The Melville N. Lincoln journals consist of 35 handwritten and typed journals kept by Melville N. Lincoln, former Curator of Habitats at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. These personal journals document the daily activities of Melville Lincoln throughout his career at the Museum, and include daily logs, habitat group work, meetings, and collecting expedition notes.

This file contains monthly reports.

This file contains monthly reports.

This file contains correspondence regarding the Philip A. Silverstone Columbian herpetology collecting expedition.

This file contains correspondence and appraisal information for the Prack lepidoptera collection.

This file contains correspondence regarding the Purvis East African expedition and includes budget records and accession data.

This file contains correspondence regarding specimen collection and includes information on river dolphin specimens, bird collecting expeditions to Western Uganda, mammal collecting expeditions to the Sudan, the Machris East Africa expedition, and specimen collecting permits.

This file contains correspondence regarding a fin whale specimen, Malibu lagoon collecting trip, and curatorial candidates.

This file contains travel requests, including travel related to chamois, oribi, red howler monkey, and gorilla specimens and travel to acquire a gazelle specimen from the San Diego Zoo.

This file contains travel requests, including travel to the San Diego Zoo for specimen pick up.