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Train, Russell E., 1920-2012. Catalog and collection correspondence.

Collection Creator:
Train, Russell E., 1920-2012  Search this
Russell E. Train Africana Collection (Smithsonian. Libraries)  Search this
Extent:
0.5 Linear feet (Personal papers, 8.5 x 14 in. or smaller.)
Container:
Item RET004
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1956-2004
Scope and Contents note:
Personal papers including correspondence, photographs, and ephemera document Russell E. Train's efforts to create the Africana collection. Letters also relate to the creation and distribution of the collection catalog. Correspondents comprise personal and professional contacts, and provide information relating to the method of acquisition and provenance. Includes letters from Richard Sawyer, who acted as Train's personal bookseller.
Collection Rights:
The collection is housed in the Joseph F. Cullman 3rd Library of Natural History, which is open to researchers Monday through Friday in the afternoons, from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m.; morning visits are by appointment only. Please call (202) 633-1184 or email AskaLibrarian@si.edu for an appointment.
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Russell E. Train Africana collection
Russell E. Train Africana collection / Series 11: Russell E. Train personal papers
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Libraries
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sc2c493f49b-2a91-4d62-b817-8a69474f0ca7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sil-cl-xxxx-0014-ref2542

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