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Lucien M. Turner Papers, circa 1882-1884

Summary
Collection ID:
SIA.FARU7192
Creators:
Turner, Lucien M. (Lucien McShan)
Dates:
circa 1882-1884
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
1 cu. ft. (2 document boxes)
Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
These papers include notes and manuscripts by Turner and by others concerning the collections he made, and photographs of the natives of Labrador.
Historical Note
Historical Note
Lucien M. Turner (1848-1909), a member of the Army Signal Corps, collected natural history and ethnological specimens for the United States National Museum. From 1874 to 1877, he was a meteorological observer for the Signal Service at St. Michael, Alaska. He also trained voluntary observers for the Service in the Aleutians from 1878 to 1881. In 1882, Turner was sent to Fort Chimo, Labrador, as an observer and remained there until he returned to Washington in 1884. At each of his duty stations, Turner made extensive collections and sent them to the Smithsonian.
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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7192, Lucien M. Turner Papers
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Personal Papers
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
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Turner, Lucien M. (Lucien McShan) Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Farlow, W. G. (William Gilson), 1844-1919 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Marx, George Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Fernald, Charles Henry, 1838- Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Edwards, William Henry, 1822-1909 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Smith, Sidney I. (Sidney Irving), 1843-1926 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Army. Signal Corps Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States National Museum Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Natural history Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Naturalists Topic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Ungava Bay (Quebec) Place Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Labrador (N.L.) Place Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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Drawings Genre/Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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