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Record Unit 7385

Wolle, Philip W., 1893-1969

Philip W. Wolle Papers, 1883-1969

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Wolle, Philip W., 1893-1969
Title:Philip W. Wolle Papers
Dates:1883-1969
Quantity:3 cu. ft. (3 record storage boxes)
Collection:Record Unit 7385
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

These papers consist mostly of materials documenting Wolle's studies on algae. Included is a series of notebooks containing observations and drawings from his research, as well as information on his family; correspondence with Paul S. Conger, Ruth Patrick, Francis Drouet, and other algologists concerning a wide range of research topics; photographs of Wolle, his family, and his farm in Princess Anne, Maryland; a small amount of correspondence of his grandfather, Rev. Francis Wolle, written between 1883 and 1888; and biographical information on Wolle compiled by Conger.

Historical Note

Philip W. Wolle (1893-1969), a farmer from the Eastern Shore of Maryland, had an avocational interest in the study of algae. His paternal grandfather was the famous algologist, Rev. Francis Wolle.

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Descriptive Entry

These papers consist mostly of materials documenting Wolle's studies on algae. Included is a series of notebooks containing observations and drawings from his research, as well as information on his family; correspondence with Paul S. Conger, Ruth Patrick, Francis Drouet, and other algologists concerning a wide range of research topics; photographs of Wolle, his family, and his farm in Princess Anne, Maryland; a small amount of correspondence of his grandfather, Rev. Francis Wolle, written between 1883 and 1888; and biographical information on Wolle compiled by Conger.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7385, Philip W. Wolle Papers

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Container List

Box 1

Folder 1 Obituary by Paul S. Conger, 1971

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Folder 2 Sketches and Illustrations

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Folder 3 Diatoms Number 4

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Folder 4 Icelandic Diatoms

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Folder 5 Wolle Biography by Paul S. Conger

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Folder 6 Observations and Drawings, including some correspondence

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Folder 7 Biographical Material on Rev. Francis Wolle

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Folder 8 Notes, March 1958

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Folder 9 Panama Diatoms

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Folder 10 Diatomaceae, 1918-

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Folder 11 Mrs. Wolle, 1969

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Folder 12 Photograph of Wolle

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Folder 13 Wolle Biography by Paul S. Conger

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Folder 14 Correspondence with Francis Wolle, 1967-1979

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Folder 15 Family Photographs

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Folder 16 Correspondence with Luigi Provasoli, 1969-1970

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Folder 17 Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1938-1939

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Folder 18 Photocopies of Wolle Sketches

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Folder 19 The Food of Oysters

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Folder 20 Panama Diatoms Introduction, 1946

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Folder 21 Index Linnaeanum

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Folder 22 Observations and Drawings

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Folder 23 Beaufort, etc. Notebook

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Folder 24 Diatoms Genus-Nitzschia Notebook, 1938

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Folder 25 Maryland Diatoms Notebook, January 1944

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Folder 26 Diatomaceae Number 4 Notebook, May 1927

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Folder 27 Diatomaceae Number 9 Notebook, September 1933-1947

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Box 2

Folder 1 Diatomaceae Number 2 Notebook, August 1925

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Folder 2 Diatomaceae Number 6 Notebook, July 1928

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Folder 3 Diatomaceae of North America - Biology III

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Folder 4 Diatomaceae of North American - Maryland Diatoms IV

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Folder 5 Diatomaceae of North America - Biology I

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Folder 6 Diatomaceae of North America - Biology II

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Folder 7 Diatomaceae Number 5 Notebook, September 1927

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Folder 8 Diatomaceae of North America - Index

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Folder 9 Diatomaceae Number 3 Notebook, August 1926

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Folder 10 Desnids-Diatoms Notebook, 1939

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Folder 11 Cell Structures, etc. Notebook, 1936

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Folder 12 Index Diatoms, Parts I-II

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Folder 13 Index Diatoms, Part III

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Folder 14 Maryland Diatomaceae Notebook, 1942

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Folder 15 Diatomaceae Plankton Notebook Number 8, October 1929

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Folder 16 Index Folia - System Naturae - Library List

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Folder 17 Diatom Notes

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Folder 18 Notes, 1953-1955

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Box 3

Folder 1 Rev. Francis Wolle Correspondence, 1883-1888

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Folder 2 Philip W. Wolle Correspondence with his mother

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Folder 3 Correspondence - A, circa 1938-1942

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Folder 4 Binney v. Hollingsworth, et. al.

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Folder 5 Paul Conger Correspondence, 1939-1950

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Folder 6 Correspondence - D, circa 1938-1942

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Folders 7-10 Francis Drouet Correspondence, circa 1938-1940

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Folder 11 Francis Drouet and Ruth Patrick Correspondence, 1939-1949

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Folder 12 Correspondence - F, circa 1938-1942

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Folder 13 Correspondence - M, circa 1938-1942

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Folder 14 Correspondence - N, circa 1938-1942

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Folders 15-16 Correspondence - P, circa 1938-1942

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Folder 17 Correspondence - R, circa 1938-1942

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Folder 18 Correspondence - S circa 1938-1942

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Folder 19 Correspondence - T circa 1938-1942

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Folder 20 Unidentified Correspondence

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Folder 21 Habershaw's Catalogue of the Diatomaceae by H. H. Chase, 1885

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Folders 22-23 Miscellaneous Publications

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