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Alexander Wetmore Papers, circa 1892-1987

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Collection ID:: SIA.FA19-145
Creators:: Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978
Dates:: circa 1892-1987
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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This accession consists of materials found in the systematic files of Alexander Wetmore, ornithologist at the National Museum of Natural History, Division of Birds; Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum, 1925-1945; and Secretary, 1945-1952, of the Smithsonian Institution. Materials include correspondence, postcards, holiday cards, notes, data, reports, news clippings, maps, scientific illustrations, sketches, plates, photographs, negatives, slides, transparencies, film, currency, a patch, and a bird band. Some materials were added after Wetmore's tenure.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 19-145, Alexander Wetmore Papers

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Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.). Division of Birds	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Birds	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Ornithology	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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Birds -- Classification	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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Lantern slides	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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