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Fonds from the collections of the archival and special collections in the ROM Library and Archives.
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The Kerr Family fonds consists of the daily record books, letter registers, letter books, and receipts of John William Kerr (1812-1888) and his son, Frederick William Kerr (1852?-1902). John William Kerr (formerly the Secretary of the Wentworth Society for the Protection of Game and Fish) was appointed Fisheries Overseer for Upper Canada under the Commissioner of Crown Lands on December 16, 1864, and began to write a diary and make copies of letters which he continued until his death on May 8,...
Annual Reports of the Royal Ontario Museum. Founded in 1914, the Royal Ontario Museum showcases art, culture and nature from around the world and across the ages. Among the top 10 cultural institutions in North America, Canada’s largest and most comprehensive museum is home to a world-class collection of 13 million artworks, cultural objects and natural history specimens, featured in 40 gallery and exhibition spaces. As the country’s preeminent field research institute and an...
SC 39, The Kerr Family Fonds
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John William Kerr (1812-1888) was appointed Fisheries Overseer for Upper Canada under the Commissioner of Crown Lands on December 16, 1864. Kerr began to write a diary and make copies of letters which he continued until his death on May 8, 1888. John William Kerr was succeeded as Fisheries Overseer by his son, Frederick William Kerr (1852?-1902); his entries begin in this letterbook on May 7, 1888. This letterbook consists chiefly of correspondence with the Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Ottawa....
Topic: Fisheries--Ontario--sources
SC 39, The Kerr Family Fonds
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John William Kerr (1812-1888) was appointed Fisheries Overseer for Upper Canada under the Commissioner of Crown Lands on December 16, 1864. Kerr began to write a diary and make copies of letters which he continued until his death. This letterbook consists chiefly of correspondence with the Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Ottawa. Recommended citation: Letter book (carbon), March 2, 1885 to July 16, 1886, Vol 13, The Kerr Family Fonds, SC 39, Royal Ontario Museum Library and Archives, Toronto,...
Topic: Fisheries--Ontario--sources
SC 39, The Kerr Family Fonds
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John William Kerr (1812-1888) was appointed Fisheries Overseer for Upper Canada under the Commissioner of Crown Lands on December 16, 1864. Kerr began to write a diary and make copies of letters which he continued until his death. This letterbook consists chiefly of correspondence with the Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Ottawa. Recommended citation: Letter book (carbon), July 19, 1886 to September 12, 1887, Vol 14, The Kerr Family Fonds, SC 39, Royal Ontario Museum Library and Archives,...
Topic: Fisheries--Ontario--sources
The fonds consists of one letterbook of correspondence, 1886-1889, principally to Mr. John Tilton, Deputy Minister of Fisheries. Biographical sketch: Samuel Wilmot, pisciculturist, civil servant (born at Belmont Farm, Clarke Township, West Durham, Upper Canada, 22 August 1822; died at Newcastle, Ontario, 17 May 1899). Wilmot was interested in the practice of artificially hatching fish as a means of saving the Lake Ontario salmon and in 1865 established a small hatchery on his farm on Wilmot...
Topic: Fish culture--Canada-sources
Source: folio
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Dewdney, Selwyn H; Kidd, Kenneth E; Dewdney, Selwyn H. (autograph)
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Topics: Indian art, Indians of North America
SC 39, The Kerr Family Fonds
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John William Kerr (1812-1888) was appointed Fisheries Overseer for Upper Canada under the Commissioner of Crown Lands on December 16, 1864. Kerr began to write a diary and make copies of letters which he continued until his death on May 8, 1888. This letterbook consists of the letters of John William Kerr's son, Frederick William, who succeeded him as Fisheries Overseer on May 7, 1888. Correspondence in this volume is chiefly with the Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Ottawa. Recommended citation:...
Topic: Fisheries--Ontario--sources
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Royal Ontario Museum; Cannizzo, Jeanne, 1947-
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Topics: Currie, Walter T. (Walter Thomas), 1858-1915, Banfield, A. W. (Alexander Woods), 1878-, Crean, John...
SC 39, The Kerr Family Fonds
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Kerr, Frederick William, 1852?-1902; Canada. Deputy Minister of Marine and Fisheries
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John William Kerr (1812-1888) was appointed Fisheries Overseer for Upper Canada under the Commissioner of Crown Lands on December 16, 1864. Kerr began to write a diary and make copies of letters which he continued until his death on May 8, 1888. This letterbook consists of the letters of John William Kerr's son, Frederick William, who succeeded him as Fisheries Overseer on May 7, 1888. Correspondence in this volume is chiefly with the Deputy Minister of Marine and Fisheries, Ottawa. Recommended...
Topic: Fisheries--Ontario--sources
SC 39, The Kerr Family Fonds
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John William Kerr (1812-1888) was appointed Fisheries Overseer for Upper Canada under the Commissioner of Crown Lands on December 16, 1864. Kerr began to write a diary and make copies of letters which he continued until his death on May 8, 1888. This letterbook consists of the letters of John William Kerr's son, Frederick William, who succeeded him as Fisheries Overseer on May 7, 1888. Correspondence in this volume is chiefly with the Deputy Minister of Marine and Fisheries, Ottawa. Recommended...
Topic: Fisheries--Ontario--sources
SC 39, The Kerr Family Fonds
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John William Kerr (1812-1888) was appointed Fisheries Overseer for Upper Canada under the Commissioner of Crown Lands on December 16, 1864. Kerr began to write a diary and make copies of letters which he continued until his death. This letterbook consists chiefly of correspondence with W.F. Whitaker, Commissioner of Fisheries, Ottawa. Recommended citation: Letter book (carbon), November 2, 1882 to January 11, 1884, Vol 11, The Kerr Family Fonds, SC 39, Royal Ontario Museum Library and...
Topic: Fisheries--Ontario--sources
John William Kerr (1812-1888) was appointed Fisheries Overseer for Upper Canada under the Commissioner of Crown Lands on December 16, 1864. Kerr began to write a diary and make copies of letters which he continued until his death. Recommended citation: Daily record book and letter register, October 17, 1872 to October 7, 1876, Vol 6, The Kerr Family Fonds, SC 39, Royal Ontario Museum Library and Archives, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Topics: Kerr, John William, 1812-1888, Kerr, Frederick W., d. 1902, Fisheries, Fishes,...
Bulletin of the Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology , published between 1923 and 1955; followed by the Bulletin of the Division of Art & Archaeology (Royal Ontario Museum. Division of Art and Archaeology), published between December 1956 and June 1958. Volume numbering is out of sequence in some instances.
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Kenyon, Walter Andrew, 1917-1986
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Archaeology Monograph 9
Topics: Indians of North America, Mounds, Ontario, Antiquities, Indigenous Peoples of North America
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Webster, Donald Blake
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 54)
Topics: Eby, William, 1831-1905, William Eby Pottery, Pottery
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North British Society of Halifax; Macdonald, James S. (James Simon), 1837-1914
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Topic: North British Society of Halifax
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Lemon, R. R. H. (Roy Richard Henry)
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Topic: Paleontology
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Gervers, Veronika, 1939-1979
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History, Technology, and Art Monograph 4
Topics: Textile fabrics, Costume
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Brett, Katharine B; Royal Ontario Museum. Textiles Dept
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Bibliography: p. [2]
Topics: Textile fabrics, Hand weaving, Weavers, Textile design
Leaflet of the Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology, published between 1929 and 1937.
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Mao, Shaozhi, 1936-; Norris, Geoffrey; Royal Ontario Museum
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Life Sciences Contributions 150 Bibliography: p. 55-61
Topics: Dinoflagellata, Fossil, Acritarchs, Paleontology
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Needler, Winifred
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Topic: Jewelry
Cornell University Library
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Gardiner, Alan Henderson; Thompson, Herbert, Sir, 1859-1944; Milne, J. G. (Joseph Grafton), 1867-1951; Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology; Bodleian Library
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Topic: Ostraka
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Young, T. Cuyler; Levine, Louis D
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Churcher, C. S., 1928-; Royal Ontario Museum
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Errata sheet tipped in
Topics: Vertebrates, Fossil, Paleontology
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Stevens, Gerald, 1909-1981
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Harvey, D. C. (Daniel Cobb), 1886-1966
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Topic: French
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Baillie, James Little, 1904-1970; Baillie, James Little, 1904-1970 (autograph); Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology
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p. 376-396, [1] leaf of plates :
Topic: Fothergill, Charles, 1782-1840
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Collinson, Howard, 1956-
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Topics: Royal Ontario Museum. European Department -- Exhibitions, Royal Ontario Museum. European...
Source: removedNEL
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Edmund, A. Gordon; Royal Ontario Museum
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Bibliography: p. 21
Topic: Paleontology
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Russell, Loris Shano, 1904-; Royal Ontario Museum
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Topics: Dinosaurs, Paleontology
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Mitchell, Margaret H. (Margaret Howell), 1901-; Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology
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Contributions of the Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology No. 7
Topic: Passenger pigeon
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Burnham, Harold B; Burnham, Dorothy K., b. 1911; Royal Ontario Museum
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Topics: Hand weaving -- Canada, Eastern, Hand weaving -- Patterns
Source: removedNEL
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Levine, Louis D
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Topics: Tiglath-pileser III, King of Assyria, d. 727 B.C, Sargon II, King of Assyria, d. 705 B.C, Cuneiform...
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Workshop on Care and Maintenance of Natural History Collections (2nd : 1985 : Royal Ontario Museum); Rudkin, David M., 1951-; Waddington, Janet, 1948-; Royal Ontario Museum
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Topics: Natural history, Natural history museums
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Harmon, Daniel Williams, 1778-1845; Haskel, Daniel, 1784-1848
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With an introduction by Robert Waite and preface by the editor, Daniel Haskel
Topics: Indians of North America, Cree language, Carrier language
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Crossman, E. J. (Edwin John), 1929-; Quetico Foundation; Royal Ontario Museum
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Soper, James H; Heimburger, Margaret L; Royal Ontario Museum
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Victoria and Albert Museum. Dept. of Textiles; Kendrick, A. F. (Albert Frank), 1872-
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v. 1. Graeco-Roman period / by A.F. Kendrick. -- v. 2. Period of transition and of Christian emblems / by A.F. Kendrick. -- v. 3. Coptic period / by A.F. Kendrick
Topics: Victoria and Albert Museum. Dept. of Textiles, Textile fabrics
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Winterbottom, Richard, 1944-; Emery, Alan, 1939-; Holm, Erling, 1950-; Royal Ontario Museum
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Bibliography: p. 73-86
Topic: Fishes
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Von Bitter, Peter H; Merrill, Glen K; Royal Ontario Museum
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Bibliography: p. 30-31
Topics: Ellisonia, Conodonts, Paleontology
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Reynolds, John W., 1941-; Royal Ontario Museum
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Topics: Lumbricidae, Worms
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Brett, Katharine B
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Topics: Textile design, Decoration and ornament
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Canadian Guild of Potters
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Catalogue of the biennial exhibition of the Canadian Guild of Potters
Topic: Pottery, Canadian
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Canadian Guild of Potters
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Catalogue of the biennial exhibition of the Canadian Guild of Potters
Topic: Pottery, Canadian
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Crossman, E. J. (Edwin John), 1929-; Lewis, George Edward; Royal Ontario Museum
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Topics: Chain pickerel, Osteichthyes
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Johnston, Richard B. (Richard Barnett), 1930-
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Topic: Excavations (Archaeology)
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Webster, Donald Blake
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80 p. : 26 cm
Topics: Stoneware, Pottery
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Riotte, J. C. E; Royal Ontario Museum
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Topic: Lepidoptera
Publication began with No. 1 (1949/1950). Formerly included in summarized form in: Report of the president of the University of Toronto. Report year ends June 30. Text in English only.
Topic: Royal Ontario Museum
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Malone, James Henry, 1851-
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"The first six chapters were printed for private distribution ... in ... 1919."
Topic: Chickasaw Indians
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Anderson, James E. (James Edward), 1926-
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"This description ... constitutes part II of the Serpent Mound Site report."--P. 1
Topic: Indians of North America
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McIntosh, George C. (George Clay), 1947-; Brett, Carlton E. (Carlton Elliot); Royal Ontario Museum
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Bibliography: p. 12-13
Topics: Crinoidea, Fossil, Paleontology
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Canadian Guild of Potters
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Catalogue of the biennial exhibition of the Canadian Guild of Potters
Topic: Pottery, Canadian
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1971
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Pendergast, David M; Savage, Howard G
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Topics: Excavations (Archaeology), Excavations (Archaeology)
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Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology; Heming, Arthur, 1871-1940. Drama of the forests
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Collection of original coloured plates for Heming's The drama of the forest, held in the Royal Ontario Museum
Topics: Heming, Arthur, 1871-1940, Royal Ontario Museum of Zoology, Frontier and pioneer life
Text in English only. Report year ends June 30.
Topic: Royal Ontario Museum
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Langton, John, 1808-1894; Langton, W. A
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Topics: Langton, John, 1808-1894, University of Toronto, Frontier and pioneer life
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1973
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Storck, Peter L
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Topic: Indians of North America
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Brett, Katharine B
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Authorized: 1967-1972
Topic: Costume
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1976
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Churcher, C. S., 1928-; Russell, Loris Shano, 1904-; Royal Ontario Museum
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Topic: Paleontology
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1991
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Skelton, Eleanor G., 1908-1989; Skelton, Emerson W., 1907-; Royal Ontario Museum
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Topic: Botany
Publication began with No. 1 (1949/1950). Formerly included in summarized form in: Report of the president of the University of Toronto. Report year ends June 30. Text in English only.
Topic: Royal Ontario Museum
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Swinton, W. E. (William Elgin), 1900-
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Authorized: 1967-1972
Topic: Dinosaurs
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Royal Ontario Museum
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What makes an object real or fake in a museum? Real Fake: The Story of a Zapotec Urn explores this question in discussing the history of an ancient urn in the collections of the Royal Ontario Museum. ROM researchers and their colleagues take us from life in the Valley of Oaxaca in Mexico during the fifth century CE to present-day analyses being performed in the cutting-edge laboratories of the ROM’s conservation department. This is an account of a millennium-old Frankenstein,...
Topics: Zapotec pottery, Ancestor worship, Oaxaca, Mexico, Antiquities, Forgeries, Collection and...
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1968
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Peterson, Randolph L; Tamsitt, J. R; Royal Ontario Museum
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Caption title
Topic: Sturnira
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1962
1962
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Rogers, Edward S
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1 v. (various pagings) : 26 cm
Topics: Ojibwa Indians, Indians of North America
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1997
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Frania, Henry Edward, 1951-; Wiggins, Glenn B; Royal Ontario Museum
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Topics: Caddisflies, Caddisflies, Caddisflies
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Canadian Forestry Association
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Topic: Forests and forestry -- Canada Periodicals
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Royal Ontario Museum. Office of Information Services; Abbey, David S. (David Samuel), 1934-; Cameron, Duncan F
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1. Survey design. -- 2. Survey results. -- 3. Supplementary studies
Topics: Royal Ontario Museum. Office of Information Services, Museum attendance
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1984
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Churcher, C. S., 1928-; Royal Ontario Museum
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Bibliography: p. 57-59
Topics: Smilodon, Felidae, Fossil, Paleontology
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1984
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Pryor, Francis
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Topic: Excavations (Archaeology)
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