Transfer of the LACM-AHF Polychaete Collection to the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

将 LACM-AHF 多毛类藏品转移至洛杉矶县自然历史博物馆

• 批准号: 9421004
• 负责人: Kirk Fitzhugh
• 金额: $ 24.89万
• 依托单位: Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Foundation
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 1995
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1995-02-01 至 1998-01-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9421004&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Transfer; LACM; AHF; Polychaete; Collection

9421004 Fitzhugh The Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History (LACM) maintains one of the foremost polychaete annelid collections in the world. The collection is the largest of its kind the western United States and second largest in the country, with the most diverse representation of eastern Pacific polychaete taxa in the world, and is well known for its cosmopolitan coverage. Research based on the collection extends back to the last century and collection use has clearly continued to increase through time. Donated to the LACM in 1988 from the University of Southern California's (USC) Allan Hancock Foundation (AHF), the collection still resides in the AHF. Subsequent to this acquisition, however, the LACM hired a collection manager and curator specifically for this collection. Unfortunately, the collection has been subjected to extremely cramped conditions, severely limiting adequate curation. Two very significant events have occurred during the past two years in that the LACM completed construction of polycaeete research and collection facilities, and an NSF-funded compactor system has been installed in the latter area. The current proposal requests funds for two years to (1) employ a curatiorial assistant and temporary personnel to help move the collection from the AHF to the LACM, as well as participate in the desperately needed upgrading of the collection, (2) purchase such moving supplies as cardboard boxes, bubblewrap, and packing tape, (3) purchase jars and closures, shell vials, carboys, alcohol, label paper, and magnetic labels to effect collection upgrades directly related to specimen care, (4) complete this upgrade program with the purchase of several types of shelf padding to protect against specimen loss as a result of breakage of glass containers, and (5) purchase a microscope slide cabinet and two platform ladders of use in the collection room. The continued utilization and growth of this collection is completely dependent upon its timely transfer to the LACM and the immediate replacement and/or upgraded of curatorial supplies.

小行星9421004 洛杉矶县自然历史博物馆（LACM）拥有世界上最重要的多毛类环节动物收藏品之一。 该收藏是美国西部同类收藏中最大的，全国第二大，是世界上东太平洋多毛类动物种类最多的代表，并以其世界性的覆盖面而闻名。 基于收集的研究可以追溯到上个世纪，收集的使用显然随着时间的推移而继续增加。 1988年，南加州大学（USC）的艾伦汉考克基金会（AHF）捐赠给LACM，这些藏品至今仍保存在AHF中。 然而，在这次收购之后，LACM聘请了一位收藏经理和策展人专门负责这些收藏。 不幸的是，这些藏品一直处于极其狭窄的条件下，严重限制了充分的策展。 在过去两年中发生了两个非常重要的事件，即LACM完成了Polycaeete研究和收集设施的建设，并在后一地区安装了一个由国家基金会资助的压实机系统。 目前的提案要求提供两年的资金，以（1）雇用一名馆长助理和临时人员，帮助将收藏品从AHF转移到LACM，并参与迫切需要的收藏品升级，（2）购买纸板箱，气泡包装和包装胶带等移动用品，（3）购买罐子和封闭物，贝壳小瓶，大玻璃瓶，酒精，标签纸，和磁性标签，以实现与标本护理直接相关的采集升级，（4）通过购买几种类型的搁板衬垫来完成此升级计划，以防止由于玻璃容器破裂而导致的标本丢失，以及（5）购买显微镜载玻片柜和两个用于采集室的平台梯。 这些藏品的持续利用和增长完全取决于其及时转移到LACM以及立即更换和/或更新策展用品。