Correspondence, 1904-1911

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Other title: Records
Notes: For a description of the record series of which these materials are a part, refer to "Forms part of" above.
Organization: (1) Incoming and occasional outgoing correspondence, 1904-1908; (2) outgoing correspondence, 1905-1911
Summary: Joseph Hannum Painter was an Aid in the Division of Plants, United States National Museum, 1904-1908. These records contain Painter's incoming and outgoing correspondence with botanists and Smithsonian staff concerning the shipment of specimen collections; identification of specimens; mounting of collections; and Painter's work on the yellow pond lily, Nymphaea. Also included are copies of outgoing payments made by Joseph Nelson Rose for specimen collections, equipment, staff salaries, and labor, circa 1908-1911.
Repository Loc.: Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520

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