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ANSP museum specimen collection donation records
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0195
Scope and Contents
The early daily records in book form, as 'Curator's books," the weekly sheets, 'Additions to the Museum," and the Wurtz' card file "Donations to the Museum" are preserved in this collection.
Dates:
1847-1930
Samuel Stehman Haldeman Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: ANSP-Coll-0073
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of 704 letters addressed to Haldeman, Constantine Rafinesque and Thomas Say, with a letterbook of 22 letters written by Haldeman. In subject, the letters refer to paleontology, conchology, entomology, ichthyology, to Indian relics and to spelling reform. A letter from Leidy is illustrated and several of those written by Haldeman bear pencil sketches. In his letterbook is information about a proposed U. S. Naval Expedition to South America with J.
G. Strain, and...
Dates:
1830-1880