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Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Division of Environmental Research Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0999
Overview The Division of Environmental Research (DER) was established as a department of the Academy of Natural Sciences in 1947 by botanist and limnologist, Dr. Ruth Patrick. Originally called the Department of Limnology, the department was envisioned by Patrick as a multidisciplinary team of scientists devoted to helping protect the quality of the environment. Not only was environmental research a novel idea for the time, but the multidisciplinary nature of the research was also innovative. The...
Dates: 1952 - 1995

Ichthyology Department Records

 Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0704
Scope and Contents The collection documents the activities of the Ichthyology Department primarily from the late 1950s to the mid-1990s. The collection includes annual reports, written histories about the department and its operation, specimen collection lists, and notes on various fish collections; financial records related to endowments and general and special funds supporting the work of the department, and curatorial grant proposals and reports for National Science Foundation (NSF) funded projects; field...
Dates: 1849-2000; Majority of material found within 1957-1995