Correspondence, 1897-1943
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PrintConsists of records documenting departmental business of the Department of Biology under Head Curators Frederick William True, 1897-1911; and Leonhard Stejneger, 1911-1943. Materials include incoming and outgoing correspondence. Correspondents include museum officials, divisional staff members, naturalists, and collectors and concerns the identification, exchange, and distribution of specimens; museum administration; collecting work; museum publications; and general requests for information. Copies of annual reports of the Department are also included within some of the correspondence.
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Alphabetic and chronologic
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Biology
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SIA RS00036
6.36 cu. ft. processed holdings