Finding aid for the Ohio University Museum records
Title:
Ohio University Museum records
Repository:
Ohio University
Phone: 740-593-2710
http://www.ohio.edu/library/collections/archives-special-collections/
Creator:
Ohio University
Dates:
1927-1965
Quantity:
2.5 cubic feet (1 Hollinger box, 1 flat box, 3 card drawers)
Abstract:
 The Ohio University Museum records span from 1927 to 1965 and contain records of an early museum on Ohio University's campus.
Identification:
UA00364
Language:
The records are in English

History of The Ohio University Museum

The Ohio University Museum was a museum on OU's campus prior to the Kennedy Museum of Art. From the records, it may have owned artifacts of natural science. Items were stored in the basement area of the Memorial Auditorium.

Scope and Content

The Ohio University Museum records span from 1927 to 1965 and contain records of an early museum on Ohio University's campus. Records include handwritten bound volumes cataloguing the museum's holdings, a bound volume of the visitor's register, cards from the catalog of holdings, correspondence and memoranda.

Statement of Arrangement

This collection remains in its original arrangement.

Subject Terms

The following terms have been used to describe this collection.

Subjects:

College museums.
Ohio University.

Preferred Citation

Researchers are requested to cite collection name, collection number, and Ohio University, Athens, Ohio in all footnotes and bibliographical references.