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American Museum of Natural History state appropriation records,
Collection
Identifier: DR 001
Dates:
1884-1886.
An autobiography, with a historical sketch of the founding and early development of the American Museum of Natural History : [microform] / by Albert S. Bickmore.
Item
Identifier: Archives Microfilm #8
Dates:
1908
Albert S. Bickmore papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss .B5351- .B5358
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, manuscripts, reports, newspaper clippings and photocopies of journal articles, photographs of Bickmore, and one drawing. The bulk of Bickmore's papers (32 boxes) consists of correspondence, mostly typewritten, relating to his work as superintendent of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) and curator of the Dept. of Public Education. Additional material consists of handwritten diaries from Bickmore's travels; the typescript of his...
Dates:
1854-1914; Majority of material found within ( 1865-1903)
Conference notes during the presidential years of Henry Fairfield Osborn,
Collection
Identifier: DR 002-004
Dates:
1908-1934.
Early chapters from Jean Le Corbeiller's text for the pictorial history of the American Museum of Natural History.
Item
Identifier: Mss .L43
Dates:
1969
History of the American Museum of Natural History : [microform] / by L.P. Gratacap.
Item
Identifier: Archives Microfilm #46
Dates:
1900 - 1908
William Diller Matthew papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss .M338
Dates:
1922-1926; Majority of material found within ( 1925-1926)
James Arthur Oliver papers
Collection
Identifier: DR 125-125A
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of administrative papers from the years 1959-1969 when Oliver was director of the AMNH. The files were arranged arranged alphabetically by subject, most likely by Oliver's secretary, and have been kept in their original order. A typewritten Guide to the file cabinet was found in box 1. Some miscellaneous files from the last box were interfiled. Most of the material is typewritten or printed matter, but there is a handwritten signed letter from explorer Roy...
Dates:
1940-1972
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American Museum of Natural History
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New York, NY 10024-5192