Joseph Henry's Letter to Asa Gray (April 3, 1851)

Summary

Letter from Joseph Henry, first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to as Asa Gray, a Harvard University botanist, April 3, 1851. In the letter, Henry discusses an accident that almost took Dr. Gray's life. He goes on to discuss the fledgling National Institute, a scientific organization, and the affairs of the Smithsonian Institution.

Subject

• Gray, Asa 1810-1888
• Harvard University
• National Institute
• Joseph Henry Papers Project

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

3 pages scanned from the edited transcript of the original version and notes in the Joseph Henry Papers Volume 8, pages 169-171 (Document 97).

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), 169-171

Contact information

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

Date

April 3, 1851

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Letters
• Secretaries
• Botany
• Accidents
• Botanists

Form/Genre

• Document
• Paper

ID Number

SIA2012-2713 and SIA2012-2714 and SIA2012-2715

Physical description

Number of Images: 3 ; Color: Black and White ; Size: 6 3/4w x 10h ; Type of Image: Document ; Medium: Paper

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