[Nhcoll-l] Moving an insect collection

[John E Simmons]

You might want to check with the entomology staff at the Nebraska State
Museum in Lincoln, which many years ago moved a large beetle collection
from the Smithsonian to Lincoln.

--John

John E. Simmons
Writer and Museum Consultant
Museologica
*and*
Associate Curator of Collections
Earth and Mineral Science Museum & Art Gallery
Penn State University
*and*
Investigador Asociado, Departamento de Ornitologia
Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima


On Thu, Apr 27, 2023 at 4:10 PM David Dyer <DDyer at ohiohistory.org> wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
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> Within the next year we will be moving our entire natural history
> collection to a new collections facility. This will include 24 cabinets of
> pinned insects in Cornell drawers. Can anyone advise on the best way to
> move the drawers to mitigate damage to specimens from jostling while on the
> truck and while loading? We’re only moving about 0.5 miles but the road is
> a bit bumpy in places. We’re planning to use a truck with pneumatic air
> suspension but are wondering about the best method to actually pack the
> drawers. In boxes? Wrapped in moving blankets?
>
> Thanks!
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> Dave
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