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Letters, documents, and manuscripts relating to the Society. The letters, most of which are addressed to Clinton and Mitchill, are from scientists in New York as well as England and France. The manuscripts include minutes of various meetings, laws and regulations of the Society, and lists of resident and honorary members.
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This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Source of acquisition--Columbiana. Accession number--M-59.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 07/--/89.
Scientific society founded by DeWitt Clinton and Samuel Latham Mitchill in 1816. They were the president and vice-president.
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