Ward, Herbert, 1863-1919. Autograph letter signed to Major J.B. Pond, written from the "Windsor Hotel", (N.Y.)
Object Details
- General note
- M197a is the accession number in the Russell E. Train inventory list of the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History. On Ward's blind monogrammed personal stationery.
- 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
- 1 Item (Correspondence, 7.75 x 9.75 in.)
- Date
- 1890 March 12
- Container
- Item M197a
- 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
- Written after Ward's return from the Emin Pasha Expedition. Accepting one invitation to lecture, but declining to attend a reception and apologizing for another lecture. "I shall be most happy to deliver a talk about my Congo Cannibals ..."
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510890585-1503510890734-3
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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