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

洛杉矶自然历史博物馆（LACM）拥有世界上最重要的多毛类环节动物收藏之一。该收藏是美国西部最大的，也是全国第二大的，拥有世界上最多样化的东太平洋多毛纲分类群，并以其世界性的覆盖范围而闻名。基于收藏的研究可以追溯到上个世纪，随着时间的推移，收藏的使用显然在不断增加。1988年，南加州大学（USC）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专门为这个收藏聘请了一位收藏经理和策展人。不幸的是，这些藏品受到极其狭窄的条件，严重限制了适当的策展。在过去两年中发生了两个非常重要的事件，LACM完成了聚乳酸研究和收集设施的建设，并在后者安装了nsf资助的压实机系统。目前的提案需要两年的资金来(1)雇用一名策展助理和临时人员帮助将藏品从AHF转移到LACM，并参与迫切需要的藏品升级；(2)购买纸箱、气泡纸和包装胶带等移动用品；(3)购买罐子和瓶盖、贝壳瓶、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藏品升级。(4)为完成这一升级计划，需要购买几种类型的架子填充物，以防止玻璃容器破裂导致标本丢失；(5)购买一个显微镜载玻片柜和两个收集室使用的平台梯。这些藏品的持续利用和增长完全取决于其及时转移到LACM，并立即更换和/或升级策展用品。

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.