Department of Vertebrate Paleontology departmental records: requisitions and specimens loans
Scope and Contents
The Department of Vertebrate Paleontology began as a new department of the American Museum of Natural History with the arrival of Henry Fairfield Osborn (1857-1935) as curator in 1891. The years following are marked with substantial collection activity and growth.
Early records of the Department of Paleontology were deposited at different times and in separate groupings, consisting of requisition records, and specimens borrowed, loaned and returned. Files have overlapping dates with duplicated records that may have come from a secretary's file in the department office or a department chairman's office. Box 1 (1926-1928), Box 2 (1929-1931), Box 3 (1931-1933), Box 4 (1932-1934), Box 5 (1934-1936), Box 6 (1936-1938), Box 7 (1939-1941), Box 8 (1942-1943). Box 9 (1903-1909) consists of listings and receipts of specimens borrowed, loaned and returned.
Dates
- 1903-1943
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is housed in the Division of Paleontology. Please contact the collection manager for access; materials are sometimes restricted. https://www.amnh.org/research/paleontology/collections/vertebrate-paleontology-archives
Extent
4.5 Linear Feet (9 boxes)
Arrangement
Arranged by date and subject matter, and chronologically within each subject.
General
Historic Call Number: 1:3
- Title
- American Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Paleontology departmental records: requisitions and specimens loans, 1903-1943
- Author
- Melissa Silvestri, Allyson Mellone, Alana Gishlick, 2021
- Date
- 2021 August
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Minimal level collection record created with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America grant, 2020.
Repository Details
Part of the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology Archives Repository
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024-5192
