Scientific expeditions

Pineda description of mineral samples for the Royal Natural History Collection

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1789 - 1792?

Detailed description by Antonio Pineda of a box containing minerals intended for Royal Natural History Collection. Some of the samples were collected by Pineda himself and others were a gift from Padre Gonzalez from the Convento de la Buena Muerte in Lima, Peru.

Pineda y Ramírez, Antonio, 1751-1792

Programme for American Meteorological Journal

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1789 - 1795?

Part of Malaspina expedition papers

Programme for American Meteorological Journal with instructions for measuring devices and instruments.

Note from Malaspina to the Comandante General de Cartagena de Indias

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1789 - 1792?

Part of Malaspina expedition papers

Note from Alessandro Malaspina to the Comandante General de Cartagena de Indias accompanying initialed boxes to be sent to Quartermaster of Cadiz. The note is signed by Malaspina, from Panama. The note details the contents of the boxes which contained natural history items including birds, minerals, wood and plants collected by Née and Haecke, and a broken chronometer being returned to Cadiz.

Malaspina, Alessandro, 1754-1809

Description of Natural History Specimens collected by the Malaspina Expedition

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1789 - 1792?

Part of Malaspina expedition papers

Detailed description of boxes marked "A.P." containing birds and fish collected by the Malaspina Expedition intended for Royal Natural History Collection. A. P. Likely stands for Antonio Pineda.

Pineda y Ramírez, Antonio, 1751-1792

The Church-Finley expedition

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

An additional manuscript depicting an exploratory trip to Alaska.

The Church-Finley exploration of Alaska

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

This manuscript shares excerpts with "The Church-Finley expedition."

Expedition of American Nature Association

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript describing a trip to Alaska where Mr. and Mrs. Finley are gathering material for Nature Magazine.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Lecture introduction for Church-Finley expedition

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1924 - 1942

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

This manuscript appears to be an introduction for William L. Finley's lecture series on the Church-Finley expedition for the American Nature Association.

Camera hunting in the northland

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1927-02 - 1927-05

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Articles from Nature Magazine describing the Finley-Church Alaska expedition.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Camera hunting in the northland

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1927-02 - 1927-05

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Articles from Nature Magazine describing the Finley-Church Alaska expedition.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Ronald Colman and William Powell go batting

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1930 - 1939

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript that describes bats encountered while on the Pack-Finley Expedition in the Grand Canyon National Park.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Articles discussing Finley-Church Alaska expedition

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1931-04 - 1931-05

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

News-Telegram (Portland, Or.)

Plans for the creation of a meteorological station network throughout the Spanish Empire, 1790 September 15

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1790-09-15

Part of Malaspina expedition papers

Summary of a letter from Alessandro Malaspina giving detailed plans for the creation of a large-scale network of meteorological stations in major cities in the Kingdom of Spain for the purposes of scientific progress. Research would also cover the outbreak of disease and mortality rates in man as well as in animals used by man. The letter also details the anticipated instruments required for the stations. The document is dated on 15 September 1790 from Callao.

Malaspina, Alessandro, 1754-1809

Letter from Antonio Valdés to Alessandro Malaspina, 1790 October 1

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1790-10-01

Part of Malaspina expedition papers

Letter from Antonio Valdés to Alessandro Malaspina acknowledging receipt of the map of the Patagonian coast and birds collected by Pineda. Dated 1790 October 1 from San Lorenzo.

Valdés y Bazan, Antonio, 1744-1816

Letter from Valdés to Malaspina, 1790 December 22

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1790-12-22

Part of Malaspina expedition papers

Letter from Antonio Valdés to Alessandro Malaspina acknowledging Malaspina's letters of 27 April and 3 June from Coquimbo and Lima. Malaspina is asked to verify the supposed Maldonado Strait from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean by navigating around Northern Kamchatka and to change any previous plans he may have had in accordance with the King's wishes. Valdés encloses a report published in France to aid Malaspina with this verification. A footnote indicates that copies of this letter have been sent to the ports of Acapulco and San Blas. Dated 1790 December 22 from Madrid. Page three of this file is an English translation of the document.

Valdés y Bazan, Antonio, 1744-1816

List of maps, paintings, journals, zoological, botanical and mineralogical collections collected by the Malaspina expedition, 1791 April 29

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1791-04-29

Part of Malaspina expedition papers

Letter from Alessandro Malaspina to Higgins confirming that the expedition left Valparaíso on 14 April and that all scientific operations have been concluded satisfactorily. The letter notes that their departure has been delayed so that the Pineda brothers and Haencke (more commonly spelled Haenke) can carry out mineralogical research in the mercury mine and so that new fishing methods can be tried. Dated 1790 April 27 from Puerto de Coquimbo.

Malaspina, Alessandro, 1754-1809

Articles discussing Finley's career and American Nature Association Alaska expedition

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1932-01

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Cleveland Plain Dealer (Firm)

Articles discussing Annual Meeting of the Portland Chamber of Commerce and Finley-Church Alaska expedition

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1931-05

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Portland Chamber of Commerce (Or.)

"Moving Alaskan icebergs menace to nature expedition, Oregon man finds"

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1931-08-09

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Article discussing American Nature Association Alaska expedition.

Oregonian (Firm)

Camera hunting in the northland

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1927

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Manuscript for Nature Magazine article describing the Finley-Church Alaska expedition.

Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953

Letter from Malaspina to Valdés, 4 October 1790

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1790-10-04

Part of Malaspina expedition papers

Letter written by Alessandro Malaspina to Antonio Valdés confirming departure of Descubierta and Atrevida from the Port of Callao. The letter is dated 4 October 1790 from Guayaquil, Ecuador. The letter is signed by Malaspina and references hydrographical research and charting of the coast between Guayaquil and Lima, Peru. In the letter, Malaspina also notes that Antonio Pineda and his team of naturalists have been sent to Monte Chimborazo in the Andes.

Malaspina, Alessandro, 1754-1809

Letter from Valdés to Malaspina, 25 February 1792

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1792-02-25

Part of Malaspina expedition papers

Letter from Antonio Valdés to Alessandro Malaspina acknowledging Malaspina's letter of 12 October concerning observation of Northern coast and the non-existence of the passage to the Atlantic. The letter is signed by Valdés and is dated the 25 February 1792, from Aranjuez, Spain.

Valdés y Bazan, Antonio, 1744-1816

Letter from Malaspina to Higgins, 1790 April 27

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1790-04-27

Part of Malaspina expedition papers

Letter from Alessandro Malaspina to Higgins confirming that the expedition left Valparaíso on 14 April and that all scientific operations have been concluded satisfactorily. The letter notes that their departure has been delayed so that the Pineda brothers and Haencke can carry out mineralogical research in the mercury mine and so that new fishing methods can be tried. Dated 1790 April 27 from Puerto de Coquimbo.

Malaspina, Alessandro, 1754-1809

Letter reporting on documents and items received from the Malaspina expedition, 1790 October 1

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1790-10-01

Part of Malaspina expedition papers

Letter reporting on documents and items received from the expedition including a map of the Patagonian coast between the Cape of San Antonio and Puerto Deseado; a case of birds, including cormorants, and eggs collected by Antonio Pineda. The author and intended recipient of the letter are not specified but the contents suggest that it is from Valdés.

Valdés y Bazan, Antonio, 1744-1816

"Photographing the wild life of Alaska in its natural habitat"

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1932-01-10

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Images of wildlife in Alaska taken by William Finley and Arthur Pack.

New York Herald Tribune (Firm)

Articles discussing Finley-Church Alaska expedition

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1931-05-15

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Ketchikan Alaska Chronicle (Firm)

Articles discussing pollution of Willamette River, creation of an executive committee for sportsmen, and the American Nature Association Alaska expedition

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1931-07

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Newspaper clippings discussing pollution of the Willamette River, the creation of an executive committee representing sportsmen, and the American Nature Association expedition to Alaska. A newspaper clipping describing an encounter with a mountain beaver is included.

Ketchikan Alaska Chronicle (Firm)

Article discussing American Nature Association Alaska expedition

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1931-08-10

Part of William L. Finley Papers, 1899-1946

Article discussing American Nature Association Alaska expedition.

Oregon Journal (Firm)

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