Archives of American Art

George Ord letters to Charles Waterton

Summary

Collection ID:
AAA.ordgeorg
Creators:
Ord, George, 1781-1866
Dates:
1833-1850
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
10 Items
(on partial microfilm reel)
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Letters from Ord to longtime friend Waterton, criticizing John James Audubon.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Ord was a naturalist and philologist.

Administration

Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reel P34 (fr. 214-223) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in: American Philosophical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Microfilmed for the Archives of American Art, 1955. Selected from the American Philosophical Society's collection of George Ord letters to Charles Waterton, 1832-1864 (74 items).

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Audubon, John James, 1785-1851 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Waterton, Charles, 1782-1865 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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