Rhees, William Jones, 1830-1907
Variant namesWilliam Jones Rhees, bibliographer, collector, and chief clerk of the Smithsonian Institution. An enthusiastic autograph collector, Rhees accumulated numerous unrelated letters and papers of prominent men as well as more coherent groups of manuscripts relating to his official position.
From the description of Papers of William Jones Rhees, 1744-1907. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122564870
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| referencedIn | Morgan J. Rhees Papers, 1794-1968. | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIh, 1892-1896 | American Philosophical Society | |
| creatorOf | Rhees, William Jones, 1830-1907. Papers of William Jones Rhees, 1744-1907. | Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens | |
| referencedIn | Rhees, Morgan J. (Morgan John), 1760-1804. Diaries and family papers, 1794-1968. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| referencedIn | American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIe. 1845-1865. | American Philosophical Society |
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| associatedWith | American Philosophical Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Bach, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867. | person |
| associatedWith | Bache, A. D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 | person |
| correspondedWith | Dix, Dorothea Lynde, 1802-1887 | person |
| correspondedWith | Hawkins, Benjamin, 1754-1816 | person |
| correspondedWith | Hull, William, 1753-1825 | person |
| associatedWith | Irvine, William, 1741-1804. | person |
| associatedWith | Irvine, William, 1841-1804 | person |
| correspondedWith | Meigs, Return Jonathan, 1740-1823 | person |
| associatedWith | National Institute for the Promotion of Sciences | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Rhees, Morgan J. (Morgan John), 1760-1804. | person |
| associatedWith | Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864 | person |
| associatedWith | Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1874. | person |
| associatedWith | Smithsonian Institution | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Sons of the American Revolution | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | United States. Pension Bureau | corporateBody |
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Birth 1830
Death 1907
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