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George Washington Tryon, Jr., Papers
Collection — Box: Small Collections 9
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0373
Scope and Contents
Gunsmith by trade, conchologist by avocation, Tryon's connections with the Academy extended from 1859-76, during which time he was a curator, secretary of the Board of the Building Fund, founder of the Conchological
Section and editor of the American Journal of Conchology and the Manual of Conchology. Deposited his collections and library in the Section, and set up a permanent trust fund towards its support.These papers concern the erection of the fund through the sale of Academy...
Dates:
1888