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T. Donald Carter papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss .C375
Scope and Contents
The Papers Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, articles and reviews, clippings and photocopies relating to Carter's collecting activities for the American Museum of Natural History, and to his interests in the classification of mammals and birds, and bird banding. Correspondence consists primarily of typewritten letters and carbon copies, with some handwritten letters, both sent and received. The collection includes two handwritten signed letters from Ugo Mochi, principal...
Dates:
1916-1971
Catalogue of birds in exhibition collection
Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn17
Scope and Contents
Catalogue of birds in the exhibition collection at the American Museum of Natural History. Entries for each bird include museum number, original number, name, sex and age, date, locality, name of collector, name of donor, dimensions, and remarks. The catalogue spans two volumes and was originally begun by Edgar A. Mearns during the period 1883-1884. Information in the volumes spans 1812-1994.
Dates:
1883-1994
Found in:
Department of Ornithology Archives
Craig Morris exhibition records, 1995-2004
Collection
Identifier: DR 167
Abstract
Consists of administrative files, exhibitions executed, exhibitions proposed and exhibition-related files. All the papers in this collection, including those in the administrative files, are connected to AMNH exhibitions - whether executed, under consideration or proposed to Morris when he was Associate Dean of Science for Exhibition.
Dates:
Majority of material found within ( 1999-2002).
Department of Ornithology exhibits collection
Collection
Identifier: Archives Orn6
Scope and Contents
Files on temporary exhibits, bird halls, bird department specimens in other halls, budgets, documents pertaining to construction and display, meeting notes, and photographs.
Dates:
1940s-1980s, undated
Found in:
Department of Ornithology Archives
Department of Vertebrate Paleontology building and exhibit records
Collection
Identifier: VPA 100
Dates:
1905-1995
Found in:
Vertebrate Paleontology Archives
Digital Media Production Records, Department of Communications-Editorial
Collection
Identifier: MA.2021.003
Content Description
This collection is composed of packages of digital files documenting the production of audiovisual content by the Department of Communications – Editorial division beginning in 2008. It is comprised of born-digital material in the form of text documents, image files, and video files. Documents include metadata exports, permissions overviews and releases, and transcripts. Images consist of still photography used in the making of the films, mainly by the AMNH Photo Studio photographers. Video...
Dates:
2008-present
Exhibition Tools and Materials
Collection
Identifier: Mem 308
Scope and Contents
Since its inception in 1869, the American Museum of Natural History had exhibitions related to the natural world, human cultures, and the universe. The habitat dioramas are predominantly featured in the Museum, with the first appearing in the late 1800s. A combination of distinct methods and tools was used to create the background, foreground, and taxidermy specimens that compose these exhibits, which improved with the advancement of technology and new knowledge.The exhibition...
Dates:
Usage: circa 1887-1990s
Forever gold digital files
Collection
Identifier: dig_TBD
Scope and Contents
Contains two digital video files, mp4. Video content played simultaneously on two screens, left and right, in the AMNH Harry Frank Guggenheim Hall of Minerals.
Dates:
March 8, 2012
Fourth Floor Fossil Hall Renovation, Final Documentation of the Interpretive System
Collection
Identifier: DR 033
Scope and content
Consists of eleven oversize binders and three spiral bound volumes for the final documentation of the museum's fourth floor renovation completed in the 1990s, prepared by Ralph Appelbaum Associates Incorporated (RAA). The final documentation of the interpretive system covers all fossil exhibitions: The Halls of Saurischian and Ornithischian Dinosaurs, the Lila Acheson Wallace Wing of Mammals and Their Extinct Relatives, which includes the Hall of Primitive Mammals and the Paul and Irma...
Dates:
1992-1996
Frederic A. Lucas correspondence, 1916 Aug. 28, 1922 July 18.
Collection
Identifier: Mss .L83
Dates:
1916 - 1922
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