History of the Bell Museum + Planetarium (Phase IIA)

The project [Phase IIA] had short, intermediate and long-term goals. The short-term and intermediate goals were successfully achieved. The expected short-term impact stated that 'draft text and illustrations of [10] Museum history stories are compiled and available as building blocks for a future publication'. The progress indicator, "favorable evaluation by external reviewers of readability, historical honesty, and visual intrigue was successfully achieved. The external reviewers both gave very favorable reviews of the project deliverables.

The expected intermediate goal stated that important historical Museum documents are identified for accession into UMN Library archives where they are preserved for posterity and available to all. The progress indicator, historical documents are successfully transferred to the UMN Library archive was successfully achieved. The Bell Museum staff have developed a close working relationship with Dr. Erik Moore, the University of Minnesota Archivist. The project delivered volumes of materials in 38 standard archive boxes, 2 small/medium sized boxes 20 x 16 x 51/2, 1 black box 23 _ x 31 _ x 3, and 2 oversize grey boxes 33 _ x 41 _, x 2 _ to the University of Minnesota Libraries Archive. Final and additional materials will be delivered in Phase IIB of the project.

The project achieved these results because of the quality and dedicated research and writing of the project team members.

The long-term goal will occur in Phase III of the project with the completion of a [book] an illustrated, popular history of the Bell Museum of Natural History
+ Planetarium.