Correspondence, 1882-1974
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- Consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence documenting the identification, examination and acquisition of fossils; annual reports; personnel matters; grants; participation in professional societies; publications; field work; exhibitions; and divisional administration. Records predating 1887 were created by the Department of Comparative Anatomy.
- Curators represented in these materials include Othniel Charles Marsh, Honorary Curator, 1887-1899; Frederic A. Lucas, Curator, intermittently from 1889 to 1904; James William Gidley, Preparator, Custodian of Fossil Mammals, and Assistant Curator, 1905-1931; Charles W. Gilmore, Assistant Curator, Associate Curator, and Curator, 1911-1945; C. Lewis Gazin, Assistant Curator, Associate Curator, Curator, and Senior Paleobiologist, 1932-1970; David Hosbrook Dunkle, Associate Curator, 1946-1967; Peter Paul Vaughn, Associate Curator, 1957-1959; Nicholas Hotton, Associate Curator, Curator, and Curator Emeritus, 1959- ; Clayton Edward Ray, Associate Curator, Curator, and Curator Emeritus, 1964- ; and Robert J. Emry, Associate Curator and Curator, 1971- .
Subject
- Dunkle, David Hosbrook
- Emry, Robert J
- Gazin, C. Lewis (Charles Lewis) 1904-1996
- Gidley, James Williams 1866-1931
- Gilmore, Charles W (Charles Whitney) 1874-1945
- Hotton, Nicholas
- Lucas, Frederic A (Frederic Augustus) 1852-1929
- Marsh, Othniel Charles 1831-1899
- Ray, Clayton Edward
- Vaughn, Peter Paul 1928-
- United States National Museum
- United States National Museum Division of Comparative Anatomy
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Notes
- To view records that comprise this series, see the detailed list of accessions and/or record units below.
- For a history of the creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.
Organization
Chronologic and alphabetic
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Date
- 1882
- 1882-1974
Topic
- Paleoontology
- Vertebrates, Fossil
- Vertebrate paleontology
- Paleontology
- Paleobiology
Form/Genre
Manuscripts
Local number
SIA RS00251
Physical description
7.59 cu. ft. processed holdings