| Accession Number: | SC 18:40 |
| Location: | RB-M |
| Dates: | 1856 |
| Size: | 1 flat box; 1.5 cubic feet |
| Creator/Collector: | Academy of Science of St. Louis |
| Acquisition info: | Unknown |
| Accruals: | No accruals expected |
| Custodial history: | Unknown |
| Language: | English |
| Processed by: | Melissa Miller, July 2018 |
| Conservation notes: | Book wrapped in tissue paper |
| Scope and Content: | The collection contains a bound journal of the inaugural meeting minutes of the Academy of Science of St. Louis. The minutes were compiled by BF Shumard, a prominent geologist and paleontologist in the St. Louis area. Dr. Shumard came to St. Louis in 1853 as the Assistant Geologist and Paleontologist of the Missouri Geological Survey. The Academy of Science of St. Louis is still in existence and is affiliated with the St. Louis Science Center at 5050 Oakland. |
| Arrangement: | Kept in original volume |
| Restrictions: | No restrictions |
| Remarks: | Leather is deteriorating |
Academy of Science of St. Louis
Meeting Minutes
1856
1 flat box; 1.5 cubic feet
| Box/Folder | Description |
| 1/1 | Finding aid |
| 1/- | Meeting Minutes Journal; March-June 1856 |
