Papers, 1895-1955, 1942-1955 (bulk)

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Papers, 1895-1955, 1942-1955 (bulk)

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Material includes biographical and genealogical information, and official and general correspondence pertaining to his work with the New York Academy of Sciences; abstracts and other material relating to some conferences sponsored by the Academy, 1942-1947; and minutes of the Conference Organization and Publications Committee, material concerning the Building and Sustaining Fund, and the Committee on Development and Expansion, and the Rules Committee. Of special interest are the professional and personal papers of Dr. Miner representing his work at the American Museum of Natural History, his association with the New York Academy of Sciences, and his interest in his family history. These include scrapbooks, travel diaries including one covering a trip he made for the Porto Rico Survey with Franz Boas, and lantern slides recording his construction of three important permanent exhibits in the Museum, the Rotifer Group, the Bahamian Coral Reef Group, and the Tongareva Pearl Divers Group. Also, newspaper scrapbooks of events relating to Museum personnel; and historical slides of people and places in New York including some of etchings of early Academy members, early homes of the Academy, and early churches, homes, and historical buildings. Miner's personal papers date from 1895-1919.

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New York Academy of Sciences

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The New York Academy of Sciences was established in 1817 as the Lyceum of Natural History. It provided a forum for scientific research; it maintained a library, natural history specimens, and published scientific papers. The Academy sponsors conferences, continues to publish scientific articles specializing in medicine and other biological subjects. ...

Boas, Franz, 1858-1942

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Born in Minden, Germany, on July 8, 1858, the anthropologist Franz Boas was the son of the merchant Meier Boas and his wife, Sophie Meyer. Raised in the radical and tradition of German Judaism, Franz's youth was steeped in politically liberal beliefs and a largely secular outlook that he carried with him from university through his emigration to the United States. At the universities of Heidelberg and Bonn, Boas studied physics and geography before completin...

American Museum of Natural History

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The American Museum of Natural History was founded in 1869 to be of service to the city's public schools, advance scientific research in natural history, and to exhibit natural history objects for casual visitors. From the description of Administrative files, 1869-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155513508 Museum exhibition displayed in the Museum's showcase in 1975. From the description of Cans from pressured city exhibition photographs, 1975. (Unknown). Wor...

New York Academy of Sciences. Committee on Development and Expansion.

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New York Academy of Sciences. Building and Sustaining Fund.

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New York Academy of Sciences. Rules Committee.

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Miner family.

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Miner, Roy Waldo, 1875-1955

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Marine biologist. Miner was a member of the New York Academy of Sciences from 1905 until his death and held several official titles including president. From the description of Papers, 1895-1955, 1942-1955 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155493024 ...

Biological Survey of Puerto Rico Expedition (1914-1915)

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