Recycling America's Resources (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1976 June 8 - 1976 August 31

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened in June 8, 1976 and closed August 31, 1976. Located on Floor 2 in the Akeley Gallery at the American Museum of Natural History. "Recycling America's Resources" was an exhibition tracing recycling's history in America from the Colonial period to the current day techniques used to recycle.

Summary

"Recycling America's Resources" was an exhibition tracing recycling's history in America from the Colonial period to the current day techniques used to recycle. A major thrust of the exhibition's message was the acute need to recycle more metallics, paper, textiles and other scrap material. The exhibit, sponsored by the National Association of Recycling Industries, was on view in the Akeley Gallery on the second floor of the American Museum of Natural History from June 8 through August 31, 1976.

Individuals and institutions involved in the creation of the exhibition: Names that turn up in the other columns

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, April 19, 1976. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, April 8, 1976. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

Trenton (N.J.) Times; 4/3/76.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

American Museum of Natural History. Akeley Gallery.
Location of exhibition.

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