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Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 16-211
Rathbun, Richard, 1852-1918
Richard Rathbun Papers, 1873-1877 and undated
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of field notes of Richard Rathbun (1852-1918), a geologist and paleontologist. Most of these notes occurred during his time as a geologist with the Geological Commission of Brazil. Materials also include scientific illustrations and a few pressed plants.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
Subject
- Paleontology
- Paleontologists
- Geology
- Geologists
- Invertebrate zoology
- Research
- Fieldwork
- Scientific surveys
- Brazil
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 16-211, Richard Rathbun Papers