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Boston Society of Natural History (1830–1948)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1830 - 1948

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

Boston Society of Natural History Administration Records

 Collection
Identifier: A2021-03-01
Dates: Majority of material found within 1830-1937

Boston Society of Natural History Collection Records

 Collection
Identifier: A2021-05-01
Dates: Majority of material found within 1830-1937

Boston Society of Natural History Education Records

 Collection
Identifier: A2021-07-01
Dates: Majority of material found within 1830-1937

Boston Society of Natural History Library Records

 Collection
Identifier: A2021-06-01
Dates: Majority of material found within 1830-1937

Boston Society of Natural History Membership Records

 Collection
Identifier: A2021-04-01
Dates: Majority of material found within 1830-1937

Charles Hayden Planetarium Records

 Collection
Identifier: A2018-02-01
Content Description These records document the planning, funding, construction, and operation of the Charles Hayden Planetarium and related projects overseen by the Planetarium Department. Topics with significant coverage in these records include: the construction and renovation of the Planetarium building; the construction, installation, and maintenance of the Korkosz projector; and the planning, scripting, implementation, and marketing of Planetarium shows. Types of materials include: show scripts,...
Dates: 1934 - 2019

H. Bradford Washburn, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: A2018-01-01
Scope and Contents

This collection documents the professional life of Bradford Washburn: his work at the Museum of Science and his mountaineering work, including climbing, cartography, and photography. It includes correspondence, meeting records, manuscript material, published works, maps, photographs, and audiovisual material. More detailed Scope and Content information can be found within the series and subseries listings.

Dates: 1900-2014; Majority of material found within 1940-1980

Linnaean Society of New England Records

 Collection
Identifier: A2021-09-01
Dates: Majority of material found within 1814-1830

Additional filters:

Subject
Audiotapes 2
Correspondence 2
Education -- Museums 2
Fund raising -- United States 2
Museum buildings 2
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Museums -- Accounting 2
Museums -- Administration 2
Museums -- Marketing 2
Museums -- Planning 2
Museums -- Public relations 2
Photographs 2
Planetariums 2
Sound recordings 2
Video tapes 2
Aerial photographs 1
Aerial surveys 1
Alaska -- Discovery and exploration 1
Alaska -- Maps 1
Amne Machin Mountains 1
Annual reports 1
Art and science 1
Astronomy 1
Astronomy -- History 1
Boston (Mass.) -- Politics and government 1
Cartography 1
Cosmology 1
Diaries 1
Floor plans 1
Impostors and imposture -- Alaska -- Denali, Mount -- History -- 20th century 1
Lectures and lecturing 1
Logbooks 1
Lunar eclipses 1
Maps 1
Membership 1
Motion picture film 1
Mountaineering -- Alaska -- Denali, Mount. 1
Mountaineering -- Alps 1
Mountaineering -- Arizona -- Grand Canyon 1
Mountaineering -- Canada 1
Mountaineering -- Everest, Mount (China and Nepal) 1
Mountains -- Yukon 1
Museum architecture 1
Museum directors 1
Museum exhibits 1
Museum finance 1
Museum outreach programs 1
Museum theater 1
Museum trustees 1
Museum visitors 1
Museums 1
Museums -- Educational aspects 1
Museums -- Employees 1
Museums -- Management 1
Museums -- Political aspects -- United States 1
Museums and people with disabilities 1
Natural history museum directors 1
Natural history museum trustees 1
Natural history museums -- Employees 1
Painting 1
Photography 1
Photography -- Negatives 1
Portable planetariums 1
Projectors 1
Scientific expeditions 1
Slides (Photography) 1
Solar eclipses 1
Space 1
Space sciences 1
Speeches, addresses, etc., American 1
The Colby Room (Exhibition) 1
Theater of Electricity (Exhibition) 1
United States -- New Hampshire -- Squam Lake 1
United States -- New Hampshire -- Squam Mountains 1
Walker Prize 1
Washburn Award 1
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