Letter from S. D. Ripley to A. Wetmore November 4, 1971

ID: SIA2011-0999

Creator: Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001

Form/Genre: Document

Date: November 4, 1971

Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 99, Box 510, Folder: Untitled

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Summary

Letter from eighth Smithsonian Institution Secretary S. Dillon Ripley to sixth Secretary Alexander Wetmore inquiring about the history of owls living in the towers of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or "Castle." Ripley wanted this information so that he could reinstall owls in the towers.

Subject

  • Wetmore, Alexander 1886-
  • Smithsonian Institution Building Towers
  • Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
  • Smithsonian Institution General History

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

For other correspondence between Ripley and Wetmore on the owls, see SIA2011-0996, SIA2011-0998, SIA2011-0997.

Contained within

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 99, Box 510, Folder: Untitled

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

November 4, 1971

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Animals
  • Secretaries
  • Letters
  • Birds
  • Owls
  • Ornithologists

Place

Washington (D.C.)

Form/Genre

  • Document
  • Paper

ID Number

SIA2011-0999

Physical description

Number of Images: 1 Color: Color ; Size: 8w x 10.5h ; Type of Image: Document; Medium: Paper

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