Lawrence, George N. (George Newbold) Papers, ca. 1860s-1870s

Mss.B.L437

Date: Circa 1860s-1870s | Size: 1 Linear feet, Ca. 600 items

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Abstract

This collection contains professional and personal correspondece, as well as some personal business accounts. The topics mentioned range from general ornithology to specific birds, particularly of the West Indies and South America; bird illustrations and various publications; paleontology, and zoology.

Background note

George Newbold Lawrence was an ornithologist and wholesale druggist, born in New York City on October 20, 1806. He was one of the founders of the American Ornithologists' Union and of the College of Pharmacy of the City of New York.

Lawrence is one of three coauthors of Birds of North America (1860), along with Spencer Fullerton Baird and John Cassin. His collection of 8,000 bird skins was sold to the American Museum of Natural History in 1887. There is one bird genus and 20 bird species named after him, including Lawrence's goldfinch.

He died on January 17, 1895, in New York City.

Collection Information

Physical description

Ca. 600 items.

Indexing Terms

Personal Name(s)

Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887
Boardman, George Augustus, 1818-1901
Brewer, T. M. (Thomas Mayo), 1814-1880
Bryant, Henry, 1820-1867
Cassin, John, 1813-1869
Cope, E. D. (Edward Drinker), 1840-1897
Deane, Ruthven
Gould, John, 1804-1881
Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878
Hurst, James A.
Lacerda, Antonio de
Lawrence, George N.(George New
Leidy, Joseph, 1823-1891
Lewis, Graceanna, 1821-1912
Maynard, C. J. (Charles Johnson), 1845-1929
Newberry, J. S. (John Strong), 1822-1892
Nolan, Edward J.
Ogden, James A.
Orton, James, 1830-1877
Palmer, Edward, 1831-1911
Prince, Edwin C.
Putnam, F. W. (Frederic Ward), 1839-1915
Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929
Schott, Arthur, 1814-1875
Turnbull, William Paterson, 1830-1871
Walker, Charles A.

Subject(s)

Birds.
Life science publishing.
Natural history.
Ornithology.
Paleontology.
Zoological illustration.
Zoology.

Detailed Inventory

Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1863 January 15	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1863 November 21	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1863 November 25	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1863 November 29	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1863 December 6	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Lawrence, George Newbold to Henry Bryant	1864 January 18	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1864 January 27	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Lawrence, George Newbold to Henry Bryant	1864 January 30	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1864 April 24	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1865 January 14	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1865 January 17	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1865 January 17	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1865 January 25	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Lawrence, George Newbold to Henry Bryant	1865 April 1	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1865 April 3	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1865 April 14	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1865 December 19	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1865 December 20	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1866 February 26	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1866 September 21	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1866 September 25	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1866 October 1	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1866 October 11	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1866 November 27	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, Henry to George Newbold Lawrence	1866 November 28	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1868 February 27	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Cabot, S. to George Newbold Lawrence	1868 October 19	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1870 December 21	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Lawrence, George Newbold to Thomas Mayo Brewer	1870 December 24	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1870 December 30	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1871 April 20	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1871 April 21	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1871 April 24	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1871 April 27	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1871 May 2	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1871 May 13	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1871 May 20	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1871 May 22	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Lawrence, George Newbold to Thomas Mayo Brewer	1871 May 28	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1871 May 31	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1871 June 2	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1871 June 10	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1871 June 23	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Cabot, S. to George Newbold Lawrence	1871 June 23	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1871 July 4	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1871 October 13	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1871 October 17	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1871 October 23	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, E.B. to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 January 11	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 January 12	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Lawrence, George Newbold to E.B. Bryant	1872 January 15	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 January 17	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, E.B. to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 January 17	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Bryant, E.B. to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 January 22	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 February 3	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 February 4	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 February 9	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 March 8	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Lawrence, George Newbold to Thomas Mayo Brewer	1872 March 20	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 March 29	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 April 20	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 May 2	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 May 4	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 May 10	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 May 16	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 May 24	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 May 31	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 June 4	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Note by George Newbold Lawrence	1872 June 19	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 June 21	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 August 7	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 October 18	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 October 24	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 November 22	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 December 17	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1872 December 24	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1873 January 5	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1873 January 23	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1873 February 8	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1873 May 5	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1873 May 12	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	1873 June 14	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	January 31	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
[Bryant, E.B.] to George Newbold Lawrence	February 3	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	March 22	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Lawrence, George Newbold to Thomas Mayo Brewer	March 25	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	March 26	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Cabot, S. to George Newbold Lawrence	March 26	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item
Brewer, Thomas Mayo to George Newbold Lawrence	Wednesday	Request Item for Reading Room Access Request a Copy of this Item