Exhibit halls, 1922-2007
Scope and Contents
This collection is primarily composed of correspondence and includes photographs and slides, budget information, division reports and meeting notes, audio/visual materials, exhibition schedules, press kits, and ephemera. The collection also includes label copy, exhibition floorplans and blueprints, and original illustrations and sketches by artist Mike Meaker. The collection also contains information on the construction and opening of the Museum's Marine Hall, Bird Hall, Gem and Mineral Hall, and Dinosaur Halls, as well as materials related to the Hollywood Museum, Petersen Museum, and the now-defunct Burbank Branch of the Natural History Museum.
Dates
- 1922-2007
Extent
From the Collection: 44 Linear Feet (46 full Hollinger boxes, 4 half Hollinger boxes, 1 Paige carton, 14 oversize flat archival boxes, 2 reels of 16mm film, 9 rolls of blueprints, 8 oversize exhibition notebooks, 8 pieces oversized label copy (unhoused), and 1 index card box.)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This series is arranged in eight subseries:
Subseries 1: Bird Hall, 1989-1991
Subseries 2: Diorama halls, 1922-2007
Subseries 3: Garland Hall of American History, 1967-1975
Subseries 4: Gem and Mineral Hall, 1953-1980
Subseries 5: Hall of Evolving Life, 1948-1993
Subseries 6: Lando Hall of Southwest and California History, 1971-1981
Subseries 7: Marine Hall, 1954-2007
Subseries 8: Native American Hall, 1941-1994
Repository Details
Part of the The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Museum Archives Repository