Department of Vertebrate Paleontology field work collection

Collection

Identifier: VPA 101

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Department of Vertebrate Paleontology began sending staff into the field as early as the first year of its founding, 1891. Since then the department has organized and supported decades of seminal field work as it continues to do so today.

Dates

1880-2000

Creator

American Museum of Natural History. Department of Vertebrate Paleontology (Organization)

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

32.5 Linear Feet

Subjects

Related Names

Creator

American Museum of Natural History. Department of Vertebrate Paleontology (Organization)
Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935 (Author, Person)
Brown, Barnum (Author, Person)
Granger, Walter, 1872-1941 (Author, Person)

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title: American Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Paleontology field work collection, 1891-2000
Author: Melissa Silvestri, Allyson Mellone, Alana Gishlick, 2021; Maya Naunton, 2022
Date: 2022 April
Description rules: Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description: English
Script of description: Latin
Sponsor: Minimal level collection record created with support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America grant, 2020.