Label Archive

Last update: 14 February 2012

Collection labels are treasures to preserve, an insight into the history of natural history collecting. Below is a pictorial catalogue of natural history specimen cards housed by the Tricottet Collection. Focus is made on museum labels and labels from antique private collections. Labels from unknown collections are also listed; your help in identifying these labels is highly appreciated.

Entries for the different collections are given in alphabetical order, first for Institutions and second for private collections. When more information is available about a specific collection, a link to the corresponding entry from the Biographical Archive is given.

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (ANSP)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Founded in 1812

Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia mineral label
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia mineral label
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia mineral label
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia mineral label
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia mineral label
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia mineral label
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia mineral label
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia label
Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia label

No biographical entry


American Meteorite Laboratory (AML)
 Highway 66, Arizona, USA (1946-1953)
Sedona, Arizona, USA (1953-1960)
Founded by Harvey H. Nininger (1887-1986) in 1937 and reestablished by Glenn I. Huss

American Meteorite Laboratory label handwritten
American Meteorite Laboratory label handwritten
American Meteorite Laboratory label typed

Biographical entry »


American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)
 New York City, New York, USA
Founded in 1869

American Museum of Natural History mineral label
American Museum of Natural History mineral label

No biographical entry


Bergakademie Freiberg
Freiberg, Germany
Established in 1767

Also known as:
before 1918: Königlich Sächsische bergacademische Mineralien Niederlage zu Freiberg | K. S. Mineralien-Niederlage zu Freiberg.
1918-1970: Staatl. Mineralien-Niederlage, Freiberg, Sa. | Mineralien-Niederlage der Bergakademie Freiberg, Sa.
after 1970: Bergakademie Freiberg, Sektion Geowissenschaften

Mineralien-Niederlage der Bergakademie, Freiberg label
Mineralien-Niederlage der Bergakademie, Freiberg label
Mineralien-Niederlage der Bergakademie, Freiberg label
Mineralien-Niederlage der Bergakademie, Freiberg label
Mineralien-Niederlage der Bergakademie, Freiberg label
Mineralien-Niederlage der Bergakademie, Freiberg label
Mineralien-Niederlage der Bergakademie, Freiberg label

No biographical entry


Bonhams
Privately owned British auction house
Established in 1793

Bonhams auction house label

No biographical entry


Boston Society of Natural History
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
1830-1948

Internet Links:
» 'Rise and Fall of the Boston Society of Natural History' by R. I. Johnson (2004)

Boston Society of Natural History label

No biographical entry


Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières (BRGM)
Service de Conservation des Espèces Minérales
Orléans, France
Established in 1941

BRGM mineral label

No biographical entry


Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Founded in 1896

Carnegie Museum Section of Minerals label

No biographical entry


Comptoir Minéralogique et Géologique
Alexandre Stuer
Paris, France
Founded in 18xx

Comptoir Minéralogique et Géologique fossil label

No biographical entry


Geological Survey of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan

Geological Survey of Tokyo fossil label

No biographical entry


Harvard University
Mineralogical Museum
Cambridge, MA, USA
Harvard University established in 1636, University Museum building erected in 1891

Harvard University mineral label

No biographical entry


Museu de Minerais
Divisao de Geologia e. Mineralogia
Brazil

Divisao de Geologia e. Mineralogia (Brazil), Museu de Minerais label

No biographical entry


Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Minéralogie
Paris, France
Founded on June 10, 1793

Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) rock label
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) mineral label
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Paris) meteorite label

No biographical entry


National Museum of Natural History
Division of Mineralogy - Division of Meteorites
Washington, D.C., USA
Opened to the public since 1910

Also known as: United States National Museum (1910-TBD), Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History mineral label
National Museum of Natural History meteorite label
National Museum of Natural History meteorite label

No biographical entry


Naturhistorisches Museum Wien
Vienna, Austria
Museum opened in 1889

Natural History Museum Vienna meteorite label
Natural History Museum Vienna meteorite label

No biographical entry


New York Academy of Sciences
New York City, NY, USA
Founded in 1817

New York Academy of Sciences, Scientific Survey of Porto Rico label

No biographical entry


Ossining School

Ossining School label

No biographical entry


Regni Bohemiae Museum
Prague, Czech Republic

Regni Bohemiae Museum mineral label

No biographical entry


A. E. Seaman Mineral Museum
Currently located on the campus of Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI, USA

Former names: Michigan Mining School (1885-1897), Michigan College of Mines (1896-1927), Michigan College of Mining and Technology (1927–1964)

Michigan College of Mines mineral label
Michigan College of Mines mineral label
Michigan College of Mines mineral label
Michigan Mining School mineral label
Michigan Mining School mineral label
Michigan College of Mines mineral label
Michigan College of Mines mineral label
Michigan College of Mines mineral label
Michigan College of Mining and Technology mineral label
Michigan College of Mining and Technology mineral label
Seaman Mineral Museum mineral label
Seaman Mineral Museum mineral label
Seaman Mineral Museum mineral label

No biographical entry


Servicio Geologico Nacional
Bogota, Colombia

Servicio Geologico Nacional Bogota label
Servicio Geologico Nacional Bogota label

No biographical entry


South Australian Museum
Department of Mineralogy
Adelaide, SA, Australia
Founded in 1856

South Australian Museum label

No biographical entry


South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Museum of Geology
Rapid City, SD, USA
Founded in 1885

South Dakota School of Mines & Technology label

No biographical entry


Soviet Academy of Sciences
Laboratory of Meteoritics
Moscow, Russia

Soviet Academy of Sciences label
Soviet Academy of Sciences label

No biographical entry


Texas Christian University
Oscar E. Monnig (1902-1999) Collection
Fort Worth, TX, USA
Opened to the public in 2003

Texas Christian University Monnig Collection label
Texas Christian University Monnig Collection label
Texas Christian University Monnig Collection label

Biographical entry »


Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai
Catedra de Mineralogie
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Established as academic collection in 1919

Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) label
Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) label
Universitatea Babeş-Bolyai (Cluj-Napoca, Romania) label

No biographical entry


University of New Mexico
Institute of Meteoritics
Albuquerque, NM, USA
UNM founded in 1889, IOM founded in 1944

University of New Mexico Institute of Meteoritics label
University of New Mexico Institute of Meteoritics label
University of New Mexico Institute of Meteoritics label

No biographical entry


Ward's Natural Science Establishment
Rochester, New York, USA
Founded in 1862 by Henry Augustus Ward (1834-1906)

Ward's Natural Science Establishment shell label
Ward's Natural Science Establishment shell label
Ward's Natural Science Establishment meteorite label
Ward's Natural Science Establishment meteorite label
Ward's Natural Science Establishment tektite label
Ward's Natural Science Establishment meteorite label

No biographical entry




Albanese, John S.
(1898-1969)

John S. Albanese meteorite label

No biographical entry


Bernard Gottwald Amend label

Amend, Bernard Gottwald
(1821-1911)

Internet Links:
» The Mineralogical Record - Label Archive

No biographical entry


George Endymion Ashby label

Ashby, George Endymion
(1865->1944)

Internet Links:
» The Mineralogical Record - Label Archive

No biographical entry


Berger, Anton
(1870-1956)

Anton Berger label

No biographical entry


Buddhue, John Davis
(TBD)

John D. Buddhue label

No biographical entry


Lazard Cahn label

Cahn, Lazard
(1865-1940)

Internet Links:
» The Mineralogical Record - Label Archive

No biographical entry


Cilen, Joseph G.
(1916-1997)

Joseph G. Cilen tektite label
Joseph G. Cilen mineral label
Joseph G. Cilen mineral label

No biographical entry


Cornelius, Eugene
(TBD)

Eugene Cornelius label

No biographical entry


Allan Crunden label

Crunden, Allan
(mid-1900s)

No biographical entry


Carlton M. Davis label

Davis, Carlton M.
(1920-2006)

Internet Links:
» The Mineralogical Record - Label Archive

No biographical entry


Deyrolle, Émile
(ca.1830's-ca.1890's)
Paris, France

Les Fils d'Émile Deyrolle meteorite label

No biographical entry


William Appleton Drown label

Drown, William Appleton
(1836-1890)

Internet Links:
» The Mineralogical Record - Label Archive

No biographical entry


English, George Letchworth
(1864-1944)
USA

George Letchworth English mineral label

No biographical entry


Emile Eudel label

Eudel, Émile
(1831-1892)

No biographical entry


Edgar A. Fero label

Fero, Edgar Arthur
(1873-1952)

Internet Links:
» The Mineralogical Record - Label Archive

No biographical entry


Foote, Albert Edward
(1846-1895)

Albert Edward Foote meteorite label
Albert Edward Foote meteorite label

No biographical entry


Garbari, G.
(?-?)
Trento, Italy

G. Garbari mineral label

No biographical entry


Gregory, James Reynolds
(1832-1899)
London, United Kingdom

James Reynolds Gregory rock label
James Reynolds Gregory mineral label
James Reynolds Gregory meteorite label

No biographical entry


Gregory, Bottley and Co label

Gregory, Bottley & Co, Geologists
(prior to 1980)

No biographical entry


Morton L. Jandorf label

Jandorf, Morton L.
(1889-1945)

Internet Links:
» The Mineralogical Record - Label Archive

No biographical entry


Krantz, August
(1809-1872)
Bonn, Germany

Friedrich Krantz mineral label

No biographical entry


Krantz, Friedrich Ludwig Robert
(1859-1926)
Bonn, Germany

Friedrich Krantz meteorite label
Friedrich Krantz meteorite label

No biographical entry


W. Scott Lewis label

Lewis, W. Scott
(1882-1968)

Internet Links:
» The Mineralogical Record - Label Archive

No biographical entry


Wilhelm Maucher label

Maucher, Wilhelm
(1879-1930)

Internet Links:
» The Mineralogical Record - Label Archive

No biographical entry


Miquel, Jean
(1859-1940)
Barroubio, Languedoc, France

Jean Miquel fossil label
Jean Miquel fossil label

Biographical entry »


Louis Sæmann label

Sæmann, Louis
(1821-1866)

Internet Links:
» The Mineralogical Record - Label Archive

No biographical entry


Curt Segeler label

Segeler, Curt
(1901-1989)

Internet Links:
» The Mineralogical Record - Label Archive

No biographical entry


Curt Segeler label

Sensel, Eugene Edward
(1911-2000)

Internet Links:
» The Mineralogical Record - Label Archive

No biographical entry


John Roswell Stoddard label

Stoddard, John Roswell
(1855-1936)

Internet Links:
» The Mineralogical Record - Label Archive

No biographical entry


Andrew G. Toussaint label

Toussaint, Andrew G.
(1906-1974)

Internet Links:
» The Mineralogical Record - Label Archive

No biographical entry


Wöhler, Friedrich
(1800-1882)
University of Göttingen, Germany

Friedrich Wöhler meteorite label

No biographical entry


If you have information that could help us identify any of these labels, please contact us. Your help is highly appreciated.

undetermined Australite tektite label
undetermined meteorite label