Pratt Museum of Natural History. Records 1866-2000

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Pratt Museum of Natural History. Records 1866-2000

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Reports, correspondence, clippings, photographs, field notebooks and catalogues related to the various natural history collections formerly held in the Pratt Museum, as well as expeditionary field work undertaken to develop those collections. Also includes some records of the Amherst College department of Geology.

11 archive boxes, 1 half archives box, 1 records storage box, 1 oversize flat file; (7 linear ft.)

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6321553

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