Maxwell Woodhull Algae Specimen Scrapbook, circa 1853-1857

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Summary

Creator:
Woodhull, Maxwell, 1813-1863
Abstract:
Woodhull was a United States Naval officer. Scrapbook of algae specimen, circa 1853-1857.
Extent:
0.7 Linear Feet
1 Item
Language:
Material in English
Collection ID:
RL.01409

Background

Scope and content:

Scrapbook (88 pgs) featuring cards that hold pressed, dried specimens of algae, two to six specimens per page, some with color ink added. There are presentation notes written on the first page of the scrapbook.

Biographical / historical:

Woodhull was a U.S. Naval officer. James Cochran Dobbins, to whom Woodhull presented this scrapbook, was a North Carolinian who was U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1853-1857.

Acquisition information:
The Maxwell Woodhull Algae Specimen Scrapbook were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2002.
Processing information:

Processed by Kimberly Sims, May 2011

Encoded by Kimberly Sims, July 2011

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Subjects:
Algae
Algology
Format:
Specimens
Names:
Woodhull, Maxwell, 1813-1863

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