Departmental administrative records, 1873-1978.

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Departmental administrative records, 1873-1978.

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Records consist of requisitions for supplies, listings and receipts of specimens borrowed, loaned and returned, 1903-1909; annual reports of the department, 1873-1976; minutes of staff meetings, 1910-1941; and records relating to personnel matters, general Museum matters, development plans, finances and budgets, expedition and some biographical sketches. Other records refer to public oriented publications, various committees, equipment used in the field and laboratory, and other papers pertaining to day-to-day operations of the department. Some records refer to shipments of fossils received from the field and sent to institutions. Records emanating from the chairmanship of Bobb Schaeffer (1966-1978) include historical reviews of the department and fossil fishes, and budget and special fund records, especially the Frick Endowment Fund. Correspondence discusses relationship between Frick Laboratory headed by Childs Frick and the Museum, and documentation of Frick Collection. Biographical information provided for curators and supporting scientific staff.

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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American Museum of Natural History. Dept. of Vertebrate Paleontology.

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Collecting area: Records relating to the Department of Vertebrate Paleontology's activities in the field and laboratory. From the description of Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155512262 ...

American Museum of Natural History

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Frick Laboratory of Vertebrate Paleontology (New York, N.Y.)

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Frick, Childs, 1883-1965

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Schaeffer, Bobb, 1913-2004

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