Samuel Henshaw letters from various correspondents
Overview
Letters to the American entomologist Samuel Henshaw.
Dates
- Creation: 1849-1937 and undated
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.
Extent
.5 linear feet (1 box)Chiefly letters to Henshaw about his study of the British naturalist Gilbert White, author of The Natural History of Selborne, from Charles William Eliot, Walter Faxon, Hugh Stewart Gladstone, Rashleigh Holt-White, and Alfred Newton, among others.
Biographical / Historical
Henshaw was an entomologist and served as director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University (1912-1927).
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by author.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
*47M-378.
Bequest of Samuel Henshaw; gift of Alfred M. Tozzer and Margaret Tenney (Castle) Tozzer Mr. Thomas Barbour, and Miss Gertrude A. Thurston; received: June 1943
Processing Information
In 2020-2021, as part of a conscious and inclusive re-description effort, entries ) were updated to include a woman’s first name when identified.
Margaret Tenney (Castle) Tozzer previously listed as Mrs. Alfred M. Tozzer.
- Title
- Henshaw, Samuel, 1852-1941, recipient. Samuel Henshaw letters from various correspondents: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou00298
Repository Details
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