Paul Bartsch papers, 1894-1945.

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Paul Bartsch papers, 1894-1945.

This collection consists of papers, a scrapbook, and pilot charts of waters. They range in date from 1894 to 1945 and their provenance is unknown. The old accession log listed it as being received in 1987.The Smithsonian Institution Archives holds other papers of Paul Bartsch.

0.5 linear feet.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8129007

George Washington University

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Bartsch Paul, 1871-1960

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Born in Tuntschendorf, Silesia, Paul Bartsch (1871-1960) received an early interest in nature from his father, who was an entrepreneur and amateur naturalist, and an interest in medicine probably from his mother, who had received a degree in obstetrics at the University of Breslau. As a result of a depression in the 1880s, the elder Bartsch went into financial bankruptcy. By utilizing the last savings of Bartsch's mother, the Bartsch family was able to emigrate to the United States, fin...