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Size | 15 items. |
Abstract | Francis Harper, native of Massachusetts, was a zoologist and author affiliated with many universities. He was the author of "Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp Region of Georgia" (1927). He retired in Chapel Hill, N.C. "An Exchange of Letters, 1913-1915, with Will Henry Thompson," typescript, 16 pages, including transcriptions of four letters and Harper's extensive notes on Thompson, Thompson's brother, Maurice, and Okefenokee Swamp, Ga. Also included is an original letter, 1913, from W. H. Thompson to Harper, drafts of four letters from Harper to Thompson, a typed draft of "Deep in the Okefinokee Swamp," by W. H. Thompson, a photograph relating to Thompson, and other correspondence of Harper. |
Creator | Harper, Francis, 1886-1972. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Updated by: Nancy Kaiser, January 2022
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Francis Harper, native of Massachusetts, was a zoologist and author affiliated with many universities. He was the author of "Mammals of the Okefinokee Swamp Region of Georgia" (1927). He retired in Chapel Hill, N.C.
Back to Top"An Exchange of Letters, 1913-1915, with Will Henry Thompson," typescript, 16 pages, including transcriptions of four letters and Harper's extensive notes on Thompson, Thompson's brother, Maurice, and Okefenokee Swamp, Ga. Also included is an original letter, 1913, from W. H. Thompson to Harper, drafts of four letters from Harper to Thompson, a typed draft of "Deep in the Okefinokee Swamp," by W. H. Thompson, a photograph relating to Thompson, and other correspondence of Harper.
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Francis Harper Papers, 1902-1968 |
Image Folder PF-3638/1 |
Photograph |
Photographs (PF-3638/1)
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