
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1. To Woodward from Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Manor, Watford, 16-27 January, 1911, asking for cormorant in full breeding plumage, Hill sending more bugs, 3 p.
2. From Woodward to Gregory M. Mathews 23 February, 1911, thanking for Part 1 and paper "Nomenclature of birds", 1 p.
2. From Woodward to Gregory M. Mathews 23 February, 1911, thanking for Part 1 and paper "Nomenclature of birds", 1 p.
3. To Woodward from Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Manor, Watford, 1 March, 1911, thanks for Post Office Directory, let Rogers get you small mammals, Rothschild asked for Emus so Rogers can send them to me, he is on Melville Island for 6 months more, name and send Parrots, 2 p.
4. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 21 March, 1911, arranging expedition to Monte Bello Islands, thanks for Priodura newtoniana, we have 416 specimens of W.A. birds. 1 p.
5. To Director from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 1911, 19 April, 1911, sending a skin of Priodura newtoniana taken by George Shark at Evelyn Scrub, Sherberton Range, North Queensland, November 1908, commoner Australian eggs duplicates to send 1 p.
6. From Woodward to Director, National Museum, Dublin, 25 April, 1911, thanks for descriptive label for the Monasterboice cross, sending specimens of marsupials, 1 p.
7. From Woodward to M. H. Bardwell, Geraldton, 25 April,1911, can you inform me of name of blue opercula shells in fashion now, would like exchange if possible, 1 p.
8. From Woodward to Geoffrey M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 3 May, 1911, Rhea sent has been set up by Lipfert, magnificent specimen, sending P. carbo in October in nuptial plumage, 1 p.
9. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 6 May, 1911, Watson will be staying on Monte Bello Island Is. getting large collection of vertebrate fauna and marine things, 1 p.
10. To Woodward from H.L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 30 May, 1911, S. W. Jackson who collects eggs for me is in hospital but when he returns I will send Atrichia clamosa, 1 p.
11. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 9 June, 1911, regret unable to get Atrichia clamosa yet, borrowed a skin from Sydney, watercolour drawings made, let you know. 1 p.
12. From Woodward to Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 10 June, 1911, new edition of Guidebook needs revised names, need skin of a Screamer, a Turkey-Vulture, a Broadbill, a Secretary bird and Atrichiornis to achieve representatives in the Gallery of every order. 2 p.
13. To Woodward from H. A. Devereux Capell, Esperance Bay, 23 June, 1911, borrowing a specimen of Monazite to search for in Esperance, 1 p.
14. From Woodward to H. A. Devereux Cappell, Esperance Bay, 30 June, 1911, sending a small sample of Monazite. 1 p.
15. From Woodward to K. H. Bardwell, Marine Terrace, Geraldton, 3 July, 1911, thanking for name of shell Australium stellare, please arrange for me to buy several specimens with operculum. 1 p.
16. To Woodward from K. H. Devereux Capell, Esperance Bay, 14 July, 1911, thanks for Monazyte, found no trace of it, will send anything of interest to the Museum or return the Monozyte, 1 p.
17. To Woodward from Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 6, 13, 15, 26 July, 1911, send a list of birds mentioned in book not held in museum, attempting a skin of Atrichiornis. 8 p.
18. From Woodward to Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 26 July, 1911, answers to your questions in this month's "Emu", 1 p.
19. To Woodward from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 30 July, 1911, research on Australian eggs resumed by S.W. Jackson, A. J. Campell & D. LeSouef wrong description of Atrichia clamosa, 1 p.
20. To Curator from A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 3 August, 1811, sending list of sea shells collected and identified in W.A., 2 p.
21. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 8 August, 1911, looking into W.A. new evidence of Atrichia clamosa, Gerald Hill knows Conigrave's expedition, 1 p.
22. To Woodward from Charles G. Gibson, Roeborne, 19 August, 1911, collecting birds' skins in Roeborne for you, seeking clutches of eggs of Porphyrio bellus, have White-headed Sea Eagle, several painted finches, Malurus assimilis, seeking Barnardius occidentalis, & Dacelo cervinea. 2 p.
23. To Director from R. Etheridge, Australian Museum, Sydney, 21 August, 1911, asking for loan of m. & f. of Micranuous tenuirostris from the Houtman Abrolhos and Sternia media, 1 p.
24. To Director from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 8 August, 1911, sending donation of Australian birds' eggs, 428 clutches, 1074 eggs, packed in 14 boxes in large case, via Pastoral Finance Assoc., would like eggs of Melithreptus laetivo, Falcunculus leucogasteo, Eremiorsis carteri. 1 p.
25. From Woodward to Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 11 August, 1911, thanking for revision of lists, information about Arenaria, hoping to get Atrichiornis for him. 1 p.
26. From Woodward to Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 23 August, 1911, Swedish Party, Dr. Mjoberg, after 12 months, leaving, told Mr. Rogers about a new cockatoo. 1 p.
27. From Woodward to Dr. Mjoberg, The Museum, Stockholm, Sweden, 29 August, 1911, sending box of skins on list, will send any requested items, welcome specimens of peasants' work. 1 p.
28. To Woodward from R. Hamlyn-Harris, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, 28 September, 1911, asking for a Moloch horridus, offering an exchange. 1 p.
29. From Woodward to Dr. R. Hamlyn-Harris, Queensland Museum, 12 October, 1911, sending 2 Molochs Horridus, would like specimens of fossil marsupials as De Vis sent few years ago. 1 p.
30. From Woodward to Dr. Michaelsen, Natural History Museum, Hamburg, 14 October, 1911, sent 100 copies of Second Report on the Fauna of South-West Australia. 2 p.
31. From Woodward to T. Southwell, Sir Stanley Bois, Colombo, Ceylon, 19 October, 1911, congratulating him on his appointment as Deputy Director of Fisheries, Colombo, Ceylon. 1 p.
32. From Woodward to Samuel Henshaw, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Cambridge, Mass., USA, sending skins and skeletons of marsupials, send list of W.A., Peripites specimens. 1 p.
33. To Woodward from Dr. R. Hamlyn-Harris, Queensland Museum, 28 October, 1911, thanks for Molochs horridus, send list of fossil marsupials sent by late curator and any others required. 1 p.
34. To Woodward from S. C. Stirling, Museum of South Australia, 13 November, 1911, thanks for information on Rottnest wallabies, sending Kangaroo Island kangaroo skin when ready. 1 p.
35. From Woodward to Gregory M. Mathews, Watford, 16 November, 1911, sending Railway timetable, a set of Maps coming from Lands Dept., locate Kunawang. 1 p.
36.From Woodward to A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 19 December, 1911, recently appointed Biological Assistant will arrange the shells in new year. 1 p.
37. To Woodward from S. C. Stirling, Adelaide Museum, 6 December, 1911, sending by Parcels' Post a skin of Kangaroo Island Kangaroo, Macropus giganteus fuliginosus for mounting. 1 p.
38. To Woodward from Gregory M. Mathews, Watford, 1, 12 December, 1911, wants Amytornis housei, hopes for a pair of Pezoporus terrestris, loan of Barnardius zonarius. 4 p.
39. To Woodward from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 30 December, 1911, asking for return of sets of eggs and sending a clutch of Porphyrio eggs, number of species 794, hoping for 800. 1 p.
40. From Woodward to S. C. Stirling, Adelaide Museum, 15 January, 1912, asking for duplicate fossils from Northern Territory. 1 p.
41. To Woodward from S. C. Stirling, Adelaide Museum, 5 February, 1912, museum has no fossils, Mr. Howchin of the University, on leave, has worked on the Cambrian fossils. 2 p.
42. From Woodward to Walter Rothschild, Tring Park, Herts., re collection of emus, some from Kimberley and North-West of W.A., also from N.S.W., trying to get cassowaries. 1 p.
43. To Woodward from H. H. Scott, Victoria Museum, Launceston, 11 March, 1912, sending duplicate fossil bones of D. minor from King Island by hand of a visitor, card details in box. 1 p.
44. To Woodward from S. C. Stirling, Adelaide Museum,22 February, 1912, enclosed list of wanted Phalangeridae suitable for mounting in a case. 2 p.
45. From Woodward to S.C. Stirling, Adelaide Museum, 23 February, 1912, will write to Mr. Howchin about Cambrian fossils, hoping to get some W.A. skulls soon. 1 p.
46. From Woodward to A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 27 February, 1912, a biological assistant from Cambridge U. arrives next week and will rearrange collection of eggs. 1 p.
47. To Woodward from A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 21 May, 1912, please send specimens Teredo, Patella neglecta, Cypraea Renskii, Tridaena squamosa, Voluta Thatcheri. 2 p.
48. From Woodward to H. H. Scott, Victoria Museum, Launceston, 30 March, 1912, thanking for interesting set of fossil bones from King I. that Mr. Hindell kindly brought. 1 p.
49. To Woodward from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 23 April, 1912, seeking W.A. species you may have duplicates. 1 p.
50. From Woodward to Arthur M. Lea, Adelaide Museum, 27 April, 1912, W. P. Alexander, recently appointed to the Invertebrates, a keen entomologist will be able to exchange duplicates. 2 p.
51. From Woodward to A. J. Turner, Brisbane, 27 April, 1912, Trustees have appointed an Assistant, W. B. Alexander, a keen entomologist, may rearrange the Lepidoptera. 1 p.
52. From Woodward to F. D. Mouldy, Christchurch, N.Z., 30 April, 1912, received specimens. 1 p.
53. From Woodward to H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 2 May, 1912, send list of desiderata and return exchanges of bird skins, letter about Monte Bello. 1 p.
54. To Woodward from H. L. White, Belltrees, Scone, 29 May, 1912, list of eggs for exchange. 1 p.
55. To W. B. Alexander from K. Jordan, Zoological Museum, Tring, Herts., England, 12 November, 1912, requesting Lepidoptera: Cossidae, Hepialidae, Zygaenidae, Castniidae, also Anthribidae but no other beetles. 1 p.
56. From Woodward to Oldfield Thomas, British Museum (Nat. Hist.), London, 4 October, 1912, Sending via Mr Montague, a skin of Lagerchestes collected by Mr. Tunney on Barrow Island, November, 1900, No. 3313. 1 p.
57. To Director from James Hay Young, Meredith, Victoria, 25 November, 1912, sending list of local graptolites and land and freshwater shells from his area requesting exchanges of W. A. land shells for local graptolites. 1 p.
58. To Woodward from Robert H. Pulleine, E. Brown, 3 North Terrace, Adelaide, 23 December, 1912, bought house to accommodate collection, contacted University Librarian about exchanges of Mallee specimens. 2 p.
59. To W. B. Alexander from H. A. Longman, Queensland Museum, 30 December, 1912, received exchange specimens, no. 6040 (Wasp, Subiaco, Dietis formosa) only named specimen. 1 p.
60. To Woodward from Austin H. Clark, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 3 January, 1913, Gerrit S. Miller, curator of mammals, wants to exchange for Australian mammals, especially rodents, awaiting crinoids greatest interest. 1 p.
61. From Woodward to K. Jordan. Zoological Mseum, Tring, 8 February, 1913, few specimens of Zygaenidae and Castniidae in Western Australia and difficult to get good specimens of Cossidae and Hepialidae for some time. 1 p.
62. From Woodward to M. Wladimir Fridoline, Rue Condorcet, Grenoble, Isere, France, 8 January, 1913, thanking for offer of butterflies collection but regret no means of carrying it out. 1 p.
63. To Woodward, from James A. Kershaw, National Museum of Victoria, 3 February, 1913, supposed new species of N.T. kangaroo is the Black Kangaroo, Macropus bernardus, need one on exchange. 1 p.
64. To Woodward from S. Sinclair, Sydney Museum, 15 January, 1913, transactions on rates of exchange for museums. 1 p.
65. From Woodward to James Hay Young, Meredith, Victoria, 4 February, 1913, thanks for your collection of shells, one example is formed by the larva grains of a species of Helicopsyche which would be welcome if you could trap the insect which made them and send to us. 1 p.
66. From Woodward to Sydney Museum offering to send duplicate copies of some Redords of the Australian Museum. 1 p.
67. From Woodward to J. A. Kershaw, Melbourne Museum, 12 February, 1913, Tunney found only one female M. bernardus, is your adult a female ? If so, it is very much lighter in colour, if you get any more from the Alligator River I would like a female. I can send a good skin of M. woodwardi, we need a M. robustus and the insular form of Lagorchestes . 1. p.
68. To Director from James Hay Young, Meredith, Victoria, 15 February, 1913, sending 17 species of land and freshwater shells of the district, one is built up of grains of sand, sending some with Eocene fossils after an excursion to Muddy Creek at Hamilton, would like list of W.A. land shells. 1 p.
69. To Director from James Hay Young, Meredith, Vic., 18 February, 1913, sending package of Ordovician Graptolites, some not yet described by the Victorian Museum as from a v. low horizon of Ordovician formation. 1 p.
70. To Woodward from Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 13 March, 1913, The ducks and owl have arrived, thanks for the ducks, sent the double part of the Austral Avian Record parts 6/7, the mildest winter for 27 years. 1. p.
71. To Director from James Hay Young, Meredith, Vic., 22 March, 1913, returned from Muddy Creek fossil beds with a fine lot of fossils to send, would like any land shells 1. p.
72. To Woodward from Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 3 April, 1913, thanks for loan of birds returning today, please get me a pair of each of the 3 ducks and the owl and cost. 1. p.
73. From Woodward to Director Harms, Deutsch-Australische Damptschiff-Gesellschaft, Troebrucke, Hamburg, Germany, 7 April, 1913, thanks for sending specimens from Dr. Michaelsen free of charge. 1 p.
74. From Woodward to Mrs. M. N. Walsh, Saekaboemi, Java, 14 April, 1913, box of insects arrived in perfect condition, as Lepidoptera sent to you by us which arrived damaged had been set, we could send another set or a set of Coleoptera. 1 p.
75. From Woodward to Dr. W. Michaelsen, Natural History Museum, Hamburg, Germany, 14 April, 1913, specimens unpacked, in good condition, very interesting collection, getting report printed, not yet any earth worms to send. 1 p.
76. From Woodward to James Hay Young, Meredith, Victoria, 16 April, 1913, glad to receive any duplicate fossils collected, all our present land shells were sent to Hedley of Sydney for descriptions, will be returned when described. 1 p.
77. To Woodward from A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, Victoria,28 April, 1913, about time you sent those specimens 8 months ago. 1 p.
78. From Woodward to G. Arnold, Rhodesia Museum, Bulawayo, S. Africa, 28 April, 1913, your request for Australian ants to Mr. Alexander who has not yet classified all the species in this state but will keep you in mind when he has done them. 1 p.
79. From Woodward to A. E. Macgreror, Rhodesia Museum, Bulawayo, S. Africa, 28 April, 1913, unable to send or receive minerals, next year ? 1 p.
80. From Woodward to W. J. Rainbow, Australian Museum, Sydney, 1 May, 1913, sending specimen of Trapdoor spider from Minnivale, W.A., please send me the name and any other named species of spider for species that are brought in. 1 p.
81. From Woodward to A. J. Williamson, Bank of Victoria, Dunolly, 8 May, 1913, regret unable to send specimens due to funds and lack of a collector, so will return your specimens. 1 p.
82. From Woodward to Gregory M. Mathews, Langley Mount, Watford, 9 May, 1913, birds' skins have come except for Camarca from Augusta, will get specimens as soon as possible. Your opinion of Australian Check-list for names of specimens on view. 1 p.
83. To Woodward from R. Etherington, Australian Museum, Sydney, 16 May, 1913, received donation of Trapdoor Spider ?Ontdiobe, may be new species 2 p.
84. To Woodward from A. M. MacGregor, Rhodesia Museum, Bulawayo, 5 June, 1913, please put aside any specimens regardless of price. 1 p.
85. From Woodward to the Curator, Australia Museum, Sydney, 9 June, 1931, requesting that the large spider Gaius villosus was sent to Mr Rainbow by Mr. Alexander to the credit of this institution without waiting for my signature, hoping to send you a nest of the spider. 1 p.
86. To the Director from R. Etherington, Australian Museum, Sydney, 10 June, 1913, sending a consignment of specimens, listed, identified wherever possible. 2 p.
87. To the Director from R. Etherington, Australian Museum, Sydney, 12 June, 1913, sending 3 cases of specimens referred to, freight paid, by Rudder's Express. 1 p.
88. To the Director from the Australian Museum, Sydney, 24 June, 1913, Lists of South Australian specimens forwarded to W. A. Museum. 3 p.
89. To the Director from R. Etherington, Australian Museum, Sydney, 25 June, 1913, credited spider Gaius villosus as exchange a/c also separately small parcel containing 2 specimens. 1 p.
90. To Woodward from Richard Rathbun, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 24 July, 1913, asking for skeleton in bark wrapper from a cave offered 15 October, 1910, 2 p.
91. From Woodward to Dr. W.T.Calman, British Museum (Nat. Hist,), London 21 August, 1913, sending Crustacea as per list enclosed. glad to receive in exchange any duplicate specimens in list. 1 p.
92. From Woodward to British Museum (Nat. Hist.), 25 August, 1913, Crustacea sent to British Museum: Chaeraps tenuimanus Marron, Chaeraps quinquecarinatus Gilgie, Chaerus preissii Coonac. Wanted by W.A. Museum: English lobster, Crab, Crawfish, Crayfish - Pinnotheres mollusc, Phronima, Hermit Crab, Spongicola. 1 p.
93. To Woodward from British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London, 2 December, 1913, sent to W.A. Museum: Astacus, Leucifer reynaudii, Eupagurus prideauxii, Corystes cassivelaunus, Gecarcinus lagostoma, Euphasia superba, Orchomenopsis Rossii, Tryphosa murrayi, Eusirus propinquus - nearly 100 specimens of Orchomenopsis rossi instead of 10. 1 p.
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