Ripley's letter to "To whom it may concern"
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Creator: Ripley, Sidney Dillon 1913-2001
Form/Genre: Document
Date: c. 1942
Citation: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 305, Box 899, Folder: 170221
Office of Strategic Services officer S. Dillon Ripley writes "To whom it may concern" note regarding forwarding of his mail since he will be back in Washington on Monday, October 19, 1942.
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Future Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, formerly assistant curator in the Division of Birds, U.S. National Museum, volunteered for service during World War II with the Office of Strategic Services, predecessor to the Central Intelligence Agency. Stationed in Ceylon, now Sri Lanka, he continued his ornithological passion with bird field studies in his free time. Having traveled widely in the South Pacific before the war, he knew the geography, natural history and languages of the region.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 305, Box 899, Folder: 170221
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
c. 1942
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