Object Details
- Abstract
- These are papers that document preparations for the Western Union Telegraph Expedition from William H. Dall to Robert Kennicott including: copy of order from Charles S. Bulkley; order from Dall to Captain of steamer regarding specimen collections; Stores; directions for Collecting; Dall letter to scientific friends; copy of Spencer F. Baird telegram to Bulkley on Stimpson and the destruction of the Chicago Academy of Sciences; copy of Dall letter to George Walker, President of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, on the expedition; Dall letter to Kennicott; copy of Dall memorandum to G. H. Mumford, Director of Western Union Telegraph Expedition; list of supplies; copy of Dall letter on death of Kennicott.
- Date Range
- 1866
- Start Date
- 1866
- End Date
- 1866
- Accession #
- SIA RU007073
- Access Information
- Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
- Record type
- Fieldbook record
- Object Type
- Field notes
- Reports
- Collection name
- William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
- Physical Description
- 1 report
- Physical Location
- Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Sublocation
- Box 18 Folder 6
- Place
- British Columbia
- Washington
- Canada
- United States
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- William H. Dall Papers, circa 1839-1858, 1862-1927
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- Dall, William Healey, 1845-1927
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- Western Union Telegraph Expedition (1865-1867)
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- Butler, James L.
- Smithsonian Field Book Project
- Record ID
- fbr_item_MODSI515
Related Content
Location: Record Unit 7073, Box 18, Folder 6
Link to CSC record
Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives
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