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Exhibit halls, 1922-2007

 Series

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

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

Contact:
900 Exposition Blvd
Los Angeles CA 90007 United States