Correspondence Registers, 1860-1949

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Summary

Consists of records documenting the incoming and outgoing correspondence of the Office of the Secretary during the tenures of Joseph Henry, Secretary, 1846-1878; Spencer F. Baird, Secretary, 1878-1887; S. P. Langley, Secretary, 1887-1906; and Charles D. Walcott, Secretary, 1907-1927. Materials include logbooks and index cards to correspondence.

Subject

  • Langley, S. P (Samuel Pierpont) 1834-1906
  • Henry, Joseph 1797-1878
  • Walcott, Charles D (Charles Doolittle) 1850-1927
  • Baird, Spencer Fullerton 1823-1887
  • Smithsonian Institution Administration

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Series Level Description

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

Alphabetic and numeric

Repository Loc.

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

Date

  • 1860
  • 1860-1949

Topic

  • Museums
  • Logbooks
  • Museums--Administration

Form/Genre

Manuscripts

Local number

SIA RS00289

Physical description

53.68 cu. ft. processed holdings

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