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Natural history museum directors

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 69 Collections and/or Records:

Gehring acting director, 1951

 File
Identifier: Box 27: Folder 27
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains the correspondence of Museum Director Fred Gehring.

Dates: Other: 1951

General correspondence, 1985-1986

 File
Identifier: Box 101: Folder 32
Abstract

This file contains mixed correspondence regarding budget planning, the retirement of Craig C. Black, staff salaries, open positions, maintenance and repairs, foundation expenditures, and furloughs.

Dates: Other: 1985-1986

General correspondence, 1985-1993

 File
Identifier: Box 68: Folder 24
Abstract

This file contains mixed correspondence regarding the Page Museum 10th anniversary, tax issues, NSF audits, criticisms of Craig C. Black, and a list of contracts between county and museum foundations.

Dates: Other: 1985-1993

General correspondence, 1994

 File
Identifier: 4
Abstract

This file contains mixed correspondence regarding vertebrate paleontology, incident reports, director appointments, travel policies, and building projects.

Dates: Other: 1994

General correspondence -- A-Z, 1979-1980

 File
Identifier: Box 54: Folder 2
Abstract

This file contains mixed correspondence and includes correspondence regarding Pete Lee as new Museum Director, the education division, and correspondence with the American Science Film Association

Dates: Other: 1979-1980

General correspondence -- D, 1981

 File
Identifier: Box 59: Folder 8
Abstract

This file contains mixed correspondence regarding openings for the position of Museum Director.

Dates: Other: 1981

General correspondence -- F, 1986-1987

 File
Identifier: Box 68: Folder 10
Abstract

This file contains mixed correspondence and includes correspondence regarding the death of former Museum director Herbert Friedmann.

Dates: Other: 1986-1987

Giles W. Mead collection

 Collection
Identifier: NHM-ARC-0008
Abstract

The Giles W. Mead collection documents the activities of Museum Director Giles W. Mead (1928-2003) from 1970-1978 and is comprised primarily of correspondence, budget records, photographs, and press releases and incldues correspondence regarding LACMA, China Lake excavations, exhibitions development, California state fossil selection, Hancock Park and La Brea museum planning, Old Woman Meteorite court proceedings, Proposition 13 (Jarvis-Gann Initiative), and Museum thefts.

Dates: 1969-1981

Gurdon Woods collection

 Collection
Identifier: NHM-ARC-0010
Abstract

The Gurdon Woods collection documents the activities of Director of the Otis Art Institute and Deputy Director of the Los ANgeles County Natural History Museum Gurdon Woods from 1977-1980 and is comprised primarily of correspondence, meeting notes, grant proposals, and loan agreements and incldues correspondence regarding exhibitions development, collections policy, Museum library collections, art sales, and transfer of Hancock Park collections.

Dates: 1977-1980

Herbert Friedmann collection

 Collection
Identifier: NHM-ARC-0007
Abstract

The Herbert Friedmann collection documents the activities of Los Angeles County Museum Director Herbert Friedmann (1900-1987) from 1961-1970 and is comprised primarily of correspondence, grant proposals, budget records, press releases, and photographs and incldues correspondence regarding Rancho La Brea, Museum job classifications, collections loans, and the "America's Black Heritage" exhibition.

Dates: 1961-1972