AMNH Research Library, Departmental Records Revised August 2013
Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 001 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1884-1886 State appropriations. 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Natural History. History state appropriation records
DR 002-004 American Museum of Conference notes during the 1908-1934 Special edition of American Museum of Natural History meetings with 9 boxes (5 linear feet) Related material can be Natural History. presidential years of Henry signature and notation by Henry Fairfield Osborn. Henry Fairfield found in Henry Fairfield Fairfield Osborn Osborn presidential copy. Conference notes, proposals, budget, general Osborn Papers, 1877- American Museum of Natural History administrative business. Includes 1935 (bulk 1908-1935)., indexes of conferences. call number: MSS .O835
DR 005 The Press of New York on the March 31, 1917 A collection of articles appearing in various New York newspapers 1 box (1 linear feet) Educational Work and Proposed relating to proposed building and educational projects at the American New Buildings of The American Museum of Natural History, printed by the Trow Press of New York. Museum of Natural History
DR 005A Fortune Magazine Fortune Magazine and American April 1937 Article about the American Museum of Natural History from Fortune 1 folder (1 linear foot) Museum of Natural History Magazine, April 1937. Seven copies of American Museum of Natural reprints History reprints of article as well as two complete copies of the Fortune Magazine issue featuring the article. Some photographs of the museum credited to Margaret Bourke-White.
DR 006 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1950s-1960s Historical AMNH brochures. 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Natural History. History historical brochures DR 007 American Museum of Grapevine newsletters 1942-1992 (bulk Grapevine. The Employees benefit Association of American Museum of 6 boxes, 2 binders (2 Natural History. 1942-1966, 1983- Natural History newsletter. linear feet) 1992) DR 008 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1917 Correspondence of the federal estate tax committee. 1 box (0.5 linear feet) Natural History. History inheritance tax correspondence DR 009 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1890-1958 Pamphlets outlining laws affecting museum series of charters and 2 boxes (2 linear feet) Natural History. History Charters, By-laws, and bylaws, rules and regulations. Titles include: Rules and Regulations of Rules and Regulations pamphlets the Scientific and Administrative Departments; General Regulations of the Scientific and Administrative Departments; American Museum of Natural History Detailed Financial Statement; Seventh Annual Report of the Board of the Trustees of the New York State Roosevelt Memorial; Status of the Collections of the AMNH in the year 1923 (Extract from the Fifty-fifth Annual Report of the President, entitled “The American Museum and the World”); American Museum of Natural History Charter, Contract with the City of New York, Constitution, By-Laws; General Regulations of the American Museum of Natural History.
Page 1 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 010 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1910-1940 Contains annual audit reports 1910-1940 and monthly reports 1935- 3 boxes (1.25 linear feet) Natural History. History monthly statements 1940. DR 011 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1910-1937 Some in binders. Originals and carbons. Includes 4 bound volumes. 3 boxes (1 linear foot) Natural History. History faculty meeting minutes DR 012 American Museum of Museum Memo 1951-1960 Issues of American Museum of Natural History publication. Museum 1 box (0.5 linear feet) Natural History. Memo ran from 1951 to 1960 and in October 1960 continued in Natural History Magazine. DR 013 American Museum of Rifle Club papers 1935-1940 Naturalist rifle and revolver club minutes, rules and accounts, and 1 box (0.5 linear feet) Natural History. targets. DR 014 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1935-1968 Reports on pension funds made from actuarial investigations by 4 boxes (1.75 linear feet) Natural History. History pension reports consulting actuaries and insurance consultants. Reports labeled duplicates on cover may contain unique hand-written notations. DR 015 OPEN CALL NUMBER DR 016 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1984-1988 Financial reports. 1 box (0.5 linear feet) Natural History. History quarterly reports for restricted gifts DR 017 OPEN CALL NUMBER DR 018 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1885-1958 Pamphlets of Pension Fund annual reports and Pension Fund rules and 2 boxes (1.5 linear feet) Natural History. History pension pamphlets regulations. DR 018A American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1936, 1941 Retirement plan for the employees of the American Museum of Natural 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Natural History. History Retirement Plan History, effective July 1, 1936 with some copies revised to July 1, 1941. pamphlets DR 019 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1962-1984 Profile and consumer use and evaluation 1974 and 1981, House 1 box (1.5 linear feet) Natural History. History reports and surveys keeping committee report 1968 (3 copies), Traffic Impact study 1974, Security survey 1972, Museum salary survey 1984, Storage survey booklet 1984, preliminary salary budget 1978, Survey of public relations 1955, food service management proposal 1962 DR 020 American Museum of Curator (magazine) papers 1957-1966 Correspondence, administrative and editorial records, including meeting 1 box (1 linear foot) Natural History. minutes of the editorial committee, for CURATOR, a quarterly publication of the American Museum of Natural History. Also includes one mock-up with black & white photographs. DR 021 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1913-1989 Miscellaneous reports 1913 -1989. Including American Museum of 1 box (0.5 linear feet) Natural History. History reports Natural History President's office reports 1913-1932, Letters and other materials to and from Roy Chapman Andrews, Administrative and labor 1927-1985, Consititution, Financial statements 1913-1942 and 1980s, Planning committee reports 1941, 1945, 1947, 1985, 1989, Long range planning committee 1984.
DR 022 Kane, Parsons & A Survey of Persons Visiting the 1989 A survey , 2 copies. 1 folder (1 linear foot) Associates, Inc. Dinosaur and Fossil Exhibits at the American Museum of Natural History
Page 2 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 023 American Museum of Resolutions in Appreciation of 1908 From the title page: Resolutions in appreciation of Morris Ketchum 1 bound volume (1 linear Natural History. Morris Ketchum Jesup Jesup, by the trustees of the American Museum of Natural History, the foot) scientific staff of the American Museum of Natural History, the New York Academy of Sciences, the Audubon Society of the state of New York, the American Ethnological Society, the Linnæan Society of New York, the Peary Arctic Club, the Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C., the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, the Carnegie Museum, Department of the Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, die Senckenbergische naturforschende Gesellschaft, Frankfurt a/Main, Germany, la Universidad de La Habana, Cuba.
DR 024 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1911-1918 Proposed building plans used in the planning the growth of the 4 envelopes (1 linear foot) Additional building plans Natural History. History building plans American Museum of Natural History. Proposals include building the located in the AMNH new east facade facing Central Park, the southeast wing and southeast Research Library 1st floor. court, and plans for future building and arrangement of collections. One envelope containing blank ground plans. Notes hall names for permanent exhibitions. DR 025 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1873-1886 Scrapbooks containing articles relating to ornithology, mammalogy, and 2 boxes (1.5 linear feet); 4 Natural History. History scrapbooks museum interest news stories. scrapbooks DR 025A American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1870s-1930s Mixed material from oversize scrapbooks. Contains pamphlets and 23 boxes, 11 scrapbooks Natural History. History scrapbooks newspaper clippings. Eleven scrapbooks intact. (29.75 linear feet)
DR 026 OPEN CALL NUMBER DR 026 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1869-1935 Accounting ledgers, minutes of faculty meeting, and other 7 boxes, 15 bound Natural History. History miscellaneous records miscellaneous materials. volumes (12 linear feet) DR 027 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1871-1872 Vouchers and report of the treasury. Miscellaneous receipts, pasted in 1 box (0.5 linear feet) Natural History. History financial book and numbered. DR 028 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1869-1946 Papers, including some related to Roy Chapman Andrews. 21 boxes (14 linear feet) Natural History. History financial records Correspondence, ledgers, general cash books, field fund accounts, budgets, African Hall funds, pension fund accounts (1913-1918).
DR 028A American Museum of Financial Office contributions 1950-1969 Contributions arranged alphabetically by donating party. 6 boxes (3 linear feet) Natural History. records DR 028B American Museum of Congo Expedition bills and 1909-1920 Financial information regarding the Lang-Chapin Congo Expedition. 2 boxes (0.75 linear feet) Expedition materials. Lang- Natural History. expenditures Chapin Congo Expedition.
DR 028C American Museum of Crocker Land Expedition financial 1912-1922 Financial ledgers for the Crocker Land Expedition. 1 box (1.5 linear feet) Expedition materials. Natural History. records Crocker Land Expedition.
DR 029 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1936-1942 Commercial sales and exchanges. Includes invoices for electricity, 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Natural History. History commercial sales and insurance, and publications. Also royalties, and film rentals to the U.S. exchanges military. DR 030A American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1872-1886 Register of visitors from 1872-1886. 1 bound volume. 1 box (1.5 linear feet) Natural History. History register of visitors
Page 3 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 030B American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1909-1918 Collection of calling cards assembled in a scrapbook format. 5 bound 1 box (1.5 linear feet) Natural History. History collection of calling cards volumes.
DR 031 American Museum of American Museum of Natural circa 1898-1922 Expired insurance policies. 3 boxes (.75 linear feet) Natural History. History insurance polcies DR 032 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1975-1981 Donor files. 6 boxes (3 linear feet) Natural History. History donor records DR 033 American Museum of Fourth Floor Fossil Hall 1992-1996 7 oversize volumes in binders: All titles begin with "Final Documentation 3 linear feet Natural History. Dept. of Renovation, Final Documentation of the Interpretive System." Includes graphic panels and other labeling Exhibition. of the Interpretive System and signage for exhibitions.
DR 034 American Museum of Junior Natural History Magazine 1963 Braille Editions, May 1963 and June/July/August 1963 1 box (1.5 linear feet) Natural History. DR 035 American Museum of Office of Public Affairs 1985-1987 Correspondence between the Department of Public Affairs and the 2 boxes (1.5 linear feet) Natural History. Office of correspondence and press Museum of the American Indian as well as department press releases. Public Affairs. releases Informational materials about the Museum of the American Indian.
DR 036 American Museum of Employee Benefits Association circa 1920s-1970s Bank statements, checkbooks, correspondence, minutes, membership 4 boxes (6 linear feet) Natural History. records certificates, and cash ledgers (1947-1969, 1970-1975) relating to the operations of the Employee Benefits Association. Approximately 10 bound volumes. DR 037 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1890-1930 Legal papers regarding purchases and donations to various 1 box (1.5 linear feet) Natural History. History contracts and purchases departments. Contains 1 folder labeled "Damaged Materials."
DR 038 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1919-1929 One notebook containing financial records including costs of 1 box (1 linear foot) Natural History. History Publications records publications, sales figures, lists, cost comparison reports and some correspondence pertaining to publications. DR 039 OPEN CALL NUMBER DR 040 American Museum of American Museum Journal papers 1900-1919 Correspondence (including paper samples) related to the activites of the 7 boxes (3.5 linear feet) Natural History. American Museum Journal. Also included are records related to the publication's financial activities, and historical materials related to the U.S. Postal Service. DR 041-044 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1964-1972 Papers related to the American Museum of Natural History's Centennial 8 boxes (4.75 linear feet); Natural History. History Centennial Celebration Celebration, held April 9, 1969: development, research, financial records 15 photographs papers and correspondence, press kits, convocation materials, and files of Garnder Stout, President of the Museum at the time of the Centennial Celebration. Also includes entries for the "Windows on the World" essay contest submitted by elementary and college students.
Page 4 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 045 American Museum of American Museum of Natural American Museum of Natural History leaflets and booklets for museum 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Natural History. History publications staff and for the public. Titles include: Resource Materials for Social Studies; Ten Year Program; A Report on the Present and Potential Relationship between AMNH and Business and Industry; Museum Course, 1957-1958; Special Exhibitions; You and the Museum; AMNH, The Staff; AMNH : Its Officers, Purposes and Collections; Five Important Animals of Africa & Twelve Important Animals of North America (contain color prints of dioramas in the American Museum of Natural History); The Story of the Landscape.
DR 046 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1900-1990s Specifications and contracts for Building 2 through 19. Contracts and 11 boxes (8 linear feet) Natural History. History building specifications and reports range from the early 1900s until the 1990s. Reports on the contracts progress of construction for the new building. One unprocessed box.
DR 047 American Museum of Department of Public Instruction 1904-1908 The archive is arranged in two boxes of 42 consecutively numbered 2 boxes (2 linear feet) Natural History. Dept. of correspondence folders, covering the years 1903-1908 (with one exception: a letter Public Instruction. dated 1909 in folder 39). It comprises correspondence, administrative paperwork, and other documents regarding the following: planning, scheduling, and ticketing for school and public lectures and for the development and delivery of circulating collections for classroom use; correspondence and orders from the Department to specimen suppliers; letters and reports describing the work of the Department; and correspondence with teachers’ associations and public school officials in New York and elsewhere nationally and internationally.
DR 048 American Museum of Department of Education annual 1912-1964 Originals, in folders. Annual Reports. Includes information about the 3 boxes (1.5 linear feet) Natural History. Dept. of reports Photography Division. Contains some information about Lantern Slide Education. Library. DR 049 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1964-1969 Children's letters and responses. 1 box (0.5 linear feet) Natural History. Dept. of History children's correspondence Education. DR 050 American Museum of Department of Education booklets 1918-1968 Public outreach programs and popular lectures. 1 box (2 linear feet); 1 Natural History. Dept. of and pamphlets map Education. DR 051 American Museum of Malcolm Arth collection 1939-1965 Flyers, programs for Museum public programs and lectures, education 1 scrapbook Natural History. Dept. of publications. Children's thank-you notes and drawings. Education. DR 052 American Museum of Department of Education oversize 1942-1955 Correspondence from children, 1908-1911 and one scrapbook from the 3 scrapbooks Natural History. Dept. of scrapbook 1950s. Education. DR 053 American Museum of Department of Education photo 1961-1963 Color photographs in three-ring binder documenting Hospital and 1 box (1 linear foot); Natural History. Dept. of album Special Schools Program visits. Includes 35mm slides in sleeves. approximately 100 Education. photographs; 8 slides
Page 5 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 054 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1917-1919 This collection represents two years (1917-1919) during which the 1 box (0.5 linear feet) Natural History.Dept. of History War Relations Committee American Museum Relief Association, composed of women who worked Education. papers at the American Museum of Natural History, was created, became active and was dissolved. The letters, statements and records reflect financial and fund raising practices, relationships with the Red Cross and activities of the various committees: the Knitting, Sewing, Paper, Soldiers' Aid, Suggestions and Surgical Dressing Committees and the Committee on Orphans. DR 055 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1906-1912 This collection represents six years (1906-1912) in the life of the AMNH 1 box (0.5 linear feet) Natural History. Dept. of History Department of Public Department of Public Education (at that time, the Department of Public Public Instruction. Instruction outreach and Instruction). The collection includes letters to and from its curator, communication George H. Sherwood, and various documents concerning the Department's Nature Study Collection and visits to the museum by school children. DR 055A American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1914-1916 The papers in this collection include letters to and from its first curator, 1 box (0.5 linear feet) Natural History. Dept. of History Department of Public Dr. Charles Edward Amory Winslow, letters to and from other Public Health. Health exhibits papers employees of the Department of Public Health, and related documents concerned mainly with creating permanent exhibits in the new department. The exhibits and the letters make clear that the focus of the new department was on the involvement of the citizens of New York City in their own health, a focus which was a ground breaking effort for its time. Exhibits include as Insect Born Diseases, Military Hygiene, Water Purification, and Food and Health.
DR 056 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium 1933-1935 Archives reports, contracts, budgets, correspondence 1 box (0.5 linear feet) Archival material relating administrative papers to the Hayden Planetarium is available in the planetarium's archives, housed separately in the AMNH Library Special Collections on the 7th floor.
DR 057 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium papers 1933-1989 (bulk Planetarium authority meeting minutes 1933-1939, 1960-1989 and box 2 boxes (2 linear feet) Archival material relating 1933-1939, 1960- of floor plans 1934 and 1935 to the Hayden Planetarium 1989) is available in the planetarium's archives, housed separately in the AMNH Library Special Collections on the 7th floor.
Page 6 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 058 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium financial 1933-1969 Contracts and agreements, finances related to construction 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Archival material relating papers to the Hayden Planetarium is available in the planetarium's archives, housed separately in the AMNH Library Special Collections on the 7th floor.
DR 058A Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium reports 1933-1937 Contains documents regarding planning the construction and operation 1 box (0.5 linear feet) Archival material relating regarding financing and of the original Hayden Planetarium, including reports on financing and to the Hayden Planetarium construction of original Hayden estimated costs made by The American Museum of Natural History is available in the Planetarium building Planetarium Authority, New York State and the City of New York laws planetarium's archives, and deed documents created to authorize the planetarium construction. housed separately in the AMNH Library Special Collections on the 7th floor.; Additional material related to the Hayden Planetarium construction is available in the AMNH Library Special Collections: DR 058; Contract papers for construction of the planetarium building is available in the AMNH Rare Book Collection: PC- 1-C
DR 059 American Museum of Symposium on Meteorites and 1981 Questions and Answers following presentations held April 21, 1981; 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Archival material relating Natural History. Planets typescript in loose-leaf binder. Presentations include: Birth of to the Hayden Planetarium planetology; Meteorites as Rosetta stones for planetology; Meteorites is available in the falling everywhere; Where do meteorites come from?; Sky is falling; planetarium's archives, Ancient meteorites, planetary beginnings, and Pandora's box; Grand housed separately in the tour of the planets. AMNH Library Special Collections on the 7th floor.
DR 060 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium development 1933-1995 (bulk Papers and reports relating to the construction of the original Hayden 2 boxes (3 linear feet) and construction records 1933-1945, 1967, Planetarium and the Northside Project. Building proposal and 1995) correspondence, contract papers for Planetarium construction, and planetarium contruction research report from 1995.
Page 7 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 061 American Museum of Department of Comparative NEEDS REVIEW. NO CATALOG RECORD AS OF AUGUST 2013. Natural History. Dept. of Anatomy lecture materials and Comparative Anatomy. visitor’s book DR 062 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium collection of undated Negatives from National Space Science Data Center and Jet Propulsion 3 boxes (1.5 linear feet) negatives Laboratory. DR 063 American Museum of Department of Animal Behavior 1939-1980 Box 1: Beach and Aronson Correspondence; Box 2: Professional 3 boxes (1.5 linear feet) Natural History. Dept. of correspondence Correspondence; Box 3: Miscellaneous Inquiries Animal Behavior. DR 064 American Museum of American Museum of Natural Unprocessed material including financial records, annual reports, 13 boxes (19.5 linear feet); Natural History. Dept. of History Department of Animal exhibition information and exhibition plans, science policy, scientific 1 negative Animal Behavior. Behavior papers council, NIH, Natural History Magazine. DR 065 American Museum of Department of Entomology 1888-1912 Three letterpress copybooks of outgoing correspondence from Curators 1 box (1 linear foot) Correspondence relating Natural History. Dept. of correspondence in the Department of Entomology, with alphabetical index of addressee. to William Beutenmüller in (part of DR 065- Entomology. Miscellaneous records and correspondence. AMNH Research Library, 066) call number: Letterpress Copybooks. DR 066 American Museum of Department of Entomology 1888-1912 Miscellaneous records and correspondence from the Department of 7 boxes (3.5 linear feet) Includes letter book 1903- Natural History. Dept. of correspondence Entomology. 1905. (part of DR 065- Entomology. 066) DR 067 American Museum of Department of Entomology papers circa 1896-1970 Field notes from Frank E. Watson, the first steward of Lepidoptera at 8 boxes (12 linear feet); 5 Natural History. Dept. of American Museum of Natural History. Field notes begin in 1896 and end glass plate negatives; 1 Entomology. in 1947, the time of Watson's death. Concerned chiefly with butterflies photograph; 100 negatives collecting in the West Indies and northeastern United States. Also included are field notes from Fred Rindge, insect collecting expedition (primarily in the United States) from 1955-1970. Papers, records, notebooks, metal index card container and research of the Department of Entomology. Contains freak monarch butterfly with two wings, framed in display case. Also includes many notebooks and loose papers describing various insect species.
DR 068 American Museum of Department of Entomology circa 1920-1986 Field notes, drawings, photographs, negatives, publications, maps from 8 boxes (7 linear feet); Separated negatives Natural History. Dept. of notebooks excursions. Photographs are attached to paper in binders. Notebooks approximately 200 stored in AMNH Research Entomology. and correspondence from the Department of Entomology. Several photographs Library negative storage containers labeled "Crosby and Bishop". on the 6th floor.
DR 069 Rozen, Jerome George, Dr. Jerome G. Rozen, Jr. circa 1970-1985 Correspondence to and from Dr. Jerome G. Rozen. Some material 2 boxes (3 linear feet) 1928- correspondence related to the Southwestern Research Station and Archold Expeditions.
DR 070 American Museum of Department of Invertebrates 1963-1978 Unprocessed administrative materials including correspondence, annual 2 boxes (3 linear feet) Natural History. Dept. of administrative records reports, human resources, etc. Invertebrates. DR 071 Self, J. Teague (John J. Teague Self records 1969-1993 Unsorted research notes of J. Teague Self concerning Pentatomidae. 4 boxes (2 linear feet); 54 Teague) photographs
Page 8 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 072 Stunkard, Horace W. Horace W. Stunkard notebooks 1935-1963 Field notebooks in bound volumes and binders. Unsorted notebooks 2 boxes (1 linear foot) (Horace Wesley), 1889- devoted to schedules and notes. 1989. DR 073 Kirsteuer, Ernst. Ernst Kirsteuer Research material Field notes and photographs from various geographical locations. Large 17 boxes (12 linear feet) collection including unsorted specimen photographs, safety film negatives, pencil drawings on vellum, 35mm color slides, glass-mounted slides, and maps. DR 074 American Museum of Department of Invertebrates Illustrations of mollusks, notes, research materials. 3 boxes (1 linear foot); 85 Natural History. Dept. of illustrations of mollusks photographs Invertebrates. DR 074A American Museum of Department of Invertebrates 1912-1999 Biographical files, articles about Libbie Hyman, history about exhibits, 5 boxes (2.5 linear feet) Natural History. Dept. of records photocopies of the Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History Invertebrates. (1890s-1960s), writings by Neil H. Landman and Judith E. Winston.
DR 075 American Museum of Department of Invertebrate 1902-1905 Correspondence and miscellaneous materials from the Department of 1 box (1.5 linear feet) Natural History. Zoology papers Invertebrate Zoology. DR 076 American Museum of Department of Entomology List of 1888-1900 List of Donations 1888-1900, Inventory of Entomology Department 2 boxes (1.5 linear feet) Natural History. Dept. of Donations and Inventory 1888. Entomology. DR 077 American Museum of Department of Mammalogy 1922-1976 Unprocessed correspondence, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, Visitor 6 boxes (4 linear feet) Natural History.Dept. of correspondence and Log (removed for flat storage). Files include: Art & memorabilia; Budget Mammalogy. miscellaneous papers committee; Clubs: journal, camera; Council of Scientific Staff; Division II; Education Department; Executive Office; Exhibitions and graphics; Expeditions; Fund raising; Grants; Kalbfleisch Field Station; Labor relations; Library services; Pension board; Personnel; Plan and scope committee; Plant operations; Public service/Public relations; Publications. DR 078 American Museum of Latimeria (Coelacanth) at the 1962-1992 Thirteen folders of correspondence and reprints relating to the 1 box (0.5 linear foot); 12 Natural History. Dept. of American Museum of Natural Coelacanth at the American Museum of Natural History, including photographs Ichthyology. History discovery of five unborn pups. DR 079 American Museum of Ichthyology department records 1944-1979 Memoranda, correspondence, floor plans, specimen accessions, 28 boxes (7 linear feet); 1 Natural History. Dept. of personnel records, grant proposals, budgets. photograph Ichthyology.
Page 9 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 080 American Museum of Department of Forestry and 1951-1960 Correspondence, conference notes, plans for exhibitions, and materials 3 boxes (1.5 linear feet); 1 Related material for the Natural History. Dept. of General Botany papers related to Hall of North American Forests. Includes mounted color photograph; 10 Felix M. Warburg Forestry and General charts labeled "Calvin's Exhibits on Photosynthesis at Brussels (1958)". transparencies Memorial Hall exhibits can Botany. be found in the AMNH Library Special Collections, call number DR 104.; Related material for the construction of the Hall of North American Forests can be found in AMNH Library Special Collections, call number DR 094.
DR 081 American Museum of Department of Geology and 1880-1887 Letters that describe an attempt to create a collection of building and 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Natural History. Dept. of Mineralogy Ornamental Stones ornamental stones. Geology and Mineralogy. Collection correspondence
DR 082 American Museum of Department of Geology papers 1877-1909 Correspondence and administrative materials of the Department of 4 boxes (6 linear feet) Natural History. Dept. of Geology. Geology and Mineralogy.
DR 083 American Museum of Department of Mineralogy papers 1898-1910 Correspondence and administrative materials of the Department of 2 boxes (3 linear feet) Natural History. Mineralogy. Includes draft of Conchological Society of America. DR 084 American Museum of Department of Vertebrate 1891-1906 Correspondence relative to the formation and organization of the 1 box (1.5 linear feet) Natural History. Dept. of Paleontology correspondence Department of Vertebrate Paleontology. Correspondence between Vertebrate Paleontology. Morris K. Jesup, Henry Fairfield Osborn, C.O. Marsh, J.L. Wortman, J.B. Hatcher, O.A. Peterson, W.H. Utterback. Many letters from Volume II have been removed. Two volumes containing approximately 100 letters. DR 085-86 American Museum of Minutes of the Council of the 1936-1943 Minutes of the Council of the Scientific Staff. DR086 includes minutes, 11 boxes (15.25 linear Related materials can be Natural History. Council of Scientific Staff correspondence, budget reports, annual reports, and committee papers feet) found under Science the Scientific Staff. for the Council of the Scientific Staff, with papers of the Council of Senate. Scientific Publications. Appointments and memoranda. Secretary's personal papers. DR 086A American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1988-2010 Records from the AMNH Senate, mostly consisting of Senate minutes. 2 boxes (2 linear feet) Natural History. History Senate records Also includes nominations and elections, fellows, and emeritus.
DR 087 Kalbfleisch Field Research Student Reports from the 1958-1972 Bound volumes of student reports. Kalbfleisch Field Research Station of 16 bound volumes (3 Station. Kalbfleisch Field Research Station the American Museum of Natural History Huntington, New York. linear feet)
Page 10 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 088 Lerner Marine Laboratory. Lerner Marine Laboratory Papers The collection consists primarily of typewritten letters and documents, 33 boxes (14.5 linear feet) with some handwritten material, and a substantial amount of (part of DR 088- photographs, newspaper clippings, maps and blueprints, all relating to 089) the establishment, history and administration of the Lerner Marine Laboratory. DR 089 Lerner Marine Laboratory. Lerner Marine Laboratory Papers 1950-1977 1 box (1 linear feet)
(part of DR 088- 089) DR 090 American Museum of Southwestern Research Station 1983 Report of the Southwestern Research Station, includes list of 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Natural History. papers publications based on the work done at the site. Correspondence Southwestern Research relating to the Quit Claim Deed. Station. DR 091 American Museum of Forestry Hall papers 1880-1942 Correspondence arranged by person and year, reports, administrative 17 boxes (8.5 linear feet) Natural History. papers, photographs, and notebooks. Inventoried. DR 092 American Museum of Forestry Hall invoice books 1881-1889 Three bound letter and invoice books, with indices at the back. Invoice 3 boxes (1.5 linear feet) Natural History. bills, correspondence, shipping and other receipts pertaining to collection. Inventoried. DR 093 American Museum of Publication Committee papers 1898-1942 (bulk The collection largely consists of correspondence regarding the 3 boxes (1 linear foot) Natural History. 1913-1936) production of the scientific publications of the American Museum of Publication Committee. Natural History. Minutes of the Publication Committee meetings and certificates for physical and chemical tests of paper saples make up separate series. DR 094 American Museum of Hall of North American Forests 1955-1956 Notebook of diorama construction for the Hall of North American 1 box (1 linear foot) Natural History. Dept. of notebook Forests. Preparation and Installation. DR 095 Natural History Magazine papers after 1950 Material related to Natural History Magazine consisting of 12 boxes (16.5 linear feet) correspondence, publication budget reports, questionnaires, and television network relations. Also includes papers regarding the AMNH museum shop, Junior Natural History Magazine, and Photography Department. DR 096 American Museum of American Discovery Papers circa 1970s-1990s NEEDS REVIEW. NO CATALOG RECORD AS OF AUGUST 2013. 5 boxes (5.5 linear feet) Natural History. DR 097 American Museum of American Musuem of Natural Papers from professional and vocational employees organizations. 1 box (1.5 linear feet) Natural History. History professional and vocational employee organization papers DR 098 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1902-2001 Bound and unbound materials from departmental annual reports. 56 boxes and 2 folders Natural History. History annual reports Includes copies from microfilm and photocopies. (23.75 linear feet) DR 099 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1896-1932 Presidential copies of Annual reports 1896-1932, all bound. Volume 11 9 boxes (4 linear feet) Natural History. History annual reports, presidential through Volume 16b are Henry Fairfield Osborn's copies. copy
Page 11 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 099A American Museum of American Museum of Natural undated Bound photocopies of AMNH annual reports dating from 1912-1987. 4 boxes (4 linear feet) Natural History. History annual report photocopies One box of blowbacks from microfilm.
DR 100 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1921-1952 Attendence records of visitors to the American Museum of Natural 13 boxes (7 linear feet) Natural History. Public History attendence records History. Services. DR 101 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1933-1990s Press releases from all American Museum of Natural History 43 boxes, 25 bound Natural History. Publicity History press releases departments. volumes (32 linear feet) Committee. DR 102 American Museum of Publicity records for press 1980s Files and books related to press releases. 5 boxes (5 linear feet) Natural History. Publicity releases Committee. DR 103 American Museum of Office of Public Affairs press AMNH press releases. 108 boxes (107.5 linear Natural History. Office of releases feet) Public Affairs.
Page 12 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 104 American Museum of Department of Preparation and 1919-1962 Correspondence letters, receipts, newspaper clippings, bulletins, 6 boxes (3.5 linear feet) Related material for the Natural History. Dept. of Installation: Diorama and Hall photographs, glass plate slide, negatives, magazines, script, blueprints, construction of the Hall of Preparation and construction schematic/floor plans, and organic matter samples, black & white North American Forests Installation. photographs, serials, blueprints/diagrams, and sketches. This collection can be found in AMNH spans the planning and development of the Department of Preparations Library Special for the dioramas of the various halls. These folders detail the requests Collections, call number and expenditures for the efforts made in travel, models, and sketches. DR094. Title: American The majority of the correspondence is directed from or to James L. Museum of Natural History Clark, the Director of the Department of Preparations between the Department of Preparation 1930’s-1940’s. and Installation notebook, 1955-1956.; Additional materials can be viewed on this subject in the form of illustrations in “American Ornithology or The Natural history of the birds of the United States” at this location: RF-103- Ato RF-103-C&RF-104-A to RF104-Aa; Other related materials are available in the form of color studies, drawings, contained in approximately 5 boxes. Materials in this collection were used in the creation of Akeley Hall of Africa Mammals, North American Hall of Mammals, as well as the Asian hall of Mammals. This collection is DR 105 American Museum of American Museum Natural History 1930s-1990s Reprints and correspondence related to the museum's special 19 boxes (28 linear feet); Natural History. special publications papers publications. 11 electronic optical discs (CD-R and DVD-R); 59 electronic disks; 12 sound cassettes
DR 106 American Museum of Department of Ichthyology Unprocessed collection of papers, illustrations, and photographic 18 boxes (25.5 linear feet); Natural History. Dept. of collection material largely from Donn E. Rosen. Large quantity of photographic 365 slides; 20 Ichthyology. negatives, slides and some photographs. Some slides contained in slide photographs; 844 carousel. negatives DR 107 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1972-1991 (bulk Accessions, corporate files, correspondence, fund raising and investors, 20 boxes (30 linear feet) Natural History. History Development Office 1980-1986) foundations, contributions, Steering Committee, grant proposals, papers museum programs.
Page 13 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 108 American Museum of American Museum of Natural before 1940 Bequest data, correspondence, materials referring to bequests before 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Natural History. History Bequest Data 1940. DR 109 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1969-1989 (bulk Contributions, budgets, programming, committees, papers regarding 12 boxes (18 linear feet) Natural History. History Development Office 1980-1988) various museum departments, exhibitions, complaints, correspondence, papers includes correspondence with Mayor Ed Koch. DR 110 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1950-1999 Papers pertaining to exhibitions including budgets, planning, 36 boxes (46.5 linear feet) Natural History. Dept. of History Exhibition Department correspondence, guide books and tour materials, museum attendance, Exhibition. papers loans. DR 111 OPEN CALL NUMBER DR 112 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1868-2010 Meeting minutes, by-law ammendments, quarterly reports to the 52 boxes, 9 binders (30 Natural History. Board of History Board of Trustees Minutes trustees and other meeting materials. linear feet) Trustees. DR 113 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1910-1987 Original minutes of the American Museum of Natural History 23 boxes (9 linear feet) Natural History. History Management Board Management Board. Some materials are duplicates from board original minutes meetings located in "Minutes of the AMNH" red leather books. DR 114 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1990s Includes Planetarium Project, NSF Correspondence, Wang printout, 7 boxes (14 linear feet) Natural History. History General Counsel papers general files, correspondence, proposals and exhibition construction materials. DR 115 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1988-1993 Administrative papers from George D. Langdon's term as president of 9 boxes (13.5 linear feet) Natural History. History President George D. the museum. Langdon papers DR 116 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1960s Bequests, Trustee correspondence, Centennial Activities and 2 boxes (3 linear feet) Natural History. History President's office files miscellaneous files. DR 117 American Museum of American Museum of Natural circa 1988-2007 Administrative files from William J. Moynihan, including American 27 boxes (27 linear feet) Additional administrative Natural History. History President's office files Association of Museums Self Study materials from the AMNH papers relating to William President's Office. Administrative files from Ellen V. Futter's term as J. Moynihan can be found president of the museum. in AMNH Special Collections: DR 119 and DR 121 DR 118 American Museum of American Museum of Natural circa 1997-2006 Administrative records relating to museum events and activities. 7 boxes (7 linear feet) Natural History. History Government Relations (bulk 2003-2006) papers DR 118A American Museum of American Museum of Natural Administrative records relating to museum events and activities. 10 boxes (10 linear feet) Natural History. History Government Relations papers DR 118B American Museum of Government Relations records circa 1990-2000 Unprocessed administrative records. 12 boxes (12 linear feet) Natural History.
Page 14 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 119 American Museum of American Museum of Natural circa 1980s Administrative files from the museum director's office including those of 48 boxes (72 linear feet) Additional papers relating Natural History. History administrative files from Thomas D. Nicholson, Director 1969-1989. Includes correspondence to Thomas D. Nicholson the director's office with William J. Moynihan and George D. Langdon. can be found in AMNH Special Collections: DR 120; Additional papers relating to William J. Moynihan can be found in AMNH Special Collections: DR 121
DR 120 Nicholson, Thomas D. Thomas D. Nicholson papers The collection consists of 51 boxes of unprocessed administrative 51 boxes (88 linear feet) Additional papers relating papers, correspondence and planetarium correspondence. to Thomas D. Nicholson can be found in AMNH Special Collections: DR 119 DR 121 Moynihan, William J. William J. Moynihan papers The collection consists of 6 boxes of unprocessed administrative papers 6 boxes (10 linear feet) Additional papers relating and correspondence. to William J. Moynihan can be found in AMNH Special Collections: DR 119
DR 122 Chamberlain, Joseph Joseph Miles Chamberlain papers 1966-1969 The collection consists of correspondence and administrative papers 12 boxes (6 linear feet) Miles from Chamberlain's three years as assistant director of the American Museum of Natural History, from 1966 into fiscal year 1969. The collection consists primarily of typewritten or printed matter, with some handwritten memos and letters. Included are annual reports of various scientific committees and departments of the AMNH; correspondence and articles; budget reports, attendance records, administrative memos and style sheets, "irregular incident" reports, and letters from the public, with copies of the official responses.
DR 123 Goelet, Robert G. (Robert Robert G. Goelet correspondence Collection appears to be incomplete; ends with "R." Rehoused by 6 boxes (12 linear feet) Guestier) General Counsel’s staff 6/98. DR 124 Meister, Walter F. Walter F. Meister papers 1952-1967 Correspondence and administrative papers. Most of the material in this 5 boxes (2.5 linear feet) collection is duplicated from the original source (perhaps in the Central Archives). It appears that the papers were weeded. Meister was not responsible for decisions […]
Page 15 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 125-125A Oliver, James Arthur, 1914- James Arthur Oliver papers The collection consists primarily of administrative papers from the years 22 boxes (20 linear feet); 4 1959-1969 when Oliver was director of the AMNH. The files were boxes (8 linear feet) 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 Chapman Andrews. Other material relates to the museum's centennial in 1969, the opening of new exhibit halls, the museum's educational and publishing activities, the establishment of theodore Roosevelt Memorial Fund, and the supervision of the research activities of the various departments, including the work of the five research stations operated by the museum. There are also four large boxes of unprocessed papers covering the years 1960 to 1966. Additional resources may be located in the AMNH Dept. of Herpetology.
DR 125B Oliver, James Arthur, James Arthur Oliver papers 1959-1971 (bulk Contains correspondence, articles and editorials written by and about 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Additional papers relating 1914-1981. 1963-1968) James Arthur Oliver, AMNH Museum Director, from journals and to James Arthur Oliver can magazines including "Science: January 1963," the employee newsletter be found in the AMNH "Grapevine Vol. 26 No.6," "National Geographic Reprinted from the Feb. Library Special 1963, Magazine: Behind New York's Window on Nature: The American Collections: DR 125-125A Museum of Natural History By James A. Oliver, Ph.D," and transcript of James Arthur Oliver's appearance on WNBC-TV's "Speaking Freely" videotaped Nov. 8, 1968 / aired Nov. 16, 1968. Also contains typewritten script of messages on the occasion of the AMNH's centennial and statements for other memorial events which were all written by Oliver, and news release of New York Zoological Society, May 1970.
DR 126 Ryus, David D. David D. Ryus papers 1972-1983 The collection consists of 10 boxes of administrative papers and 10 boxes (5 linear feet) correspondence. Most of the material is typewritten or printed matter, much of it photocopies. Subjects include book projects, committees, departmental reports, Discovery Tours, foundations, fund-raising, and TV films. Correspondents include Margaret Mead, especially regarding her dispute with a packaging company that used her picture without her permission on sugar packets distributed throughout the country; and Colin Turnbull, regarding a production of his work, The mountain people, adapted by Peter Brook and called The Ik.
DR 126A American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1922-1978 (bulk Correspondence and documents from the Office of the Vice President 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Natural History. History records and 1973-1975) during the term of AMNH President, David D. Ryus. Related to correspondence from the Office of development, special projects and events for the AMNH. Includes the Vice President correspondence with trustees, correspondence and promotional materials for annual West Side Day events (1971-1977).
Page 16 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 127 Oliver, James Arthur, 1914- James Arthur Oliver administrative 1960-1968 Correspondence and administrative papers during the directorship of 5 boxes (3.5 linear feet) 1981. papers James A. Oliver. Majority of papers are correspondence from the Director regarding applications and administration of research grants for AMNH projects from organizations such as the National Science Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, NASA and various U.S. government agencies. Contains extensive records on active grant- funded projects regarding budgeting and planning, such as progress reports for funders, inventories of government-contracted equipment, financial records, and correspondence. Also includes correspondence regarding the Natural History Press and the National Geographic Society. DR 128 American Museum of Sidney Smith Whelan papers 1955-1973 Contains unprocessed administrative papers from the files of Sidney 5 boxes (10 linear feet) AMNH Library Special Natural History. Smith Whelan, who was hired as Assistant to AMNH President, Collections has the Alexander White, in 1967 and appointed as Vice President of the following related material: Museum in 1968. Bulk of papers consists of correspondence from the Gardner S. Stout Papers Office of the President during the term of Gardner Stout. Contains (MSS .S76), Time of Man several folders of papers, primarily correspondence, related to the (film) (Film Collection no. operations of museum publications such as Natural History magazine 281), American Museum and books published by Natural History Press/Doubleday, including a of Natural History 1972 catalog of books published under the NHP imprint. Also contains Centennial Celebration papers related to logistics and planning for the Museum's 1969 papers (DR 041-044). Centennial Celebration, such as brochures and information about hotel packages, transcription services, sample invitations, and a sample press kit containing signed letters of congratulations from public officials such as U.S. President Richard Nixon, NY Governor Nelson Rockefeller, and New York City Mayor John Lindsay. Also contains papers related to museum development, such as receipts for contributions and gifts and fund raising campaigns, such as the Corporate Drive Campaign. Collection also contains papers documenting Museum conservation activities, including copies of correspondence from AMNH Conservation Committee from 1925-56 to various lawmakers and government agencies advocating for conservation of various natural resources. Also contains documents related to its engineering, designing, and fabrication of the Ocean Life Hall, including the contracts and correspondence with multiple vendors regarding construction and installation of the Breaching Blue Whale Model. Several folders of papers relate to films produced by or in affiliation with museum, including a one-hour documentary program, The Time of Man (1968). These folders contains correspondence, news clippings, financial reports, and press releases related to the film's promotion, and film rental services for educational institutions by Earling Corp. Film-related papers also include a 1970 press release by Museum announcing grant- funded film conservation project to convert rare AMNH films from nitrate
Page 17 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 129 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1954 Contains three books of depositions which were transcribed from three 1 box (0.5 linear feet) [RESTRICTED] Natural History. History transcriptions of meetings meetings during an investigation of accusations of employee investigating accusations of misconduct. There are three copies of each book, totaling at six in the employee misconduct collection. Some books have notes inserted into front, including lists of accusations and witnesses. Marked confidential. DR 130 American Museum of American Museum of Natural circa 1920s-1970s Index cards with AMNH employee information including department and 27 boxes (13.5 linear feet) [RESTRICTED] Natural History. History payroll records job title.
DR 131 American Museum of American Museum of Natural circa 1970s-1980s Grant-related documents such as applications and proposals, finance 1 box (1 linear foot) Natural History. History grant proposals and committee reports, and foundation status reports. supporting documents DR 132 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1986-2007 Printed invitations promoting special events and openings at the 19 boxes (9.5 linear feet) Natural History. History special event invitations museum. DR 133 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1920-1940 Brochures and mailings. 4 boxes (3 linear feet) Natural History. History miscellaneous printed material DR 134 American Museum of Scripts of image titles for motion 1919-1923 Contains papers scripts of scene-by-scene descriptions to be used as 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Natural History. picture film title cards captions or title cards for silent films, some created by Kineto Films and others by the American Museum of Natural History, the latter including a film made of pictures from the Crocker Land Expedition titled "Life in the Frozen North" with handwritten notations by Edmund Otis Hovey, leader of relief expedition. Also contains some correspondence regarding ordering title cards with formatting requests. Contains small piece of film negative showing example of title card.
DR 135 American Museum of Department of Preparation and 1927-1962 Contains accession records, inventory lists, correspondence related to 1 box (0.5 linear feet) Natural History. Dept. of Installation exhibition accession accession of art works and expedition memorabilia for AMNH Preparation and records exhibitions, such as Theodore Roosevelt Memorial, Admiral Byrd Installation. collection (including list of Antarctic Expedition equipment and correspondence between Byrd and curator), John Burroughs exhibit, Amundsen-Ellsworth Polar expedition. Also contains accession records book, correspondence, and master sheet from defunct Department of Geography. DR 136 American Museum of Office of Public Affairs financial 1974-1984 Contains financial records and public relations materials, mostly from 1 box (1 linear foot) AMNH Library Special Natural History.Office of records and press clippings the late 1970s. Financial records include requisitions, receipts, and Collections also has a Public Affairs statements for payroll, utilities, supplies, as well as printing and collection of AMNH press photography services for the museum.Public relations materials include releases: DR 103 press releases, mounted press clippings about exhibitions and events, including three folders on an exhibition about the creation of a replica dinosaur skeleton titled "The Making of a Dinosaur." Also, includes transcripts from 1984 "Ancestors" symposium.
Page 18 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 137 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1915-1917 Wrapped album combines several different reports related to proposed 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Natural History.Photo History proposed new buildings new AMNH buildings, including quarterly report from 1916 and oral Studio. album report of President Henry Fairfield Osborn to the Trustees from 1916, AMNH annual meeting regarding the Museum's need for new construction. Also includes reprinting of an editorial article from the New York Times regarding this proposal, as well as editorials from the New York Sun, New York World, and Evening Post.
DR 138 American Museum of Department of Invertebrate 1917-1989 Bulk of collection is correspondence between AMNH scientists and 7 boxes (7 linear feet) Additional material relating Natural History. Dept. of Zoology correspondence and scientists at other institutions or in the field regarding requests for to Horace W. Stunkard Invertebrates. administrative records specimens and information related to research. Some correspondence papers can be found in is attached to research papers, both published and unpublished (at the AMNH Library Special time) and some address issues of copyright. Administrative records Collections: MSS .S78 include several folders on NSF grant applications and awards, as well as papers of dept. curators and scientific staff, including several folders on Horace Stunkard and Libbie Hyman, containing correspondence, biographical files, reports, honorary medals, and some photographs. Box 1 contains folder on George H. Childs, scientific artist for the museum, with original drawings for a design for an exhibition on the Santa Catalina Kelp Gardens and a 1939 letter written by him while doing research for it. Box 2 contains field notes about mollusks written by Walter Eyerdam in 1929 from the Whitney South Sea Expedition.
DR 139 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1981-2006 (bulk Bulk of collection is primarily the brochures of Discovery Tours which 11 boxes (11 linear feet) Additional material relating Natural History History Discovery Tours printed 2000-2006) were held by AMNH from 2003 through 2006 and the related artworks to Discovery Tours can be materials and other related papers such as photographs and slides. Also includes tour promotional found in AMNH Special materials and lists for direct-mail solicitations. Collection contains Collections: DR 096 administrative papers, press release, correspondence, invoices and agreements between AMNH and vendors related to the tour operations. Also contains financial papers related to the tours such as budget forecasts on museum fiscal years, accrual reports, and budget reports. Seven boxes contains slides, photographs, computer disks, and an album. DR 140 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1895 Contains two letters from S.R. Stoddard, publisher of photographs, 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Natural History. History correspondence regarding guide books, and art of the Adirondacks and northern New York State, acquisition of image negatives to A.S. Bickmore. Letters contain lists of images that were requested by Bickmore for which publisher states he will provide negatives. Letters are annotated with locations and numbers. Bickmore may have used these images for lantern slide lectures.
Page 19 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 141 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1895-1994 Miscellaneous correspondence and documents from library, including a 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Natural History.Library. History miscellaneous letter requesting cataloging supplies written by the librarian in 1895, an correspondence and documents accession sheet for the transfer of a file cabinet from Membership to from library AMNH Memorabilia, and other miscellaneous unrelated documents.
DR 142 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1953-1955 Contains letters between Cyril F. Dos Passos and a member of the 1 box (.25 linear feet) Natural History. History correspondence regarding Moth and Butterfly Club based in Bristol, Colorado regarding Moth and Butterfly Club membership, payment of dues, and request of specimen samples. membership DR 143 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1947 Contains press release and informational document from U.S. Army 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Natural History. History publicity documents for about the "Guinea Pig Test" research project and public demonstration museum testing of new U.S. Army conducted by the American Museum of Natural History to test a new combat zone ration program combat zone ration program called the E Ration.
DR 144 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1928-1934 Contains five binders of presidential memos written by then President of 1 box (1 linear foot) Natural History. History presidential the American Museum of Natural History, Henry Fairfield Osborn, to the memorandums Museum Director between the years of 1928 to 1934.
DR 145 New York (N.Y.). Dept. of Department of Parks of the City of 1871-1921 Contains bound copy of first annual report of the Board of 1 box (0.5 linear feet) Parks. New York publications and Commissioners of the City of New York's Dept. of Public Parks, proposal to contractor for proposal from architects Cady, Berg and See to contractors for building expansion of American Museum of the new south wing and lecture hall of the American Museum of Natural Natural History History, and two copies of the Dept. of Parks Ordinance, Rules and Regulations pamphlets. DR 146 American Museum of American Museum of Natural circa 1940s-1970s Register of museum flags explaining rules and regulations for flag usage 1 box (0.25 linear feet) AMNH Special Collections Natural History. History register of museum flags of expeditions, with letters, sample drafts and shipping records to give has collection of flags authority for expeditions to Bolivia, New Guinea, etc. from 1964 to 1968. located in Stack 7-73.
DR 147 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1873 Handwritten registry book containing names and addresses of annual 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Natural History. History address book of annual members of the AMNH in 1873. The front page of the book contains a members copy of membership invitations from trustees, information about member benefits and costs, and list of donors. Book contains several signatures of members of Roosevelt family. DR 148 United Fund of Greater New York 1972-1973 Contains informational documents about the United Fund of Greater 1 box (0.25 linear feet) 1972 Campaign documents New York's 1972 Campaign to raise funds through a voluntary payroll deduction program with participating institutions. Contains documents related to American Museum of Natural History participation including proposal, receipts, letters, copies of checks, invoices, and lists of employees contributions. DR 149 American Museum of Department of Education Natural 1954-1974 Photographic and press materials related to Department of Education's 1 box (1 linear foot) Natural History. Dept. of Science Center program Natural Science Center program. Includes scrapbooks of press Education. photographs and press clippings clippings, albums of black and white photographs of educational exhibits and lab workshops, mounted photographs, some negatives and Kodachrome slides.
Page 20 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 150 Institut Des Parcs Institut Des Parcs Nationaux Du 1948-1954 Typewritten correspondence, budget reports, and annual reports of 1 box (0.5 linear feet) Nationaux Du Congo Congo Belge (The Institute of the Institut Des Parcs Nationaux Du Congo Belge (The Institute of the Belge. National Parks of Belgian Congo) National Parks of Belgian Congo) in French. All letters in the four folders correspondence and reports addressed to Harold E. Anthony, the Chairman Conservation Committee, the Mammalogy Department of the AMNH.
DR 151 New York Academy of Bulletin of the New York Academy 1918-1921 Contains volumes 12-15 of the Bulletin of the New York Academy of 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Sciences of Sciences and Affiliated Sciences and Affiliated Societies. Some volumes have several issues. Societies There are 12 bulletins in total, listing programs and schedules for NYAS meetings, all of which are held at AMNH. DR 152 American Museum of Department of Comparative 1900-1947 Records from the Department of Comparative Anatomy including 1 box (1 linear foot) Natural History. Anatomy records budgets and annual reports, personnel files, Arthur James lecture programs, correspondence and documents belonging to assistant curator George Miles Conrad, and curator William K. Gregory, history of the Department, departmental documents and reports of the projects with the Works Progress Administration (WPA). DR 153 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1869-1983 (bulk Confidential files, containing comparison of salaries of employees and 2 boxes (2 linear feet) Natural History. History miscellaneous 1929-1958) executives, volunteer policies, newspaper clippings of gems theft & administrative records and return in 1965, plan of Theodore Roosevelt park, volunteer policies, correspondence meeting minutes, report of Department of Printing, general reports, institutional correspondence including letters and telegrams, budget reports, and invitation cards for meetings. DR 154 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1877-1993 Newspaper clippings and museum press releases, including press 1 box (2 linear feet) Additional AMNH press Natural History. History oversize press material release from the museum's opening, programs from Works Progress releases can be found in Administration (WPA)-sponsored orchestral concerts. Bulk of press AMNH Library Special releases are from 1950s. Collections: DR 101 DR 155 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1963-1987 (bulk Publicity materials, including clippings and press releases. The majority 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Natural History. History publicity material and 1974-1977) of press clippings highlight AMNH events about African culture and publications Asian cultures. Press releases on Margaret Mead's lectures and "An Afternoon with R. Buckminster Fuller" (May 3, 1977). This collection also contains some publications: National Geographic, Behind New York's Window on Nature, The American Museum of Natural History (1963), Curator (Volume 30, Number 3, 1987) and St. Catherine's Island Research Program. DR 156 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1908-1932 Summaries written by Henry Edward Crampton and Roy Waldo Miner 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Natural History. History annual report summaries for AMNH annual reports. Topics include new installations to AMNH from Henry Edward Crampton and exhibit halls, including the Darwin Hall, expedition summaries, research Roy Waldo Miner and publications, specimen collections and accessions. Also includes a five-page timeline of expeditions and field work from 1909-1932.
Page 21 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 157 Transcript and correspondence 1912-1934 Contains a transcript for the "Report of Proceedings of the Seventh 1 box (0.25 linear feet) relating to Henry Fairfield Osborn Annual Meeting of the American Association of Museums, Held at West Hall, American Museum of Natural History Buildings, New York City, June 4th to 7th, 1912". Also includes two letters of correspondence to Osborn from Jean Labatut and Charles Johnston which had previously been sent with printed publications.
DR 158 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1921-1975 Contains bibliography of the staff for the period between July 1, 1957 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Natural History. History various documents relating and June 30, 1958 (three copies prepared by Richard G. Van Gelder for to museum personnel and building the Council of the Scientific Staff), "A Curious and Anecdotal History of equipment the AMNH", a selected list of publications of museum staff compiled by Flo Stone in 1975, a letter to Robert Moses from Charles F. Preusse regarding the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a scrapbook of correspondence and accounts from AMNH Annual Reports regarding the expense of building equipment (1921-1929).
DR 159 Report of a Conference on circa 1944 A report consisting of the abstract of the proceedings along with a series 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Germany After the War of appendices, drawn up and assembled by a sub-committee composed mostly of New York members including Margaret Mead. The conference was called by the Joint Committee on Post-War Planning, representing the American Association of Mental Deficiency, American Branch of the International League Against Epilepsy, American Neurological Association, American Society for Research in Psychosomatic Problems and the National Committee for Mental Hygiene, Inc. It was held at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, April 29-30, May 6, 20, 21, and June 3-4, 1944.
DR 160 American Museum of The Sixtieth Anniversary 1929 The sixtieth annual report of the Trustees for the year 1928. Also 1 box (0.25 linear feet) Natural History. Endowment of the American includes three copies of the preliminary abstract from the report. Museum DR 161 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1921-1966 Administrative reports, including pension plan proposals, Historical 3 boxes (3 linear feet) Natural History. History miscellaneous Analysis of Charters, Constitution and bylaws; Ruml report (history of administrative reports Museum founding) and more including Kalbfleisch donation and Hayden Planetarium funding and future. DR 162 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1890-1925 Booklets, lecture announcements and tickets to lectures given at the 2 boxes (3.25 linear feet) Natural History. History lectures to members AMNH for members and children of members. Three sections labeled: Lectures to Children of Members; Lectures to Members; Lectures to Members Autumn, 1914. Includes additional box of loose booklets and tickets to member lectures.
Page 22 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 163 American Museum of Reports to the management board 1950, 1956 Four sets of mimeographed pamphlet reports to the management board 1 box (1 linear foot) Natural History. of the American Museum of of the AMNH. They include: The Museum and Conservation (November Natural History 30, 1950), The Museum and Natural Resources (November 2, 1950), Report on Preliminary Survey of Personnel Matters for Cultural Institutions of New York City, submitted by Joseph Schechter (September 5, 6, 7, 8 and 14, 1950), Report on the Exhibition Program by A.E. Parr (January 9, 1956). DR 164 American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1974-1975 Drafts of "A Profile of Consumer Use and Evaluation of the American 1 box (1 linear foot) Natural History. History consumer report drafts Museum of Natural History" by the National Research Center of the Arts, Inc. DR 165 OPEN CALL NUMBER DR 166 Garton, Richard I. Richard Garton correspondence 1950-53 The collection consists of 29 folders of mostly typewritten 1 box (0.25 linear feet) correspondence, some carbon copies, to and from Garton, covering the routine work of the Dept. of Education. Garton corresponded with filmmakers and producers, authors and publishers, identifying and obtaining suitable material for publication and display, and for sale to visitors. Particular topics, with one folder apiece, include a sound recording of bird calls from Africa; the nature calendar published by the AMNH and Natural history magazine; and the Letter-booklet published by Richard Bennett Talcott. There are four folders of correspondence on films: 3 arranged chronologically, 1950-1953, and one on filmstrips. There is one folder of correspondence on authors' manuscripts. The remaining 21 folders are general correspondence arranged alphabetically.
DR 167 Morris, Craig 1939-2006. Craig Morris exhibition records 1995-2004 (1999- Consists of administrative files, exhibitions executed, exhibitions 17 boxes (7.75 linear feet) 2002) 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.
DR 168 Phelps Dodge Corporation Phelps Dodge Corporation reports 1966-1967 The collection consists of two reports. Each report consists of 1 box (2 linear feet) typewritten text (some photocopies) on one side of the paper, along with individual mortgage and indenture reports, letters and other documents. The documents are bound in one leather volume for each year, with numbered tabbed dividers separating the components.
DR 169 Alexander M. White public 1952-1969 Contains papers related to public relations created by Andrew M. White, 1 box (0.25 linear feet) relations correspondence and during his term as President of the AMNH, and the Public Relations papers office. Includes press releases, speech transcripts, new personnel policy, and letters to donors. Includes correspondence between White and Ruth Norton, then Supervisor of Public Relations.
Page 23 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 170 American Museum of Division of Invertebrate Zoology approximately 1920- Division of Invertebrate Zoology correspondence. 15 boxes (15 linear feet) Natural History. Division correspondence 1970 of Invertebrate Zoology. DR 171 Curran, Charles Howard, Charles Howard Curran 1929-1959 Mostly correspondence, personal and general. 3 boxes (3 linear feet) 1894-1972. correspondence DR 172 Gertsch, Willis John, Willis John Gertsch papers 1930-1968 (bulk Papers from Gertsch's career at AMNH. Mostly correspondence, 7 boxes (7 linear feet) There is an unprocessed 1906-1998. 1930-1968) personal and general; however, the collection also includes expense collection of Gertsch's accounts, specimen work list, drawings, and expeditions. later papers in DR 191.
DR 173 Ivie, Wilton, 1907- Wilton Ivie papers 1964-1969 Collection consists of specimen lists, correspondence, locality lists for 2 boxes (1 linear foot) spiders, descriptions of specimens, field work and expedition notes, drawings, bibliographies, and a miscellaneous. research folder (papers, photographs, newspaper clippings, etc.). DR 174 Klots, Alexander Barrett, Alexander Barrett Klots 1932-1971 (bulk Mostly correspondence, personal and general. 1 box (1 linear foot) 1903-1989. correspondence 1950-1971) DR 175 McDunnough, James H. James H. (James Halliday) 1928-1951 (bulk Mostly correspondence, personal and general; includes McDunnough's 1 box (1 linear foot) (James Halliday), b. 1877. McDunnough papers 1947-1951) bound thesis.
DR 176 Miller, David C. David C. Miller correspondence 1960-1981 Mostly correspondence, personal and general. 1 box (1 linear foot) [uncontrolled] DR 177 Obraztsov, Nikolaus S., Nikolaus S. Obraztsov 1940-1970 (bulk Mostly correspondence, personal and general; much of the 1 box (1 linear foot) 1906-1966. correspondence 1949-1965) correspondence is in German and Russian. DR 178A Rindge, Frederick H. Frederick H. Rindge papers 1944-1974 (bulk Mostly correspondence, personal and general; grant proposals and 6 boxes (6 linear feet) There is a later collection 1949-1970) evaluations submitted to the National Science Foundation. of Rindge's papers. Call number DR 178b.
DR 178B Rindge, Frederick H. Frederick H. Rindge papers 1925-2001 (bulk Mostly correspondence, personal and general, includes various field 18 boxes (18 linear feet) There is an early collection 1968-2000) books, research and collection management paperwork. of Rindge's papers. Call number DR 178a.
DR 179 Rozen, Jerome George, Jerome George Rozen 1953-1976 (bulk Mostly correspondence, personal and general. 3 boxes (3 linear feet) 1928- correspondence 1960-1976) DR 180 Schuh, Joe, 1910-1981 Joe Schuh papers 1928-1982 (bulk Mostly correspondence, personal and general; includes Schuh's bound 4 boxes (3 linear feet) 1955-1981) thesis. DR 181 Wygodzinsky, Pedro W. Pedro W. Wygodzinsky papers 1948-1984 (bulk Mostly correspondence, personal and general. The collection also 7 boxes (7 linear feet) 1961-1983) includes grant proposals and evaluations, field notes, diaries, and photos. Most of the correspondence is in Spanish but some is in French, German, and Portuguese. DR 182 American Museum of Division of Invertebrate Zoology 1910-1943 Division of Invertebrate Zoology specimen accessions records. 4 boxes (3 linear feet) Natural History. Division accessions records Including records pertaining to Invertebrate Paleontology. of Invertebrate Zoology. DR 183 Haines, William A. William A. Haines papers 1879-1890 Collection consists of correspondence, accessions records, species 1 box (0.25 linear feet) lists, and a list of missing shells.
Page 24 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 184 Witthaus, R. A. (Rudolph R. A. (Rudolph August) Witthaus 1870-1902 Miscellaneous lists in books and loose lists of specimens. 1 box (0.25 linear feet) August), 1846-1915 papers
DR 185 Constable, F. A. F. A. Constable papers 1872-1924 Collection consists of loose handwritten lists of species, accessions 2 boxes (1 linear foot) records, and bound COPE collection index. DR 186 American Museum of Division of Invertebrate Zoology 1904-1996 Division of Invertebrate Zoology administrative records: Annual Reports; 9 boxes (9 linear feet) Natural History. Division administrative records Background/History; Collections/Accessions; Correspondence; Species of Invertebrate Zoology. lists; Guest signature book; Equipment/Maintenance/Repairs; Finances/Budgets; Cross-Reference Index Cards; Loan of Specimens from AMNH to Other Institutions; Memoranda; Micropaleontology Press; Personnel Appointments; Senate (Council) of the Scientific Staff Files; Search Committee Files; Review Committee Files; Biography/Background for Judith E. Winston.
DR 187 Stunkard, Horace W. Horace W. (Horace Wesley) 1919-1984 Collection consists mostly of correspondence, personal and general. 2 boxes (2 linear feet) (Horace Wesley), 1889- Stunkard papers There is also a set of publication reprints. 1989. DR 188 Van Name, Willard Gibbs, Willard Gibbs Van Name papers 1915-1955 Science/Research files; conservation files; and correspondence. 1 box (0.5 linear feet) 1872-1959. DR 189 American Museum of Vema expeditions papers 1955-1969 Collection consists of: Research proposals; collections schedules and 1 box (1 linear foot) Natural History. Division expenses; ship logs; collection progress reports; specimen lists; of Invertebrate Zoology. miscellaneous scientists research reports; correspondence. DR 190 American Museum of Arachnid specimen Index 1902-1948 Handwritten log sheets of gathered specimens, detailing collection 3 boxes (3 linear feet) Natural History. Division locality and collector etcetera. Collecting seems to have been done by of Invertebrate Zoology. individuals from various institutions including AMNH, Cornell, New York State Museum among others. DR 191 Gertsch, Willis John, Willis John Gertsch papers 1969-1982 Papers from after Gertsch's retirement from AMNH. Includes 6 boxes (6 linear feet) There is an early collection 1906-1998. correspondence, personal and general; specimen work list; drawings for of Gertsch papers from his publications; manuscripts both published and unpublished; expedition career at AMNH. Call and travel files. number DR 172.
DR 192 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium papers 1927-1988 Archives from the former Richard S. Perkin Library, Hayden 100 boxes (50 linear feet) Planetarium. Includes administrative records, staff papers, programs and correspondence. Collections of staff papers from Robert R. Coles, Joseph Miles Chamberlain, Frank H. Forrester, James S. Pickering, Thomas D. Nicholson, Franklyn M. Branley, Kenneth L. Franklin, Mark R. Chartrand and Allen Seltzer. DR 193 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium's collection of undated Collection of printed ephemera from various planetaria around the 17 boxes (8.5 linear feet) Planetaria ephemera world, including Hayden Planetarium. Also includes material from manufacturers of planetarium star shows, such as Zeiss and Spitz. Ephemera includes brochures, pamphlets, and booklets among other material.
Page 25 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR 194 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium Interplanetary 1949-2011 (bulk This particular collection refers to a promotional strategy implemented 4 boxes (1 linear foot) Reservations 1949-1953) 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 collection contains hundreds of letters from people, sent between 1950-1953, residing within the United States as well as internationally. Countries present in the collection include: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Cuba, Cyprus, Denmark, England, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Uruguay, Wales, and Yugoslavia. There is also a folder that contains letters with unidentifiable origins. Another folder contains reservations from the Rochester Public Library’s “The Universe Unlimited Science Fiction Book Club”. This collection also contains other printed materials related to the Hayden Planetarium. Materials include the Planetarium Annual report from 1949-1950, an original “Time Schedule” card which was sent to those who wrote the planetarium, and also a list of media outlets listed in the letters.
Administrative American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1864-1905 66 boxes (33 linear feet) Files Natural History. History Administrative Files Central American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1890s-1970s Materials classified by various subjects on index cards. Record of full 849 boxes (424 linear Archives Natural History. History Central Archives classification scheme has not been found. Digital database of cards feet); 1 photograph; 6 avialable in the Museum but not online. negatives Letterpress American Museum of American Museum of Natural 1866-1905 30 boxes (18 linear feet) Copybooks Natural History. History Letterpress Copybooks Library American Museum of Research Library Accession 1873-1979 (bulk 17 bound volumes (24 Accession Natural History. Research Books 1883-1961) linear feet) Books Library. 7th floor HAYDEN DR-H 01 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium circa 1990s Assorted magazines, maps, and binders with press materials. 4 boxes and 1 oversize miscellaneous materials folder (6 linear feet) DR-H 02 American Museum of AMNH Hayden planetarium press circa 1970s-1980s Memoranda, photographs, public relations information and 1 box (1 linear foot) More public relations Natural History. releases and public relations correspondence. Press releases for the following temporary exhibitions: materials for Hayden papers "Black Wings: The American Black in Aviation" (1983), "The Planets" Planetarium exhibitions (1980), Sonja Eisenberg's "New Horizons" (1980), "Cosmic Art" (1979) can be found in the AMNH and "Images of Earth from Space" (1979). Press information for the Hall Special Collections, DR-H of the Sun opening (1976) and astronomical events such as Halley's 20. Comet and those affecting the moon and the planets.
Page 26 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR-H 03 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium The Sky 1947-1958 Contains many issues of The Sky Reporter, the official monthly bulletin 1 box (1 linear foot) Reporter collection of the Hayden Planetarium. Also includes mimeo sheets of The Sky Reporter, Volume I, No. 1, November 1947 to Volume II, No. 8, June 1948 (handwritten notation indicating that some volumes are missing).
DR-H 04 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium publications 1993-1995 Various publications, some in German and Spanish, relating to 1 box (1 linear foot) relating to astronomy astronomy.
DR-H 05 Pilot Charts from Department of 1962-1982 Pilot charts by month, mostly depicting North America. 1 box (2 linear feet) the Navy Oceanographic Office DR-H 06 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium charts, undated Posters, moon charts, prints, blueprints, maps. 1 box (2 linear feet) blueprints and posters DR-H 07 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium business undated Contains a variety of files, apparently taken directly from a file cabinet, 18 boxes (21 linear feet) operations files and with a general topic of financial. DR-H 08 United States. National NASA Press Kit undated Various public relations materials from NASA. 4 boxes (2 linear feet) Aeronautics and Space Administration. DR-H 09 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium Zeiss undated Blueprints and a box containing additional blueprints for the Zeiss 3 linear feet Additional materials for projector materials projector, as well as materials relating to the Hayden Planetarium. Zeiss projector can be found in DR-H 24. DR-H 10 NASA publications and undated Various NASA publications along with other materials. 1 box (1 linear foot) miscellaneous materials DR-H 11 United States. National NASA Apollo 11 documents and 1969-1970 Collection includes: Lunar Orbiter photographic data, Apollo Mission 1 box (0.5 linear feet) Aeronautics and Space printed material photography indexes, Apollo 11 lunar landing mission press kit, Apollo Administration. 11 photographic catalogue, Apollo 11 lunar photography with correspondence, 2 posters, and 2 copies of promotional Log of Apollo 11. DR-H 12 Periodicals relating to 1969-1981 Various periodicals relating to famous astronomical events such as the 2 boxes (4 linear feet) astronomical events moon landing and the Viking robot landing on Mars. Some of the periodicals include Time magazine and the New York Times.
DR-H 13 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium materials and undated Academic materials, bulletins, journals, correspondence, summary of 2 boxes (2 linear feet) scientific publications annual reports, geological related miscellanea, moon maps, newspaper, various published materials. DR-H 14 Nicholson, Thomas D. Thomas Nicholson astronomy undated Various academic papers and periodicals concerning astronomy that 2 boxes (2 linear feet) papers were compiled and annotated by Thomas Nicholson. DR-H 15 Chartrand, Mark R. Mark Chartrand correspondence 1978-1980 Chronological, alphabetized correspondence pertaining to and written by 6 boxes (6 linear feet) Mark R. Chartrand. DR-H 16 Franklin, Kenneth L. Kenneth Franklin papers and other circa 1960s-1970s Mostly consists of Kenneth Franklin's assorted binders and papers, 7 boxes (7 linear feet) materials relating to Leon Gold scientific research and reports. Also includes correspondence, lecture calendars and articles. Other materials include bibliographies, Leon Gold materials, various annotations presumably by Leon Gold, star finder, various publications, reports on radio astronomy and Jupiter and notes made at the Kalbfleisch Research Station.
Page 27 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR-H 17 Tyson, Neil deGrasse. Neil deGrasse Tyson papers undated Various papers from Neil deGrasse Tyson. 2 boxes (2 linear feet) DR-H 18 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium new building circa 1990s Pictures, documents, and illustrations that show the design for the new 1 box (0.5 linear feet) visual records building. DR-H 19 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium project circa 1990s Includes various documents including paper, pamphlets and web print- 1 box (0.5 linear feet) related documents outs relating to terabyte archiving, Digital Sky project, animation storyboards for planet passages, work plans for visual archives, and other supporting materials. DR-H 20 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium Exhibits circa 1990s Various pamphlets and public relations materials for Hayden 7 boxes (3.5 linear feet) More public relations press materials Planetarium. materials for Hayden Planetarium exhibitions can be found in the AMNH Special Collections, DR-H 02. DR-H 21 Rose Center for Earth and Neil deGrasse Tyson documents early 2000s Includes letterhead, Future of Aerospace Industry related documents 5 boxes (5 linear feet) Space. on U.S. space exploration policies and binders, Aerospace Commission minutes, documents on and other related policies commercialization of space (Commission on Moon, Mars, and Beyond), Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry, and documents on U.S. Space Exploration Policy.
DR-H 22 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium office files 1980-1997 Inter-office communications, correspondences, and other files dealing 3 boxes (3 linear feet) with the programs and other daily work of the Hayden Planetarium.
DR-H 23 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium Annual 1991-1999 Annual reports and press releases from public affairs. 1 box (1 linear foot) Reports DR-H 24 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium Zeiss 1955-1970 Photographs, papers regarding Zeiss, blueprints, correspondence, 2 boxes (2 linear feet) Additional materials for Projector visual materials Blueprints for Zeiss projector. Includes three manuals. Zeiss projector can be found in DR-H 09. DR-H 25 Documents on Visible Stars 1964-1965 Booklets from U.S. Atomic energy Commission, aeronautic charts, and 1 box (3 linear feet) other charts having to do with visible stars. DR-H 26 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium office undated Contains a variety of unprocessed office materials including calendars, 7 boxes (10 linear feet) materials memos, and research statistics. Includes some of the following: yearly calendars, memos, research applications, research statistics, invoices, correspondence, lectures, bills and receipts.
DR-H 27 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium files for the 1977-1989 Correspondence, receipts, administrative files dealing with the New 1 box (1.5 linear feet) New York State Council on the York State Council on the Arts. Arts DR-H 28 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium department undated Unprocessed materials, all relating to the daily workflow of the Hayden 13 boxes (21 linear feet) files Planetarium. Contains employment records, and other records pertaining to the daily work of Hayden Planetarium. DR-H 29 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium 1956-1999 Planetarium floor plans, exhibit materials, academic materials, assorted 5 boxes (5 linear feet) documentation on shows and information on planetarium, scripts for various Hayden shows, press exhibitions materials for exhibitions. One box specifically for the Hall of the Universe 1998-1999.
Page 28 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR-H 30 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium financial 1985-1994 Financial receipts, records of expenses of exhibits and other 2 boxes (4 linear feet) records acquisitions, and other financial information for the Hayden Planetarium from 1985 to 1994. DR-H 31 Photographs of astronomical late 1800s-1967 Photographs of telescopes, observatories, antennas and other 7 boxes (10.5 linear feet) equipment, astronomical events, astronomical equipment as well as drawings of solar events, star maps, and outer space and photographs of nebulae and galaxies. NASA photos and press kit for Surveyor and Lunar Orbiter also included. DR-H 32 Documents and photographs circa 1948-2000 Files and photographs relating to astronomical events such as the 6 boxes (9 linear feet) relating to space missions and Apollo missions. Slides of the planetarium also included, as well as astrological events several cardboard backed photos. DR-H 33 Hayden Planetarium press January 1984- Copied articles and publications relating to the Hayden Planetarium and 1 box (0.5 linear feet) clippings collected by Lynne March 1986 astronomical events. Collected in two binders: January 1984 through Azarchi June 1985 and July 1985 through March 1986.
DR-H 34 Rose Center project planning 1993-2000 Rose Center information, blueprints with notes from Tyson, staff budget 2 boxes (3 linear feet) documents annotated by Neil information, correspondence pertaining to the Rose Center, documents deGrasse Tyson regarding project planning for Rose Center. DR-H 35 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium 1981-1993 Correspondence, personnel information, financial records, and exhibit 4 boxes (12 linear feet) correspondence and other information from 1981 to 1993. materials DR-H 36 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium slides, undated Video cassette, slides, negatives, film, photographs, miscellaneous 3 boxes (7 linear feet) photographs, and documents papers, all mostly dealing with exhibits. Also contains a plaque. relating to exhibits DR-H 37 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium office files 1975-1998 Office files including staff memos, complaints, letters of 4 boxes (10.5 linear feet) recommendation for employees, employment inquiries, personnel records, publicity information, conference information, shipping information, and sky shows. DR-H 38 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium Dennis late 1990s Articles, reviews, grants, mission statements, slides, periodicals, for a 1 box (3 linear feet) Project documents for NASA project with NASA. DR-H 39 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium 1982 Correspondence for internal workings of the Hayden Planetarium in 1 box (3 linear feet) correspondence 1982. DR-H 40 Tyson, Neil deGrasse. Neil deGrasse Tyson office papers 1998-2007 Documents on Phipps Board Meeting, office related information, 7 boxes (7 linear feet) documents for NASA Advisory Council, news articles bound personally by Neil deGrasse Tyson, scientific books, payroll information, correspondence, proposals for supercomputing. DR-H 41 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium artwork and undated Various kinds of artwork, and information bearing objects that deal with 7 boxes (9 linear feet) exhibit materials Hayden Planetarium exhibits. Includes hand-drawn illustrations, photographs, mounted exhibit boards, transparencies and sketches.
DR-H 42 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium airbrush undated Airbrush and airbrush materials, ellipsograph, binders, convention 1 box (3 linear feet) accessories and business records materials, budget tables, folders labeled "planetarium business".
DR-H 43 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium photographic 1980-2001 Slides for Measuring Time, Exploring Space exhibition and Perkin 1 box (0.25 linear foot) material for exhibitions and Library Slides concerning celestial objects. Includes black and white Perkins Library prints and paper documents.
Page 29 of 30 Call Number Creator Title Dates Summary Physical Description Related Archival DR-H 44 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium show kits circa 1990s Show kits and storyboards in binders. Each binder contains a different 2 boxes (4 linear feet) Photographic slides from exhibit. Shows include: Apollo 11 25th anniversary, Cosmic Mind these show kits in AV-H Bogglers 1995, Seven Windows to the Universe, Frontiers, Amazing 04. Worlds of Weather, Robots in Space, Violent Universe, City of Stars, Solar Sails. DR-H 45 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium oversized undated Large folders with prints on them. 3 boxes (3 linear feet) materials DR-H 46 Hayden Planetarium. Hayden Planetarium artwork for undated Original artwork, diagrams and pictures depicting outer space and other 58 boxes (31.5 linear feet) shows and exhibits various topics.
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