Report on the Progress and Condition of the Illinois State Museum of Natural History: For the Years 1913-1914 and 1915-1916 (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2018
- Hardcover
- New
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- Title
- Report on the Progress and Condition of the Illinois State Museum of Natural History: For the Years 1913-1914 and 1915-1916 (Classic Reprint)
- Author
- A. R. Crook
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Publication year
- 2018
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- HRD
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0666709637
- ISBN 13
- 9780666709639
- Item weight
- 307 grams
Explore a landmark Illinois museum’s multi-year effort to refresh exhibits and educate the public.
This edition details how the Illinois State Museum of Natural History expanded display space, reorganized collections, and improved visitor engagement during the 1913–1916 period. It highlights new cases, refined mounting, and a shift toward simpler, more thoughtful presentations for birds, fish, mammals, minerals, and eggs-and-nests. The work emphasizes accessibility and clarity, using modern exhibit design to help visitors understand Illinois’ natural history.
Highlights you’ll encounter in the book include a careful overhaul of bird and fish displays, updated mammal arrangements, and a focus on placing background and labeling in a way that lets objects speak for themselves. It also documents generous gifts and purchases that fortified the mineral collection, as well as educational materials like guidebooks and topographic maps that supported public learning.- A substantial expansion of display space and streamlined case design that makes it easier to view specimens.
- Re-mounted birds, fish skeletons, and mammals arranged to tell natural history as a connected story.
- New eggs-and-nests cases and careful labeling to help visitors learn at a glance.
- Notable mineral acquisitions and significant gifts that broaden the collection’s breadth and depth.
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