Charles Darwin letters

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 730", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"730", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Charles Darwin letters"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"ca. 1865-1882", "type"=>"inclusive", "certainty"=>"approximate", "normal"=>"1865/1882"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".2 linear foot (1 v.)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1865

date_inclusive_end

1882

origination

{"value"=>"Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was a British naturalist.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Bulk of collection consists of copies of letters on scientific topics from Darwin to Fritz Muller. Other recipients include W.W. Bailey, Francis Darwin, Gustavus A. Eisen, and Wilhelm Wollner.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 29M?"}

{"date"=>"1929", "source"=>"Osborn, Henry Fairfield", "method"=>"Gift", "value"=>"Gift, Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1929"}

originalsloc

{"value"=>"<p>Originals at the British Museum, London, England</p>"}

keydate

1865

prefercite

{"value"=>"Charles Darwin letters, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Charles Darwin (1809-1882) was a British naturalist. Bulk of collection consists of copies of letters on scientific topics from Darwin to Fritz Muller. Other recipients include W.W. Bailey, Francis Darwin, Gustavus A. Eisen, and Wilhelm Wollner.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.2 linear feet (1 v.)

date_start

1865

date_end

1882

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