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Department of Entomology notebooks, circa 1920-1986

 Collection
Identifier: DR 068

Scope and content

Field notes, drawings, photographs, negatives, publications, maps from excursions. Photographs are attached to paper in binders. Notebooks and correspondence from the Department of Entomology. Several containers labeled "Crosby and Bishop".

Dates

  • 1920 - 1986

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.

Extent

7 Linear Feet (8 boxes)

approximately 200 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Entomology Department. Method of acquisition--Transferred from the; Date of acquisition--March 1998..

Related Archival Materials

Indicator 1 Associated Materials-- Note--Separated negatives stored in AMNH Research Library negative storage on the 6th floor.

General Note

Includes field notes, slides, and transparencies.

General Note

Unprocessed collection.

General Note

condition reviewed 20110519 good; first 5 boxes contain acidic materials (boxes and folders) all in need of being rehoused; box 5 contains glass negatives that have been separated and put in negative storage; drawings and photos pasted into old binders

Status
Unprocessed
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Sponsor
The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017). Minimal level collection record created with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Hidden Collections grant, 2010.

Repository Details

Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository

Contact:
American Museum of Natural History
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New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420