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George A. Boardman Papers, 1860-1899 and undated, with related papers to 1904

Summary

Collection ID:: SIA.FARU7071
Creators:: Boardman, George A., 1818-1901
Dates:: 1860-1899 and undated, with related papers to 1904
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 0.5 cu. ft. (1 document box)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Introduction

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Descriptive Entry

These papers document George A. Boardman's work as an ornithologist, and consist primarily of incoming correspondence to Boardman from naturalists, including Spencer F. Baird, Joel Asaph Allen, Thomas Mayo Brewer, Elliott Coues, Henry Eeles Dresser, Daniel Giraud Elliot, Robert Ridgway, Addison Emery Verrill, and William Wood. Small amounts of outgoing correspondence are included and are noted in the folder list. Also included is correspondence documenting the deposit of the Boardman papers in the Smithsonian Institution. The correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

Historical Note

George A. Boardman (1818-1901) was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts. He moved to Calais, Maine, with his family in 1828, and lived there for the remainder of his life. Boardman owned a lumber business for over 30 years, retiring in 1871. An amateur ornithologist, Boardman was acquainted with many prominent naturalists and corresponded extensively with Spencer F. Baird of the Smithsonian Institution. After his retirement from business, Boardman spent his winters in Florida collecting specimens, many of which were donated to the United States National Museum. His primary contribution to ornithological literature was the "Catalogue of the Birds Found in the Vicinity of Calais, ME., and about the Islands at the Mouth of the Bay of Fundy" which appeared in the Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History in 1862.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7071, George A. Boardman Papers

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Boardman, George A., 1818-1901	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Allen, J. A. (Joel Asaph), 1838-1921	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Brewer, T. M. (Thomas Mayo), 1814-1880	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Dresser, H. E. (Henry Eeles), 1838-1915	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Elliot, Daniel Giraud, 1835-1915	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Ridgway, Robert, 1850-1929	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Verrill, A. E. (Addison Emery), 1839-1926	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Wood, William	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
United States National Museum	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Boston Society of Natural History	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Ornithology	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Manuscripts	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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