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Dorothy Bliss photographic slides collection of crabs

 Collection
Identifier: PSC 676

Scope and Contents

Research photographs of crabs, particularly genarcinus lateralis.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1951-1968

Creator

Restrictions on Access

Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.

Extent

1 Linear Foot (2 boxes )

912 Photographic Slides : color ; 35 mm

Language of Materials

English

Condition

condition reviewed 20110826 good; metal cases with slides stored in archival boxes may need to be rehoused

Related Archival Materials

AMNH Special Collections has manuscripts and photo prints relating to Dorothy Bliss is MSS.B55 and PPC.B55.

General Note

All slides have captions with scientific names of crustaceans.

General Note

Most slides housed in original metal cases.

General Note

Slides removed from MSS.B55, June 2012.

General Note

Some slides have glass mounts.

Creator

Title
Dorothy Bliss photographic slides collection of crabs, 1951-1968
Author
Iris Lee
Date
2011-2012
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script
Language of description note
English
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
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420