Talk:Missouri History Museum

The Mummy in the Basement
Does anyone know the name of the mummy that is exhibited in the lower level of the the Missouri History Museum? I heard that strange things were occuring that caused him to wake up in the middle of the night and scratch on the glass. In the morning, the curators would find scratches on the inside of the exhibit. I heard the museum gave him a recliner and he stopped doing that. (Really! A reclining chair!) Who is he, was the story about him true, and where can I find more information about this mysterious incident? Bushido Hacks 16:08, 25 March 2007 (UTC) I think you may be thinking of the mummy at the Saint Louis Art Museum, which is located near the Missouri History Museum in the same park, Forest Park. I have not heard these stories, but they do have a mummy, and the Missouri Historical Society does not. I have another question - a request for article. I am an employee of the Missouri Historcial Society, the parent organization of the Missouri History Museum, so I do not want to create a conflict of interest, but I believe that the Missouri Historical Society does merit its own article. One reason is for disambiguation from another similarly named organization, the State Historical Society of Missouri, which does have a Wikipedia article. Important artifacts in the Missouri Historical Society's collections include the Charles Lindbergh collection and several of the original Lewis and Clark Journals. Here is a short list of published sources about the Missouri Historical Society that could be helpful: Journal of genealogy. v. 1 (Sept. 1976). Contains article, "Research in Missouri: an overview" which includes the Missouri Historical Society.

Institute of Museum and Library Services. National Award for Museum Service, [1999]. Missouri Historical Society listed on p. 19.

Clifford A. Pearson. "Religious conversion: the former United Hebrew Temple is born again as a research center for the Missouri Historical Society." Architectural record; 1/1992, p. 138-145.

Whitehill, Walter Muir. Independent historical societies: an enquiry into their research and publication functions and their financial future. [Boston]: Boston Athenæum, 1962.Mapfan 05:01, 24 July 2007 (UTC)MapfanMapfan 05:02, 24 July 2007 (UTC)Mapfan

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