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Waldo L. Schmitt Papers, circa 1873-1963

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Collection ID:: SIA.FAT90099
Creators:: Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977
Dates:: circa 1873-1963
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 2.69 cu. ft. (2 record storage boxes) (1 16x20 box)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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Waldo L. Schmitt's career as a botanist, but chiefly as an invertebrate zoologist, began in 1907 at the U. S. Department of Agriculture. He then worked at the United States National Museum (USNM), 1910-1957.Over the course of his career Schmitt came into the possession of correspondence, research notes, and papers of other naturalists who had preceded him as well as some who were his contemporaries. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, notes, images, and film.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession T90099, Waldo L. Schmitt Papers

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Schmitt, Waldo L. (Waldo Lasalle), 1887-1977	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Department of Agriculture	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
United States National Museum	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Invertebrates	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Zoology	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Zoologists	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Crustacea	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Naturalists	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Invertebrate zoology	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Marine invertebrates	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Botanists	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Botany	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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Black-and-white photographs	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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Lantern slides	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Black-and-white negatives	Genre/Form	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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