American Museum of Natural History Centennial Celebration papers, 1964-1972.

ArchivalResource

American Museum of Natural History Centennial Celebration papers, 1964-1972.

Papers related to the American Museum of Natural History's Centennial Celebration, held April 9, 1969: development, research, financial records and correspondence, press kits, convocation materials, and files of Gardner Stout, President of the Museum at the time of the Centennial Celebration. Also includes entries for the "Windows on the World" essay contest submitted by elementary and college students.

15 photographs.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8177634

Related Entities

There are 2 Entities related to this resource.

American Museum of Natural History

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6r31qn8 (corporateBody)

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...

Stout, Gardner D.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6319tdt (person)

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...