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Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 7208
Peale, A. C. (Albert Charles), 1849-1914
Albert Charles Peale Papers, circa 1891
Historical Note
Albert Charles Peale (1849-1914) joined Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden on the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories in 1871. In 1898, the United States National Museum appointed Peale as aid in charge of the paleobotany section of the Department of Geology, and he held that position until his death.
Descriptive Entry
These papers consist of Peale's manuscript biography and a bibliography of Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden which apparently was meant to be published as a Bulletin of the United States National Museum, but never was.
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Name
- Peale, A. C. (Albert Charles), 1849-1914
- Hayden, F. V. (Ferdinand Vandeveer), 1829-1887
- United States National Museum
- Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories (U.S.)
- United States National Museum. Department of Geology
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Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7208, Albert Charles Peale Papers