Melville N. Lincoln journals
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of 35 journals kept by Melville N. Lincoln, former Curator of Habitats at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County spanning from 1919-1965.
Dates
- 1919-1965
Biographical / Historical
Melville N. Lincoln (1896-1979) served as Curator of Habitats at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County from 1938-1965.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 Paige carton)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Melville N. Lincoln journals consist of 35 handwritten and typed journals kept by Melville N. Lincoln, former Curator of Habitats at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. These personal journals document the daily activities of Melville Lincoln throughout his career at the Museum, and include daily logs, habitat group work, meetings, and collecting expedition notes.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
- Title
- [Melville N. Lincoln journals], 1919-1963
- Subtitle
- A collection in the NHMLAC Archives.
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Cyrene Cruz
- Date
- ©2022. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. All rights reserved.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Museum Archives Repository