Arminta Neal papers 1940-1995.

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Arminta Neal papers 1940-1995.

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This large collection (three folders, 1 binder, twenty 12.5 x 15.5 x 10-inch boxes, seventeen 5 x 15 x 10-inch boxes and nine 2.2 x 15.5 x 10-inch boxes) consists of the papers, notes, research notes, sketches, photos and personal and professional correspondence of Arminta Neal, exhibit designer for the Denver Museum of Natural History (now the Denver Museum of Nature & Science). Dates on the materials span her years of employment at the museum (1950-1982) and extend beyond them, to 1995. The papers include notes on specific exhibits for the DMNS; papers and publications relating to the exhibits, including Pueblo pottery, North American mammals, and exhibit planning; outlines for handbooks; "Clearing House for Western Museums"; notes for various projects, including the UNESCO Nigeria project; AAM and AASLH committee meetings and publications; floor plans of and correspondence with various museums around the country and workshop notes from various locations. The collection also includes such personal items as her honorable discharge from the armed services and medals and awards from various organizations. The collection also contains copies of her publications and correspondence with the Pruett press regarding the publication of her book, Help! For the Small Museums: A Handbook of Exhibit Ideas and Methods. Both books can be found in the collection of the Alfred M. Bailey Library & Archives at DMNS.

51 boxes

Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Alfred M. Bailey Library

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Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Alfred M. Bailey Library

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Denver Museum of Natural History

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Most of these records were transferred to the Archives from the Building Maintenance Department, although some later records come from the Exhibits Department. In 1996, the records were rehoused in chronological order and catalogued on Data Trek, the in-house library system, as well as on ARGUS, the Museum collections system. Among the architects who designed substantial portions of the present building are Frederick Junius Sterner, George Hebard Williamson, Roland L. Linder, and Stearns-Roger A...

Haglund, Kristine

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Neal, Arminta

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Arminta Pearl "Skip" Neal was an influential exhibits designer and assistant director of the Denver Museum of Natural History (DMNH), now the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. With the needs of the museum visitor always in mind, Neal designed, produced and supervised most of the exhibits created between her hiring by the museum in 1950 and her retirement in 1982. Neal was born on August 12, 1921, in El Paso, Texas. Her family moved to southern California in 1923, and after what she describe...