Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Dellenbaugh, Harriet Otis.
2. Henry, Edward Lamson, 1841-1919.
3. Smith, Corinna Lindon, 1876-
4. Eastern Association on Indian Affairs.
5. Explorers Club.

Description

1. 2 linear feet (3 boxes and 3 v.)

Summary

1. 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.

Subject

1. Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935
2. Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902
3. Authors, American
4. Discoveries in geography > American
5. Indians of North America > Southwest, New
6. Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
7. Cragsmoor (N.Y.)
8. Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
9. Southwest, New > Description and travel
10. United States > Discovery and exploration

Genre/Form

1. Diaries.
2. Photographs.
3. Sketches.

Call number

1. MssCol 763

Access (note)

1. Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
2. Microfilm must be used in lieu of original when available.

Additional formats (note)

1. available on microfilm;

Source (note)

1. Dellenbaugh, Frederick S.

Biography (note)

1. 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)

1. Cataloged

Author

1. Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel, 1853-1935.

Title

1. Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh papers, 1871-1934.

Access

1. Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
2. Microfilm must be used in lieu of original when available.

Additional formats

1. Colorado River Expedition, 1871-1872 narrative available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-328.
2. Diary of Second Powell Expedition, 1871-1873, available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-332.
3. Scrapbook of clippings from the Ellenville Journal available on microfilm; New York Public Library.

Biography

1. 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

1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet: http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/rbk/faids/dellenbaugh.pdf

Location of other archival materials

1. 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:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Finding Aid

Occupation

1. Artists.
2. Authors.
3. Explorers.

Added author

1. Dellenbaugh, Harriet Otis.
2. Henry, Edward Lamson, 1841-1919.
3. Smith, Corinna Lindon, 1876-
4. Eastern Association on Indian Affairs.
5. Explorers Club.

LCCN

1. ms 68001686

Research call number

1. MssCol 763