Grant, James Augustus, 1827-1892. Series of 9 autograph letters, all to the Rev. Thomas Wakefield, a Methodist missionary in East Africa
Object Details
- General note
- Nine of the letters are signed 'J. A. Grant. ' 3 of the letters are incomplete. M064 is accession number in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History.
- Collection Creator
- Train, Russell E., 1920-2012
- Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries)
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- Russell E. Train Africana collection
- Russell E. Train Africana collection / Series 5: Manuscripts
- Extent
- 9 Items (Correspondence, 4.5 x 7 in. - 8 x 10 in.)
- Date
- 1875 February 3 - 1887 August 30
- Container
- Item M064
- Archival Repository
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Rights
- The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email AskaLibrarian@si.edu for an appointment.
- Scope and Contents note
- The letters discuss botanical specimens from that area and include several botanical sketches by Grant. The letters refer to news of other African explorers. Grant reports on the publishing progress of his Botany of the Speke and Grant Expedition. He commends the work of W. Fitch of Kew Gardens who prepared the illustrations. He reports on the exploration work of the Royal Geographical Society and many other matters of African interest.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510890585-1503510890693-1
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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