Birds -- Exhibitions

T. Donald Carter papers

Collection

Identifier: Mss .C375

Scope and Contents The Papers Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, articles and reviews, clippings and photocopies relating to Carter's collecting activities for the American Museum of Natural History, and to his interests in the classification of mammals and birds, and bird banding. Correspondence consists primarily of typewritten letters and carbon copies, with some handwritten letters, both sent and received. The collection includes two handwritten signed letters from Ugo Mochi, principal...

Dates: 1916-1971

Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / T. Donald Carter papers

Catalogue of birds in exhibition collection

Collection

Identifier: Archives Orn17

Scope and Contents

Catalogue of birds in the exhibition collection at the American Museum of Natural History. Entries for each bird include museum number, original number, name, sex and age, date, locality, name of collector, name of donor, dimensions, and remarks. The catalogue spans two volumes and was originally begun by Edgar A. Mearns during the period 1883-1884. Information in the volumes spans 1812-1994.

Dates: 1883-1994

Found in: Department of Ornithology Archives / Catalogue of birds in exhibition collection

Department of Ornithology exhibits collection

Collection

Identifier: Archives Orn6

Scope and Contents

Files on temporary exhibits, bird halls, bird department specimens in other halls, budgets, documents pertaining to construction and display, meeting notes, and photographs.

Dates: 1940s-1980s, undated

Found in: Department of Ornithology Archives / Department of Ornithology exhibits collection

Frederic A. Lucas correspondence, 1916 Aug. 28, 1922 July 18.

Collection

Identifier: Mss .L83

Dates: 1916 - 1922

Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Frederic A. Lucas correspondence, 1916 Aug. 28, 1922 July 18.

Francis Lee Jaques field diaries and sketchbooks

Collection

Identifier: Mss .J37

Summary Francis Lee Jaques (28 September 1887-24 July 1969), also known as Lee Jaques, is celebrated for his diorama paintings at the American Museum of Natural History, executed during the early and mid-twentieth century. A frequent collaborator with Museum curator and ornithologist Frank M. Chapman (1864-1945), the artist is especially associated with the Whitney Memorial Hall of Pacific Bird Life (that was co-designed with Robert Cushman Murphy, Museum curator and ornithologist). This collection...

Dates: 1925-1935

Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Francis Lee Jaques field diaries and sketchbooks

Preparation Molds for Exhibits

Collection

Identifier: Mem 306

Scope and Contents Molds for exhibits were created and used to prepare the models that compose the exhibits of the American Museum of Natural history, approximately from 1889 to the 1990s, first by the science departments and then by the Department of Exhibition and its different iterations. Models were meant to reproduce existing and extinct animal specimens, humans and cultural artifacts, insects and plant life. The types of mold that can be found in this grouping provide insight on the methods employed to...

Dates: Usage: circa 1889-1990s

Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Preparation Molds for Exhibits

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

T. Donald Carter papers

Catalogue of birds in exhibition collection

Department of Ornithology exhibits collection

Frederic A. Lucas correspondence, 1916 Aug. 28, 1922 July 18.

Francis Lee Jaques field diaries and sketchbooks

Preparation Molds for Exhibits

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