Joseph Henry's Letter to Louis Agassiz (June 10, 1863)
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Letter from Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to Louis Agassiz, a geologist, paleontologist, and professor at Harvard University, June 10, 1863. In the letter, Henry describes the Smithsonian Institution's work in the subject of natural history, and the display and care for natural history specimens in the United States National Museum. Agassiz had established the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University in 1859. Henry notes his opposition to the Natinal Museum at the Smithsonian Institution.
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4 pages scanned from the edited transcript of the original version and notes in the Joseph Henry Papers Volume 10, pages 315-318 (Document 178).
Rothenberg, Marc, et al, eds., The Papers of Joseph Henry, Volume 10, The Smithsonian Years: January 1858-December 1865 (Smithsonian Institution in association with Science History Publications/USA, 2004), 315-318
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
June 10, 1863
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