Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History

The Sam Noble Museum of Natural History (SNOMNH) may accept donations of voucher specimens of amphibians, reptiles, birds, bird eggs and nests, mammals, fish, and insects and other invertebrates for disposition into its collections in the Departments of Herpetology, Ornithology, Mammalogy, Ichthyology, and Recent Invertebrates. Donations may include preserved specimens and/or specimen parts (e.g., tissue samples) as well as unpreserved material (e.g., frozen carcasses, live animals). The SNOMNH also accepts donations of images (digital or printed photographs or slides), sound recordings, field notes, and other natural history archival material. Acceptance of voucher specimens is at the discretion of SNOMNH Curators and must be in accordance with the SNOMNH Collections Management Policy.

Copies of permits or other documentation that the material was obtained legally must accompany all specimen-related material donated to the SNOMNH. Specimens donated to the SNOMNH should have information on collection locality and geographic coordinates, date, and other relevant data and/or documentation considered adequate within the pertinent scientific discipline. Specimen preparation should meet the highest possible standards to ensure long-term preservation of specimens for scientific and educational use. Potential donors are encouraged to contact SNOMNH curatorial staff for guidelines on specimen preparation and recording data.