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Object Number
2013.6.1
Display Title
J. Malcolm Forbes papers
Descriptions
Object Description
J. Malcolm Forbes papers, including: Arrangement of African Photos in Volume I, dated 9/30, includes description of photos; list of provisioners; manuscript of unpublished National Geographic article and correspondence re. article; notes on history of Africa; notes on Charles George Gordon, 1833-1885; notes on Horatio Herbert Kitchener, Viscount, 1850-?; correspondence re. taxidermy, with provisioners, with James Wilson; original, edited chapters of book, "notes from private diary," and introduction; JMF passport issued 1923; Notes and exam on Behaviourism 10/26/33, Psychology of Cognition [Harvard course? Harvard Archives?]
Classification
- Paper
Department
Archival, Paper
Date
c. 1921-1930
Artist
J. Malcolm Forbes
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Quantity
1
Credit Line
Gift in Memory of J. Malcolm Forbes
Provenance
Donor
Donated by
Holly Forbes Leon
(12/10/2012)
Donor
Donated by
Charles D. Forbes
(12/27/2012)
Donor
Donated by
John Malcolm Forbes
(1/10/2013)
Donor
Donated by
Joan Forbes Koponen
(12/2012)
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