Papers, 1963-1971 (bulk 1968-1971).

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Papers, 1963-1971 (bulk 1968-1971).

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The collection consists of ten folders of administrative papers, letters, memos, newspaper clippings and articles (mostly photocopies), and other printed matter, much of it concerning new permanent exhibit halls opened during Stout's term as president: the John Lindsley Hall of Earth History; Man in Africa; and the Hall of Ocean Life. Most of the documents are typewritten, although there are handwritten internal memos and letters from the public.

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American Museum of Natural History

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American Museum of Natural History. Dept. of Education.

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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...

Chamberlain, Joseph Miles

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Joseph M. Chamberlain was an educator, curator and planetarium/museum director. He was assistant curator 1952- and astronomer 1953-1968 at the American Museum of Natural History-Hayden Planetarium; and assistant director of the AMNH 1966-1968, under director James A. Oliver. Chamberlain graduated from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy with a B.A. in nautical science and served as a navigator in the U.S. Navy, 1945-1946. He earned a doctorate in educational administration ...

Nicholson, Thomas D.

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Thomas Dominic Nicholson was with the American Museum of Natural History for 35 years, rising from planetarium lecturer, 1952-1953, to museum director, 1969-1989. With a background in the merchant marine and service in World War II, Nicholson earned degrees in astronomy while teaching navigation and astronomy. He became a lecturer at the Hayden Planetarium, was made associate astronomer in 1954, then director. In 1969, Nicholson was appointed director of the AMNH, follow...

Queeny, Edgar M. (Edgar Monsanto), 1897-1968

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President, Monsanto Company, 1928-1943; Chairman, Monsanto Company, 1943-1960; Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.), Board of Trustees, 1939-1968; Chairman, Barnes Hospital (Saint Louis, Mo.), Board of Trustees, 1961-1968. From the description of Notes relevant to the falsities in report of the Dean, 1958-1963, 1964. 1964. (Washington University in St. Louis). WorldCat record id: 28392288 ...

Gibson, C. D'W.

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Stout, Gardner D.

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Gardner S. Stout was a banker and amateur ornithologist who was a trustee, 1959-1964, and president, 1968-1975, of the American Museum of Natural History. Stout worked as an investment banker until his retirement in 1968, when he took the unpaid post of AMNH president. He also served as secretary (1964-1967), and vice president (1967-1968), and was a field associate in ornithology. Stout was chairman of the executive committee of the National Audubon Society from 1946 to...