James Arthur Oliver Papers

Résumé du livre

The collection consists primarily of administrative papers from the years 1959-1969 when Oliver was director of the AMNH. The files were arranged arranged alphabetically by subject, most likely by Oliver's secretary, and have been kept in their original order. A typewritten Guide to the file cabinet was found in box 1. Some miscellaneous files from the last box were interfiled. Most of the material is typewritten or printed matter, but there is a handwritten signed letter from explorer Roy Chapman Andrews. Other material relates to the museum's centennial in 1969, the opening of new exhibit halls, the museum's educational and publishing activities, the establishment of the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Fund, and the supervision of the research activities of the various departments, including the work of the five research stations operated by the museum. There are also four large boxes of unprocessed papers covering the years 1960 to 1966. Additional resources may be located in the AMNH Dept. of Herpetology.