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M.L. Bean Museum

 Organization

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 37 Collections and/or Records:

K. H. and James M. Thorne slides, photographs, and other material

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 8815
Content Description

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.

Dates: approximately 1965-1993

University Communications files on the M.L. Bean Museum, 1972-1996

 Sub-Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: UA 5395 Series 6 Sub-Series 2
Scope and Contents

Contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and press releases regarding the Monte L. Bean Museum at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah from 1983 to 1996.

Dates: 1972-1996

Wilmer W. Tanner letters, 1940-2009

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7361 Series 1
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, ranging from the period of Wilmer W. Tanner's doctoral work at the University of Kansas to the period following his retirement from Brigham Young University. Materials dated 1940-2009.

Dates: 1940-2009

Wilmer W. Tanner papers on professional organizations, approximately 1950-1980

 Series
Identifier: MSS 7361 Series 2
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: approximately 1950-1980

Wilmer W. Tanner papers on the M.L. Bean Museum, 1971-2009

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7361 Series 3
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, budgetary records, notes, newspaper clippings, minutes, a brief history, and other miscellaneous records associated with the M.L. Bean Museum at Brigham Young University and its endowment. Materials dated 1971-2009.

Dates: 1971-2009

Wilmer W. Tanner personal papers, 1950-2009

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7361 Series 6
Scope and Contents

Contains correspondence, bibliographies, newspaper clippings, manuscripts of a family history, inspirational papers, various materials on evolution, the MX Coordinating Program, Provo City Power, and other records of personal interest to Wilmer W. Tanner, 1950 to 2009. Materials dated 1950-2009.

Dates: Agent Relation: 1950-2009

Wilmer W. Tanner research, approximately 1950-1980

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 7361 Series 4
Scope and Contents

Contains records associated with research, including notes, lists of books and reprints ordered and received, budgets, requisitions, data sheets, manuscripts, travel reimbursement records, drawings, charts, plates, computer printouts, and other materials dating from various points between 1950 and 1980 and dealing primarily with herpetology and research in the Nevada Test Site. Materials dated approximately 1950-1980.

Dates: approximately 1950-1980