Minutes
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:
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
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
President's Office and Administrative Records, 1874-2003
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
American Association for the Advancement of Science, Minutes of the Local Committee for the 1899 meeting
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0400
Scope and Contents
This group jointly acted with other organizations to invite the American
Association for the Advancement of Science to meet in Philadelphia in 1899.
This activity was in answer to a letter from L. 0. Howard the Association's
secretary hinting at the desirability of having the meeting introducing the
second fifty year period at the place of its first meeting, namely the Academy
of Natural Sciences at Philadelphia. After preliminary plans were made and
the invitation extended it was decided to...
Dates:
1898
American Entomological Society Records
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ANSP-2013-024
Scope and Contents
Transferred to Academy Archives by Jon K. Gelhaus, Curator, Department of Entomology, Academy of Natural Sciences. Gelhaus is also a member and past officer of the AES. This collection contains meeting speaker lists, sign in sheets, and minutes; correspondence; write ups, flyers, and announcements; and investments reports.
Dates:
1950-2000s
ANS Women's Committee. Papers, 1936-1986.
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0786
Scope and Contents
Minutes of the Women's Committee 1954-1996, correspondence, membership Lists, information on two SuperSundays (1971, 1985), and documents giving its history from 1936 to 1954. Records for 1936-1975 transferred to Academy archives by Development office in 1979 and 1980; records to 1996 transferred by Women's Committee but no accession record found.
Dates:
1936-1986
ANSP Biological and Microscopical Section papers
Collection — Box Small Collections 6
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0296
Scope and Contents
Records of preliminary meetings, the petition to form a Biological department of the Academy, regulations and lists of members, report of status of equipment and various miscellaneous papers, i. e. resolutions, reports,
minutes, etc., make up the holdings in this collection.
Signers: Peirce, N . 1894; Perct, Chas. P. 1894; Steward, A. N. 1922; Wingate, 1895; Wister, Casper, 1881?.
Dates:
1857-1923
ANSP Entomological Section records
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0100
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of various records, including minutes, treasurer's books, membership lists and accounts, as well as a series of other general papers and a small collection of correspondence, from 1875 to 1924. The agreements and documents dated 1876-96, include original drafts, petitions, resolutions, reports of committees and a single scientific report by Henry Skinner and Wm. J. Fox appointed to investigate the possibility of eliminating the Tussock Moth in 1896.Signers...
Dates:
1875-1924
ANSP Library Committee, Papers
Collection — Box Coll. 424-425
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0424
Scope and Contents
Very early the library committee functioned as a unit for some years, became the library and publication committee, then again has been called simply the library committee. In this collection we have old documents, dated administrative matters, and a list of restricted books as of 1824. Of the more recent committee which was erected in the early 1930's we have a progress report signed by J. Percy Moore for 1935, bound volumes of minutes 1936-62, folders of unbound correspondence and...
Dates:
1844-1958
Association of American Geologists and Naturalists papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0305
Scope and Contents
The papers in this collection consist of the Association's Constitution,
Rules and Regulations, minutes of all its meetings, lists of members,
ballots for officers, original texts or abstracts of scientific papers
presented at the meetings, and letters in connection with Association
business.Signers of documents and letters:Abert, J. J. 1845; Adams, C. B. 1845; Adams, Samuel, 1844; Adams,
Solomon (2) 1844-45; Alexander, John Henry (3) 1844; Allen, John H. (2)
1843-44;...
Dates:
1840-1847