William T. (William Thornton) Innes papers, ca. 1898-1969 Circa 1898-1969

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William T. (William Thornton) Innes papers, ca. 1898-1969 Circa 1898-1969

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There are letters, sketches of fish, and other documents that pertain to Innes' interest in exotic fishes for home aquariums and their care. There is information on the journal which he founded in 1932, and minute books of the Aquarium Society of Philadelphia, 1898-1912 (3 vol.). The most voluminous professional correspondence is with George S. Myers, and there is some family correspondence. Aquarium

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Aquarium Society of Philadelphia.

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Myers, George S. (George Sprague), 1905-1985

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Innes, William T. (William Thornton), 1874-1969

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William Thornton Innes was a Philadelphia publisher and editor. From the description of Papers, ca. 1898-1969. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122608750 From the guide to the William T. (William Thornton) Innes papers, ca. 1898-1969, Circa 1898-1969, (American Philosophical Society) William Thornton Innes was born in Philadelphia in 1874. Innes' printing career began in 1892 at Billstein and Son; however, Innes soon establi...