William Henry Edwards (1822-1909) Papers

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Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
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Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William Henry Edwards (1822-1909) Papers, A&M 1951, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)
Creator:
Edwards, William Henry, 1822-1909
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William Henry Edwards (1822-1909) Papers, A&M 1951, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

444 letters. Subjects include: coal lands in W. Va., Lepidoptera collection, scientific publications, and research on butterflies.

Correspondents: L. Agassiz, D.T. Ansted, John Akhurst, V.V. Baird, Wm. H. Ashmead, Addison Ballard, N.W. Bates, Jacob Boll, George H. Briggs, Albert S. Brekimore, A.J. Butler, John H. Cook, E.R. Crotch, George Dimmock, Rudolph Feider, J. Fletcher, P.H. Gosse, Edward H. Griffin, Ferdinando Grist, Albert Hopkins, W.F. Kirby, Ludwig Kumbein, Theodore L. Mead, R. Meldola, Charles Sedgwick Minot, Samuel F.B. Morse, Tho. G. Morris, T.A. Osborne, Baron von Osten-Sachen, Edward Palmer, S.H. Peabody, T.R. Peale, Chris H. Roberts, Francis G. Linbon, R.R. Rawley, Wm. Stimpson and P.R. Uhler.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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