Mary Jobe Akeley photographs
Collection
Identifier: PPC .A426
Scope and Contents
Field photographs taken by Mary Jobe and Carl Akeley which include the Akeley-Eastman-Pomeroy and other African expeditions, portraitures, and American Museum of Natural History lab views of Carl Akeley's taxidermy.
Dates
- 1896-1930s
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Please contact Special Collections; materials are sometimes restricted.
Extent
32 boxes (approximately 5,725 photographs)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
From the Mary Jobe Akeley Estate, received by American Museum of Natural History October, 1967.
General Note
Includes field notes.
Contains oversize panoramic prints.
Condition Note
Condition reviewed 2010 good
General Note
Possible subject terms: Scientific expeditions. >> Taxidermy.
Creator
- Title
- Mary Jobe Akeley photographs, 1896-1930s
- Author
- Iris Lee, 2010
- Date
- 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
- 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]
