Overview of the Collection
Smithsonian Institution Archives,
Washington, D.C.,
osiaref@si.edu
Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum
SI Records
Correspondence and Memoranda
1850-1877
19.78 cu. ft. (15 record storage boxes) (21 3x5 boxes) 81 microfilm reels) (oversize materials)
Record Unit 53
English
Prefered Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 53, Smithsonian Institution. Assistant Secretary in charge of the United States National Museum, Correspondence and Memoranda
Descriptive Entry
This record unit consists of outgoing correspondence from the Office of the Secretary.
Researchers should use the microfilm copy of this correspondence.
Access Restriction
Deteriorating letterpress affects legibility; record unit partially microfilmed.
Index Terms
This record series is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Name
Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887
Goode, G. Brown (George Brown), 1851-1896
Rathbun, Richard, 1852-1918
Ravenel, W. de C. (William de Chastignier), 1859-1933
Smithsonian Institution -- Administration
Subject
Museums -- Collection management
Museums -- Administration
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Microfilms
Manuscripts
Letterpress copybooks
Box 1
Box 1 of 36
Volume Number 1, September 1850-July 1851
Oversize
Oversize
Volume Number 1, page 2
Box 1
Box 1 of 36
Volume Number 2, September 1851-February 1852
Box 1 of 36
Volume Number 3, March 1852-November 13, 1852
Box 1 of 36
Volume Number 4, Miscellaneous volume that includes internal memoranda to Joseph Henry, specimen lists, and research notes.
Box 1 of 36
Volume Number 5, November 15, 1852-March 11, 1853
Box 1 of 36
Volume Number 6, March 11, 1853-June 30, 1853
Box 2
Box 2 of 36
Volume Number 7, July 1, 1853-January 3, 1854
Box 2 of 36
Volume Number 8, January 4, 1854-May 4, 1854
Box 2 of 36
Volume Number 9, May 6, 1854-October 26, 1854
Box 2 of 36
Volume Number 10, October 29, 1854-March 15, 1855
Box 2 of 36
Volume Number 11, March 1855-June 1, 1855
Box 2 of 36
Volume Number 12, June 1855-October 12, 1855
Box 3
Box 3 of 36
Volume Number 13, October 12, 1855-February 17, 1856
Box 3 of 36
Volume Number 14, February 18, 1856-June 12, 1856
Box 3 of 36
Volume Number 15, June 1856-March 27, 1857
Box 3 of 36
Volume Number 16, March 28, 1857-December 3, 1857
Box 3 of 36
Volume Number 17, December 4, 1857-November 13, 1858
Box 4
Box 4 of 36
Original letter from Spencer F. Baird to R. R. McFarlane, October 11, 1861
Box 4 of 36
Original letter from Spencer F. Baird to R. R. McFarlane, April 7, 1861 (also in letterpress volume 24, page 241)
Box 4 of 36
Original letter from Spencer F. Baird to E. W. Hubbard, June 27, 1861 (also in letterpress volume 22, page 358)
Box 4 of 36
Volume Number 18, November 16, 1858-April 30, 1859
Box 4 of 36
Volume Number 19, May 1, 1859-October 23, 1859
Box 4 of 36
Volume Number 20, October 22, 1859-February 6, 1860
Box 4 of 36
Volume Number 21, February 7, 1860-May 13, 1860
Box 4 of 36
Volume Number 22, May 13, 1860-October 11, 1860
Box 5
Box 5 of 36
Original letter from Spencer F. Baird to R. R. McFarlane, April 14, 1862 (also in letterpress volume 25, page 590)
Box 5 of 36
Volume Number 23, October 13, 1860-March 1, 1861
Box 5 of 36
Volume Number 24, March 2, 1861-October 1861
Box 5 of 36
Volume Number 25, October 1861-May 1862
Box 5 of 36
Volume Number 26, May 8, 1862-December 28, 1862
Box 5 of 36
Volume Number 27, December 27, 1862-April 20, 1863
Box 6
Box 6 of 36
Volume Number 28, April 20, 1863-November 1, 1863
Box 6 of 36
Volume Number 29, November 1, 1863-January 8, 1864
Box 6 of 36
Volume Number 30, January 8, 1864-May 7, 1864
Box 6 of 36
Volume Number 31, May 7, 1864-December 8, 1864
Box 6 of 36
Volume Number 32, December 14, 1864-April 14, 1865
Box 7
Box 7 of 36
Original letter from Spencer F. Baird to R. R. McFarlane, April 30, 1865 (also in letterpress volume 33)
Box 7 of 36
Volume Number 33, April 15, 1865-October 29, 1865
Box 7 of 36
Volume Number 34, October 31, 1365-March 14, 1866
Box 7 of 36
Volume Number 35, March 14, 1866-July 21, 1866
Box 7 of 36
Volume Number 36, July 1866-February 4, 1867
Box 7 of 36
Volume Number 37, February 5, 1867-May 3, 1867
Box 8
Box 8 of 36
Original letter from Spencer F. Baird to R. R. McFarlane, November 10, 1867 (also in letterpress volume 39, page 2901)
Box 8 of 36
Volume Number 38, May 3, 1867-August 4, 1867
Box 8 of 36
Volume Number 39, August 4, 1867-January 31, 1868
Box 8 of 36
Volume Number 40, February 1, 1868-May 17, 1868
Box 8 of 36
Volume Number 41, May 16, 1868-January 22, 1869
Box 8 of 36
Volume Number 42, January 23, 1869-July 24, 1869
Box 9
Box 9 of 36
Original letter from Spencer F. Baird to R. R. McFarlane, October 17, 1870 (also in letter book 1)
Box 9 of 36
Volume Number 43, July 25, 1869-January 30, 1870
Box 9 of 36
Volume Number 44, January 30, 1870-May 2, 1871
Box 9 of 36
Volume Number 45, May 2, 1871-March 27, 1872
Box 9 of 36
Volume Number 46, March 29, 1872-February 11, 1873
Box 9 of 36
Volume Number 47, February 15, 1873-August 6, 1873
Box 10
Box 10 of 36
Volume Number 48, August 1873-December 31, 1873
Box 10 of 36
Volume Number 49, January 1, 1874-April 14, 1874
Box 10 of 36
Volume Number 50, April 14, 1874-October 3, 1874
Box 10 of 36
Volume Number 51, October 3, 1874-December 26, 1874
Box 10 of 36
Volume Number 52, December 26, 1874-March 10, 1875
Box 10 of 36
Volume Number 53, March 10, 1875-April 29, 1875
Box 11
Box 11 of 36
Volume Number 54, April 29, 1875-June 2, 1875
Box 11 of 36
Volume Number 55, April 24, 1875-September 11, 1875
Box 11 of 36
Volume Number 56, June 2, 1875-August 2, 1875
Box 11 of 36
Volume Number 57, August 2, 1875-October 18, 1875
Box 11 of 36
Volume Number 58, September 11, 1875-November 4, 1875
Box 11 of 36
Volume Number 59, October 19, 1875-November 26, 1875
Box 12
Box 12 of 36
Volume Number 60, November 25, 1875-December 22, 1875
Box 12 of 36
[Volume Number 61, Missing]
Box 12 of 36
Volume Number 62, December 23, 1875-January 18, 1876
Box 12 of 36
Volume Number 63, January 1876-February 10, 1876
Box 12 of 36
[Volume Number 64, Missing]
Box 12 of 36
Volume Number 65, February 10, 1876-March 7, 1876
Box 12 of 36
Volume Number 66, March 8, 1876-April 4, 1876
Box 12 of 36
Volume Number 67, April 4, 1876-April 29, 1876
Box 13
Box 13 of 36
Volume Number 68, April 29, 1876-May 22, 1876
Box 13 of 36
Volume Number 69, May 1876-June 21, 1876
Box 13 of 36
Volume Number 70, June 20, 1876-July 29, 1876
Box 13 of 36
Volume Number 71, July 29, 1876-September 13, 1876
Box 13 of 36
Volume Number 72, September 13, 1876-October 16, 1876
Box 13 of 36
Volume Number 73, October 16, 1876-November 13, 1876
Box 14
Box 14 of 36
Volume Number 74, November 14, 1876-December 2, 1876
Box 14 of 36
Volume Number 75, December 2, 1876-December 26, 1876
Box 14 of 36
Volume Number 76, December 26, 1876-January 26, 1877
Box 14 of 36
Volume Number 77, January 27, 1877-March 7, 1877
Box 14 of 36
Volume Number 78, March 7, 1877-May 11, 1877
Box 14 of 36
Volume Number 79, May 11, 1877-June 15, 1877
Box 15
Box 15 of 36
Volume Number 80, June 16, 1877-August 21, 1877
Box 15 of 36
Volume Number 81, August 22, 1877-November 1877
Boxes 16-36
Boxes 16-36 of 36
Card Indexes to Correspondence