Frank M. Chapman letter
Collection — Folder: S1230
Identifier: S1230
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a letter from Frank M. Chapman in New York City, New York on November 1, 1932 regarding a recommendation for purchase of bird books.
Dates
- 1932/11/01
Creator
- Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Dr. Frank Michler Chapman was born June 12, 1864 in West Englewood, New Jersey to Lebbeus and Mary A. Chapman. He had a sister named Mary. Chapman was graduated from high school and worked in a bank from 1880 until 1886. His intense interest in birds led to a position at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, New York. He was curator of Ornithology from 1908 to 1942, and under his guidance the Department of Birds became the largest in the world. He conducted many studies of birds in North and South America and helped popularize bird watching. Chapman founded the journal Bird-Lore in 1899 and received an honorary Sc.D from Brown University in 1913. He published many articles and books and received many awards and honors.
Frank and his wife Fannie M. Chapman married in Manhattan, New York on February 24, 1898. She had four children from a previous marriage, and they had one son together, Frank M. Chapman, Jr. Chapman retired in 1942 and died November 15, 1945. He was buried in Brookside Cemetery, Englewood, New Jersey.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Chapman, Frank M." 1870 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/08/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Chapman, Frank M." 1900 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/08/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Chapman, Frank M." New York New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937. Retrieved 2015/08/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Chapman, Dr. Frank Michler." Find a Grave Index. Retrieved 2015/08/24. http://www.findagrave.com.
"Chapman, Dr. Frank Michler." Western Kentucky University. Retrieved 2015/08/24. http://people.wku.edu
Frank and his wife Fannie M. Chapman married in Manhattan, New York on February 24, 1898. She had four children from a previous marriage, and they had one son together, Frank M. Chapman, Jr. Chapman retired in 1942 and died November 15, 1945. He was buried in Brookside Cemetery, Englewood, New Jersey.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Chapman, Frank M." 1870 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/08/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Chapman, Frank M." 1900 United States Federal Census. Retrieved 2015/08/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Chapman, Frank M." New York New York, Marriage Index 1866-1937. Retrieved 2015/08/24. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Chapman, Dr. Frank Michler." Find a Grave Index. Retrieved 2015/08/24. http://www.findagrave.com.
"Chapman, Dr. Frank Michler." Western Kentucky University. Retrieved 2015/08/24. http://people.wku.edu
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a records transfer from the Indiana State Library Indiana Division.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2005/04 by Jennifer Duplaga. EAD finding aid created 2015/08/24 by Edythe Huffman.
Creator
- Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler) (Person)
- Title
- Frank M. chapman letter
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
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Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
