[Nhcoll-l] Natural history museum controversies?
Derek Sikes
dssikes at alaska.edu
Wed Oct 14 12:03:22 EDT 2020
All,
Thanks for all the feedback! Sorry I didn't add that this is for a museum
studies course. The rationale is that only by knowing how things have gone
wrong can we avoid them going wrong in the future.
-Derek
On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 7:05 AM Bentley, Andrew Charles <abentley at ku.edu>
wrote:
> Rob
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> I was going to ask the same question. Why are we airing all our dirty
> laundry?
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> Derek – what is your need for this information?
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> Andy
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> Andy Bentley
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> Ichthyology Collection Manager
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> University of Kansas
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> Biodiversity Institute
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> Dyche Hall
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> 1345 Jayhawk Boulevard
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> Lawrence, KS, 66045-7561
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> *From: *Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> on behalf of Rob
> Robins <rhrobins at flmnh.ufl.edu>
> *Date: *Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 9:56 AM
> *To: *"'glewis-g at oeb. edu'" <glewis-g at oeb.harvard.edu>, Derek Sikes <
> dssikes at alaska.edu>, "nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu" <
> nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu>
> *Subject: *Re: [Nhcoll-l] Natural history museum controversies?
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> What’s the end game here folks?
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> Rob Robins
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> Robert H. Robins
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> Collection Manager
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> Division of Ichthyology
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> Florida Museum of Natural History
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> 1659 Museum Rd.
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> Gainesville, FL 32611-7800
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> rhrobins at flmnh.ufl.edu
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> Search the Collection:
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> http://specifyportal.flmnh.ufl.edu/fishes/
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> Search samples suitable for dna analysis:
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> *From:* Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> * On Behalf Of *Tocci,
> Genevieve Elizabeth
> *Sent:* Wednesday, October 14, 2020 10:28 AM
> *To:* Derek Sikes <dssikes at alaska.edu>; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
> *Subject:* Re: [Nhcoll-l] Natural history museum controversies?
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> *[External Email]*
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> There was the orchid controversy at the Selby Botanical Garden back in the
> early 2000s. It was all over the news though digging up the articles might
> take some work now. Here are a few:
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> https://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20031218/selby-pleads-guilty-in-orchid-case
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> https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/news-and-profiles/2005/03/the-case-of-the-purloined-orchid
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> Genevieve E. Tocci (she, her, hers)
> Senior Curatorial Technician
> Harvard University Herbaria
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> glewis-g at oeb.harvard.edu
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> *From:* Nhcoll-l <nhcoll-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> *On Behalf Of *Derek
> Sikes
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 13, 2020 9:45 PM
> *To:* ECN-L at listserv.unl.edu; nhcoll-l at mailman.yale.edu
> *Subject:* [Nhcoll-l] Natural history museum controversies?
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> Do any of you know of any *published* natural history / science
> controversies in museums that are quite famous? These could range from
> taking on specimens or collections that are controversial, to research
> conducted by museums staff/curators that was deemed controversial, etc.
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> Ideally, I'd like a publication or documentary / video that has the
> details. No need to reply with unpublished accounts! & These should involve
> museum specimens (so no need to reply with stories of misbehaviors of
> museum personnel if specimens were not involved).
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> Thanks!
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> Derek
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> Derek S. Sikes, Curator of Insects
> Professor of Entomology
> University of Alaska Museum
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> University of Alaska Fairbanks
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> 1962 Yukon Drive
> Fairbanks, AK 99775-6960
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> dssikes at alaska.edu
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> phone: 907-474-6278
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> FAX: 907-474-5469
> he/him/his
> University of Alaska Museum - search 400,276 digitized arthropod records
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Derek S. Sikes, Curator of Insects
Professor of Entomology
University of Alaska Museum
University of Alaska Fairbanks
1962 Yukon Drive
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6960
dssikes at alaska.edu
phone: 907-474-6278
FAX: 907-474-5469
he/him/his
University of Alaska Museum - search 400,276 digitized arthropod records
http://arctos.database.museum/uam_ento_all
<http://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/ento/>
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Interested in Alaskan Entomology? Join the Alaska Entomological
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