Correspondence

Summary

Collection ID:: Accession 18-270
Creators:: National Museum of Natural History. Department of Invertebrate Zoology
Dates:: 1970-2018
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of correspondence of Frederick M. Bayer (1921-2007), curator in the Department of Invertebrate Zoology, 1947-1961, 1975-1996, and Curator Emeritus, 1996-2006. Most of the correspondence concerns his study of octocorals of New Caledonia. Materials also include postcards, photographs, clippings, and related materials. Materials that postdate his death relate to his obituary and research collections.

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Prefered Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 18-270, National Museum of Natural History. Department of Invertebrate Zoology, Correspondence

Keywords

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Bayer, Frederick M.	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Octocorallia	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Natural history museums	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museum curators	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Research	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
New Caledonia	Place	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Manuscripts	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Clippings	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Picture postcards	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Black-and-white photographs	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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Smithsonian Institution Archives

Washington, D.C.

Correspondence, 1970-2018