American Museum of Natural History by Jackie Kilby

Research Collection

cheyenne84 — 2015-02-25 11:44:55 UTC

The American Museum of Natural History provides a Research Library for researchers and scientists to access in person and online. This includes the AMNH DSpace Digital Repository, which consists of four main scientific series specific for Natural History.

Darwin Manuscripts Project

cheyenne84 — 2015-02-25 11:49:08 UTC

AMNH provides the first (and only) large digital collection of Charles Darwin's papers and manuscripts. These materials correspond with his already published works, along with the papers donated to Cambridge University Library upon his death. New material is added continuously, so if you are interested, check back regularly.

Special Collections

cheyenne84 — 2015-02-25 11:54:42 UTC

AMNH provides a number of special collections, including archives, photographs, film, art and memorabilia from Natural History, along with a rare book collection.

The below picture is of an expedition to the Tsagan Nor Valley in Mongolia, 1925, by James B. Shackelford. Shackelford was a former director of AMNH, and both a cinematographer and naturalist in the early 20th century.

Research Tools

cheyenne84 — 2015-02-25 11:58:45 UTC

The Research Library provides Catalog Inventories online, as well as the option to make an in person appointment online.

While the catalog is fairly user friendly, if a researcher still has questions they can email, call or visit a librarian to obtain assistance.

Hidden Collections Blog

cheyenne84 — 2015-02-25 12:02:52 UTC

There is a blog kept by AMNH which provides highlights from the Council on Library and Information Resources Hidden Collections project. AMNH received a grant to provide finding aids for archival collections specific to Museum expeditions. These will include brief histories and biographies of the participants.

This blog is updated periodically, so check back at least quarterly for new material.