Construction
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
American Museum of Natural History, Department of Preparation and Installation: Diorama and Hall construction
Collection
Identifier: DR 104
Scope and Content Note
This collection spans the planning and development of the Department of Preparations for the dioramas of the various halls. These folders detail the requests and expenditures for the efforts made in travel, models, and sketches. The majority of the correspondence is directed from or to James L. Clark, the Director of the Department of Preparations between the 1930’s-1940’s. Much of the correspondence from James Lippit Clark, is directed to trackers, guides, taxidermists, donors, and...
Dates:
1919-1962
Hayden Planetarium development and construction records, 1933-1995
Collection
Identifier: DR 060
Dates:
(bulk 1933-1945, 1967, 1995).
Hayden Planetarium papers, 1933-1989
Collection
Identifier: DR 057
Dates:
(bulk 1933-1939, 1960-1989).
Hayden Planetarium reports regarding financing and construction of original Hayden Planetarium building
Collection
Identifier: DR 058A
Abstract
Contains documents regarding planning the construction and operation of the original Hayden Planetarium, including reports on financing and estimated costs made by The American Museum of Natural History Planetarium Authority, New York State and the City of New York laws and deed documents created to authorize the planetarium construction.
Dates:
1933 - 1937
American Museum of Natural History
Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library
200 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024-5192