Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Exhibits Department
Organization
Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:
ANSP Diorama Machette of Serengeti, 1920s
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-2012-032-Artifact
Dates:
1920s
ANSP Diorama Machette of Water Buffalo, 1920s
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-2012-031-Artifact
Dates:
1920s
ANSP Exhibits Committee Records
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0256
Scope and Contents
Committee reports were preserved for 1938 and 1939 when Stephen Thomas was Secretary and H. T. Green acting Secretary. A few of the papers relate to museum habitat groups and display of minerals. Also included are photographs of exhibits of specimens and other materials created by the Academy on display at Gimbel's and Wanamaker's department stores.Records assembled with the inclusive dates of 1868-1940 which carry the names of W. S. W. Ruschenberger, E. J. Nolan, and Wharton...
Dates:
1868-1946
Dedication Key for New Research Building
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: ANSP-2010-093-Artifact
Scope and Contents
A small wooden box contains a large Brass key that was given to the Academy of Natural Sciences on April 4, 1979 for the dedication of the new research building.
Dates:
4/4/1979
Exhibit Sign for the Sze-Chwan Takin
Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 1,2,3
Identifier: ANSP-2010-092-Artifact
Scope and Contents
This exhibition sign was displayed for the Sze-Chwan Takin. Scientific name: budorcas tibetana milne-edwards. The exhibition sign reads: A rare animal of the almost inaccessible mountains of Western China. While cattle-like in appearance, it is a mountain antelope probably related to the Rocky Mountain Goat of Western North America. It lives at an altitude of 7,000 to 16,000 feet, mostly in the thick rhododendron forests. Group collected and presented by Brooke Dolan,II. The glass label is...
Dates:
6/21/2010
Exhibits Department Files
Collection — Box: small accessions 5
Identifier: ANSP-2013-035
Scope and Contents
This collection contains various files from the Exhibits Department dating from 1977-1985.
Dates:
1977-1985
Glass Models of Marine Invertebrates by Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-2012-027-Artifact
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 48 glass models of various cephalopods, nudibranchs, sea slugs, and invertebrates crafted by Leopold and Rudolph Blaschka, along with their associated back boards and labels. The back boards are the original boards created for the models when acquired by the Academy, and the armatures and bases of the jellyfish models are confirmed to be the original pieces by Miranda Lowe of the Natural History Museum, London.
The models are in various states of disrepair and are...
Dates:
1879-1938
The White Sheep Group Printing Plate, 1947
Item
Identifier: 2010.090.005.Artifact
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection consists of single and group printing blocks and plates commissioned for use by the Academy of Natural Sciences. The plates and blocks range from animal figures, signature plates, letterhead, to special invitations. The printing blocks are made of wood with metal outlines fastened to the wood. There are solid metal printing plates and also metal roller printing plates. Each block or plate has a general note attached to it with more detail.
Dates:
1947
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- Exhibition records 1
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- Illustrations & Modeling 1
- Invitations 1
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- Sze-Chuan 1
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