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By Lucy Chang and Kaitlin Maguire
Collection Overview
Title: Amber files of J. Wyatt Durham, Paul D. Hurd and Joseph H. Peck, 1955-1975

Extent: 85.0 Folders
Arrangement: Original order.
Subjects: Botany, Cenozoic - Miocene, Cenozoic - Oligocene, Geology, Invertebrates, Paleontology, Paleontology - Invertebrate paleontology, Zoology, Zoology - Invertebrate
Languages: English, Spanish;Castilian, German
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Manuscripts, letters, photographs, illustrations and documents associated with the study of amber fossils and the publication of the amber volumes.
Subject/Index Terms
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Folder:
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Folder 1: Amber Manuscripts - Hardy, Elmo, 1962-1969],
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Folder 2: Amber Manuscripts - Cobben, 1962],
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Folder 3: Gressitt, 1962-1964],
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Folder 4: Amber Manuscripts - Rozen, 1963],
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Folder 5: Christainsen, 1962-1969],
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Folder 6: Cook, 1962-1969],
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Folder 7: Amber Files Form Letter],
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Folder 8: Amber Files - Misc. 1, 1963-1964],
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Folder 9: Amber Files - Misc. 2, 1964],
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Folder 10: Correspondence - General, 1959],
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Folder 11: Correspondence - General, 1960],
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Folder 12: Correspondence - General, 1961],
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Folder 13: Correspondence - General, 1962],
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Folder 14: Correspondence - General, 1963],
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Folder 15: Letters for Amber Meeting - II, 1963],
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Folder 16: Amber, 1964],
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Folder 17: Amber Annual Reports, 1961-1963],
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Folder 18: Amber (Grants), 1960-1964],
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Folder 19: Blom Correspondence, 1952-1961],
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Folder 20: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (A), 1959-1963],
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Folder 21: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (Ba-Bq), 1961-1971],
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Folder 22: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (Br-Bz), 1960-1970],
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Folder 23: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (C), 1960-1971],
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Folder 24: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (D), 1960-1973],
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Folder 25: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (E), 1960-1970],
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Folder 26: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (F), 1960-1970],
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Folder 27: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (G), 1958-1971],
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Folder 28: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (H), 1962-1970],
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Folder 29: Amber - D.D. Jensen, 1970],
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Folder 30: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (K), 1961-1963],
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Folder 31: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (L), 1958-1963],
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Folder 32: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (M), 1958-1971],
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Folder 33: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (P), 1960-1970],
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Folder 34: Amber Manuscripts - Petrunkevitch, A. (Hutchison), 1963-1968],
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Folder 35: Petrunkevitch (Corresp.), 1958-1968],
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Folder 36: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (Q), 1961],
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Folder 37: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (R), 1960-1970],
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Folder 38: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (Sa-Sl), 1959-1973],
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Folder 39: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (Sm-Sz), 1958-1970],
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Folder 40: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (T), 1958-1963],
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Folder 41: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (V), 1960-1961],
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Folder 42: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (Wa-Wh), 1960-1970],
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Folder 43: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (Wi-Wz), 1958-1970],
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Folder 44: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (X,Y,Z), 1960-1968],
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Folder 45: Amber Manuscripts - Fennah, R.G.],
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Folder 46: Amber Manuscripts - Becker, E.C.],
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Folder 47: Amber Manuscripts - Cambell, J.M.],
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Folder 48: Amber Manuscripts - Gressitt, J.L.],
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Folder 49: Amber Manuscripts - Hirschmann, W., 1962-1963],
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Folder 50: Amber Manuscripts - Hardy, D. Elmo],
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Folder 51: Amber Manuscripts - Hurd, Smith, and Durham],
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Folder 52: Amber Manuscripts - Hurd, Smith and Usinger],
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Folder 53: Amber Manuscripts - James, Maurice, 1962-1965],
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Folder 54: Amber Manuscripts - Langston, R.L.],
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Folder 55: Amber Manuscript - Muesebeck, C.F.W., 1958-1959],
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Folder 56: Amber Manuscripts - Quate, L.W., 1960],
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Folder 57: Amber Manuscripts - Sabrosky, C.W.],
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Folder 58: Amber Manuscripts - Schedl, Karl E., 1960],
[Folder 59: Amber Manuscripts - Seever, Charles H., 1962-1964],
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Folder 60: Amber Manuscripts - Snyder, Thomas E., 1958-1959],
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Folder 61: Amber Manuscripts - Spilman, T.J., 1960-1963],
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Folder 62: Amber Manuscripts - Sturtevant, A.H.],
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Folder 63: Amber Manuscripts - Turk, Erich],
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Folder 64: Amber Manuscripts - Wheeler, M.R.],
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Folder 65: Amber Manuscripts - Wille, Alvaro],
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Folder 66: Amber Manuscripts - Wittmer, W.],
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Folder 67: Amber Manuscripts - Woolley, Tyler A., 1962-1969],
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Folder 68: Wygodzinsky, Pedro W., 1963-1969],
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Folder 69: Amber Manuscripts - Zimmerman, Elwood C., 1968],
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Folder 70: Manuscripts - Correspondence, 1956-1958],
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Folder 71: Alaskan Amber, 1955-1961],
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Folder 72: Amber to be sent out, 1961-1962],
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Folder 73: Amber - Literature Notes, 1953-1957],
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Folder 74: Amber - Publicity, 1957],
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Folder 75: Amber - Photographs],
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Folder 76: Address Lists],
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Folder 77: Misc. Correspondence, 1957-1958],
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Folder 78: Amber - Associates in Tropical Biogeography, 1953-1956],
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Folder 79: Amber Insects of the Artic: Maps and Photographs, 1955],
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Folder 80: Amber Locs: Examination for Insects, 1960-1968],
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Folder 81: Amber Files - Misc. 3, 1962-1970],
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Folder 82: Amber Insects Loan Sheets, 1960-1963],
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Folder 83: Amber Manuscript - Letters J.H. Peck, 1970-1971],
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Folder 84: Final Correspondence by J.H. Peck, Jr., 1964-1972],
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Folder 85: Amber MS Odds and Ends - J.H. Peck, 1970-1971],
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- Folder 59: Amber Manuscripts - Seever, Charles H., 1962-1964


- 1 incomplete manuscript draft by C.H. Seevers of Roosevelt University, titled "Fossil Staphylinidae in Tertiary Mexican amber (Coleoptera)" with a note saying "redone by Wenzel". 1 letter (June 16, 1964) to C.H. Seevers from P.D. Hurd accepting a footnote to be added to Dr. Seevers' manuscript that will be in the amber volume of the University of California Publications in Entomology. 1 letter (May 20, 1964) to P.D. Hurd of the Division of Entomology and Parasitology from C.H. Seevers asking to add a footnote to his manuscript. 1 complete manuscript draft by C.H. Seevers titled "Fossil Staphylinidae in Tertiary Mexican amber (Coleoptera)". 1 handwritten page of notes on the following localites: B7041, B1402, B7045, B7048. 1 footnote by C.H. Seevers for his manuscript. 1 page of handwritten notes on the manuscript by C.H. Seevers. 1 note on items missing from the manuscript by C.H. Seevers. 1 letter (February 7, 1962) to C.H. Seevers from P.D. Hurd sending amber specimens for identification from localities B7041-22 and B7045-60, and inviting him to prepare a manuscript. 1 letter (February 19, 1962) to P.D. Hurd from C.H. Seevers saying he will examine the specimens and discussing a staphylinid specimen Rupert Wenzel showed him.
Browse by Folder:
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Folder 1: Amber Manuscripts - Hardy, Elmo, 1962-1969],
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Folder 2: Amber Manuscripts - Cobben, 1962],
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Folder 3: Gressitt, 1962-1964],
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Folder 4: Amber Manuscripts - Rozen, 1963],
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Folder 5: Christainsen, 1962-1969],
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Folder 6: Cook, 1962-1969],
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Folder 7: Amber Files Form Letter],
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Folder 8: Amber Files - Misc. 1, 1963-1964],
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Folder 9: Amber Files - Misc. 2, 1964],
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Folder 10: Correspondence - General, 1959],
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Folder 11: Correspondence - General, 1960],
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Folder 12: Correspondence - General, 1961],
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Folder 13: Correspondence - General, 1962],
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Folder 14: Correspondence - General, 1963],
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Folder 15: Letters for Amber Meeting - II, 1963],
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Folder 16: Amber, 1964],
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Folder 17: Amber Annual Reports, 1961-1963],
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Folder 18: Amber (Grants), 1960-1964],
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Folder 19: Blom Correspondence, 1952-1961],
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Folder 20: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (A), 1959-1963],
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Folder 21: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (Ba-Bq), 1961-1971],
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Folder 22: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (Br-Bz), 1960-1970],
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Folder 23: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (C), 1960-1971],
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Folder 24: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (D), 1960-1973],
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Folder 25: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (E), 1960-1970],
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Folder 26: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (F), 1960-1970],
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Folder 27: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (G), 1958-1971],
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Folder 28: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (H), 1962-1970],
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Folder 29: Amber - D.D. Jensen, 1970],
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Folder 30: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (K), 1961-1963],
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Folder 31: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (L), 1958-1963],
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Folder 32: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (M), 1958-1971],
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Folder 33: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (P), 1960-1970],
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Folder 34: Amber Manuscripts - Petrunkevitch, A. (Hutchison), 1963-1968],
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Folder 35: Petrunkevitch (Corresp.), 1958-1968],
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Folder 36: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (Q), 1961],
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Folder 37: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (R), 1960-1970],
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Folder 38: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (Sa-Sl), 1959-1973],
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Folder 39: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (Sm-Sz), 1958-1970],
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Folder 40: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (T), 1958-1963],
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Folder 41: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (V), 1960-1961],
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Folder 42: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (Wa-Wh), 1960-1970],
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Folder 43: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (Wi-Wz), 1958-1970],
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Folder 44: Hurd, P.D., Jr. (X,Y,Z), 1960-1968],
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Folder 45: Amber Manuscripts - Fennah, R.G.],
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Folder 46: Amber Manuscripts - Becker, E.C.],
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Folder 47: Amber Manuscripts - Cambell, J.M.],
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Folder 48: Amber Manuscripts - Gressitt, J.L.],
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Folder 49: Amber Manuscripts - Hirschmann, W., 1962-1963],
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Folder 50: Amber Manuscripts - Hardy, D. Elmo],
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Folder 51: Amber Manuscripts - Hurd, Smith, and Durham],
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Folder 52: Amber Manuscripts - Hurd, Smith and Usinger],
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Folder 53: Amber Manuscripts - James, Maurice, 1962-1965],
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Folder 54: Amber Manuscripts - Langston, R.L.],
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Folder 55: Amber Manuscript - Muesebeck, C.F.W., 1958-1959],
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Folder 56: Amber Manuscripts - Quate, L.W., 1960],
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Folder 57: Amber Manuscripts - Sabrosky, C.W.],
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Folder 58: Amber Manuscripts - Schedl, Karl E., 1960],
[Folder 59: Amber Manuscripts - Seever, Charles H., 1962-1964],
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Folder 60: Amber Manuscripts - Snyder, Thomas E., 1958-1959],
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Folder 61: Amber Manuscripts - Spilman, T.J., 1960-1963],
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Folder 62: Amber Manuscripts - Sturtevant, A.H.],
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Folder 63: Amber Manuscripts - Turk, Erich],
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Folder 64: Amber Manuscripts - Wheeler, M.R.],
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Folder 65: Amber Manuscripts - Wille, Alvaro],
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Folder 66: Amber Manuscripts - Wittmer, W.],
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Folder 67: Amber Manuscripts - Woolley, Tyler A., 1962-1969],
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Folder 68: Wygodzinsky, Pedro W., 1963-1969],
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Folder 69: Amber Manuscripts - Zimmerman, Elwood C., 1968],
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Folder 70: Manuscripts - Correspondence, 1956-1958],
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Folder 71: Alaskan Amber, 1955-1961],
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Folder 72: Amber to be sent out, 1961-1962],
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Folder 73: Amber - Literature Notes, 1953-1957],
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Folder 74: Amber - Publicity, 1957],
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Folder 75: Amber - Photographs],
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Folder 76: Address Lists],
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Folder 77: Misc. Correspondence, 1957-1958],
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Folder 78: Amber - Associates in Tropical Biogeography, 1953-1956],
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Folder 79: Amber Insects of the Artic: Maps and Photographs, 1955],
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Folder 80: Amber Locs: Examination for Insects, 1960-1968],
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Folder 81: Amber Files - Misc. 3, 1962-1970],
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Folder 82: Amber Insects Loan Sheets, 1960-1963],
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Folder 83: Amber Manuscript - Letters J.H. Peck, 1970-1971],
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Folder 84: Final Correspondence by J.H. Peck, Jr., 1964-1972],
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Folder 85: Amber MS Odds and Ends - J.H. Peck, 1970-1971],
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