M.L. Bean Museum
Administrative History
The M.L. Bean Museum (established 1978) houses the life sciences collections of Brigham Young University.
The Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum was opened to the public in 1978. The museum is accredited by the American Association of Museums and maintains membership in the Natural Science Collections Alliance. Research collections of vascular and non vascular plants, invertebrate and vertebrate animals are maintained and made available to research scientists and educators. Public exhibits and educational programs are offered.
Citation:
Perla, 1982-1983: t.p. (M.L. Bean Museum, Brigham Young University)Res. cent. dir., 1986: v. 1, p. 122 (Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum; f. 1978)
The Great Basin naturalist, Oct. 1999: p. 301 (M.L. Bean Life Science Museum, Brigham Young University)
Bean Museum website, Oct. 21, 2011: Description page (research collections of vascular and non-vascular plants, invertebrate and vertebrate animals; available to research scientists and educators; public exhibits and programming offered)
College of Life Sciences, Oct. 3, 2011: Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum (1978, accredited by American Association of Museums, membership in Natural Science Collections Alliance, vascular and non-vascular plants, invertebrate and vertebrate animals, research scientists and educators, public exhibits, educational programs)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
M.L. Bean Museum records
Contains office records from the Monte L. Bean Museum including files relating to the dedication, accounting records, annual progress reports, organizational charts, and correspondence. There are also ten volumes of research diaries of Robert G. Bee in his studies of ornithology mostly in the state of Utah from the years 1924-1962.
Wilmer W. Tanner papers
K. H. and James M. Thorne slides, photographs, and other material
Contains slides and photographs by Thorne documenting her work as a plant curator and botanist at Brigham Young University. Includes images of plants in Utah and the West, and of the Bean Museum, as well as from field trips to Los Alamos, New Mexico, Costa Rica, Kauai, and other unidentified locations. Materials dated approximately 1965-1993.
Wilmer W. Tanner papers on professional organizations, approximately 1950-1980
Contains a variety of records including correspondence, manuscripts submitted for publication, pamphlets and directories, financial records and ledgers, proposals, reports, minutes, all associated with various professional,academic and governmental organizations with which Wilmer W. Tanner worked during the 1950s to the 1970s. Materials dated approximately 1950-1980.