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SIA RU000241, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Smithsonian Chemist, Records, 1880-1883
Summary
- Creator:
- Smithsonian Institution Office of the Smithsonian Chemist
- Title:
- Records, 1880-1883
- Dates:
- 1880, 1880-1883
- Notes:
- The Office of the Smithsonian Chemist appears to have been officially created about 1876. Prior to that time, the Institution maintained informal relations with a number of chemists, who had use of the Smithsonian's facilities to carry out their own work as well as some done for the Institution. Most of this work dealt with composition of minerals or with queries from government departments. Frederick W. Taylor served as the Smithsonian's chemist from 1877 until 1884, when he resigned. The Office was abolished, and the United States Geological Survey performed chemical work in the Smithsonian as needed
- Summary:
- These records consist of one letterpress book recording Taylor's reports of chemical analysis to various inquirers
- Restrictions:
- Use of this record unit requires prior arrangement with the Archives staff
- Topics:
- Mineralogy, Chemistry
- Subjects:
- Taylor, Frederick W, Geological Survey (U.S.)
- Form/Genre:
- Mixed archival materials, Collection descriptions
- Local Number:
- SIA RU000241
- Physical Description:
- 0.1 linear meter
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Table of Contents
Record Unit 241
Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Smithsonian Chemist
Records, 1880-1883
Collection Overview | |
| Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
|---|---|
| Creator: | Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Smithsonian Chemist |
| Title: | Records |
| Dates: | 1880-1883 |
| Quantity: | 0.1 linear meter. |
| Collection: | Record Unit 241 |
| Language of Materials: | English |
Historical Note
The Office of the Smithsonian Chemist appears to have been officially created about 1876. Prior to that time, the Institution maintained informal relations with a number of chemists, who had use of the Smithsonian's facilities to carry out their own work as well as some done for the Institution. Most of this work dealt with composition of minerals or with queries from government departments. Frederick W. Taylor served as the Smithsonian's chemist from 1877 until 1884, when he resigned. The Office was abolished, and the United States Geological Survey performed chemical work in the Smithsonian as needed.
Descriptive Entry
These records consist of one letterpress book recording Taylor's reports of chemical analysis to various inquirers.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
Subject
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 241, Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Smithsonian Chemist, Records
Container List
Box 1
Folder 1 Copy Book
- Finding Aid encoded on: 7-11-2011
- Contact us at osiaref@si.edu
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