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Organization:
Alphabetic
Summary:
Consists of correspondence, apparently compiled by Randolph Iltyd Geare, Chief of the Division, 1882-1917, into topical categories as an information file. Most of the correspondence consists of public inquiries directed to Assistant Secretary Richard Rathbun. The provenance of these materials is uncertain; materials dated after 1917 were interfiled by an unknown administrator.
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520