Buffalo Museum of Science negative collection, ca. 1909- [ongoing]. 1909-

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Buffalo Museum of Science negative collection, ca. 1909- [ongoing]. 1909-

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The negative collection consists of images relating to the Buffalo Museum of Science and its activities, exhibits (long term, temporary and traveling) and curatorial department collections in anthropology, botany, geology and zoology. The anthropological negatives include significant numbers of images on Africa, Asia, Oceania, a worldwide money collection and a collection of European Lace. Other areas are represented in lesser proportion and include the Americas (including Mississipian pottery), South East Asia, Japan, Tibet, and Europe. The collection also contains images relating to the educational classes and programs of the adult and junior education departments that later combined to become the current Education Department, the Allegany School in the Forest/ Allegany School of Natural History, Allegany State Park from opening day 1921 to the 1940's and Tifft Nature Preserve, a satellite site of the Buffalo Museum of Science.

41,419 negatives ; 25 linear feet.

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Buffalo museum of science

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The Allegany School, formed in 1927, was operated by the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences in cooperation with the New York State Museum and the Allegany State Park Commission, and in affiliation with the University of Buffalo. From the description of Buffalo Museum of Science. Archives, 1861-1981. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155444608 ...

Tifft Nature Preserve.

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