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Joseph Henry's Letter to Asa Gray (November 6-11, 1852)

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Summary

Letter from Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to Asa Gray, a botanist, November 6-11, 1852. In the letter, Henry discusses Gray's writings published by the Smithsonian, books Gray offered to donate to the Smithsonian, and other Institution matters.

Subject

Gray, Asa 1810-1888

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

6 pages scanned from the edited transcript of the original version and notes in the Joseph Henry Papers Volume 8, pages 399-404 (Document 244).

Contained within

Rothenberg, Marc, et al, eds., The Papers of Joseph Henry, Volume 8, The Smithsonian Years: January 1850-December 1853 (Washington: Smithsonian Institution, 1998), 399-404

Contact information

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

Date

November 6-11, 1852

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

  • Books and reading
  • Publications
  • Secretaries
  • Letters
  • Botany
  • Gifts
  • Books
  • Botanists

Form/Genre

  • Document
  • Paper

ID Number

SIA2012-0413 and SIA2012-0414 and SIA2012-0415 and SIA2012-0416 and SIA2012-0417 and SIA2012-0418

Physical description

Number of Images: 6 ; Color: Black and White ; Size: 7w x 10h ; Type of Image: Document ; Medium: Paper

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