Correspondence
Subtitle: Hilgard (Julius) to Engelmann (George)
Published: 1856
Language: eng
Number of pages: 39
Subjects: Correspondence; National Academy of Sciences (U.S.); Geomagnetism; United States Coast Survey; Magnetic declination; Observations; United States and Mexican Boundary Survey
Other titles: George Engelmann Papers, 1831-1914.
Description: Incoming correspondence to George Engelmann from Julius Erasmus Hilgard,  for 1856-1867. The correspondence relates to sending map of magnetic declination from Coast Survey observations and results plotted from Mexican Survey; story of Academy (of science) establishment and Agassiz, Mr. Wilson, Prof. Bache and Henry; urging Engelmann to come to meetings; Engelmann's resignation in 1867, made an honorary member.

Folder contains original letters.
Notes: The collection is open for research.

George Engelmann Papers, 1831-1914 / Correspondence (Collection 1 RG 4/1/5/1), Missouri Botanical Garden Archives.

Finding aid available from Missouri Botanical Garden Library and online http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/molib/part2.pdf.