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Department Records

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Distinguishes collections in the Library that are part of the Department Records (DR) data set.

Found in 239 Collections and/or Records:

Department of Geology papers

 Collection
Identifier: DR 082
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and administrative materials of the Department of Geology.

Dates: 1877-1909

Department of Invertebrate Zoology Staff Posters, 2007-2020

 Collection
Identifier: MA.2021.011
Scope and Contents

Collection is composed of 13 composite staff posters which were assembled by Stephen Thurston using Adobe Illustrator. Physical copies of the posters are hung in the Department Hall. They span the years 2007 to 2020. Individual photos of staff members were requested for inclusion and in some cases taken by Thurston or an AMNH Staff Photographer, with credit noted as applicable.

Dates: 2007 - 2020

Department of Mammalogy correspondence and miscellaneous papers, 1922-1976

 Collection
Identifier: DR 077
Scope and Contents Unprocessed correspondence, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, Visitor Log (removed for flat storage). Files include: Art & memorabilia; Budget committee; Clubs: journal, camera; Council of Scientific Staff; Division II; Education Department; Executive Office; Exhibitions and graphics; Expeditions; Fund raising; Grants; Kalbfleisch Field Station; Labor relations; Library services; Pension board; Personnel; Plan and scope committee; Plant operations; Public service/Public relations;...
Dates: 1922 - 1976

Department of Mineralogy papers

 Collection
Identifier: DR 083
Scope and Contents

Correspondence and administrative materials of the Department of Mineralogy. Includes draft of Conchological Society of America.

Dates: 1898-1910

Department of Parks of the City of New York publications and proposal to contractor for expansion of American Museum of Natural History, 1871-1921

 Collection
Identifier: DR 145
Scope and Contents

Contains bound copy of first annual report of the Board of Commissioners of the City of New York's Dept. of Public Parks, proposal from architects Cady, Berg and See to contractors for building the new south wing and lecture hall of the American Museum of Natural History, and two copies of the Dept. of Parks Ordinance, Rules and Regulations pamphlets.

Dates: 1871 - 1921

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