This file contains correspondence regarding entomology collections, Mel Lincoln's retirement, an expedition to the Gulf of California, and the Mesoamerican Hall. It includes exchanges with Mel Lincoln and Duncan Spencer.

This file contains correspondence regarding marine mammal collections, the Southwest Museum, entomology and herpetology collecting expeditions to Mexico, collecting expeditions to West Africa, counterfeit Tikal ceramics, lectures and presentations, ornithology collections, dioramas and habitat groups, and whale collecting expeditions. This file includes exchanges with the Brookfield Zoo and Marineland of the Pacific.

This file contains correspondence regarding a gorilla habitat group, entomology collections, archaeology collections, and a collecting expedition to Kenya.

This file contains correspondence and includes an exchange regarding identification of restricted species with the Department of Fish and Game and an exchange regarding a collecting expedition to Africa.

This file contains correspondence regarding botany collections, curatorial appointments, musk ox background painting plans, National Whale Symposium notes, and a letter from Ken Stager on expedition to India.

This file contains correspondence with the Fish and Game Department regarding a Museum collecting expedition to Alaska, construction of the Museum diorama halls, and Elk and Condor habitat groups.

This file contains mixed correspondence, including correspondence relating to the collection of ornithology and mammalogy specimens, the Elk habitat group, and a permit for collecting California Condors.

This series contains correspondence, scientific collecting permits, and other materials related to museum collecting expeditions, primarily those for the collection of animals and foreground material for the construction of the Museum's habitat groups. It includes an African Mammal Hall catalog, diorama enhancement project planning materials, and an autobiography of background painter Hanson Puthuff.

This file contains correspondence regarding elephant habitat group collection and installation, travel requests, and field work.

This file contains correspondence regarding acquisition of a Balinese art collection, replica Easter Island head, and tiger collecting expedition to India.