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SIA RU007072, Kennicott, Robert 1835-1866, Robert Kennicott Papers, 1863-1865

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Summary

Creator:
Kennicott, Robert 1835-1866
Title:
Robert Kennicott Papers, 1863-1865
Dates:
1863, 1863-1865
Summary:
These letters of Robert Kennicott (1835-1866) include two excellent letters to Roderick Ross MacFarlane of Winnipeg, in which Kennicott states his views on everything from the status of arctic zoology to the progress of the Civil War
Topic:
Natural history
Subjects:
Kennicott, Robert 1835-1866, MacFarlane, Roderick Ross 1833-1920
Form/Genre:
Mixed archival materials, Collection descriptions
Local Number:
SIA RU007072
Physical Description:
3 letters, 22 pages

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Record Unit 7072

Kennicott, Robert, 1835-1866

Robert Kennicott Papers, 1863-1865

Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator: Kennicott, Robert, 1835-1866
Title: Robert Kennicott Papers
Dates: 1863-1865
Quantity: 3 letters, 22 pages.
Collection: Record Unit 7072
Language of Materials: English

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These letters of Robert Kennicott (1835-1866) include two excellent letters to Roderick Ross MacFarlane of Winnipeg, in which Kennicott states his views on everything from the status of arctic zoology to the progress of the Civil War.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7072, Kennicott, Robert, 1835-1866, Robert Kennicott Papers

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Folder 1 Preservation Xerox Copies of Correspondence

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Folder 2 Letters of Robert Kennicott, 1863

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