Joseph Henry's Letter to William Leslie Harris (August 1846)

Summary

Letter from Joseph Henry, then a professor at Princeton University and later first Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, to William Leslie Harris, a former student of Henry's, August 1846. In the letter, Henry writes about Harris' future, and the options he has in order to find a profession. Henry suggests that he pursue law.

Subject

Princeton University

Category

Historic Images of the Smithsonian

Notes

• The accompanying PDF contains SIA2012-3402, SIA2012-3403, and SIA2012-3404, which are pages scanned from the edited transcript of the original version and notes in the Joseph Henry Papers Volume 6, pages 489-491.
• This document is a typed copy of the original made by Mary Henry.

Contained within

• Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7001, Box 8, Folder: 21 - July - September 1846
• Rothenberg, Marc, et al, eds., The Papers of Joseph Henry, Volume 11, The Smithsonian Years: January 1866-May 1878 (Smithsonian Institution in association with Science History Publications/USA, 2007), 651-652

Contact information

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

Date

August 1846

Restrictions & Rights

No restrictions

Topic

• Law
• Students
• Letters
• Secretaries
• Professions

Form/Genre

• Document
• Paper

ID Number

SIA2012-3619 and SIA2012-3620 and SIA2012-3621 and SIA2012-3622

Physical description

Number of Images: 4; Color: Color; Size: 7 3/4w x 10 3/8h; Type of Image: Document; Medium: Paper

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