Archival holdings
Document collections (holding identifier: K)
Expedition records, correspondence and materials from academic networks
Access
The collections are reference collections and can only be viewed on site. Access to the archive is by prior appointment only, to be arranged via email: archiv@mfn.berlin
If you have any questions regarding responsibility or availability, we will be happy to advise you by email. It may take up to 14 days to process enquiries.
Due to ongoing museum developments, there may be temporary restrictions on access. Access to individual collections may therefore be limited.
Overview
The archive’s collections bring together extensive materials relating to expeditions, scientific institutions and research networks. They comprise written records, visual material and documentation that have been preserved within thematic or institutional contexts.
These include, amongst other things:
- Expeditions and research projects
- German Deep-Sea Expedition (1898–1899)
- Tendaguru Expedition (1909–1913)
- Rovigno Research Station (founded 1892)
- Scientific societies and networks
- Society of Naturalists in Berlin (since 1773)
- German Entomological Society
- German Ornithological Society
- Biological Society of the GDR
- German Society for the History and Theory of Biology
- Collections and thematic compilations
- Adolf Oskrkany’s collection of newspaper clippings
- Correspondence, diaries and other documents relating to scientific communication
These collections provide insights into the organisation of research, international networks and the history of scientific institutions.
Contact
Mandy Ullmann
Archive Management
Email: mandy.ullmann@mfn.berlin
Telephone: +49 30 889140-8519