107. Engelhardt, G.P., 1916 - 1933
Scope and Contents
Principal respondent: Engelhardt, George P. Correspondence regarding disposal of Natural Science collections; retirement; with Delia Akeley regarding films and expeditions; installations; work progress; expedition to Southwest; removal of materials under stoop; staff cuts and appointments; proposal for Greenland expedition, C. Laden; habitat groups; expedition to LaJolla, California. Correspondence with and regarding Herbert Tschudy (1916-22), including regarding exhibition of F. Mura and Tschudy works, Art Alliance of Philadelphia; habitat backgrounds; expedition to Yellowstone; planned natural phenomenon group (including sketches). Correspondence regarding objects, including return of loans from F. Braun, A.H. Thayer, G.E. Ashby, C. Schaeffer, A.H. Helme; transfer of collections; J. Ruskin mineral collection; Long Island Historical Society loan; sale of whaling material; offer of Akeley material from American Museum of Natural History; loan of Neumogen Collection; W.W. Bennett scrimshaw collection.
Dates
- 1916 - 1933
Creator
Extent
From the Series: 15.416 Linear Feet (37 document boxes (DB))
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Brooklyn Museum Archives Repository