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Correspondence Business and personal [01] | Business and personal [02], 1898

 File — Box: 15, Folder: 5-6
Identifier: IV

Scope and Contents

Letters from September to December from M. J. Elrod, Department of Biology, University of Montana, Missoula, accepting specimens which Douglass collected. Elrod expressed gratitude for the fossils and assured Douglass of their interest in his work.



19 October--Fred D. Smith, Chemistry and Geology Department, University of Montana, wrote that the university would accept his offer to deposit the fossils he was collecting. In return the university would have the fossils packed and pay the freight on them. The university also hoped that collections he has and will have will be deposited there. These included collections stored at Bozeman, Belgrade, Logan, Laurin, and Victor, Montana.



14 December--M. J. Elrod wrote "I was going to ask you previously, but did not, if you would not like to turn your work on the fossils toward us as work for the Master's degree?"

Dates

  • 1898

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Extent

From the Collection: 21.5 Linear Feet (43 boxes and 1 oversize folder)

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

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