Correspondence with W. D. Peck, 1815
Scope and Contents
This series contains two letters from Harvard Professor of Natural History William Dandridge Peck to William Bentley providing information about fish species.
Dates
- Creation: 1815
Physical Description
.02 cubic feet (2 folders)
Researcher Access
The Papers of William Bentley are open for research.
Extent
.27 cubic feet (1 half-legal document box and 1 folder)Biographical note of W. D. Peck
William Dandridge Peck (1763-1822) was born May 8, 1763 in Boston, Mass. He received an AB from Harvard in 1782 and an AM in 1785. He served as the first Massachusetts Professor of Natural History at Harvard from 1805 to 1822.
Repository Details
Part of the Harvard University Archives Repository
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