Hayden Planetarium
Organization
Found in 17 Collections and/or Records:
100 Times Around the Sun photographic slides, 1969
Series
Identifier: PSC 88
Scope and Contents
Slides of sky show 100 Times Around the Sun, organized by the Hayden Planetarium, 1969. Images include the AMNH 77th Street entrance.
Dates:
1969
American Museum of Natural History General Counsel papers,
Collection
Identifier: DR 114
Abstract
Includes Planetarium Project, NSF Correspondence, Wang printout, general files, correspondence, proposals and exhibition construction materials.
Dates:
1990s.
Exhibition Tools and Materials
Collection
Identifier: Mem 308
Scope and Contents
Since its inception in 1869, the American Museum of Natural History had exhibitions related to the natural world, human cultures, and the universe. The habitat dioramas are predominantly featured in the Museum, with the first appearing in the late 1800s. A combination of distinct methods and tools was used to create the background, foreground, and taxidermy specimens that compose these exhibits, which improved with the advancement of technology and new knowledge.The exhibition...
Dates:
Usage: circa 1887-1990s
Field and Expedition Equipment
Collection
Identifier: Mem 305
Scope and Contents
Since 1887, the American Museum of Natural History has been conducting field expeditions in every continent. This is one of the main resources for the Museum’s scientific research and collection development activities throughout all its disciplines. This grouping holds the equipment that were used during expeditions from around 1877 to 1996. Most of these expeditions required direct interaction with the natural habitat of the subject of study, which usually involves being out in the...
Dates:
Usage: circa 1877-1990s
Hayden Planetarium administrative papers, 1933-1935.
Collection
Identifier: DR 056
Dates:
1933 - 1935
Hayden Planetarium collection of negatives
Collection
Identifier: DR 062
Abstract
Negatives from National Space Science Data Center and Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Dates:
undated
Hayden Planetarium development and construction records, 1933-1995
Collection
Identifier: DR 060
Dates:
(bulk 1933-1945, 1967, 1995).
Hayden Planetarium Interplanetary Reservations
Collection
Identifier: DR 194
Scope and Content note
This particular collection refers to a promotional strategy implemented by the Hayden Planetarium. In 1949, in order to increase publicity for their space exhibit “Conquest of Space”, the Hayden Planetarium set up an “interplanetary-tour reservations desk” that would take reservations for the first trips into space. The museum promised that the collected names would be turned over to the first organization actually planning interplanetary travel. In addition to the desk at the planetarium,...
Dates:
1949-2011; Majority of material found within 1949-1953
Hayden Planetarium Memorabilia
Collection
Identifier: Mem 100
Scope and Contents
These materials are loosely grouped and described based on their nature and use. Their description may be fully refined as more is learned about them. The Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History opened on October 3, 1935. Since its inception, the Planetarium has served as an educational and exhibition platform and as the face of the Department of Astronomy, known as the Department of Astronomy and American Museum-Hayden Planetarium after 1953. The Hayden...
Dates:
Usage: circa 1935-1997
American Museum of Natural History
Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library
200 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024-5192