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Correspondence and Memoranda, circa 1884

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Collection ID:: SIA.FA00-026
Creators:: Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum
Dates:: circa 1884
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 0.69 cu. ft. (1 16x20 box)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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This accession consists of a correspondence register, apparently used as in index to photographs of correspondents. Although provenance is unclear, the index appears to be a register of cartes de visite of prominent scientists solicited and received by Spencer F. Baird and G. Brown Goode, who was Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum, 1881-1896, including the years 1881-1887 when he served as Assistant Director of the Museum without the title of Assistant Secretary. For the cartes de visite see Record Unit 95

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 00-026, Smithsonian Institution, Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum, Correspondence and Memoranda

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Goode, G. Brown (George Brown), 1851-1896	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Scientists	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Carte de visite photographs	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Manuscripts	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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