0.25 Linear Feet, Summary: 3 in. (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.); 2 reels of microfilm
Creator
Edwards, William Henry, 1822-1909
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William Henry Edwards (1822-1909) Papers, A&M 1373, West Virginia and
Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Typescript copy of William Henry Edwards' Autobiographical Notes. Edwards was a naturalist from Coalburgh, W. Va. And is best
known for his three volume "The Butterflies of North America" (1879-1897). Earlier he had published "Voyage up the Amazon"
(1847).
The manuscript contains typed copies of letters from Alfred R. Wallace, H. W. Bates, Theodore L. Mead, Prof. D. J. Ansted,
Richard V. Murray, Louis Agassis, Samuel W. Scudder, Addison Ballard, and Dwight W. Marsh.