Frank S. Daggett collection

Collection

Identifier: NHM-ARC-0001

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection is composed primarily of correspondence, as well as budget records, newspaper clippings, press relases, and scientific collecting permits. The collection documents the activities of Director of the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science, and Art, Frank S. Daggett from 1911-1920 and incldues correspondence regarding Hancock Park and Rancho La Brea, collecting expeditions to Alaska and Africa, and includes correspondence with Theodore Roosevelt.

Dates

1911-1925

Biographical / Historical

Frank S. Daggett (1855-1920) served as the first director of the Los Angeles Museum of History, Science, and Art from 1911-1920.

Extent

2 Linear Feet (5 Full Hollinger Boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Frank S. Daggett Collection documents the activities of Museum Director Frank S. Daggett (1855-1920) from 1911-1920 and is comprised primarily of correspondence, budget records, press releases, and scientific collecting permits and incldues correspondence regarding Hancock Park and Rancho La Brea, collecting expeditions to Alaska and Africa, and includes correspondence with Theodore Roosevelt.

Arrangement

Arranged in ten series:

Series 1. Agreements, 1914-1920. Series 2. Art department, 1913-1921. Series 3. Budget, 1916-1920. Series 4. Correspondence, 1911-1925. Series 5. Ephemera, 1916-1920. Series 6. Exhibitions, 1917-1922. Series 7. Hancock Park and Rancho La Brea, 1913-1925. Series 8. Museum Collecting Expeditions, 1913-1921. Series 9. Publications, 1912-1922. Series 10. Supply Lists, 1920-1924.