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- Note
- To Rev. Father A. Orban, Catholic University, regarding the environmental role in the theory of selection, 6/12/1891; To John Wesley Powell, director of the United States Geological Survey, a report on the Division of Cenozoic Paleontology, U.S.G.S., 6/15/1891, 6/15/1894; To George Brown Goode, assistant secretary in charge of the United States National Museum, a report on the operations of the Department of Mollusks and Cenozoic Fossils, 6/30/1891; includes Dall's publications in Appendix B; To Charles D. Walcott, chief paleontologist of the U.S.C.S., a report on the Division of Cenozoic Invertebrate Paleontology, 7/1/1892, 6/30/1893, 5/11/1895; To Walcott, a summary of the operations of the Division of Invertebrate Cenozoic Paleontology, 1884-1892, 10/20/1892; To sister Sarah regarding family problems relating to his mother, 6/4/1897; To the New England Trust Company, Boston, regarding trusteeship over his father's estate, 6/9/1897; To Charles Lowell, Boston, regarding the family trust fund, 6/21/1897; To Rev. William Duncan, Metlakatla, Alaska, regarding possible congressional action to withdraw a good portion of Annette Island as an Alaskan reservation and throw it open to prospectors, 1/25/1898; To the Secretary of the Washington Academy of Sciences asking that his name be dropped from its membership roll, 6/2/1898; To George E. Billings, San Francisco, regarding the suit by Rolofsen against Captain Hall's property, 11/10/1898; To William T. Brigham, director of the B. P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, in regard to visiting the Hawaiian Islands and identifying mollusca of the area, 3/25/1899; To White and Company regarding family genealogy, Dall's accomplishments and important publications, 4/3/1899; To Eugene Waldemar Hilgard, University of California, Berkeley, regarding the accomplishments of Pritchett, in charge of the U.S.C.S., 4/10/1899; To Edgar A. Smith, British Museum, London, in regard to the Boer War and American reactions to it, 1/30/1900; To H. A. Pilsbry, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, regarding mollusk identifications, the transferring of collections, missing and/or stolen collections and Charles Torrey Simpson's manuscript, 6/18/1901; To Richard Rathbun, assistant secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, regarding the growth of the Division of Mollusks since he had taken over, Dall's advancement for purchasing a private collection, the need for a working library, and Dall's willingness to turn his personal library over to the museum which he lists in general terms, 7/5/1902; To Arnold Hague, U.S.G.S., regarding Alexander Agassiz's request to edit Jeffries Wyman's memoir of Augustus A. Gould, 11/19/1902, 11/22/1902; To the United States Civil Service Commission regarding questions to be asked on the special examination for appointment as aid to the director of Mollusks, U. S. National Museum, 1/26/1903; To Grove Karl Gilbert regarding criticism over manuscripts and its bearing on Powell's effectiveness as a leader, 5/1/1903; To Edward Anthony Spitzka regarding Major Powell, 5/20/1903; To Samuel Tobias Wagner, regarding his appointment as honorary professor to the Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia, 9/19/1903; To Edward J. Nolan, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, regarding his criticism of a manuscript on mollusks, 3/8/1904; To his son Marcus regarding the family, 7/26/1904; To N. M. Butler, President of Columbia University, regarding the background and abilities of William T. Brigham, 2/7/1905; To his son Charles Whitney regarding some of the problems of receiving family inheritances, 3/20/1907; To Charles Schuchert, Sheffield Scientific School, concerning his preoccupation with writing a book on the North Pacific marine faunas and his inability to undertake a general survey, 5/29/1908; To John G. Brady, New York City, about the circumstances regarding his full name and the development of his present signature, 11/23/1909; To the Superintendent of the Anacostia line of street cars concerning the behavior of their conductors, 1/18/1910; To Franz Boas, Columbia University, concerning rumors in regard to Boas' integrity, 1/22/1910; To C. F. Newcombe, Victoria, British Columbia, regarding the question of Kendrick's explorations of the Pacific Northwest and historical evidence for same, 10/17/1910; To John W. Linzee, Boston, on the genealogy of his family, 4/5/1911.
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- William Healey Dall Papers
- William Healey Dall Papers / Series 3: MEMORANDA, DEPARTMENT OF MOLLUSKS, 1880-1887. INCOMING AND OUTGOING CORRESPONDENCE, BOUND, 1866-1926. / Box 5
- Container
- Box 5 of 56
- Archival Repository
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
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- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7073, William Healey Dall Papers
SIA.FARU7073_refIDd1e796
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Record Unit 7073
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