Guide to the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History Collection
Finding aid created by Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History staff using RecordEXPRESS
Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History
2019
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Santa Cruz, California 95060
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Title: Guide to the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History Collection
Dates: circa 1890s to present
Collection Number: MS_003
Creator/Collector:
Extent: 1.5 linear feet
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Repository:
Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History
Santa Cruz, California 95060
Abstract: This collection consists of photographs, ephemera and artifacts collected by the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. This
material is representative of various people, places, and events related to Santa Cruz County art, culture and history. The
Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History can trace its origin to the late-1800s when and the collection of naturalist Laura Hecox.
Ms. Hecox deeded her collection to the City of Santa Cruz for the establishment of the first public museum. It opened its
doors on August 21, 1905 in the basement of the then new Carnegie Library. The museum moved to its present location in Seabright
in 1954.
Language of Material: English
Open for research
Guide to the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History Collection. Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History
Scope and Content of Collection
This collection was assembled by multiple people related to the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. It was donated to the
Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History in 2013.