Charles K. Wead Papers

Summary

Collection ID:: Record Unit 7159
Creators:: Wead, Charles K., 1848-1925
Dates:: circa 1893-1913
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 1 folder.
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

These papers consist of Wead correspondence concerning personal matters and Philosophical Society of Washington affairs, particularly the memorial meeting for Simon Newcomb in 1909. Also included are two letters from Simon Newcomb to John A. Kasson, one concerning a committee of Congress to investigate the possibility of establishing the metric system in the United States.

Historical Note

Charles K. Wead (1848-1925) was an examiner for the United States Patent Office from 1892 to 1921. He also served as an officer of the Philosophical Society of Washington and filled the unexpired term of Simon Newcomb as President of that organization in 1909, after Newcomb's death.

Notes

Personal Papers

Using the Collection

Prefered Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7159, Charles K. Wead Papers

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Wead, Charles K., 1848-1925	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Kasson, John A.	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Philosophical Society of Washington (Washington, D.C.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Patent Office	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Technology -- History	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Science -- History	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Manuscripts	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

Repository Contact

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Washington, D.C.

Charles K. Wead Papers, circa 1893-1913