Accession No

6790

Brief Description

filing cabinet containing 370 catalogue cards for zoological teaching diagrams used at the Department of Zoology, English, 20th Century

Origin

England; Cambridge

Maker

Class

natural history; demonstration

Earliest Date

1900

Latest Date

2000

Inscription Date

Material

paper; ink; metal

Dimensions

width 316mm, depth 400mm, height 25mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Transferred from the Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, in June 2006.

Inscription

Description Notes

370 zoological teaching diagrams and filing chest containing associated catalogue cards.

One green metal filing chest with one single drawer, containing 370 cards of 18 families of animals and insects. Each family includes cards with a photo that demonstrates a partial structure of an animal.

Below are the 18 families and the number of cards of species classified under which.

A. Protochordata: 2
B. Fish: 13
C. Amphibia: 7
D. Reptile: 8
E. Bird:2
F. Mammal: 12
G: General: 10
H. Embryology: 29
I. Insecta: 90
J. Arthropoda: 42
K. Coelenterates: 33
L. Annelids: 34
M. Protozoa: 36
N. Polyzoan:1
O. Molluscs: 23
P. Platyhelminthes: 13
Q. Porifera: 3
R. Enchinoderms: 4

Each card, except the one that marks the families, has two punched ring holes on the bottom. The photographs are all black and white, some of which are glued and some of which are taped onto the cards. Most of the cards have serial numbers written with pencil, which correspond to the the catalogue that came with the chest.

The catalogue is bound with brown-paper file with a black plastic spring holder. The content is typed, showing lists of the names of the species on the cards, as well as their families and serial number.

There is also a role of film negatives. The content is unknown since it was not developed.

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