II. Other Peabody Museum of Salem Papers, 1886, 1940-1943, undated
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Not requestable
Scope and Contents
Series II. Other Peabody Museum Papers contains materials relating to the Peabody Museum of Salem and Barbour's role within it. Trustees' material includes a letter to Barbour informing him that he had been chosen as a trustee, meeting minutes, and trustees' by-laws. There is material about the renovations to the museum including a page from an 1886 annual report detailing the preservation of specimens in alcohol, estimates and plans for work to be done in 1941, and photographs and news clippings about the work that was completed in 1941. Museum reports include an annual report and a financial audit from 1941. Also included in this series are photographs of portraits, possibly from the museum's collection, and photostats of manuscripts of poems by John Keats and Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Dates
- Creation: 1886, 1940-1943, undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Barbour, Thomas, 1884-1946 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.5 linear feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository