Photographs of astronomical equipment, astronomical events, and outer space, late 1800s-1967
Collection
Identifier: DR-H 31
Abstract
Photographs of telescopes, observatories, antennas and other astronomical equipment as well as drawings of solar events, star maps and photographs of nebulae and galaxies. NASA photos and press kit for Surveyor and Lunar Orbiter also included.
Dates
- 1800 - 1967
Creator
- American Museum of Natural History (Organization)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is unprocessed and is not yet available for research.
Extent
10.5 Linear Feet (7 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Richard S. Perkin Library in. Method of acquisition--Transfer from the former; Date of acquisition--1996..
General Note
Collection is unprocessed; organized by topic.
General Note
Contains some reprinted photographs of constellations from the 1800s.
Creator
- American Museum of Natural History (Organization)
- Hayden Planetarium (Organization)
- United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Organization)
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Sponsor
- The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation provided support to make this finding aid available in ArchivesSpace (2016-2017). Minimal level collection record created with support from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) Hidden Collections grant, 2010.
Repository Details
Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository
Contact:
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420
[email protected]
American Museum of Natural History
200 Central Park West
New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420
[email protected]
