A - M
date: label: Date Range
content: 1886-1908
label: Start Date
content: 18860425
label: End Date
content: 19081110
notes: label: Abstract
content: Correspondence, notes, drawings, expense documents, news clippings, and ferry and rail time tables are arranged alphabetically by either correspondent or scientific name of specimen. There appears to be no specific rule which determines where a particular item is filed, and correspondence with individuals is often filed by scientific name. This collection division includes material on the collection and description of specimens, professional correspondence on fossil whales, and information on collecting localities. Some items of note include a geological cross section of Calvert formation at Chesapeake Beach, Maryland; 5-page list of Miocene fossil specimens from Virginia and Maryland, noting location, scientific name, and additional geographical information, and news clippings discussing the construction of a rail line through Washington DC/Maryland area. Specimen collecting locations include Virginia (along the Potomac and Nomini Cliffs), Maryland (Chesapeake Beach, Patuxent River), and Canada. There are numerous references to Cretacean and whale fossils.
place: label: Place
content: Virginia
label: Place
content: Potomac
label: Place
content: Maryland
label: Place
content: Patuxent
label: Place
content: Canada
label: Place
content: Nomini Cliffs
label: Place
content: United States
label: Place
content: Chesapeake Beach
topic: label: Topic
content: Miocene
label: Topic
content: Cetaceans
label: Topic
content: Mammalogy
label: Topic
content: Paleontology
setName: label: See more records from this collection
content: Frederick William True Papers, circa 1886-1910
label: See more records associated with this person
content: True, Frederick William, 1858-1914
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU007181
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
label: Object Type
content: Correspondence
label: Object Type
content: Receipts (financial records)
label: Object Type
content: Timetables
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: Frederick William True Papers, circa 1886-1910
label: Physical Description
content: 1 field book
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 2 Folder 9