Charles H. Fernald Papers
1869-1963
8 boxes 3.75 linear feet
Call no.: FS 059
During a long and productive career in natural history, Charles Fernald conducted important research in economic entomology and performed equally important work as a member of the faculty and administration at Massachusetts Agricultural College. Arriving at MAC in 1886 as a professor of zoology, Fernald served as acting President of the College (1891-1892) and as the first Director of the Graduate School (1908-1912), and perhaps most importantly, he helped for many years to nurture the Hatch Experiment Station.
Correspondence, published writings, publication notes, newspaper clippings, Massachusetts Board of Agriculture Reports, and biographical material including personal recollections of former student and colleague Charles A. Peters.
Biographical Note
Entomologist, author, Professor of Zoology; President, Association of Economic Entomologists, 1896.
Biographical Note
| 1838 | Born, March 16, Mount Desert, Maine to Eben and Sophronia (Wasgatt) |
| 1862 | Married, August 24, to Maria Elizabeth Smith |
| 1865 | Principal, Litchfield Academy, Maine |
| 1866-1871 | Principal, Houlton Academy, Maine |
| 1871-1886 | Professor of Natural History, Maine State College |
| 1871 | Honorary A.M., Bowdoin College |
| 1886-1910 | Professor of Zoology, Massachusetts State College |
| 1886 | Ph.D., Maine State College |
| 1887-1910 | Entomologist, Hatch Experiment Station |
| 1891-1892 | Acting President, Massachusetts Agricultural College |
| 1896 | President, Association of Economic Entomologists |
| 1908-1912 | Director, Graduate School, Massachusetts Agricultural College |
| 1921 | Died, February 22, Amherst, Massachusetts |
Scope and Contents of the Collection
Papers include professional correspondence, 1869-1905, largely with other entomologists; memorial tributes; personal recollections of former student and colleague, Charles A. Peters, 1874-1973; newspaper clippings; printed versions of published writings; and letters from other entomologists to Fernald’s wife, entomologist Maria E. (Smith) Fernald (who lived from 1839 to 1919), about her work.
Correspondence to Fernald is arranged in two groupings and then alphabetically according to the surname of correspondent.
Information on Use
Terms of Access and Use
Restrictions on access:
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Cite as: Charles Henry Fernald Papers (RG 40/11 C. H. Fernald). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
History of the Collection
Acquired before 1972 with accretions from John Lilly in 1974 and Ring Carde in 1986.
Processing Information
Processed by SCUA staff.
Additional Information
Language
English.
Sponsor
Encoding funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Contents List
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Biographical Information
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1892-1963
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Box 1:1
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Correspondence to Maria E. Fernald
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1882-1906
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Box 1:2
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Collections lists sources unidentified
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n.d.
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Box 1:3
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Correspondence lists
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1870s-1890s
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Box 1:4
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Correspondence received:
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Illegible signatures
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1872-1903
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Box 1:5
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A
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1872-1896
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Box 1:6
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Angus, James
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1877-1878
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Box 1:7
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Austro-Hungarian Minister
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1897
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Box 1:8
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B
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1856, 1872, 1890-1897
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Box 1:9
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Baird, Spencer
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1872, 1881
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Box 1:10
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Barrett, Charles W.
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1877-1880, 1888
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Box 1:11
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Belfrage, G.W.
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1877
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Box 1:12
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Beutenmuller
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1884, 1890
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Box 1:13
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Black, George & Alice
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1890-1891
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Box 1:14
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Bolter, A.
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1888-1896
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Box 1:15
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Bradley Fertilizer Co.
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1896
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Box 1:16
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Bridgham, Joseph
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1890-1892
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Box 1:17
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Bruce, David
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1884
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Box 1:18
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Bruner, Lawrence
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1888
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Box 1:19
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Bumpus, H.C.
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1888
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Box 1:20
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Bunker, Reuben H.
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1896
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Box 1:21
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Burgess, W.B.
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1891
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Box 1:22
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C
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1889-1899
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Box 1:23
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Chambers, V.T.
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1875-1878
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Box 1:24
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Clark, Charles Upson
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1894
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Box 1:25
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Claypole, E.W.
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1881, 1882
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Box 1:26
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Cockerell, Theo. D.A.
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1888
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Box 1:27
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Cole, E.E.
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1895-1896
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Box 1:28
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Comstock, J. Henry
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1882
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Box 1:29
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Cooksey, George B.
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1890, 1891
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Box 1:30
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Coquillett, D.W.
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1881, 1884
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Box 1:31
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Cresson, E.T.
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1888
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Box 1:32
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D
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1874, 1883 1892-1895
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Box 1:33
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Davis, G.C.
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1893, 1896
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Box 1:34
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Dietz, W.G.
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1891-1896
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Box 1:35
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Dumant, Hartley
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1889-1891
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Box 1:36
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E
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1879, 1891
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Box 1:37
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Educational Supply Company
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1889
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Box 1:38
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Edwards, [Hy]
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1883, 1885, 1890-1891
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Box 1:39
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Felt, E.P.
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1891, 1896
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Box 1:42
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Fernald, O.H. C.H. Fernald’s brother
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1892, 1896
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Box 1:43
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Fisk, Everett O.
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1891
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Box 1:44
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Fletcher, James
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1889-1892
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Box 1:45
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Forbes, S.A.
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1884-1899
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Box 1:46
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Forbush, E.H.
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1892-1893, 1896
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Box 1:47
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Fowler, L.H.
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1896
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Box 1:48
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Friedlander
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1890-1892
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Box 1:49
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Fumouze, A.
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1889-1890
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Box 1:50
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G
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1872-1903
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Box 1:51
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George, Samuel
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1900
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Box 1:52
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Gerrish, O.K.
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1900
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Box 1:53
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Gillette, C.P.
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1896
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Box 1:54
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Goodale, Annie M.
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1886-1887
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Box 1:55
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Goodell, H.H.
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1892
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Box 1:56
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Goodwin, N.N.
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1870-1871
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Box 1:57
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Grote, A.R.
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1875-1896
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Box 1:58
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H
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1872-1901
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Box 2:59
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Hagen, H.A.
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1875-1885
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Box 2:60
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Harper Brothers Editorial Rooms
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1890
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Box 2:61
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Harris, Roland
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1877-1886
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Box 2:62
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Hart, Charles A.
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1886-1892
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Box 2:63
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Hosmer, W.H.
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1900
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Box 2:64
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Howard, L.O.
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1895-1896
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Box 2:65
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Hulst, George D.
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1884-1896
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Box 2:66
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J
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1891, 1898
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Box 2:67
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K
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1896-1898
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Box 2:68
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Kellicott, D.J.
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1878, 1882
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Box 2:69
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King, J.D.
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1894
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Box 2:70
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Kink, George W.
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1896
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Box 2:71
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Kirkland, A.H.
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1895-1899
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Box 2:72
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Klages, Samuel M.
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1897
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Box 2:73
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Kochi, C.
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1897-1899
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Box 2:74
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L
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1869, 1895-1899, 1904
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Box 2:75
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Laurent, Philip
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1894-1896
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Box 2:76
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Lewis, Henry W.
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1896-1897
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Box 2:77
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Lewis, P.C.
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1899
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Box 2:78
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Lintner, J.A.
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1894-1897
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Box 2:79
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Lloyd, Andrew J.
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1899
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Box 2:80
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Lodge, H.C.
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1891-1899
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Box 2:81
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Lounsbury, Charles
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1890-1899
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Box 2:82
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Lunt
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1891
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Box 2:83
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M
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1886-1899
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Box 2:84
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M.A.C. Alumni Club
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1891
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Box 2:85
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Mansfield, F.A.
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1891
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Box 2:86
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Mengel, Levi W.
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1894
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Box 2:87
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Meyrick, Edward
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1880-1896
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Box 2:88
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Moffat, J. Alston
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1885-1896
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Box 2:89
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Morse, Albert P.
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1893
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Box 2:90
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Morton, Emily L.
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1893, 1896
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Box 2:91
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Murtfeldt, Mary E.
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1877-1890, 1894-1899
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Box 2:92
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Myrick, Edward
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1888, 1893
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Box 2:93
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1891
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Box 3:94
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Newstead, R.
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1904
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Box 3:95
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Niles, W.H.
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1894
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Box 3:96
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O
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1891, 1899
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Box 3:97
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P
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1872, 1889-1896
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Box 3:98
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Parker, W.E.
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1896
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Box 3:99
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Philbrick, W.D.
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1891
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Box 3:100
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Powers, J.B.
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1894
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Box 3:101
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R
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1879-1891, 1905
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Box 3:102
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Ragmol, E.H.
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1880-1883, 1889
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Box 3:103
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Rand, Edward L.
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1896
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Box 3:104
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Riley, C.V.
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1892-1894
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Box 3:105
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Ritchie, John Jr.
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1894
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Box 3:106
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Robinson, Wirt 1st LT. 4th US Artillery
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1896
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Box 3:107
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Rumrill, M.M. Fernald’s sister?
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1896
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Box 3:108
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S
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1874-1899, 1903
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Box 3:109
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Saunders, John
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1892-1896
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Box 3:110
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Scandlin, W.I.
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1894
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Box 3:111
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Scudder
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1877-1897
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Box 3:112
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Secretarial Vacancies see also JB Powers
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1892-1894
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Box 3:113
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Sessions, R.
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1891-1896
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Box 3:114
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Skinner, Henry
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1894-1896, 1905
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Box 3:115
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Slusson, Mrs. A.T.
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1892, 1896
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Box 3:116
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Smith, John B.
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1894-1896, 1898
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Box 3:117
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Snellen, P.C.T.
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1896
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Box 3:118
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Soule, Miss Caroline
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1893
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Box 3:119
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State Colleges
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1891
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Box 3:120
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Stevens, B.F.
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1890-1896
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Box 3:121
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Streeker, Herman
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1871-1879
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Box 3:122
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Suffolk Engraving Company
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1896
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Box 3:123
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Swiss Agricultural Dept.
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1896
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Box 3:124
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T
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1890-1896
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Box 3:125
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Taylor, G.E.
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1892
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Box 3:126
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Tepper, Fred
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1876-1877
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Box 3:127
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Tracy, J.W.
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1890-1896
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Box 3:128
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Uhler
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1876-1888
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Box 3:129
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W
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1888-1896
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Box 3:130
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Walsingham, Lord
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1879-1892
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Box 3:131
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Webster, F.M.
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1896, 1904
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Box 3:132
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Wheeler, William
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1892
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Box 3:133
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Whitaker, George M. New England farmer
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1891
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Box 3:134
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Winott, C.W.
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1897
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Box 3:135
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Publications – Notes
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n.d.
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Box 4:136
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Publications, Writings, Papers
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1887-1898
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Box 4:loose
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Reports – Massachusetts Board of Agriculture
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1887-1907
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Box 5:loose
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Letter Book
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1898-1905
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Box 6:bound volume
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Observation Notes
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1878-?
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Box 6:bound volume
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Inventory for folders 138 – 236
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—-
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Box 7:137
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Personal Correspondence
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1868-1902
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Box 7:138
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A
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1889-1902
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Box 7:139
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Alwood, Wm. B.
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1898, 1900
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Box 7:140
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Amherst College
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1888, 1896
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Box 7:141
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Avery, John
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1901, n.d.
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Box 7:142
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B
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1874-1902
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Box 7:143
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B— A—
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1900-1903
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Box 7:144
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Banks, Nathan
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1902
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Box 7:145
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Bames, William
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1899-1901
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Box 7:146
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Barris, W. H.
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1897-1898
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Box 7:147
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Bates, Frank A.
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1896
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Box 7:148
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Beutenmuller, Wm.
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1891-1902
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Box 7:149
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Bogue, E. E.
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1896-1897
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Box 7:150
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Bowker, William
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1900
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Box 7:151
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Britton, W. E.
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1894, 1898
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Box 7:152
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Bruner, Lawrence
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1896-1899
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Burgess, Albert F.
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1899-1900
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C
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Cockerell, T. D.
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1894-1903
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Collins, Lewis
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1898
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Box 7:157
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Comstock, J. Henry
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1877, 1894-1897
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Cooley, R. A.
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1898-1902
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Coquillet, D. W.
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1880-1902
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Cresson, E. T.
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1892, 1896
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D
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1879-1901
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Box 7:162
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Davis, G. C.
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1893, 1896
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Box 7:163
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Dietz, W. G.
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1896-1902
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Box 7:164
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Dimmock, Geo.
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1894-1903
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Dyar, Harrison G.
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1894-1903
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E
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1900-1901
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Box 7:167
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Easterbrook, Horace M.
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1899, 1902
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Box 7:168
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Edwards, Hy
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1890-1891
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Edwards, W. H.
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1883
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1891-1902
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Box 7:171
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Feller, P. C.
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1878-1881
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Box 7:172
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Felt, E. P.
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1900-1903
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Box 7:173
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Fletcher, James
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1892-1903
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Box 7:174
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Forbes, S. A.
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1884
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Box 7:175
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Forbush, E. H.
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1895, 1898
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Box 7:176
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G
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1892-1903
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Box 7:177
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Gillette, Clarence
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1887-1897
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Box 7:178
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Goode, G. Brown
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1893, 1895-1896
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Box 7:179
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Goodell, Henry Hill President
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1891-1902
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Box 7:180
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H
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1877-1902
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Box 8:181
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Harris, Roland W.
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1877-1902
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Box 8:182
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Hart, Charles A.
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1903
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Box 8:183
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Harvey, Francis L.
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1894, 1897
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Box 8:184
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Heidemann, Otto
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1894
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Box 8:185
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Henshaw, S.
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1887-1896
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Box 8:186
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Hine, James S.
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1897-1902
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Box 8:187
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Howard, L. 0.
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1886-1901
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Box 8:188
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Hulst, Goo. D.
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1892-1894
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Box 8:189
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Ingram, Henry B.
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1907
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Box 8:190
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1
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Box 8:191
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K
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1893-1899
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Box 8:192
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Kellicott, D. J.
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1878, 1881, 1890
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Box 8:193
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Kincaid, Trevor
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1893-1894, 1898
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Box 8:194
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Kirland, A. H.
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1896-1900
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L
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1896-1902
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Box 8:196
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Launders, John
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1902
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Box 8:197
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Laurent, Philip
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1895
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Box 8:198
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Linter, J. A.
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1878-1897
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Box 8:109
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Lounsbury, Charles P.
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1896-1897
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Box 8:200
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Lyman, H. H.
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1884, 1898
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Box 8:201
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M
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1879-1903
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Box 8:202
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MacGillicray, Alex
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1896
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Box 8:203
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Marlatt, C. L.
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1894-1895
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Box 8:204
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Merrick, Harry D.
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1902
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Box 8:205
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Meyrick, Edward
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1879-1889
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Box 8:206
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Moffat, J. Alston
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1891-1899
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Box 8:207
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Morse, Albert P.
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1891-1898
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Box 8:208
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Moulton, F. C.
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1894
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Box 8:209
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Murfeldt, Mary E.
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1894, 1902
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Box 8:210
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N
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1889-1895
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Box 8:211
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O
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1884-1898
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Box 8:212
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Osborne, Herbert
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1891-1900
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Box 8:213
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P
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1878, 1896, n.d.
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Box 8:214
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Parkard, A. J.
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1878-1894
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Box 8:215
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Pergande, Theo.
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1881-1894
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Box 8:216
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Q
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1889
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Box 8:217
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R
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1869, 1880-1896
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Box 8:218
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Ragonot, E.
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1885-1893
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Box 8:219
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Riley, C. V.
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1891-1894, n.d.
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Box 8:220
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S
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1877-1903
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Box 8:221
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Scudder, S.
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1878-1897
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Box 8:222
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Sessions, Wm. R.
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1891-1896
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Box 8:223
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Skinner, Henry
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1894-1897
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Box 8:224
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Slingerland, M. V.
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1891-1899
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Box 8:225
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Smith, John B.
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1893-1903
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Box 8:226
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Snow, F. H.
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1902
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Box 8:227
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Snow, Wm. A.
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1892
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Box 8:228
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T
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1878-1894
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Box 8:229
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U
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1880, 1888, 1896
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Box 8:230
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V
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1896
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Box 8:231
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W
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1891-1898
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Box 8:232
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Webster, F. A
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1893-1900
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Box 8:233
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Weed, Clarence M.
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1886, 1894
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Box 8:234
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Weed, Howard Evarts
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1891, 1894
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Box 8:235
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Woodward, B. E. and sister B. B. Woodward
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1902
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Box 8:236
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