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Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Record Unit 7299
Roberts, Henry B.
Henry B. Roberts Papers, 1955-1973
Historical Note
Henry B. Roberts (1910-1979) came to the Smithsonian Institution in 1956 as a Museum Aid in the Division of Invertebrate Paleontology and Paleobotany, Department of Geology, United States National Museum. In 1962 he transferred to the Division of Marine Invertebrates (after 1965, the Division of Crustacea) where he worked as a Museum Specialist until his retirement in 1973.
Descriptive Entry
These papers consist primarily of correspondence relating to Roberts' official duties with the Division of Invertebrate Paleontology and Paleobotany and the Division of Marine Invertebrates. Also included are letters documenting his research on recent and fossil decapod crustacea.
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Name
- Roberts, Henry B.
- United States National Museum. Division of Invertebrate Paleontology and Paleobotany
- United States National Museum. Division of Marine Invertebrates
- National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Crustacea
- United States National Museum. Department of Geology
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Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7299, Henry B. Roberts Papers