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107. Engelhardt, G.P., 1916 - 1933

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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

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