Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Edgar Alexander Mearns papers, 1864-1918 |
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| Inclusive Dates | 1864-1918 |
| Bulk Dates | 1876-1916 |
| ID No. | MSS32490 |
| Creator | Mearns, Edgar Alexander, 1856-1916 |
| Extent | 5,850 items |
| Extent | 18 containers plus 3 oversize |
| Extent | 8.4 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012101 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78032490 |
| Summary | Naturalist and U.S. Army surgeon. Correspondence, reports, printed matter, newspaper clippings, and miscellaneous material chiefly relating to Mearns's activities as a collector of data on animal and plant life, on his participation in the Smithsonian African Expedition of 1909, and his duties and assignments as an army surgeon. |