Banting, 9 cards

File — Box: 6, Folder: 100

Identifier: PPC .C533

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series consists of picture clippings and photographs related to the preparation and creation of the Hall of Asian Mammals. Between 1922 and 1928, Museum Trustee Arthur S. Vernay and British Colonel John C. Faunthorpe conducted six expeditions to collect animal specimens in India, Burma (now Myanmar), and Siam (now Thailand). The specimens were then donated to the Museum and formed the foundation for this Hall, which opened in 1930. The mounting of the animals in the Hall of Asian Mammals was overseen by James L. Clark using Carl Akeley’s methods. Two examples of Asian mammals, the Siberian Tiger and the Giant Panda, were among the animals relocated to the Endangered Case in the Hall of Biodiversity when it opened in 1998.

Dates

1879-1959
Majority of material found within 1916-1959

Conditions Governing Access

• Fragile. Handle with care (please see “Condition” section). • Requests to use the collection should be made in advance to the Museum Archivist, who may be contacted at 212-769-5420 or at [email protected]