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Golden Orb Spider
American Museum Journal, December 1915

Fragments of Spider Lore

Spiders in history

Theodore Roosevelt in Brazil
American Museum Journal, February 1915

Animals of Central Brazil

Together with mention of the geographical work of the Roosevelt-Rondon South American expedition in exploring the “River of Doubt”

Blind children at American Museum of Natural History
American Museum Journal, January 1914

The Blind in the American Museum

The Museum develops programs for the blind.

American Museum Journal, May 1909

The Darwin Celebration

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