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Dana, James Dwight, correspondence to Josiah Dwight Whitney

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Dana, James Dwight, correspondence to Josiah Dwight Whitney

Description: The collection consists primarily of letters, some of which were written by William Henry Pettee from California (Yuba and Feather River areas and San Francisco, 1870-71), from Colorado (South Park Topographical Expedition, 1869), and from Freiberg while studying at the Royal Academy of Mining (1865-68).
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1878
Call number: mssPettee papers
Creator: Pettee, William Henry (1838-1904)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Mrs. Robert Bacher, August 1981.; Gift of Mrs. Robert Bacher and Mr. David Dow, November 27, 1981.

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