Action at Mount St. Helens: Recent Eruptions and the Geology Behind Them (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1980 August - unknown

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened August 1980. Located in the New York State Roosevelt Memorial at the American Museum of Natural History. "Action at Mount St. Helens: Recent Eruptions and the Geology Behind Them" provided visitors with an in-depth look at the volcanic eruptions of Mount St. Helens and included photographss and a special videotape narrated by Dr. Peter Mattson, Professor of Geology at Queens College.

Summary

"Action at Mount St. Helens: Recent Eruptions and the Geology Behind Them" provided visitors with an in-depth look at the volcanic eruptions of Mount St. Helens and included photographss and a special videotape narrated by Dr. Peter Mattson, Professor of Geology at Queens College. The exhibition was sponsored by the Arthur Ross Foundation and was on view in the Roosevelt Rotunda on the second floor of the American Museum of Natural History starting in August 1980.

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release: Museum Programs and Exhibitions Calendar, August, 1980. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

New York State Roosevelt Memorial.
Location of exhibition.

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