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Isabel P. Reagh Composition Book
Collection
Identifier: A2024-05-01
Content Description
This collection consists of one bound volume of 20 short (1-5 page) handwritten essays by Isabel P. Reagh and three loose documents that were stored in the back of the notebook. The loose documents include an additional short essay, a full-length essay, and a book list. Compositions include reading and lecture responses, personal stories and reflections, creative writing exercises, and history essays. The materials were created by Reagh during 9th and 10th grade at Girls' High School in...
Dates:
1897 - 1898
Found in:
Museum of Science, Boston Archives
John Burroughs Manuscripts
Collection
Identifier: A2022-11-01
Content Description
This collection includes two sets of manuscripts that are handwritten in pencil on scrap paper by John Burroughs. Each set of pages also includes an envelope with deposition and contextual information. The first manuscript is 6 pages of "Loitering with Nature" (1907), including his signature on the last page. The second manuscript is 10 pages consisting of fragments of two essays, the famous "Real and Sham Natural History" (1903) and "Hit or Miss Methods of Nature" (1911). There is a...
Dates:
1903-1911
Found in:
Museum of Science, Boston Archives
Linnaean Society of New England Records
Collection
Identifier: A2021-09-01
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1814-1830
Found in:
Museum of Science, Boston Archives
Louis Alphonse de Brebisson Grasshopper Drawings
Collection
Identifier: A2023-03-01
Content Description
A collection of grasshopper illustrations done by Louis Alphonse de Brebisson in about 1834. These illustrations come from the Scudder estate, 1941.
Dates:
1834
Found in:
Museum of Science, Boston Archives
Massachusetts State Ornithologist Bulletins
Collection
Identifier: A2022-18-01
Content Description
This collection contains bulletins written by Edward H. Forbush for the Massachusetts Department of Agriculture in his position as Massachusetts State Ornithologist. The bulletins, grouped by year from 1918-1927, include information on weather and bird sightings, questions and answers, and other pertinent information to Massachusetts birders.
Dates:
1918 - 1927
Found in:
Museum of Science, Boston Archives
Ramesses the Great Exhibition Records
Collection
Identifier: A2023-01-01
Content Description
The Ramesses the Great Collection has over ten years of materials relating to the Ramesses exhibition. The collection contains plans regarding the exhibition at different stages, correspondence, and promotional and marketing materials.
Dates:
1981 - 1992; Majority of material found within 1987 - 1988
Found in:
Museum of Science, Boston Archives
Science Theater Department Records
Collection
Identifier: A2023-05-01
Content Description
This collection contains records of theater plays, administration, and programs of the Science Theater Department. Play Materials contain scripts, correspondence with writers, photographic material, CDs, and one floppy disk. Administrative Materials contains performance evaluations along with other text materials, Insights newsletters, architectural plans, and photographic material. The programs series contains publicity materials, demonstration records, and other texts. Some exhibit...
Dates:
1985 - 2005
Found in:
Museum of Science, Boston Archives
Soviet Space Exhibition Records
Collection
Identifier: A2024-02-01
Content Description
The records in this collection document the creation, planning, funding, and implementation of the Soviet Space exhibition. Materials include correspondence, financial and legal documents, plans and drafts, and promotional and marketing materials. Photographic materials include photographs and contact sheets from Museum staff's scouting trips to Moscow, and color slides and prints of Museum displays and artifacts. The exhibition was a collaboration between the Museum of Science, Glavkosmos...
Dates:
1986 - 2011; Majority of material found within 1989 - 1990
Found in:
Museum of Science, Boston Archives
Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination Exhibition Records
Collection
Identifier: A2023-07-01
Scope and Contents
The Star Wars Exhibit Records has over 16 years of materials relating to the Star Wars exhibition. The collection contains plans regarding the exhibition at different stages, correspondence, and promotional and marketing materials.
Dates:
1998 - 2014; Majority of material found within 2003 - 2011
Found in:
Museum of Science, Boston Archives
The Stars Differ Manuscript
Collection
Identifier: A2022-15-01
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one manuscript entitled "The Stars Differ", containing an overview of numerous Central American countries including Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, along with descriptions of the history, flora, and fauna of the regions. The manuscript is undated and has no author listed, but the first page indicates that it was proofread by Dr. Wilson Popenoe, Arthur A. Pollan, and Dr. Archie F. Carr. As these three contributors were active in...
Dates:
circa 1940s - 1950s (Exact creation date unclear)
Found in:
Museum of Science, Boston Archives
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