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Collection Overview

In 2005, Reclamation estimates that it has 3,184,708 objects in Reclamation Facilities and 5,548,847 objects in Non-Reclamation Facilities for a total of 8,733,555 objects.  An additional 8,039 cubic feet of materials are located at non-Reclamation facilities for which no item count information is available.

Discipline
Estimated Number of Objects in Reclamation Facilities
Estimated Number of Objects in Non-Reclamation Facilties
Total Estimated Collection Size
Archaeology
2,496,104
4,932,758
4,193 cu. ft.
7,428,862
4,193 cu. ft.
Art
23
298
321
Ethnography
4
1
5
History
2,346
68
605 cu. ft.
2,414
605 cu. ft.
Documents
686,218
601,569
1,287,787
Botany
0
0
0
Zoology
0
0
0
Paleontology
1
14,145
3,241 cu. ft.
14,146
3,241 cu. ft.
Geology
10
8
18
Environmental Samples
2
0
2
Total Number of Objects
3,184,708
5,548,847
8,039 cu. ft.
8,733,555
8,039 cubic feet


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Page Last Updated April 15, 2008

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