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Creator::

Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections  Search this

Extent:

12 cu. ft. (12 record storage boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Newsletters

Electronic images

Electronic records

Optical disks

Drawings

Black-and-white photographs

Color photographs

Date:

1982-2018

Descriptive Entry:

This accession consists of materials concerning Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections (SPNHC) annual meetings, educational programs, publications, finances, elections, and committees. SPNHC affiliated people documented in the collection include Suzanne MacLaren, Judith Price, Lisa Palmer, Linda Hollenberg, Carolyn L. Rose, and Paisley S. Cato. Particularly well documented is the SPNHC publication, Storage of Natural History Collections: Ideas and Practical Solutions, 1992, which was funded by a grant from the Institute for Museum Services. Also included is the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Newsletter which is printed bi-annually in March and September. The Newsletter highlights scientific collections, the society's presidential and committees' reports, publications of interests and more. In 2014, the Newsletter became the SPNHC Connection. Also, a part of the collection is the Collection Forum, the official journal of SPNHC, that is published to disseminate substantive information concerning the development and preservation of natural history collections.

Materials include correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters and other serial publications, annual meeting records, workshop records, membership lists, committee records, reports, budget records, images, drawings, grant records, author releases, leadership manuals, financial records, and other related materials documenting SPNHC activities. Some materials are in electronic format.

Rights:

Restricted for 15 years, until Jan-01-2034; Transferring office; 7/11/1990 Agreement of Transfer; Contact reference staff for details.

Topic:

Professional associations  Search this

Natural history -- Catalogs and collections  Search this

Preservation of materials  Search this

Museums -- Collection management  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts

Newsletters

Electronic images

Electronic records

Optical disks

Drawings

Black-and-white photographs

Color photographs

Citation:

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 19-198, Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections, Records

Identifier:

Accession 19-198

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Records

Archival Repository:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-sia-fa19-198