Department of Meteorites records 1931.

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Nininger, Harvey Harlow, 1887-. Department of Meteorites records 1931.

Department of Meteorites records 1931.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/69018517

The collection consists of files of Harvey H. Nininger, Curator of Meteorites at the Denver Museum of Natural History (now the Denver Museum of Nature & Science), as well as 1,164 images, most taken by Nininger. The contents of the 20 file folders, contained in one 5 x 15.5 x 10-inch box, include correspondence in 1931 between Nininger and various individuals and organizations regarding possible meteor sightings, meteorite samples and searches for evidence of known meteorite occurrences. Some letters also discuss possible purchases of meteoritic material. The letters, both typewritten and handwritten, come from Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Idaho, Iowa, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Arizona, Wyoming, Ohio, Texas, California, Pennsylvania, and Washington as well as various parts of Canada. Most of the images were taken by Nininger, though some were taken by his wife, Addie. The images, all nitrate negatives, show U.S. and other landscapes (including some aerial images), animals, people, fieldwork sites, specimens in transit and at their collection sites, experiments and other items and locations.

1 box.

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