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History of the American Museum of Natural History : [microform] / by L.P. Gratacap.

 Item
Identifier: Archives Microfilm #46

Dates

  • 1900 - 1908

Extent

250 leaves in various foliations ; (250 leaves in various foliations ; 35 cm.)

Language of Materials

English

Location of Originals Note

Indicator 1 Holder of originals: Rare Folio. Silver original shelved in the Negative Storage Room. Photocopy in Reference.

Publication Date

1900-1908.

General Note

Typescript. Chapter 4 includes pencil annotations.

General Note

The main manuscript was written in 1899 or 1900. Nine letter-size pages (numbered 1-8 & 11), probably written in 1908, were pasted on blank leaves at the end of Chapter 4.

General Note

Bound in 5 pts. (ca. 1980) and stored in a box.

General Note

Chapter 4 includes a leaf numbered 65a.

Cumulative Index/Finding Aids Note

Chapter 1. Formative period (25 leaves) -- Chapter 2. Administration of John David Wolfe (leaves 26-83) -- Chapter 3. Administration of Robert L. Stuart (52 leaves) -- Chapter 4. Administration of Morris K. Jesup (99 leaves in various foliations) -- Index of the Gratacap history of the administration of Morris K. Jesup ([16] leaves).

Reproduction Note

Type of reproduction--Microfilm.; Place of reproduction--[New York, N.Y. :; Agency responsible for reproduction--American Museum of Natural History: Date of reproduction--1987]. Physical description of reproduction--1 microfilm reel, 35 mm.

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).

Repository Details

Part of the Museum Archives at the Gottesman Research Library Repository

Contact:
American Museum of Natural History
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New York NY 10024 USA
(212) 769-5420