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Record Unit 7406
Schrammen, Anton
Anton Schrammen Collection, 1919-1920
Historical Note
Anton Schrammen (1869-?) was a German paleontologist. He unsuccessfully attempted to sell a collection of fossil sponges to the United States National Museum (USNM) in 1919.
Descriptive Entry
This collection consists of a catalog of Schrammen's collection of fossil sponges and correspondence and copies of correspondence documenting his attempt to sell the specimens to the USNM. The catalog and some of the correspondence written in German.
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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7406, Anton Schrammen Collection