Robert Edwards Carter Stearns Papers, 1879-1909

Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

Object Details

Creator
Stearns, Robert E. C (Robert Edwards Carter) 1827-1909
Subject
Stearns, Robert E. C (Robert Edwards Carter) 1827-1909
United States National Museum
United States Fish Commission
United States National Museum Division of Mollusks
Geological Survey (U.S.)
Robert Edwards Carter Stearns (1827-1909) was a public figure of some prominence whose careers included mining, publishing, and the natural sciences. A lover of nature since childhood, Stearns concentrated on conchology, mostly mollusks of the West Coast. Stearns was a researcher for the United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries, 1882-1884; an Assistant Curator, Department of Mollusks, United States National Museum (USNM); and a Paleontologist for the United States Geological Survey, 1884-1892.
Organization
(1) Correspondence, 1884-1909; (2) scrapbooks, 1879-1892; (3) handwritten and printed drafts for articles
Summary
These papers consist chiefly of incoming correspondence from the USNM, the Smithsonian Institution, and shell collectors; correspondence between scientists other than Stearns concerning publications, publication revision, and shell collections; scrapbooks containing correspondence, memoranda, labels, and cards collected while Stearns was an Assistant Curator; specimen labels donated to the USNM; handwritten and printed drafts for articles, including a preliminary report on the fossils at San Diego, and the original drawings and draft for Anadontas of the West Coast; and autobiographical materials.
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
1879
1879-1909
Local number
SIA RU007077
Type
Scientific illustrations
Collection descriptions
Manuscripts
Scrapbooks
Physical description
0.75 cu. ft. (1 document box) (1 half document box)
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Topic
Paleontology
Mollusks
Invertebrates
Mining engineering
Paleontologists
Record ID
siris_arc_217235
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
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