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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Records, 1869-1905
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FARU0064
- Creators:
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Smithsonian Institution. Chief Clerk
- Dates:
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1869-1905
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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7 cu. ft. (14 document boxes)
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
Records of the Chief Clerk's office consist mostly of records of Chief Clerk William J. Rhees, 1869-1905. Rhees, who joined the Smithsonian Institution staff in 1852, performed many functions over the years, including general correspondence supervision, distribution of scientific publications, supervision of Smithsonian publications, and archival duties. For the most part, Clerk's records are retained here while papers relating to Rhees' work on Smithsonian history and other projects remain in his personal papers; but some overlapping is unavoidable. Some records among the incoming correspondence probably belong with secretarial records, and some records very similar to those retained here in the Clerk's series may be found among secretarial records. The paperwork system of the offices is not fully understood, a problem compounded by later rearrangements of the records.
The most valuable part of this record unit is the incoming correspondence from Spencer Fullerton Baird, 1875-1887, and, to a lesser degree, incoming correspondence from Samuel P. Langley.
Administration
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Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 64, Smithsonian Institution, Chief Clerk, Records
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Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont), 1834-1906 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Rhees, William Jones, 1830-1907 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Smithsonian Institution. Documents Clerk | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Smithsonian Institution -- Administration | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Museums -- Administration | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Manuscripts | Genre/Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Smithsonian Institution Archives
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