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Garvan-Sheldon collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 232
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous letters related to big game hunting, a photograph album of early contributors to Forest and Stream (with a letter from George Bird Grinnell identifying the photographs), diaries, miscellaneous writings and memorabilia all related to travel or hunting. The letters were removed from books in a library collected by Charles Sheldon and presented to Yale University by Francis P. Garvan in 1929.

Conditions Governing Access

The materials are open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of F. P. Garvan, 1929, and of Edward C. Tabler, 1946.

Dates
1796-1943
Extent
1.17 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Related Names
Sheldon, Charles, 1867-1928
Garvan, Francis P. (Francis Patrick), 1875-1937
Language of Materials
English