Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum
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Name (Latin)
Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum
Other forms of name
Burke Memorial Washington State Museum
Burke Museum (Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum)
Washington (State). Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum
Coordinates
-122.3097778 -122.3097778 47.66097222 47.66097222 (gooearth )
Type of corporate body
Museums
See Also From tracing corporate name
Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
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Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Holm, B. Smoky-Top, the art and times ... c1983 (a.e.)CIP t.p. verso (Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum)
- LC data base, 6/30/83(hdg.: University of Washington. Museum; later name: Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum)
- Pacific currents, spring 1985:t.p. (Burke Museum) p. 6 (Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum); summer 1997: t.p. (The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture; new name of Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum)
- Phone call to L. Harshbarger, Prog. asst. at the Museum 8/28/84(Known as the University of Washington Museum until dedication of its new building, ca. 1962-64 at which time name changed to Thomas Burke Memorial Washington State Museum)
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Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Seattle, Washington
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Wikipedia description:
The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture (commonly as Burke Museum) is the natural history museum of the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington. It is administered by the Arts Division of the College of Arts and Sciences of the University of Washington. Established in 1899 as the Washington State Museum, the museum traces its origins to a high school naturalist club formed in 1879. The museum is the oldest in Washington state and boasts a collection of more than 16 million artifacts, including the world's largest collection of spread bird wings. The Burke Museum is the official state museum of Washington.
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