Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution

Record Unit 31
Office of the Secretary,
Correspondence,
1866-1906, with related records to 1927

By James A. Steed

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Historical Note

Descriptive Entry

Series Descriptions

  Series 1. General Incoming Correspondence, 1888-1927. Arranged Alphabetically.

  Series 2. Smithsonian Bureaus and Offices, 1891-1906.

  Series 3. Records and Correspondence Relating to the Hodgkins Bequest and Prizes Subsequently Allocated from its Income, 1866-1916.

  Series 4. Incoming Correspondence from Governmental Departments and Offices, 1872-1906.

  Series 5. Oversize Materials.

  Series 6. Card Index to Correspondence.

HISTORICAL NOTE

DESCRIPTIVE ENTRY

Samuel P. Langley and others preparing the aerodrome.

These records document the history of the Smithsonian from 1872-1927. Most of the records concern the tenure of Samuel P. Langley, the third Secretary, who served from 1887-1906. There is also some material dating from as early as 1866 to as late as 1927 in the collection. This record unit is the last to be based on a distinction between incoming and outgoing records, for, beginning in 1907, unified filing systems were employed. Users should therefore be careful to consult the current edition of the Archives' Guide in order to have access to parallel outgoing records series. Users should also consult the Guide to identify important separate record units for the United States National Museum. The records document both the Institution's history and the personal research interests of Secretary Langley.

In addition to Langley's research, records of particular interest document the creation of the Astrophysical Observatory and the National Zoological Park, as well as the consolidation of the Bureau of American Ethnology within the Smithsonian after the death of John Wesley Powell.

SERIES DESCRIPTIONS

SERIES 1.
General Incoming Correspondence, 1888-1927. Arranged Alphabetically.

This material is the major correspondence series for this record unit. It is likely that parts of it were lost over the years since its creation. Because this series contains much material dealing with Secretary Langley's research, a special effort has been made to identify firms and persons with whom he dealt; and this feature should be of special interest to anyone trying to reconstruct his work. As a sidelight of this attempt, one can observe the difficulties Langley met with in finding suppliers for his mechanical and scientific requirements, and the emergence of a class of firms in America capable of producing equipment suitable for experimental scientific uses.

Box 1 of 192

Folder	1		Aachen Meteorological Observatory- Aaron, Eugene Murray
Folders	2-7		Abbe, Cleveland, 1891-1898, 1900-1905. Cleveland Abbe was for many years editor of the meteorological publications of the United States Weather Bureau. He had close ties with the Smithsonian and was frequently consulted by its officers.
Folder	8		Abbe, Cleveland, Jr. - Abbot, A. B.
Folders	9-22		Abbot, Charles G., 1895-1901. Abbot was recruited from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1895 and remained at the Smithsonian for the whole of his professional life. He began as an aide in the Astrophysical Observatory. As Langley's interests shifted more towards aeronautics, Abbot carried on more and more of the Observatory's work. He became Secretary in 1927.

Box 2 of 192

Folders	1-13		Abbot, Charles G., 1902-1906
Folder	14		Abbot, Francis R. - Adams Express Company
Folder	15		Adams, Robert, Jr., 1898-1903. A Regent and congressman from Pennsylvania.
Folders	16-24		Adams, Washington Irving, 1896-June 1906. Adams joined the Smithsonian in 1896 as Chief Clerk in the Bureau of International Exchanges. He subsequently became Disbursing Agent for the Institution.

Box 3 of 192

Folder	1		Adams, Washington Irving, July-December 1906
Folder	2		Adamson, L. C. - Addressograph Co.
Folder	3		Adee, Alvey A., 1893-1906
Folders	4-17		Adler, Cyrus A., 1890-1906. Cyrus Adler was Librarian and Assistant Secretary of the Smithsonian. He was one of the few men close to Secretary Langley, who consulted him on a variety of subjects.
Folder	18		Aero Club of America, 1905-1906. Concerning various aeronautical subjects, including correspondence with Charles M. Manly, Langley's sometime aide.
Folder	19		Aflalo, F. G. - Albany Club
Folder	20		Albany Institute, 1899-1906
Folder	21		Alberti, N. - Aldis, W. S.
Folder	22		Aldrich, John Merton, 1904-1905

Box 4 of 192

Folder	1		Aldrich, P. D. - Amens, John
Folder	2		American Academy of Arts and Sciences - American antiquities
Folder	3		American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1888-1903
Folder	4		American Astronomical and Astrophysical Society - American Circular Loom Co.
Folder	5		American Engineer, 1893-1896
Folder	6		American Express Co. - American Gas Furnace Co.
Folders	7-9		American Historical Association, 1892-1906. Concerning the publication and distribution of the Report of the American Historical Association and other matters of business.
Folder	10		American Ice Co. - American Institute of Mining Engineers
Folder	11		American Inventor, 1901-1902
Folder	12		American Journal of Pharmacy - American Manufacturer and Iron World
Folder	13		American Metrological Society, 1891-1899
Folder	14		American Morphological Society - American Philological Association
Folder	15		American Philosophical Society, 1892-1906
Folder	16		American Publishers Association - American Tool Works Co.
Folder	17		American Watch Tool Co., 1891-1894. Concerns orders for scientific equipment; includes ferrotypes.
Folder	18		Amerman, Anna - Andrews, W. W. Includes photographs.
Folder	19		Angell, James Burrill, 1891-1906. A citizen Regent.
Folder	20		Anguiano, Angel - Anthony and Scovill

Box 5 of 192

Folder	1		Anthropological Society of Washington, 1893-1894
Folder	2		Antisell, F. L. - Arriaga, Miguel
Folders	3-4		Art room, Smithsonian Building, 1894-1900
Folder	5		Aschaffhauser, L. - Assheton, William
Folder	6		Associated News Bureau - Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America
Folder	7		Astrophysical Journal, 1894-1905
Folder	8		Atkins, Albert J. - Austin, Ben W.
Folder	9		Austin, W. W. - Australian Museum
Folder	10		Austria-Hungary, Legation of, 1895-1903
Folder	11		Automobile Review - Avery Chemical Co.
Folders	12-19		Avery, Robert Stanton, estate of, 1896-1906. Avery bequeathed certain property to the Smithsonian, which led to a lengthy dispute before final settlement.
Folder	20		Aveyron Society of Letters, Sciences, and Arts - Azcarati, T. de

Box 6 of 192

Folder	1		Baas, Gustave - Bailey, Dr. Jonathan R.
Folder	2		Bailey, S. I. - Baker, D. W.
Folders	3-18		Baker, Frank, May 1890-December 1894. Baker became Manager of the National Zoological Park (NZP) in 1890 and its Director in 1893. This material concerns administration of the park and includes maps of the grounds.

Box 7 of 192

Folders

1-20

Baker, Frank, January 1895-February 1899. Includes maps and building plans.

Box 8 of 192

Folders

1-17

Baker, Frank, March 1899-December 1900. Includes maps.

Box 9 of 192

Folders

1-13

Baker, Frank, January 1901-May 1902. Includes maps.

Box 10 of 192

Folders

1-17

Baker, Frank, July 1902-December 1904. Includes maps.

Box 11 of 192

Folders	1-11		Baker, Frank, January 1905-December 1906
Folder	12		Baker, J. W. - Baly, Edward C. C.
Folders	13-14		Balzer, Stephen M., November 1898-April 1900. Correspondence on constructing an engine for the Langley aerodrome.
Folder	15		Banbury, Charles - Barbarin, F. S.
Folder	16		Barber, A. W., 1890-1894. Concerning the "Wakulla Volcano" in northwest Florida.
Folder	17		Barber, J. Walter - Baright, Herbert E.
Folder	18		Barker, George F., 1892-1904. Correspondence on radium and general scientific topics.
Folder	19		Barnard, A. E. - Barnwell, Woodward
Folder	20		Barr, John H. - Bartsch, Paul

Box 12 of 192

Folders	1-5		Barus, Carl, 1892-1905. Correspondence chiefly concerned with the Smithsonian Physical Tables.
Folder	6		Barwick, James A. - Bates, J. M.
Folder	7		Bates, Lawson, 1893-1899. Concerning a houseboat used in Langley's experiments. Plans for its construction can be found in drawer 11 of the map case.
Folder	8		Bates, L. T. - Baur, G.
Folder	9		Bausch and Lomb Optical Co., 1893-1904. Concerning equipment for the Astrophysical Observatory.
Folder	10		Bavarian State Statistical Bureau - Becktold, W. B.
Folder	11		Beckwith, Paul - Belknap, C. E.
Folders	12-13		Bell, Alexander Graham, 1888-1906. Concerning his role as a Regent.
Folder	14		Bell and Co. - Benedict, A. L.
Folder	15		Benedict and Burnham Manufacturing Co., 1893-1906
Folder	16		Benedict, Francis G. - Bentley, H. W.
Folders	17-18		Bentley, Wilson A., 1902. Article on structure of snow crystals, including photographs.

Box 13 of 192

Folders	1-2		Bentley, Wilson A., 1904-1905
Folder	3		Bequerel, Henri - Berryman, B. F.
Folder	4		Berst, William - Berthelot, M.
Folder	5		Berthenson, Dr. George, 1892-1903. Correspondence on flight.
Folder	6		Bertherand - Beyl, Geoffry
Folder	7		Bickers, Daniel G. - Bickmore, Albert S.
Folders	8-9		Biddle, James G., 1895-1906. Concerning sale of scientific instruments.
Folder	10		Bielby, R. - Bigelow, Edward F.
Folder	11		Bigelow, Frank H., 1890-1900. Concerning the Philosophical Society of Washington.
Folder	12		Bigelow, John - Biggar, John S.
Folder	13		Bilgram, Hugo, 1891-1902. Concerning machine work performed for Langley's aeronautical experiments.
Folder	14		Billia, L. A. - Billings, John Shaw
Folder	15		Binner-Wells Co., 1903-1904
Folder	16		Birch, Thomas - Bixby, W. H.
Folder	17		Black, Alice - Blatchley, W. S.
Folder	18		Blenner, E. - Blyth, A. Wynter
Folder	19		Boardman, Samuel L., 1902-1904. Concerning the ornithological work of George A. Boardman (see also record unit 7071).

Box 14 of 192

Folder	1		Boas, Franz - Bodfish, Sumner
Folder	2		Boehmer, George H., 1892-1895
Folder	3		Boettger, Fred - Bolles, F. G.
Folders	4-14		Bolton, Henry Carrington, 1891-1903. Correspondence dealing with international chemical bibliography.
Folder	15		Boltz, O. H. - Bond, W. C.
Folder	16		Bond and Son, William, 1898-1902
Folder	17		Bonelli, D. - Boss, Lewis
Folder	18		Bosscha, J. - Boston Waterworks

Box 15 of 192

Folder	1		Bostroem, Eric - Bowen, Burt M.
Folder	2		Bowen, Clarence W., 1904-1905
Folder	3		Bower, James L. - Boyd, W. S.
Folder	4		Boyd's Directory, 1893-1906
Folder	5		Boyden, C. F. - Brannon, Levi
Folders	6-18		Brashear, John Alfred, 1891-May 1900. This correspondence documents the long course of dealing between Secretary Langley and Brashear, who supplied many pieces of scientific apparatus to Langley for his research in physics and aeronautics. Included are drawings and blue prints.

Box 16 of 192

Folders	1-8		Brashear, John Alfred, June 1900-1906
Folder	9		Brasseur, Charles A. - Brazil, Legation of
Folder	10		Breary, F. M. - Brewster, William
Folder	11		Brick - Britton and Gray
Folder	12		Broadhead, G. C. - Brouchere, Leon de
Folder	13		Brown, Addison S. - Brown, Henry H.
Folder	14		Brown and Sharpe Mfg. Co., 1892-1905
Folder	15		Brown, J. - Brown, L. J.
Folder	16		Brown, Stephen C., 1895-1904. Concerning his duties as Registrar of the National Museum.
Folder	17		Brown, Thomas C. - Bruhns, Marie
Folder	18		Brune, Gerhard - Bryce, J. H.
Folder	19		Buchanan, A. F. - Buckeye Iron and Brass Works

Box 17 of 192

Folder	1		Budapest - Buff and Berger
Folder	2		Buffalo Forge Co., 1902-1905. Concerning equipment ordered for Langley experiments; includes blue prints.
Folder	3		Bugbee, S. W. - Bulard, C.
Folder	4		Bullinger's Postal and Shipper's Guide -Bullock's Illustrated Lectures
Folder	5		Bumbaugh, G. L. - Burlingame, E. L.
Folder	6		Burnett, Vivian - Burrows, J. C.
Folder	7		Burt, Edward A. - Butler, M. C.
Folder	8		Butterworth, Benjamin - Bysfield, Frank B.
Folder	9		C. & C. Electric Motor Co. - Cain, John
Folder	10		Calderhead, W. A. - Calverley, William
Folder	11		Cambridge Scientific Instrument Co. - Cambridge University
Folder	12		Cameron, J. Franklin - Campbell and Zell Co.
Folder	13		Canfield, W. P. - Carmo, A. Gomes
Folders	14-18		Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1892-1906. The Secretary of the Smithsonian was a trustee ex officio of the Carnegie Institution, founded in 1902 by Andrew Carnegie. There is also some earlier correspondence discussing proposed philanthropic projects.
Folder	19		Carpenter Enamel Rheostat Co., 1893-1895. Discussing equipment for Langley's experiments.
Folder	20		Carpenter, Frank G. - Carson, C. H., Jr.
Folder	21		Carter, Albert - Carton, Emile

Box 18 of 192

Folder	1		Cary, Austin - Case, Howard and Co.
Folder	2		Casella, Louis P., 1892-1899. Concerning supply of scientific instruments.
Folder	3		Casper, G. W. - Castell, F. de P.
Folder	4		Cattell, James McKeen, 1895-1906
Folder	5		Caulk, William B. - Century Book Co.
Folder	6		Cerroti, Ottavio - Chant, C. A.
Folders	7-9		Chanute, Octave O., 1891-1905. Discussing topics related to manned flight.
Folder	10		Chapin, C. N. - Chapin, L. N.
Folders	11-12		Chaplain, J. C., 1894-1896. Discussing design of the Hodgkins Medal; includes drawings.
Folder	13		Chapman, C. M. - Chauvigne, Auguste
Folder	14		Chemical Publishing Co. - Chevigny, Gilbert A.
Folder	15		Chicago Academy of Sciences - Chicago, University of
Folder	16		Child, R. C., 1895-1896. Discussing experimental work of the Astrophysical Observatory.
Folder	17		Childe, Herbert - Childs, W. S.
Folder	18		Chilton, W. B. - Chivers, Cedric

Box 19 of 192

Folder	1		Christenson, Oscar - Cilley, E. H.
Folder	2		Claflin Optical Co. - Clark, Alvan & Sons
Folders	3-6		Clark, Alonzo Howard, 1892-1897, 1901-1906. Concerning his duties at the Smithsonian, particularly his editorial work.
Folder	7		Clark, Mrs. Fitzgibbon - Clark, William G.
Folders	8-9		Clarke, Frank Wigglesworth, 1891-1906. Concerning Clarke's work as a consultant to the Smithsonian on chemical topics; references to the work of Edward W. Morley on redetermination of atomic weights.
Folder	10		Clarke, J. W. - Clems, Arthur W.
Folder	11		Cleveland, H. - Cloud, Francis H.
Folder	12		Coan, Titus M. - Cochrane, Charles H.
Folder	13		Cockburn, S. A. - Collier's Weekly
Folder	14		Collins, A. Frederick - Cologne (Germany), mayor of
Folders	15-16		Color standards, 1898-1903. Refers to efforts to produce a standard for describing colors in nature, first begun as part of Robert Ridgway's work on birds and then expanded to a more general, and more ambitious, study, based on use of spectroscopic standards. Ridgway, no physicist, gave up his plan upon realizing the form it must take to have Langley's support.
Folder	17		Colorado Commissioner of Game, Fish, and Forestry - Columbia Phonograph Co.

Box 20 of 192

Folder	1		Comegys, C. G. - Condie, C. C.
Folder	2		Cone, John - Conner, D. E.
Folder	3		Constantinople, Legation of the United States in, 1894-1898
Folder	4		Contanseau Foreign Express - Cooke, Robert Grier
Folder	5		Cooley, J. F. - Cooper, J. T.
Folder	6		Cope, Edward Drinker, 1891-1897. Concerning a manuscript on North American reptiles.
Folders	7-10		Cope, Edward Drinker, bibliography, 1897-1906. Concerns efforts to compile and publish a bibliography of Cope's work.
Folder	11		Copeland and Co., M. G. - Copley, Josiah
Folder	12		Coppee, Henry, 1891-1896. Concerning Coppee's service as a Regent and chairman of the Executive Committee.
Folder	13		Corazza, Aldo - Corbin Banking Co.
Folder	14		Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1894-1905
Folder	15		Cordingly and Co. - Cornell Co-operative Society
Folder	16		Corning, John Herbert, 1892-1906
Folder	17		Cornu, Mme Alfred - Cory, Daniel W.
Folder	18		Correspondence, rules for Smithsonian, 1892
Folder	19		Corrington, Washington, 1896
Folder	20		Cosgrove, Thomas - Covell, Henry H.
Folder	21		Coville, Frederick Vernon, 1897
Folder	22		Coward - Cox, Sidney R.
Folder	23		Cox, William V., 1891-1893. Concerning Cox's duties as Chief Clerk.

Box 21 of 192

Folders	1-5		Cox, William V., 1894-1905. Concerning his duties as Chief Clerk.
Folder	6		Coyle, Henry S. - Crawley, George E.
Folder	7		Cree, John K. - Creuzbaur, Robert
Folder	8		Critchett, J. C. - Crocker-Wheeler Co.
Folder	9		Croghan, John - Crosscup and West Engraving Co.
Folder	10		Cullom, Shelby S., 1891-1906. Concerning his service as a senatorial Regent.
Folder	11		Crova, A. - Culbertson, Thad A.
Folder	12		Culveyhouse, William - Curtis, George Carroll
Folder	13		Curtis, George E., 1890-1895. Chiefly dealing with laboratory experiments carried out at the direction of Secretary Langley.
Folder	14		Curtis, G. M. - Dalbert, Louis
Folder	15		Dall, William Healey, 1890-1902. Concerning his duties in the National Museum.
Folder	16		Dallett, Thomas H. and Co. - Daniel, S. S.
Folder	17		Daniels, Francis B. - Dastre, A.
Folder	18		Dauber, August, 1895-1896

Box 22 of 192

Folders	1-2		Daughters of the American Revolution, 1898-1907. The D.A.R. was required by law to make an annual report on its activities, to be transmitted to Congress by the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. This material concerns those reports.
Folder	3		Davanne, H. - Davis, H. H.
Folder	4		Davis, Herman S. - Day, W. F.
Folder	5		Dean, A. - Delaunoy, H.
Folders	6-8		De La Vergne Refrigeration Co., 1897-1905. Concerning refrigeration equipment installed to cool Astrophysical Observatory equipment; includes blue prints.
Folder	9		Delaware Chemical Co. - Denmark, Embassy of
Folder	10		Dennett, W. S. - Densmore, L. W.
Folders	11-18		De Peyster, General John Watts, 1901-1906. Concerning De Peyster's gifts, first, of works from his library and subsequently of other objects.

Box 23 of 192

Folder	1		Deprez, Marcel - Detroit Photographic Co.
Folder	2		De Vere, M. Schele, 1896-1897
Folder	3		De Vinne and Co., Theodore, 1896-1898. Concerning publication of the Smithsonian's Half-Century Book and other titles; includes drawings.
Folder	4		De Vore, George W. - De Young, R. R.
Folder	5		Dibos, M. - Dietrichson, Paul A.
Folder	6		Diffendale, Joseph E. - Disston and Sons, Henry
Folder	7		District of Columbia Paper Manufacturing Co. - Dodd, Mead and Co.
Folder	8		Dodge, Charles Wright - Donaldson, Owen M.
Folder	9		Donaldson, William W., 1895-1896. Concerning electric storage batteries.
Folder	10		Donnell, James M. - Dorsey, George A.
Folder	11		Dorsey, Harry W., 1892-1906
Folder	12		Dorsey, Nicholas E. - Dorster, John N.
Folder	13		Douay, Leon, 1891-1894
Folder	14		Doubleday, Page & Co. - Doyle, James J.
Folder	15		Drake, A. W. - Dreka, Louis
Folder	16		Drenford, George - Du Bose, G. M.
Folder	17		Duche, E. - Dungan, R. M.
Folder	18		Dunn, B. W. - Dunn, J. E.
Folder	19		Du Perow, M. - Dyrsen and Pfeiffer
Folder	20		Eames, Alvin H. - Eck, Frederick O.

Box 24 of 192

Folders	1-5		Eclipse, solar, 1900. Correspondence, I-T, miscellany, government departments. The Astrophysical Observatory (APO) staff, led by Langley himself, traveled to Wadesboro, North Carolina, to observe the solar eclipse of 1900. This material consists mostly of correspondence from volunteer observers, and from some professional astronomers, directed to the APO. Includes photographs. There are also photographs in drawer 22 of the map case. Some files are missing.
Folder	6		Eddy, John R., 1901-1902
Folders	7-8		Eddy, William A., 1891-1901. Concerning meteorology.
Folder	9		Edes, Henry H. - Edison Manufacturing Co.
Folder	10		Edmonds, J. R. - Eimbeck, William
Folder	11		Eimer and Amend, 1894-1906. Concerning APO apparatus.
Folder	12		Eisman, D. C. - Electric Power
Folders	13-14		Electric Storage Battery Co., 1893-1906
Folder	15		The Electrical Age - Elliott, D. G.
Folder	16		Elliott, Henry Wood, 1891-1903. Concerning Elliott's efforts at fur seal preservation.
Folder	17		Elliott, John - Elliott and Hatch
Folder	18		Ellis, L. B. - Ely, G. S.
Folder	19		Emanuel, Philip A. - Enthoffer, Joseph

Box 25 of 192

Folder	1		Epps, Orlo - Erie Foundry Co.
Folder	2		Evans, Walter H. - Ewing, I. A.
Folder	3		Explorations, cost of - Ezzell, M. K.
Folder	4		Faber, M. von - Falkenhagen, J. F.
Folder	5		Faneuil Watch Tool Co., 1893-1901. Concerning precision machine work done for Langley experiments.
Folder	6		Faris, H. P. - Farrow Arms Co.
Folder	7		Fassig, Oliver L. - Fay, William E.
Folder	8		Featherson, G. J. - Felton, C. N.
Folder	9		Felts, Walter W., 1894-1895
Folder	10		Fenton, Joseph T. - Ferguson, W. B.
Folder	11		Fergusson, Sterling Price, 1900. Concerning Langley's aerodrome experiments.
Folder	12		Fermi, Claudio - Fernow, Berhnard E.
Folder	13		Ferraro, D. J., 1902-1906
Folder	14		Ferris, F. O. - Fezzi, Ernesto
Folders	15-16		Fewkes, J. Walter, 1895-1898, 1905. Concerning anthropological research and Bureau of American Ethnology affairs.

Box 26 of 192

Folder	1		Fidelity and Casualty Co.- Fieldwick, Robert W.
Folder	2		Fiesse, Charles - Finzi, Giorgio
Folder	3		Fire, Committee to Prevent, 1906
Folder	4		Fireman, Peter - Fitzgerald, Melvin T.
Folder	5		Flanagan, John - Fluckiger, F. A.
Folder	6		Flugel, Felix, 1891-1905. Flugel, a philologist, was for many years the Smithsonian`s agent for its publications in Germany.
Folder	7		Fock, A. - Forbes, Louise
Folder	8		Ford, Mrs. A. M. - Ford, W. Hutson
Folder	9		Foreign Express Co. - Forrest, Frank R.
Folder	10		Forsberg and Murray - Forward, Ross
Folder	11		Foster, Charles - Fowke, Gerard
Folder	12		Fowle, F. E., 1895-1906. Concerning Fowle's work as one of Langley's laboratory aides.
Folder	13		Fowler, A. A. - Fowler, George L. George L. Fowler was an engineer engaged by Langley to help produce a small, light engine for his aerodrome.
Folder	14		Fox, Edward - Franklin and Co.
Folder	15		Franklin Institute, 1891-1903
Folder	16		Franklin Fire Insurance Co. - Fraser, J. E.
Folder	17		Frasse, Peter A. and Co., 1890-1893. Frasse supplied Langley with technical and scientific equipment for his experiments.
Folder	18		Frazer, Persifor - Freund, Theodore J.

Box 27 of 192

Folders	1-3		Friedenwald Company, 1893-1905. Printers, this firm published titles produced by the Smithsonian.
Folder	4		Friedlander and Sohn, S., 1895-1900
Folder	5		Friel, L. - Fritz, Louis
Folder	6		Frodsham and Co. - Fuller, A. W.
Folder	7		Fuller, Melville Weston, 1891-1906. Fuller was Chief Justice of the United States and thus the Smithsonian's Chancellor. Correspondence deals with various matters of Smithsonian concern.
Folder	8		Fuller, Rufus - Fulton, Robert
Folder	9		Funk and Wagnalls Co., 1892-1906
Folder	10		Fusch, Henry J. - Gabbey, R. L.
Folders	11-14		Gaertner and Co., William, 1898-1905. This firm produced instruments for Langley's experiments, particularly those related to flight. The correspondence discusses meeting Langley's requirements for the equipment.
Folder	15		Gage, Simon H. - Gantz, J. S.
Folder	16		Garcia-Diego, Salvador - Garvin Machine Co.
Folder	17		Gas Engine and Power Co., 1893-1903
Folder	18		Gas Industries Co. - Gaspar, J.
Folders	19-22		Gatchel and Manning, 1902-March 1905. This Philadelphia firm produced illustrations for many SI publications.

Box 28 of 192

Folders	1-3		Gatchel and Manning, April 1905-1906
Folder	4		Gates, Elmer, 1894-1904. Concerning his claimed affiliation with the Smithsonian.
Folder	5		Gathmann, Emil - Gedney and Roberts
Folder	6		General Electric Co., 1892-1904. Regarding equipment sold to the Smithsonian for various purposes.
Folder	7		General Order - Genth, F. A., Jr.
Folder	8		Gaining, E. - Germany, Embassy of
Folder	9		Gholson, J. G. - Gibbs, Wolcott
Folder	10		Gibon, Theodore - Gibson Brothers
Folder	11		Gibson, E. H. - Gildersleeve, L. J.
Folder	12		Gill, Augustus H. - Ginn and Co.
Folder	13		Gippenrich, A. - Glazebrook, R. T.
Folder	14		Gleason, P. T. - Godwin, W. M.
Folder	15		Goeller, C. L., 1891-1893
Folder	16		Goettel, Augustus, 1890-1916. Concerning an anonymous gift to the United States.
Folder	17		Goetz, Elmer H. - Gooch, J. B.

Box 29 of 192

Folders	1-13		Goode, George Brown, 1888-1896. Goode was a member of the Smithsonian Staff from 1872 to his death in 1896, rising to become Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum (from 1887). These records document a small, routine aspect of his career.
Folder	14		__________correspondence on his History of American Science, 1906
Folder	15		Goode, J. Paul - Goodwin, [N.?] M.
Folder	16		Goodyear, William H., 1895-1905

Box 30 of 192

Folder	1		Goodykoontz, J. - Gordon, Reginald
Folder	2		Gore, James H., 1891-1903. Concerning meteorological topics.
Folder	3		Gorham, W. C. - Grahlke, A. C.
Folder	4		Grand Army of the Republic, 1891-1906
Folder	5		Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Co. - Gray, E. N.
Folder	6		Gray, George, 1894-1906. A Smithsonian Regent and a judge of the Third Circuit U. S. Court of Appeals.
Folder	7		Gray, George W. - Gray, R. E.
Folders	8-10		Gray, Thomas, 1893-1906. Gray compiled several editions of the Smithsonian's Physical Tables.
Folder	11		Great Divide, 1892-1894
Folder	12		Greatorex, Dan - Greely, A. W.
Folder	13		Green, Bernard Richardson, 1899-1900. Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds for the Library of Congress, Green carried out several engineering projects for the Smithsonian during this period.
Folder	14		Green, B. W. - Green, Elmer
Folder	15		Green, Henry J., 1891-1905. A scientific instrument maker who supplied numerous items for Langley's experiments.
Folder	16		Green, J. E. - Greer, John H.
Folder	17		Gregory, James - Grimshaw, Robert
Folders	18-19		Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey, 1901, 1903-1906. Grosvenor edited National Geographic and long had close ties with the Smithsonian.
Folder	20		Grosvenor, Sarah A. - Grover, E. W.
Folders	21-22		Grunow, William, 1891-1902. Concerning orders for scientific instruments.
Folder	23		Guatemala, Legation of - Gump, A. W.
Folder	24		Gunderson, Carl - Gurley, Randolph Revere

Box 31 of 192

Folder	1		Gurley, W. and L. E., 1893-1900. Scientific instrument makers.
Folder	2		Gurnell, L. G. - Gurren, E. J.
Folder	3		Gutekunst, F. and Co., 1891-1902
Folder	4		Gutermann, E. - Gutzmer, A.
Folder	5		Haas Brothers - Hack, N. Frank
Folder	6		Hackett, Frank W., Andrews Estate, 1899-1900. Frank W. Hackett was the Smithsonian`s attorney in a number of cases which arose during this period. While the Regents who had legal backgrounds gave their advice on issues rather freely, it was Hackett who carried out the detailed work to be done.
Folders	7-12		__________Avery Estate, 1894-1900
Folder	13		__________Glover Coin Collection, 1897
Folders	14-16		__________Hodgkins Estate, 1895-1900
Folder	17		__________Miscellaneous legal topics, 1897-1902
Folder	18		Haddon, A. C. - Haines, H. G.
Folder	19		Halbert, H. D. - Hale, Eugene
Folders	20-23		Hale, George Ellery, 1891-1901, 1904-1906. Hale was an eminent astronomer and directed the Yerkes Observatory. He and Langley were professional colleagues and allies.

Box 32 of 192

Folder	1		Hale, George Ellery, 1899-1904. Concerning the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Solar Research.
Folder	2		___________Solar eclipse of 1900, 1899-1900
Folder	3		___________Yerkes Observatory, 1901-1903
Folder	4		Hale, George W. - Hallock, Charles
Folder	5		Hallock, William, 1891-1902
Folder	6		Halm, J. - Hamilton, Frank
Folders	7-8		Hamilton Lectures, 1898-1905. Supported by a bequest from William Hamilton, the Hamilton Lectures were to be given from time to time on scientific or practical topics. These records deal chiefly with Andrew D. White's 1905 address on the reform of the American diplomatic service.
Folder	9		Hamilton and Colbert - Hammer, D.
Folders	10-11		Hammer, William Joseph, 1893-1905. An electrical engineer, Hammer ultimately presented his collection of apparatus to the Smithsonian.
Folder	12		Hammill, S. Scott - Hardess, H. J.
Folder	13		Hardie, Robert Gordon, 1893-1894
Folder	14		Harding, C. E. - Harper, R. H.
Folder	15		Harrington, B. R. - Harrover, W. H.
Folder	16		Hart, Charles Henry - Hartley, Harold B.
Folder	17		Hartman and Cadick, 1897-1898
Folder	18		Hartmann, Carl, 1893-1904
Folder	19		Harvard College Observatory, 1894-1903. Concerning topics of mutual interest.
Folder	20		Harvey, A. H. - Hastings, Oregon C.
Folder	21		Hatch, J. E. - Hawkins, S. W.
Folder	22		Hawley, Edwin H., 1891-1902

Box 33 of 192

Folder	1		Hawley, J. R. - Hawley, L. A.
Folder	2		Hay, Oliver Perry, 1896-1899
Folder	3		Hay, W. P. - Hayhurst, William P.
Folder	4		Haymaker, Edward A. - Hagen, S. N.
Folder	5		Hazen, Henry Allen, 1892-1898. Discussing studies of wind velocity.
Folder	6		Hazzell, Maria - Hele-Shaw, H. S.
Folder	7		Heliotype Printing Co., 1899-1905
Folder	8		Helm, V. I. - Hemingway, C. B.
Folder	9		Hemiup, Maria Remington, 1886, 1894
Folder	10		Hemphill, John J. - Henderson, James E.
Folders	11-14		Henderson, John Brooks, 1891-1906. A long-time Regent and member of the Executive Committee, Henderson was closely involved in the Institution's operations and used his legal and political talents in its behalf.
Folder	15		Henderson, J. W. - Henderson, Thomas P.
Folder	16		Hendey, H. J. - Henri, P.
Folders	17-18		Henry, Mary A. and Caroline, 1891-1902. Concerning efforts to publish the papers of Joseph Henry, the Institution's first Secretary.
Folder	19		Henry, R. L. - Herbertson, A. J.
Folder	20		Herder, B. - Herrick, S. S.

Box 34 of 192

Folder	1		Herring, A. W., 1895-1902. Referring to Herring's efforts to construct an engine to drive the Langley aerodrome.
Folder	2		Herring, Mrs. S. H. - Hersperger, W. K.
Folder	3		Herve, Henri, 1891-1897. Herve edited Revue de L'Aeronautique and corresponded with Langley on that topic.
Folder	4		Hesdorffer, Max - Hickock Manufacturing Co.
Folder	5		Hiersemann, Karl W., 1893-1901
Folder	6		Higdem, J. S. - Hight, R. F.
Folder	7		Hildebrandt, Lieutenant [?], 1896-1899. Discussing aeronautical topics.
Folder	8		Hildebrandt, Mary M. - Hiles, E. K.
Folders	9-10		Hilger, Adam, 1892-1903. An English maker of scientific instruments.
Folders	11-12		Hill, Clarke & Co., 1891-1901
Folder	13		Hill, Francis J., 1892-1896. Concerning orders for scientific instruments.
Folder	14		Hill, H. A. - Hillman, C. D.
Folder	15		Himrod, W. G. - Hitchcock, Romyn
Folder	16		Hitt, Robert R., 1893-1906. A Regent.
Folder	17		Hoar, George F. - Hobbs, Virgil M.
Folder	18		Hobbs, William H., 1892-1906
Folder	19		Hobbs, William P. - Hockaday, E. J.
Folders	20-22		Hodge, Frederick Webb, 1897-1905. Concerning the work of the Bureau of American Ethnology.
Folder	23		Hodges, Herbert A. - Hodgson, Richard
Folder	24		Hoen, A. & Co., 1896-1903
Folder	25		Hofer, Elwood, 1896-1898. Concerning attempts to get buffalo for the NZP.
Folder	26		Hoffler, Friderich - Holdaway, J. Alma
Folder	27		Holden, Edward Singleton, 1889-1890. Holden was on the staff of the Lick Observatory during this period and collaborated with Langley on a number of projects in astrophysics and photographic astronomy. Holden took a number of lunar photographs for Langley, circa 1890-1893, which can be found in drawer 23 of the map case.

Box 35 of 192

Folders	1-5		Holden, Edward Singleton, 1891, 1893-1902
Folder	6		Holder, Charles Frederick - Holmes, W. E.
Folders	7-12		Holmes, William Henry, 1894-1903. Concerning mostly Holmes's work in the Bureau of American Ethnology.
Folder	13		Holmfeld, H. De D. - Hoole Machine and Engraving Works
Folder	14		Hoon, Cheng Yen, 1894-1900. Concerning gifts of ancient Chinese bronzes.
Folder	15		Hooper, H. E. - Hopkins, Griffith M.
Folder	16		Hopkins, N. Monroe, 1901-1902. Dealing with efforts to publish Joseph Henry's laboratory notebooks. The demands of his daughter, Mary Henry (q.v.), frustrated the project.
Folder	17		Hopkins, Thomas L. - Hornaday, William T.
Folders	18-20		Hornblower and Marshall, 1895-1905. These Washington architects carried out numerous commissions for the Smithsonian in this period, mostly at the National Zoological Park.
Folder	21		Hornbostle, Charles - Hotchkiss Ordnance Co.

Box 36 of 192

Folder	1		Hough, Walter - Housiaux, John
Folder	2		Howard, A. F. - Howard, George
Folder	3		Howard, Leland Ossian, 1895-1906
Folder	4		Howard Library - Howard Watch and Clock Co.
Folder	5		Howat, Alexander - Howe, Henry M.
Folder	6		Howe, James Lewis, 1897-1905. Concerning the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Committee on Indexing Chemical Literature.
Folder	7		Howell, D. J. - Hoyt, John W.
Folder	8		Hubbard, A. G. - Hubbard, D. W.
Folders	9-10		Hubbard, Gardiner Greene, 1890-1898. Citizen member of the Regents.
Folder	11		Hubbard Publishing Co. - Huey, Henry C.
Folders	12-13		Huffaker, E. C., 1892-1903. Huffaker was an engineer whom Langley employed on aspects of his research on flight, to which topic these records are devoted.
Folder	14		Huffmon, James R. G. - Hugunin, H. M.
Folder	15		Hukill, W. V. - Humphrey, O. W.
Folder	16		Hungerford, T. Russell - Hurst, S. H.
Folder	17		Hutchins, C. C., 1891-1894. Concerning astronomical topics.
Folder	18		Hutchinson & Harbin - Hyslop, J. H.
Folder	19		Ibarra, A. M. - Industrial Investment & Development Co.
Folder	20		Ingalls, W. C., Jr. - Inskeep, D. E.
Folder	21		Instrument makers, circular letter to, 1890-1891

Box 37 of 192

Folder	1		International Exchanges, 1902-1906
Folder	2		International Express - International Yearbook [of Education?]
Folder	3		The Inventive Age, 1891-1902
Folder	4		Iowa Geological Survey - Irwin, T. J.
Folder	5		Isaacs, I. E. - Ivins Tube Co.
Folder	6		Jackson, A. V. Williams - Jackson, E. E.
Folder	7		Jackson, Homer W. - Jacob, G.
Folder	8		Jaffa, Meir - Janney, Nathaniel E.
Folder	9		Janney and Steinmetz, 1893-1903. Metal fabricators and suppliers, the firm provided material for Langley's experiments.
Folder	10		Janney, Reynold - Jeffords and Co.
Folder	11		Jenison, E. S. - Johns, C. R.
Folder	12		Johns Hopkins University, 1892-1905
Folder	13		Johnson, Andrew - Johnson, S.
Folders	14-15		Johnson Temperature Regulating Co., 1895-1904. Concerning cooling equipment in use in the Astrophysical Observatory.
Folder	16		Johnson, Thomas L. - Johnston, William
Folders	17-18		Johnston, William G. and Co., 1891-1905
Folder	19		Johnston, William Preston, 1896-1900. A citizen Regent.
Folder	20		Jolley, C. V. - Jones, Herbert C.
Folder	21		Jones, Joshua - Jonesco, George
Folder	22		Jordan, David Starr, 1897-1906. Of special interest are several letters from Jordan to S. P. Langley criticizing Henry Wood Elliott's views on the fur seal controversy.
Folder	23		Jordan, Louis F. - Joyce, John A.
Folders	24-25		Judd and Detweiler, 1891-1906

Box 38 of 192

Folder	1		Judge, Margaret A. - Karoly, Charles S.
Folders	2-10		Karr, William W., 1891-1900, 1902-1906. Karr was employed by the Smithsonian in a variety of posts. He became the Institution's Disbursing Agent but was, in 1905, found to have embezzled some $60,000. of the Smithsonian's endowment, as well as about $7,000. in federal appropriations. These records deal mostly with the aftermath of discovery and efforts to recover a part of the money from property Karr had owned in Memphis, Tennessee.
Folder	11		Kasan Society of Physics and Mathematics- Keech, William
Folder	12		Keeler, James Edward, 1891-1898. Director of the Allegheny Observatory.
Folder	13		Keen, W. W. - Keeser, J. T.
Folder	14		Keffer, C. E. - Kempton, Dwight
Folder	15		Kenaga, D. H. - Kentucky State Historical Society
Folder	16		Kernodle, G. W. - Ketchum, O. W.
Folder	17		Ketterlinus Printing House, 1892-1896
Folder	18		Keuffel and Esser Co., 1890-1903
Folder	19		Keune, F. W., Jr. - Key West (Florida) City Commissioners
Folder	20		Kibbe, Henry - Kimyoun, Joseph J.
Folder	21		Kinealy, M. - King, F. H.
Folder	22		King, Henry B., 1889-1897
Folder	23		King, H. F. - King, W. C.
Folder	24		Kinsely, A. L. - Kirkwood, Samuel J.
Folder	25		Kislingbury, George - Kitson, Arthur
Folder	26		Klefler, J. A. - Knickerbocker, Millis

Box 39 of 192

Folders	1-31		Knickerbocker Press, 1891-1906. The Knickerbocker Press published a number of titles for the Smithsonian during the period covered by these records. This material deals with the details of publication and is largely arranged alphabetically by title.
Folder	32		Knight, Charles - Knudsen, Augustus
Folder	33		Koch, Konrad - Koons, B. F.

Box 40 of 192

Folder	1		Kors, M. F. - Krusbe, Charles
Folder	2		Kunz, George Frederick, 1892-1905. Kunz was employed by Tiffany for many years and was an expert mineralogist.
Folder	3		Kurbatzky, O. - Kynett, J. R.
Folder	4		Laar, J. J. - Lake, Helen M.
Folder	5		Lamb, B. F. - Lampton, James J.
Folders	6-8		Lancaster, I., 1890-1891, 1894-1903, 1905-1907
Folder	9		Lanchester, F. W. - Lane, George W.
Folder	10		Lane, Sylvanus, 1891-1901
Folder	11		Lane, W. W., 1897
Folder	12		Lary, A., 1898-1899. Concerning American aboriginal mythology and philology.
Folder	13		Langbehn,W. F. - Lange Publishing Co.
Folder	14		Langley, John W., 1891-1898
Folders	15-22		Langley, Samuel P., 1891-1901. Langley, the Institution's third Secretary, was an astrophysicist and a pioneer student of aeronautics. Unfortunately, most of Langley's personal papers were destroyed in a fire shortly after his death. Thus, his official papers take on added importance, although they are not as detailed as could be wished. However, researchers should note that there are numerous references to records of suppliers of scientific equipment, colleagues, and employees throughout this record unit which may repay careful reading. For this purpose a knowledge of names of correspondents will be useful. These records of Langley's are arranged in part chronologically and in part by subject matter or by correspondent.

Box 41 of 192

Folders	1-3		Langley, Samuel P., 1902-1906
Folders	4-7		__________European trip, May-August 1895. Includes photographs.
Folders	8-9		__________European trip, May-October 1900
Folders	10-14		__________Correspondence with Assistant in Charge of Office, 1898-1905
Folder	15		__________Drafts of letters, 1895-1898

Box 42 of 192

Folders	1-2		Langley, Samuel P., drafts of letters, 1899-1902
Folder	3		__________Obituaries, 1906
Folder	4		__________Condolences, 1906-1907
Folder	5		__________Gift of Langley's instruments, medals, etc., to the Smithsonian, 1906-1907
Folder	6		__________Correspondence, illegible signatures
Folder	7		Languirand, Royal - Larrabure, J. V.
Folder	8		Larsen, Alexander, lightning discharge studies, 1904-1927
Folder	9		__________Photographs, 1927
Folder	10		Lasher, George F. - Lay, William
Folder	11		Lea, Harry - Le Baron, J. Francis
Folder	12		Lebon, Ernest, 1898-1903
Folder	13		LeConte, Joseph - Legsworth, A. E.
Folder	14		Leidy, Joseph, 1904
Folder	15		Leishear, W. B. - Lemcke and Buechner
Folders	16-17		Le Mesurier, E. A., 1891-1901. Le Mesurier was the British Consul at Genoa, Italy, where James Smithson died and was buried. He performed many services for the Smithsonian until the removal of the Smithson remains to the United States in 1904.
Folder	18		Lemmon, V. - Leng and Co., John S.
Folders	19-20		Lengsfield, Julius, 1891-1892, 1895-1905

Box 43 of 192

Folder	1		Lenihan, John, 1895-1896
Folder	2		Lenoir and Forster - Leonard Scott Publications Co.
Folder	3		Le Pierre, Auguste - Leupp, Francis E.
Folder	4		Leverkuhns, P. - Lewis, George
Folder	5		Lewis, Lieutenant J. N., 1899-1901. Lt. Lewis was clerk of the War Department's Board of Ordnance and Fortification during the period when it granted Langley funds to pursue his aircraft experiments.
Folder	6		Lewis, W. W. - Leyst, Ernst
Folders	7-10		Libbey, Professor William, Jr., 1891-1894
Folders	11-13		Library Bureau, 1892-1906
Folder	14		Lick Observatory, 1897-1906. Correspondence on astronomical subjects, mostly with Director W. W. Campbell.
Folder	15		Liebisch, Bernhard - Linke, R. A.
Folder	16		Linsener, Heinrich - Liston, William James
Folder	17		Lipinski, C. - Livingstone, F. S.
Folder	18		Lloyd, Andrew J. - Lloyd and Paxton
Folder	19		Locke, Sylvanus D. - Lockyer, N.
Folder	20		Lodge, George Cabot - Lomax, Harrison
Folders	21-22		London, A-Z. Includes correspondence with various scientific and professional organizations located in London.
Folder	23		Long, C. S. - Longstreet, Richard L.

Box 44 of 192

Folder	1		Loomis, Lafayette G., 1898-1903. Concerning a possible legacy for the Smithsonian.
Folder	2		Lorch, E. P. - Loud, F. H.
Folder	3		Louisiana Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals - Loving, Lucas P.
Folder	4		Low, Edwin H. - Lucas, Frederic Augustus
Folder	5		Luce, William B., 1901-1902
Folder	6		Luchia, Louis N. - Luke, W. A.
Folder	7		Lumbard, J. H. - Lumsden, G. E.
Folder	8		Lunar photography, 1890-1893. Researchers should also consult the correspondence with Edward Singleton Holden (q.v.). There are lunar photographs in drawer 23 of the map case.
Folder	9		Lund, J. Julius - Mabery, Charles F.
Folder	10		McAdie, Alexander, 1893-1907
Folder	11		McAdoo, William - McClung, James
Folder	12		McClure, Samuel Sidney, 1891-1903. Discussing publication of articles on scientific subjects, some from the Smithsonian by McClure's and some McClure's articles by the Smithsonian.
Folder	13		McClurg Co., A. C. - McCurdy, David G.
Folder	14		McDade, James E. - MacDuff, J. Bruce
Folder	15		McElmore, M. M. - McFarlane, C. T.
Folder	16		McGee, William John, 1893-1904. Concerning the work of the Bureau of American Ethnology in the last years of John Wesley Powell's life. McGee wanted to succeed Powell as Director and was greatly disappointed at the choice of William H. Holmes. He never forgave the Smithsonian the slight. record unit 45 .
Folder	17		McGill, Sarah M. - McLaughlin, C. M.
Folder	18		McLennan, Evan, 1897-1900

Box 45 of 192

Folder	1		Macmillan and Co., 1890-1903
Folder	2		MacMillan, Conway - MacPherson, W. H.
Folder	3		McPike, Eugene T., 1900-1906
Folder	4		Macrae, Nathaniel W. - Macy, W. A.
Folder	5		Maddren, A. G., 1904-1905. Concerning an expedition to Alaska in search of the remains of a mammoth.
Folder	6		Madox, C. Waldo - Magruder, William T.
Folder	7		Mahan, F. M. - Mallery, Garrick
Folder	8		Mallet, John William, 1894-1903
Folder	9		Mallory Co., C. M. - Maltby, L. C.
Folder	10		Manderson, Charles F. - Manker, C. A.
Folders	11-18		Manly, Charles Matthews, 1898-1906. Manly was an engineering aide to Langley and piloted the aerodrome on its failed flight attempt. This material discusses that project and includes drawings.
Folder	19		Mann, Albert - Manson, George J.
Folder	20		Manson, Marsden, 1891-1902
Folder	21		Mantia, Calogero - Manz Engraving Co.

Box 46 of 192

Folder	1		Marcell, Marshall - Marcou, Jules
Folder	2		Marey, Etienne-Jules, 1895-1903. Concerning aeronautics.
Folder	3		Marfels, Carl, - Marsh, Julia N.
Folder	4		Marsh, Othniel Charles, 1895-1898
Folder	5		Marshall, William J. - Marti, C.
Folder	6		Martin, Artemas - Martin, W. H.
Folder	7		Marvin, C. F. - Mascart, E.
Folders	8-12		Mason, Otis Tufton, 1891-1906
Folder	13		Mason, S. Lamont - Massiou, E.
Folder	14		Mather, Frank Jewett, Jr. - Mather, J. H.
Folder	15		Mathews, John A., 1897-1898
Folder	16		Mathewson, James R. - Matthews, R. S.
Folder	17		Maurice Joyce Engraving Co., 1893-1906
Folder	18		Mauro, Philip - Mayer, A. C.
Folder	19		Mayer, Alfred M., 1892-1895
Folder	20		Mayer and Muller - "Mazamas"
Folder	21		Meacham, S. D. - Megoun, Frank
Folder	22		Meigs, Montgomery C., 1891-1895. A Regent and member of the Executive Committee.
Folder	23		Melbourne Public Library and Museum - Mencke, John B.
Folder	24		Mendenhall, Charles Elwood, 1898-1905. Concerning the work of the Astrophysical Observatory.
Folder	25		Mendenhall, Thomas Corwin, 1891-1901. President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Folder	26		Mengoli, Giovanni - Meriden Gravure Co.

Box 47 of 192

Folder	1		Merriam, Clinton Hart, 1892-1904. Concerning conservation and related topics.
Folder	2		Merrill, A. A., 1892-1903
Folder	3		Merrill, George Perkins, 1891-1906. Discussing work of the Department of Geology, United States National Museum.
Folder	4		Merrill, S. T. - Michelsen, Karl
Folder	5		Michelson, Albert Abraham, 1891-1898. Concerning Smithsonian aid to Michelson in his experiments on atomic weights.
Folder	6		Michie, Karl - Middleton, H. I.
Folder	7		Mider, J. T. - Miles, Nelson A.
Folder	8		Miller, A. I. - Miller, W. L.
Folder	9		Millican, J. A. - Minnich, C. S.
Folder	10		Minot, Charles S. - Mitchell, S. A.
Folder	11		Mitchell, Silas Weir, 1888-1907
Folder	12		Mitchell, T. R. - Moller, H. R.
Folders	13-14		Monier, Seitert, Pommeret, 1891-1900. A firm of French metalworkers which supplied Langley with various metal items for his experiments.
Folder	15		Monk, Wallace - Montgomery, M. J.
Folder	16		Montgomery & Co., 1895-1905. Tool and machinery manufacturers.
Folder	17		Montreal Society of Numismatics and Archeology - Mooney, W. E.

Box 48 of 192

Folder	1		Moore, Alfred F., 1892-1902
Folder	2		Moore, A. C. - More, James B.
Folder	3		Moreau, Frederic - Morgan and Co., J. P.
Folders	4-6		Morley, Edward William, 1891-1902. Morley was a colleague of Albert A. Michelson (q.v.). This material concerns Smithsonian aid for Morley's study of the atomic weight of oxygen.
Folder	7		Morley, Isaac - Morris, J. F.
Folder	8		Morris, Martin F., 1879-1889, 1897-1899. Negotiations over surrender of the corpus of the Toner Fund.
Folder	9		Morris, M. L. - Morse, Edward L.
Folder	10		Morse, Harry W., 1905. Concerning spectroscopic studies.
Folder	11		Morse Twist Drill and Machine Co. - Moses, Alfred J.
Folder	12		Moses and Son, W. B., 1892-1901
Folder	13		Mosley, Woodson - Moss, Charles W.
Folder	14		Moth, Axel, 1894-1904. Concerning corrections and proofreading of A Bibliography of Chemistry by Henry Carrington Bolton (q.v.).
Folder	15		Motley, Wilfred R., 1902-1905. Includes drawings.
Folder	16		Mott, S. D. - Moyer, Mrs. F.
Folder	17		Mulertt, Hugo, 1901, 1906
Folder	18		Mullenhoff, Dr. Karl, 1902
Folder	19		Muller, H. C. - Mundy, Howard L.
Folders	20-21		Munn and Co., 1895-1905. Concerning Smithsonian business with Scientific American.
Folder	22		Munro, A. A. - Murdoch, Lindsay
Folder	23		Murdock, John, 1891-1892. Concerning his duties as Librarian.

Box 49 of 192

Folder	1		Murlin, A. E. - Muscat, U. S. consulate in
Folder	2		Museum, United States National, 1892-1906
Folder	3		__________Buildings and labor, 1891-1901
Folder	4		__________Copies of Acting Secretary's corre spondence, 1895
Folder	5		__________Letters from the Museum signed by the Secretary, 1889
Folder	6		__________Lists of requisitioned employees, 1895
Folder	7		__________Lists of officers and employees, 1898
Folder	8		__________Memoranda, 1893-1894
Folder	9		Museums Association - Myers, George Francis
Folder	10		Myers, G. W. - Mytton, Richard G. V.
Folder	11		Nachet, A. - Nash and Co., George
Folder	12		National Academy of Sciences, 1891-1906
Folder	13		__________North Magnetic Pole Commission, 1890-1892
Folder	14		National Ammonia Company - National Geographic Society
Folder	15		National Historic Picture Guide, 1904
Folder	16		National Institute of Bibliography - National Tribune
Folders	17-20		National University, 1893-1906. Correspondence, news clippings, and pamphlets concerning efforts to create in Washington a university offering only graduate instruction.
Folder	21		Nature - Newbold, W.

Box 50 of 192

Folders	1-2		Newcomb, Simon, 1891-1906. Concerning collaboration with the Smithsonian.
Folder	3		Newell, F. H. - New England Genealogical Society
Folders	4-5		New Era Printing Co., 1898-1906
Folder	6		Newfoundland, discovery of - Newton, W. T.
Folder	7		New York Academy of Sciences - New York Commercial
Folders	8-9		New York Customs House, 1891-1903
Folder	10		New York Engraving and Printing Co. - New York Oxygen Co.
Folder	11		New York Photogravure Co. - Neyens, Peter
Folder	12		Niagara Stamping and Tool Co. - Nicholson, W. F.
Folder	13		Nicholson, Walter L., 1892-1895
Folder	14		Nickelsen, Alette S. S. - Noguchi, Hideo
Folder	15		Norcross, O. W. - Nyland, A. A.
Folder	16		Oakes, Edward - O'Flynn, Richard
Folder	17		Ogan, Maude - Orton, Edward

Box 51 of 192

Folder	1		Osborn, Henry Fairfield - Ott, Henry N.
Folder	2		Otto Gas Engine Works, 1895-1896
Folder	3		Oudin, Maurice - Oxford University
Folder	4		Pacific, Astronomical Society of the - Palache, Charles
Folder	5		Palermo (Italy), U. S. Consulate in - Paris:American University committee
Folder	6		Paris, Universal Exposition of 1900, 1899-1900
Folder	7		Paris societies, circa 1894-1902. Containing correspondence with various learned bodies headquartered in Paris, arranged alphabetically.
Folder	8		Paris, Commission Permanente Internationale d'Aeronautique, 1900-1904
Folder	9		Park College - Parks, Clifton A.
Folder	10		Parkhurst, John H., 1891-1900
Folder	11		Parmelee, K. W. - The Parthenon
Folder	12		Partridge, William Ordway, 1895-1898. Sculptor of the Smithson bas relief in Genoa; cont