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Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 7257
Glassell, Steve A.
Steve A. Glassell Papers, 1932-1949 and undated
Historical Note
Steve A. Glassell ( - 1949) was a California businessman and a vocational carcinologist. His primary research interest was the study of American pinnotherid crabs.
Descriptive Entry
This collection consists mostly of correspondence between Glassell and fellow carcinologists concerning his research on American pinnotherid crabs and other crustacea. Also included is correspondence from United States National Museum (USNM) administrators concerning the transmission of specimens for study and USNM shipping invoices. The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
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This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Glassell, Steve A.
- Chace, Fenner Albert
- Chambers, W. Lee.
- Graf, John Enos
- Rathbun, Mary Jane, 1860-1943
- Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977
- Shoemaker, Clarence R.
- Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
- United States National Museum
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Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7257, Steve A. Glassell Papers