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Letter from John Wesley Powell to James Curtis Booth, June 24, 1886

  • 1886-Jun-24

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John Wesley Powell (1834-1902), first director of the Bureau of Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution and director of the U.S. Geological Survey, thanks James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) for sending his earlier work and praises its historical value in molding public opinion in regard to the development of natural resources.

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  • Series I: Correspondence 1824-1888
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  • Box 2, Folder 9

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Powell, John Wesley. “Letter from John Wesley Powell to James Curtis Booth, June 24, 1886,” June 24, 1886. Papers of James Curtis Booth, Box 2, Folder 9. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/o10muzh.

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