Covers his youth, early career at the USGS and USNM, and stories about the Hope Diamond, c. 1899-1929, including: stories about the Hope Diamond; family history and youth; appointment as Chemist at the USGS in 1920; trip from Capetown to Cairo in 1929; appointment as Assistant Curator, USNM, in 1929; the suggestion that Henderson be responsible for the meteorite collection; reminiscences of amateur collector, Stuart H. Perry; reminiscences of USNM colleagues, including Barton A. Bean, A. Remington Kellogg and Herbert S. Bryant.
Object Details
- Collection Creator:
- Henderson, Edward P., interviewee
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- Edward P. Henderson Oral History Interviews
- Edward P. Henderson Oral History Interviews / Interviews
- Container
- Interviews
- Archival Repository
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 9529, Edward P. Henderson Oral History Interviews
- Record ID
- ebl-1615312838738-1615312838825-0
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- CC0