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American Museum of Natural History

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Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

American Museum of Natural History Centennial Celebration papers, 1964-1972

 Collection
Identifier: DR 041-044
Scope and content

Papers related to the American Museum of Natural History's Centennial Celebration, held April 9, 1969: development, research, financial records and correspondence, press kits, convocation materials, and files of Garnder Stout, President of the Museum at the time of the Centennial Celebration. Also includes entries for the "Windows on the World" essay contest submitted by elementary and college students.

Dates: 1964 - 1972
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / American Museum of Natural History Centennial Celebration papers, 1964-1972

American Museum of Natural History Hall of North American Forests notebook

 Collection
Identifier: DR 094
Scope and Content This collection contains documents used in the planning, preparation and construction of exhibits for the Hall of North American Forests. The material relates largely to the financial aspects of exhibit construction. The contents of the box are organized into 30 folders, which were originally separate tabs in a ring-binder. The first folder relates to the hall in general, and includes an index of exhibits, a list of funds from the Department of Conservation and General Ecology, progress...
Dates: 1954-1956; Majority of material found within 1955-1956
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / American Museum of Natural History Hall of North American Forests notebook

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
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / American Museum of Natural History, Jesup Wood Hall papers

Lectures to teachers : [microform]

 Collection
Identifier: Archives Microfilm #70
Dates: 1888 - 1903
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Lectures to teachers : [microform]

Albert Eide Parr papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss .P371-.P375
Scope and Content Note

The collection contains a wide variety of documents pertaining to Albert E. Parr, particularly during his tenure as Museum Director (1942-1959). Additionally, the collection also hosts a large collection of his original publications, as well as an assortment of newspaper clippings, receipts, meeting minutes, drafts of speeches, and correspondence.

Dates: 1933-1935, 1942-1980
Found in: Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library / Albert Eide Parr papers
American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History
Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library
200 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024-5192

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