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MS Am 1419

Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873. Correspondence and other papers: Guide.

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Last update on 2009 May 21

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Location: b
Call No.: MS Am 1419
Creator: Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873.
Title: Correspondence and other papers,
Date(s): 1821-1877.
Quantity: 4 boxes (2 linear ft.)
Abstract: Correspondence and legal papers of American professor of natural history Louis Agassiz.

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Acquisition Information:

*42M-366. Gift of George Agassiz and Maximilian Agassiz, 14 Ashburton Place, Boston, Massachusetts; received: 1942 Oct. Presented to the Museum of Comparative Zoology, and transferred to the Houghton Library.

Historical Note

Agassiz was a zoologist and geologist who served as a professor at Harvard University' Lawrence Scientific School (1847-73) and founded Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology.

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Scope and Content

Correspondence, together with papers concerning a legal dispute (Agassiz v. Desor) and a few other papers.

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