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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Correspondence, 1952-1953, 1966, 1977-2015
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FA18-149
- Creators:
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National Museum of Natural History. Department of Invertebrate Zoology
- Dates:
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1952-1953, 1966, 1977-2015
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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2 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes)
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of correspondence created or maintained by Robert Hershler, Associate Curator, Curator, and Research Zoologist, 1985-2018, and Chairman of the Department of Invertebrate Zoology, 2003-2004, in the Division of Mollusks at the National Museum of Natural History. Hershler specialized in gastropods with focus on snails. Topics covered include data exchanges, specimen identification, publications, expeditions, research, and projects. Some materials are dated before 1965, when the Department of Zoology was divided into vertebrate and invertebrate branches. Materials include correspondence, charts, reports, maps, geological surveys, photographs, field notes, scientific illustrations, and related materials.
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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-149, National Museum of Natural History. Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Correspondence
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