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...

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Various kinds of artwork, and information bearing objects that deal with Hayden Planetarium exhibits. Includes hand-drawn illustrations, photographs, mounted exhibit boards, transparencies and sketches.

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Correspondence, personnel information, financial records and exhibit information from 1981 to 1993.

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Planetarium floor plans, exhibit materials, academic materials, assorted information on planetarium, scripts for various Hayden shows, press materials for exhibitions. One box specifically for the Hall of the Universe 1998-1999.

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Various pamphlets and public relations materials for Hayden Planetarium.

Scope and Content note This particular collection refers to a promotional strategy implemented by the Hayden Planetarium. In 1949, in order to increase publicity for their space exhibit “Conquest of Space”, the Hayden Planetarium set up an “interplanetary-tour reservations desk” that would take reservations for the first trips into space. The museum promised that the collected names would be turned over to the first organization actually planning interplanetary travel. In addition to the desk at the planetarium,...

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Slides for Measuring Time, Exploring Space exhibition and Perkin Library Slides concerning celestial objects. Includes black and white prints and paper documents.

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Show kits and storyboards in binders. Each binder contains a different exhibit. Shows include: Apollo 11 25th anniversary, Cosmic Mind Bogglers 1995, Seven Windows to the Universe, Frontiers, Amazing Worlds of Weather, Robots in Space, Violent Universe, City of Stars, Solar Sails.

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Video cassette, slides, negatives, film, photographs, miscellaneous papers, all mostly dealing with exhibits. Also contains a plaque.

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Slides from old Hayden Planetarium including the Hall of the Sun exhibits, murals, art and Zeiss projector. Images of Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, moon rocks and moon surface, sun spots, stars, constellations, eclipse, galaxy, nebulas. Total solar eclipse from February 16, 1980, taken at Voi, Kenya, Africa. Eclipse of the moon dated March 13, 1960. Jay Barbree Space Collection includes astronaut medallions, matches, boxes, patches. Many images of Planetarium sculpture (Michelle Doner).