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Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia Board of Trustees records
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-1990-013
Overview
The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP) is a natural history museum which was founded in 1812, “for the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences, and the advancement of useful learning.” The ANSP Board of Trustees, was established in 1925, as one of the institution’s primary administrative bodies. The Board of Trustees was charged with establishing financial policies, selecting the Academy President, assisting with fund raising and community relations, and serving as a...
Dates:
1925 - 1990; Majority of material found within 1976 - 1989
ANSP Treasurer Reports
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0605
Overview
This collection contains the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Treasurers' reports and other financial documents. Annual reports, appropriation documents, a budget report, two building fund reports, minutes, correspondence, one Treasurer's final account and a Trustees lease are included from the timeperiod of 1815 through 1927. The largest portion of the collection consists of Treasurers' annual reports. The financial documents in this collection provide a unique view into the...
Dates:
1815-1927
President's Office and Administrative Records
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0990
Overview
The oldest natural science research institution and museum in the Americas, the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (ANSP) was founded in 1812 "for the encouragement and cultivation of the sciences, and the advancement of useful learning." Since the founding of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, there have been twenty-eight presidents and five acting presidents. From 1937 to 1995, there were four presidents and one acting president who left their administrations well...
Dates:
1907-2003; Majority of material found within 1939-1993
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- Vaux, George (December 18, 1863-1927) 2
- American Association of Museums 1
- American Museum of Natural History 1
- Bennett, Thomas Peter (1937-) 1
- Brakeley, John Price Jones Inc. 1
- Brokaw, Howard P. (1916-) 1
- Cadwalader, C. M. B (Charles Meigs Biddle) (June 3,1885-1959) 1
- Carpenter, George W. (George Washington), 1802-1860 1
- Clark, George (1910-1998) 1
- Davis, George M. (1938-) 1
- Gill, Frank B. 1
- Gilliams, Jacob 1
- Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance 1
- Heaps, Marvin 1
- Henszey, William C. 1
- Martindale, Isaac 1
- Marvel, William [ADDED from ATLAS dataset] 1
- McGee, John 1
- Montgomery, Edward A. 1
- Newbold, Arthur E. 1
- Palmer, T. Chalkley (1860-1934) 1
- Perot, Charles P. 1
- Randolph, Richard 1
- Rehn, James A.G. (James Abram Garfield) (b. 1881) 1
- Taylor, Lane 1
- The Associated Natural Science Institutions (TANSI) 1
- Thomson, Keith Stewart 1
- Wagner Free Institute of Science 1
- Wahl, Milton H. 1
- Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology 1
- Wright, Minturn T., 1925- 1 ∧ less
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