James H. Breasted, Jr. collection

Collection

Identifier: NHM-ARC-0005

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection is composed primarily of correspondence, as well as committee lists, budget records, newspaper clippings, press releases, speeches, and photographs. The collection documents the activities of Director of the Los Angeles County Museum, James H. Breasted, Jr. from 1946-1951 and incldues correspondence regarding exhibitions policies and planning, Hancock Park, habitat group reports, wartime emergency plans, and the 1948 UNESCO conference.

Dates

1939-1951

Biographical / Historical

James H. Breasted, Jr. (1908-1983), Egyptologist and art historian, served as director of the Los Angeles County Museum from 1946-1951.

Extent

1.25 Linear Feet (3 Full Hollinger Boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The James H. Breasted, Jr. Collection documents the activities of Los Angeles County Museum Director James H. Breasted, Jr. (1908-1983) from 1946-1951 and is comprised primarily of correspondence, budget records, newspaper clippings, press releases, and photographs and incldues correspondence regarding exhibitions policies and planning, Hancock Park, habitat group reports, wartime emergency plans, and the 1948 UNESCO conference.

Arrangement

Arranged in seven series: Series 1. Budget and financial records, 1949-1950. Series 2. Correspondence 1939-1951. Series 3. Exhibitions, 1936-1951. Series 4. Policies and procedures, 1939-1951. Series 5. Publicity, 1948-1949. Series 6. Reports and meeting notes, 1939-1951. Series 7. Speeches, 1939-1951.