Bell Museum of Natural History

Collection contains the administrative, exhibition, and program records of the Bell Museum of Natural History, the personal and professional papers of director Thomas Sadler Roberts, and observational records of museum staff and other contributors that document the natural history of Minnesota and beyond.

*The collection guide is currently under revision (July 2022).*

Collection contains the records of the Comptroller at the University of Minnesota.

Collection contains the papers of Elmer C. Birney, professor of ecology, evolution, and behavior at the University of Minnesota, and curator of mammals and director at the Bell Museum. These papers include class materials, correspondence, manuscript drafts, materials from the Bell Museum, and research data about various small mammal species.

Collection contains the records of the Inventory Department, responsible for tracking University property and equipment.

The collection contains correspondence, memos, reports, photographs and a scrapbook of James Ford Bell's involvement with the University of Minnesota.

Collection contains the papers of Robert C. Bright, professor and curator of the Bell Museum of Natural History at the University of Minnesota.