Correspondence -- exhibit cancellation , 1998-1999
Scope and Contents
This series contains slides and photographs, correspondence, conservation assessment reports, grant materials, press clippings, and contract agreements for an exhibition on Chinese Mummies. The exhibition was canceled.
Dates
- Other: 1998-1999
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
Abstract
This file contains correspondence regarding cancellation of the Lost Civilizations exhibit and includes exchanges with president George H.W. Bush, senator Dianne Feinstein, and members of Congress. This file also includes correspondence regarding embezzlement charges brought against an NHM archaeologist and subsequent loss of an NSF grant.
Repository Details
Part of the The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Museum Archives Repository