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Albert Eide Parr Papers
The collection consists of administrative correspondence and papers, copies of Parr's publications, notebooks and receipts from some of Parr's travels, and books collected by Parr. The bulk of the material is typewritten (some carbon copies) and printed matter, with some handwritten notes. Group P371 contains three handwritten notebooks detailing Parr's expenses during journeys in 1932, 1935 and 1955, as well as two envelopes of receipts, maps, ticket stubs and other travel related items. There is also a copy of: Confidential report and recommendations from the Director, issued in 1944. Group P372 contains miscellaneous administrative correspondence, with clippings and photocopies compiled by the AMNH Office of Public Affairs. Group P373 consists of copies of Parr's publications, 1942 to 1973. Group P374 consists of one box of administrative papers. Group P375 consists of an accretion of papers dated 1933-1966 and includes material relating to Sargassum, renderings of the Biology of Man exhibit which opened at the AMNH in March of 1960, and miscellaneous publications.
Life on Display
Rich with archival detail and compelling characters, Life on Display uses the history of biological exhibitions to analyze museums’ shifting roles in twentieth-century American science and society. Karen A. Rader and Victoria E. M. Cain chronicle profound changes in these exhibitions—and the institutions that housed them—between 1910 and 1990, ultimately offering new perspectives on the history of museums, science, and science education. Rader and Cain explain why science and natural history museums began to welcome new audiences between the 1900s and the 1920s and chronicle the turmoil that resulted from the introduction of new kinds of biological displays. They describe how these dis...
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Annual Report - American Museum of Natural History
Includes list of members.
