Leonard Navarro collection

Collection

Identifier: NHM-ARC-0014

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection is composed primarily of correspondence, as well as financial records, grant proposals, meeting notes, and salary surveys. The collection documents the activities of Deputy Director of Operations at the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum, Leonard Navarro from 1973-2003 and incldues correspondence regarding the La Brea Tar Pits, asbestos mitigation, affirmative action, admission fees, exhibition development, and emergency management procedures. The collection also documents the 1987 Whittier-Narrows earthquake and the 1992 Los Angeles Uprising.

Dates

1973-2003

Biographical / Historical

Leonard Navarro served as Deputy Director of Operations at the Los Angeles County Natural History Museum from 1988- .

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (3 full Hollinger boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Leonard Navarro collection documents the activities of Deputy Director of Operations Leonard Navarro from 1988- and is comprised primarily of correspondence, financial records, grant proposals, meeting notes, and salary surveys and incldues correspondence regarding the La Brea Tar Pits, asbestos mitigation, affirmative action, admission fees, exhibition development, and emergency management procedures. The collection also documents the 1987 Whittier-Narrows earthquake and the 1992 Los Angeles Uprising.

Arrangement

Arranged in six series:

Series 1. Agreements, contracts, and leases, 1973-1986. Series 2. Budget and financial information, 1986-1989. Series 3. Correspondence, 1973-2003. Series 4. Hancock Park and the La Brea Tar Pits, 1984-2003. Series 5. Museum Policies and Procedures, 1985-2003. Series 6. Reports and surveys, 1985-1989.