Contact the Atwater Kent Museum at(215) 922-3031, asking for either Jeffery
Ray or Susan Drinan.  I believe they shared off-site storage space with the
Philadelphia Commercial Museum (aka the Civic Center Museum?)

Margaret Lyman, Collections Manager
Mutter Museum of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia

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From: Dayton Labs [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 7:11 PM
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Subject: Fate of Philadelphia Commercial Museum


Greetings:

Is there such a thing as a database or directory of defunct museums
and/or collections. I use as an example the Philadelphia Commercial
Museum. It is often acknowledged in the legends of illustrations.
Apparently it had quite an excellent late 19th - early 20th century
collection. A web search reveals an archival holding in Philadelphia,
but what is it?  Is it just photographs and papers, what happened to the
para rubber samples, the cinchona barks, the cement samples. What was
the fate of the tangible stuff. Ok I'm using this as an example, but in
a larger sense is there a trail to be followed to these treasures OR
perish the thought - did they hit the dumpster at the hands of careless
docents.

Any help, direction, thoughts or ramblings will be greatly
appreciated...

Dave Gerrick - Exhibition Designer
Dayton Tech

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