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Collection SummaryTitle: Erwin F. Smith PapersSpan Dates: 1876-1927 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1920-1927) ID No.: MSS40377 Creator: Smith, Erwin F. (Erwin Frink), 1854-1927 Extent: 400 items; 7 containers; 3 linear feet Language: Collection material in English Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Abstract: Plant pathologist. Diaries, correspondence, notes, literary manuscripts, and photographs relating primarily to his laboratory work and his employment at the Department of Agriculture. Selected Search TermsThe following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein.
Administrative InformationProvenance:The papers of Erwin F. Smith, plant pathologist, were given to the Library of Congress from 1956 to 1958 by the estate of his widow, Ruth Annette Warren Smith, via Fred Neter. Papers donated by the American Philosophical Society via the Library's Poetry Office in 1955 were added to the collection in 1996. Processing History:The papers of Erwin F. Smith were arranged and described in 1957. The collection was expanded and revised in 1996, and additional revisions to the finding aid were made in 2008. Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Erwin F. Smith is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.). Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Erwin F. Smith Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note
Scope and Content NoteThe papers of Erwin Frink Smith (1854-1927) span the years 1876-1927 and include diaries, correspondence, notes, photographs, and literary manuscripts. The papers are arranged in four series: Diaries, Scientific File, Literary File, and Miscellany. They have been available for research since 1957, with additional material incorporated principally into the Literary File in 1996. Smith's diaries for the years 1920-1927 constitute the bulk of the collection. In the diaries Smith made note of his laboratory work and employment at the Agriculture Department. Smith also commented on his home life; extensive reading in French, German, Italian literature and texts in Latin; and his reaction to the news of events throughout the world. Smith's travels on behalf of the Agriculture Department are sometimes featured, such as a trip to Florida to study diseases in oranges groves described in his journal of 1891. A three-volume journal of his trip to Europe in the winter of 1924-1925 makes note of official meetings and also includes ink sketches of plants, architectural details, museum exhibitions, and landscapes. The remaining fragmentary material relating to Smith's scientific career is in the Scientific File. The file includes a notebook describing plants seen in the District of Columbia in 1894, a synopsis of Smith's research, and a catalog of his scientific library. There are no records concerning the publication of his books or Agriculture Department studies on bacterial diseases in plants. The letters of Frank Meyer, mostly typewritten copies, concern an expedition in 1905 to Japan and China in search of plants and information for the Agriculture Department. Smith's literary endeavors were not confined to science. In 1915 he published a book of poetry, For Her Friends and Mine, and dedicated it to his deceased first wife, Charlotte M. Buffett. Corrected proofs and drafts of the poems are in the Literary File, as are drafts for a second set of poems, "Nature and the Dream." Smith translated sonnets of the Cuban-born French poet, José Maria de Heredia (1842-1905), and planned to publish them with biographical notes, explication, and illustrations. Records for the projected Heredia volume are included in the Literary File. Arrangement of the PapersThis collection is arranged in four series: Description of Series
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