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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Divisional Records, 1868-1926 and undated
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FARU0508
- Creators:
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United States National Museum. Division of Reptiles and Batrachians
- Dates:
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1868-1926 and undated
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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0.58 cu. ft. (1 tall document box)
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
These records include three bound letterpress books and a bound volume containing routine notations concerning procuring supplies and accepting and sending out specimens. The letterpress books also have interleaved single letters and memoranda. Most correspondence is over the signatures of curators Leonhard Stejneger and Doris Mable Cochran, or Richard G. Paine, an Aid in the Division.
Administration
Author
Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives
Using the Collection
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 508, United States National Museum, Division of Reptiles and Batrachians, Divisional Records
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Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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Stejneger, Leonhard, 1851-1943 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Cochran, Doris M. (Doris Mable), 1898-1968 | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Paine, Richard G. | Personal Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Museums -- Public relations | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Amphibians | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Reptiles | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Letterpress copybooks | Genre/Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Manuscripts | Genre/Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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