Louis Agassiz correspondence and other papers, 1821-1877.

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Louis Agassiz correspondence and other papers, 1821-1877.

http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.Hough:hou00416

Correspondence, together with papers concerning a legal dispute (Agassiz v. Desor) and a few other papers.

4 boxes (2 linear ft.)

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Houghton Library

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