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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Collected Catalogs, Correspondence, and Specimen Lists on Mineral Sciences, 1894-1910 and undated
Summary
- Collection ID:
- SIA.FARU7291
- Creators:
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United States National Museum
- Dates:
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1894-1910 and undated
- Languages:
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English
- Physical Description:
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0.75 cu. ft. (1 document box) (1 half document box)
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
Descriptive Entry
Descriptive Entry
This collection consists of accession catalogs maintained by the Department of Geology, 1900-1910, and by the Division of Mineralogy of the Department of Geology (prior to 1897, the Department of Minerals), 1894-1910; catalogs, specimen lists, and an alphabetic index of the Frederick A. Canfield Mineral Collection which was bequeathed to the United States National Museum in 1926; and outgoing correspondence concerning the Petrographic Reference Collection of the Department of Geology, 1896-1906.
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Finding aid prepared by Smithsonian Institution Archives
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Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7291, United States National Museum, Collected Catalogs, Correspondence, and Specimen Lists on Mineral Sciences
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Keywords
Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
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United States National Museum. Department of Geology | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
United States National Museum. Division of Mineralogy and Petrology | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Frederick A. Canfield Mineral Collection | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Petrographic Reference Collection | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Geology | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Mineralogy | Topic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Manuscripts | Genre/Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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