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Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 7391
Atwater, W. O. (Wilbur Olin), 1844-1907
Wilbur Olin Atwater Papers, circa 1883-1889
Historical Note
Wilbur Olin Atwater (1844-1907) served as Honorary Curator, Section Foods, United States National Museum (USNM) from 1884-1892.
Descriptive Entry
This collection consists of correspondence, notes, scripts, and labels from Atwater's work on a USNM exhibition on the chemical composition of foods.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7391, Wilbur Olin Atwater Papers