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Start Over Collection Addison Emery Verrill Archives, 1864-1926

Joseph Frederick Whiteaves Correspondence. A letter from J.F. Whiteaves thanking Verrill for his notes on the Queen Charlotte Island Echinodermata, Anthozoa, etc. He says he will send Verrill a proof of his paper and asks for any alterations and additions., 01 Mar 1880

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  2. Addison Emery Verrill Archives, 1864-1926
  3. Correspondence, 1864-1926
  4. Joseph Frederick Whiteaves Correspondence. Correspondence from J.F. Whiteaves to A.E. Verrill., 1880-1897

Henry Augustus Pilsbry Correspondence. A letter and list form H.A. Pilsbry to A.E. Verrill . The letter is telling Verrill he is returning the Bermuda terrestrial snails with the identifications on an enclosed list and discussing a paper on the subject that he is writing., 01 Nov 1900

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  2. Addison Emery Verrill Archives, 1864-1926
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  4. Henry Augustus Pilsbry Correspondence. Correspondence from H.A. Pilsbry to A.E. Verrill., 1900

Mrs. R.W. Summers Correspondence. A letter from Mrs. R.W. Summer informing Verrill she had sent him some specimens from San Luis Obispo, CA for indetification. She also encloses a list of duplicate specimens in her collection for possible exchange., 02 Sep 1885

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  2. Addison Emery Verrill Archives, 1864-1926
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  4. Mrs. R.W. Summers Correspondence. Correspondence from Mrs. R.W. Summers to A.E. Verrill., 1885

Joseph Frederick Whiteaves Correspondence. A letter from J.F. Whiteaves asking Verrill to describe the Archaster and the 2 species of Solaster he had previously sent. He informs Verrill to please hold off sending collections until they have had time to settle into the new museum in Ottawa. He also includes a list of desired west coast shells., 04 Mar 1880

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  2. Addison Emery Verrill Archives, 1864-1926
  3. Correspondence, 1864-1926
  4. Joseph Frederick Whiteaves Correspondence. Correspondence from J.F. Whiteaves to A.E. Verrill., 1880-1897

Daniel Addison Heald Correspondence. A letter from D.A. Heald suggesting a Mr. John Bell to do the taxidermy of the birds for the memorial collection. He informs Verrill that if this is acceptable he will have the taxidermy done on his own expense and have the birds shipped to the College by May 1st., 05 Mar 1881

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  2. Addison Emery Verrill Archives, 1864-1926
  3. Correspondence, 1864-1926
  4. Daniel Addison Heald Correspondence. Correspondence from D.A. Heald to A.E. Verrill., 1881

Daniel Addison Heald Correspondence. A letter from D.A. Heald informing Verrill the New Guinea Birds have been packed and will be sent. He also says in the future he will send specimens as he can acquire them, all in memory of his son. Also with the letter is a list of birds, presumably from New Guinea in which there is a Verrill note taht reads "Pres. G.M. Heald for Heald mem. Coll" The list has been kept with the letter., 06 Apr 1881

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  2. Addison Emery Verrill Archives, 1864-1926
  3. Correspondence, 1864-1926
  4. Daniel Addison Heald Correspondence. Correspondence from D.A. Heald to A.E. Verrill., 1881

T.A. Verkruzen Correspondence. A letter from T.A. Verkruzen. The letter is addressed to "the American Naturalists about to visit these seas". This refers to the arrival of the USFC Stmr. Speedwell to Halifax, Nova Scotia, of which Verrill was on board. He discusses his recent dredging work, and gives a list of specimens he left behind for them., 06 Aug 1877

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  2. Addison Emery Verrill Archives, 1864-1926
  3. Correspondence, 1864-1926
  4. T.A. Verkruzen Correspondence. Correspondence from T.A. Verkruzen A.E. Verrill., 1877-1882

Robert Tracy Jackson Correspondence. A letter from R.T. Jackson to A.E. Verrill thanking him for the material and paper Verrill Had sent him. He also inquires of the availability of Pelycopoda specimens for his studies, offering to send material in exchange., 06 May 1889

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  4. Robert Tracy Jackson Correspondence. Correspondence from R.T. Jackson to A.E. Verrill., 1889

James Everhard Benedict Correspondence. A letter from J.E. benedict to A.E. Verrill that discusses a loan of Asteroidea to Verril. Specifically Mediaster aequalis, Porania grandis, and Solaster. Also discussed is the cataloging of Porifera., 07 Feb 1895

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  4. James Everhard Benedict Correspondence. Correspondence from J.E. Benedict to A.E. Verrill., 1895

Theodore Lyman Correspondence. A letter from T. Lyman to A.E. Verrill discussing Ophiuroidea. Particularly Hemieuryale, Ophioplocus, Ophiochandrus, Trichaster, Astrogomphus, and Asteroschema., 07 Jan 1871

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  4. Theodore Lyman Correspondence. Correspondence from Theodore Lyman to A.E. Verrill discussing mostly Echinodermata, particularly Ophiuroidea., 1871-1882

Fred Mather Correspondence. A letter from F. Mather to S.F. Baird, forwarded to A.E. Verrill. In the letter on Forest & Stream letter head, Mather talks about a drainage pipe clogged with some sort of Tunicates. Also in the pipe were Mya, tube worms, Nereis, Mytilus, oysters, jingle shells and small anenomes. A Verrill not on the letter reads "Cynthia partita?", 08 Aug 1885

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  4. Fred Mather Correspondence. Correspondence from F. Mather to A.E. Verrill., 1885

H.T. Woodman Correspondence. A letter from H.T. Woodman to A.E. Verrill asking him for help in identifying corals. He offers to send them, and future interesting specimens, asking only for the freight to be paid and to be given the appropriate credit if they should turn out to be new., 08 Jun 1886

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  2. Addison Emery Verrill Archives, 1864-1926
  3. Correspondence, 1864-1926
  4. H.T. Woodman Correspondence. Correspondence from H.T. Woodman to A.E. Verrill., 1886-1887

Joseph Frederick Whiteaves Correspondence. A letter from J.F. Whiteaves asking A.E. Verrill if had time to look at the Queen Charlotte Asteroidea he had sent him the prior summer. Whiteaves is finishing up a report and is anxious to get it off his hands. He also asks Verrill if has finished with the Gulf of Saint Lawrence shells he had sent, as Jeffreys has written requesting to see them., 09 Feb 1880

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  2. Addison Emery Verrill Archives, 1864-1926
  3. Correspondence, 1864-1926
  4. Joseph Frederick Whiteaves Correspondence. Correspondence from J.F. Whiteaves to A.E. Verrill., 1880-1897

D. W. Ferguson. A letter from D.W. Ferguson to A.E. Verrill discussing the an echinoderm, Meoma which Verrill was interested in. Ferguson informs him he has sold all but a few of the "light spined variety" and offers one in exchange for other echinodermata not in his collection., 09 Feb 1887

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  4. D. W. Ferguson. Correspondence from D.W. Ferguson to A.E. Verrill., 1873-1887

Edward Drinker Cope Correspondence. A letter from E.D. Cope to A.E. Verrill containing the identifications of Reptilia collected by A.H. Verrill and G.E. Verrill. In the letter Cope refers to the island as being Martinique. However they went to Dominica., 09 Mar 1891

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  4. Edward Drinker Cope Correspondence. Correspondence from E.D. Cope to A.E. Verrill., 1891

Moses Harvey Correspondence. A transcribed copy of a letter from M. Harvey to A.E. Verrill discussing a tape worm from a salmon in Newfoundland.. It also discusses the identity of a whale. Verrill wrote on envelope "Harvey, Tapeworm, etc., basking shark". See Related Object in Associations tab., 11 Oct 1876

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  4. Moses Harvey Correspondence. Correspondence from M. Harvey to A.E. Verrill., 1876

Frank Howe Bradley Correspondence. A letter from F.H. Bradley informing Verrill he has not sent the Central American specimens yet. He also says he will be going to the Pearl Islands and possibly Callao and Valparaiso before he returns home. He also discusses the origins of some of the Sternbergh collection he has sent. See Invoice Ledger., 12 May 1866

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  4. Frank Howe Bradley Correspondence. Correspondence from F.H. Bradley to A.E. Verrill. All sent from his expedition to Central America., 1866-1867

Horace Francis Carpenter Correspondence. A letter from H.F. Carpenter to J.D. Dana, and forwarded to A.E. Verrill. The letter says 2 specimens of a new species of shell from Rhode Island have been sent. He states the shells were described in a series of papers on the Conchology of Rhode Island, printed in the Central Falls, RI Weekly Visitor, a copy of which containing the description he has sent., 13 Apr 1872

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  4. Horace Francis Carpenter Correspondence. Correspondence from H.F. Carpenter to A.E. Verrill., 1872

Philip Herbert Carpenter Correspondence. A transcribed copy of a letter from P.H. Carpenter to A.E. Verrill discussing Crinoidea. He thanks Verrill for copies of his papers on the USFC dredging work. See Related Object in Associations tab., 13 Aug 1882

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  4. Philip Herbert Carpenter Correspondence. Correspondence from P.H. Carpenter to A.E. Verrill., 1882

Alpheus Spring Packard Correspondence. A letter from A.S. Packard to A.E. Verrill informing him he is sending the enclosed specimens. See Invoice Ledger. the letter appears to be related to the list of specimens in proximity to the letter in the Invoice Ledger., 13 Dec 1866

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  4. Alpheus Spring Packard Correspondence. Correspondence from A.S. Packard to A.E. Verrill., 1864-1926

A. Howard Clarke Correspondence. A letter from A.H. Clarke to A.E. Verrill informing him he is sending specimens (presumed to Gloucester Fisheries). He asks some questions about various lots. There are identifications in Verrill's hand on back of the letter., 13 Nov 1879

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  4. A. Howard Clarke Correspondence. Correspondence from A.H. Clarke to A.E. Verrill., 1879-1880

Theodore Lyman Correspondence. A transcribed copy of a letter from T. Lyman to A.E. Verrill discussing Ophiuroidea collected by USCS Stmr Blake. Particularly Asteronyx liveni and Ophioscolex. See Related Object in Associations tab., 13 Oct 1882

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  2. Addison Emery Verrill Archives, 1864-1926
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  4. Theodore Lyman Correspondence. Correspondence from Theodore Lyman to A.E. Verrill discussing mostly Echinodermata, particularly Ophiuroidea., 1871-1882

John Green Brady Correspondence. A letter from J.G. Brady to O.C. Marsh, forwarded to A.E. Verrill. It informs he is sending a specimen from Sitka, Alaska, collected at 45 fathoms by a halibut fishing vessel,. A Verrill note on the letter reads Verrilliana Blakei., 13 Sep 1880

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  4. John Green Brady Correspondence. Correspondence from J.G. Brady to A.E. Verrill., 1880

Crustacea of Connecticut. Rough draft of the "Bibliography" section for the "Report on the Higher Crustace of Connecticut and Adjacent Waters." According to a note by Verrill, he made an addittion of Rathbun's "Spider Crabs of America" on 15 Oct 1926., 15 Oct 1926

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  4. Crustacea of Connecticut. Archives realted to Verrill's unpublished manuscript titled "Report on the Higher Crustace of Connecticut and Adjacent Waters"., 1926

Horace Francis Carpenter Correspondence. A letter from H.F. Carpenter to A.E. Verrill informing him J.D. Dana suggested he contact Verrill. He assures Verrill the shells previously sent are a new species and lists a few conchologists he sent the shells to. Some of which disagreed with him. He encloses more of the shells and gives the specific locality., 16 Aug 1872

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  2. Addison Emery Verrill Archives, 1864-1926
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  4. Horace Francis Carpenter Correspondence. Correspondence from H.F. Carpenter to A.E. Verrill., 1872

James M. Whiton Correspondence. A letter from J.M. Whiton to G.J. Brush, apparently forwarded to Verrill. The letter discusses the possible donation of an entomology collection by a friend of his, a Mr. Harvey J, Rich. He also talks about Mr. Rich being a possible donor to the Sheffield Scientific School., 16 Nov 1868

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  4. James M. Whiton Correspondence. Correspondence from J.M. Whiton to A.E. Verrill., 1868

C. Ritter Correspondence. A letter from a Dr. C. Ritter to A.E. Verrill informing him he is sending a segment tape worm removed from a patient, questionably calling it Ligula, asking for a more definite identification. A Verrll note on the letter reads "supposed human parasite (not one)"., 16 Nov 1887

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  4. C. Ritter Correspondence. Correspondence from C. Ritter to A.E. Verrill., 1887

Miscellaneous Correspondence. A transcribed copy of a letter from "C. Kouser" [Spelling questionable] requestion Gorgonacea from Verrill for research purposes. As well as Asteroidea, Echinoidea and Holothuroidea. See Related Object in Associations tab., 17 Dec 1866

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  4. Miscellaneous Correspondence. Miscellaneous correspondence. Letters from unknown people, etc., 1864-1926

Identification Requests. 2 letters from the Department of Docks, Pier "A," Foot of Battery Place, N.R. to A.E. Verrill. The first letter, informing him a worm eaten specimen of wharf pile is being sent to him. The second letter contains information is regards to specific locallity, depth and tide conditions of the pile. On the second letter Verrill wrote at the top "Teredo bored wood (piles)", 17 Jan 1894

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  4. Identification Requests. Correspondence with requests for specimen identification., 1864-1926

George Brown Goode Correspondence. A letter from G.B. Goode to A.E. Verrill informing him he will be sending corals and Ophiuroidea and discusses a proposal for a series of memoirs on the Natural History of Bermuda. He encloses a list of 14 proposed memoirs and suggested authors., 17 Jun 1877

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  4. George Brown Goode Correspondence. Correspondence from G.B. Goode to A.E. Verrill., 1877

H. Wheeler Correspondence. A letter from H. Wheeler of Davenport, Iowa to J.D. Dana, forwarded to A.E. Verrill. He informs Dana he is sending a package of minerals and a fossil coral. The minerals are from various localities listed, and the coral from Panama. A Verrill note on the letter reads "Fossil Coral Panama.", 17 May 1865

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  4. H. Wheeler Correspondence. Correspondence from H. Wheeler to A.E. Verrill., 1865

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