James Templeman Brown Papers

Summary

Collection ID:: Record Unit 7193
Creators:: Brown, James Templeman
Dates:: circa 1883-1884
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Descriptive Entry

The papers consist of a manuscript concerning the various boats, harpoons, cutting tools, and other instruments used by the United States whaling fleets, circa 1883.

Historical Note

James Templeman Brown ( -1886), an assistant in the Department of Arts and Industries of the United States National Museum, apparently prepared this manuscript in connection with his duties as preparator of the whaling exhibit of the United States Fish Commission at the London International Fisheries Exposition of 1883. A similar work by Brown appears in the Bulletin of the United States National Museum, no. 27, Part E.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7193, James Templeman Brown Papers

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Brown, James Templeman	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
United States National Museum. Department of Arts and Industries	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
United States Fish Commission	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
London International Fisheries Exposition (1883)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Fisheries	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Ichthyology	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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James Templeman Brown Papers, circa 1883-1884