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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:

Hayden Planetarium Zeiss Projector visual materials, 1955-1970.

 Collection
Identifier: DR-H 24
Abstract

Photographs, papers regarding Zeiss, blueprints, correspondence and blueprints for Zeiss projector. Includes three manuals.

Dates: 1955 - 1970

Hayden Planetarium's collection of Planetaria ephemera, undated.

 Collection
Identifier: DR 193
Abstract

Collection of printed ephemera from various planetaria around the world, including Hayden Planetarium. Also includes material from manufacturers of planetarium star shows, such as Zeiss and Spitz. Ephemera includes brochures, pamphlets, and booklets among other material.

Dates: undated

Horace W. Stunkard papers, 1919-1984

 Collection
Identifier: DR 187
Scope and Contents

Collection consists mostly of correspondence, personal and general. There is also a set of publication reprints.

Dates: 1919 - 1984

Department of Invertebrate Zoology wasp nest image collection

 Collection
Identifier: DR 195
Scope and Contents This collection is made up of 25 disks that were generated to document the wasp nest collection of the Division of Invertebrate Zoology. This collection received funding under National Science Foundation Grant DBI-0446968: “Curation of the wasp nest collection of the American Museum of Natural History”, 2005-2007 to re-house the collection and create a digital database with photographs that would be available to both researchers and the general public. The disks include photographs...
Dates: 2005-2007

James Arthur Oliver administrative papers, 1960-1968.

 Collection
Identifier: DR 127
Abstract Correspondence and administrative papers during the directorship of James A. Oliver. Majority of papers are correspondence from the Director regarding applications and administration of research grants for AMNH projects from organizations such as the National Science Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, NASA and various U.S. government agencies. Contains extensive records on active grant-funded projects regarding budgeting and planning, such as progress reports for funders,...
Dates: 1960 - 1968

James H. (James Halliday) McDunnough papers, 1928-1951

 Collection
Identifier: DR 175
Abstract

Mostly correspondence, personal and general; includes McDunnough's bound thesis.

Dates: Majority of material found within ( 1947-1951).

Jerome George Rozen correspondence, 1953-1976

 Collection
Identifier: DR 179
Abstract

Mostly correspondence, personal and general.

Dates: Majority of material found within ( 1960-1976).

American Museum of Natural History, Jesup Wood Hall papers

 Collection
Identifier: DR 091
Scope and Content Note The Jesup Wood Hall Papers consist of departmental correspondence regarding the acquisition, preparation, exhibition, and research of North American woods. Also present are department records of maintenance scheduled and conducted, plans for future acquisitions, and financial records including pricing on wood specimens obtained, departmental salaries, artistic services, exhibit budgets and estimates. The majority of material is correspondence, but advertisements and brochures, handwritten...
Dates: 1880-1953; Majority of material found within 1880-1920, 1938-1951