Correspondence and Memoranda, 1850-1948

Summary

Consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, and memoranda documenting the administration of the United States National Museum (USNM) during the tenures of Spencer F. Baird, 1850-1881; G. Brown Goode, 1881-1896, including the years 1881-1887 when he served as Assistant Director of the Museum without the title of Assistant Secretary; Charles D. Walcott, Acting Assistant Secretary, 1897-1898; Richard Rathbun, 1897-1918; William de Chastignier Ravenel, 1918-1925, with the title Administrative Assistant to the Secretary, in charge of the USNM; and Alexander Wetmore, 1925-1948. Materials include records documenting field work and collections, copies of telegrams, official reports, and correspondence registers and card indexes to correspondence.

Subject

• Goode, G. Brown (George Brown) 1851-1896
• Walcott, Charles D (Charles Doolittle) 1850-1927
• Rathbun, Richard 1852-1918
• Ravenel, W. de C (William de Chastignier) 1859-1933
• Wetmore, Alexander 1886-1978
• Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887

Category

Series Level Description

Notes

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Organization

Chronologic and alphabetic

Repository Loc.

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

Date

• 1850
• 1850-1948

Topic

• Museums
• Museums--Administration
• Museums--Collection management

Form/Genre

• Manuscripts
• Microfilms

Local number

SIA RS00288

Physical description

• 201.96 cu. ft. processed holdings
• 29 microfilm reels processed holdings

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