Series 1: Correspondence, 1896-1938

Professional correspondence concerning acquisitions, loans and determinations of materials during Small's tenure as Curator of Museums. A narrative by Small of his discovery of the wild irises is attached to a letter to a Mr. DeForest. Copies, obtained from the Florida State Archives, of his correspondence (1927-1928) with Thomas Edison regarding their work together on sources of rubber are in this series. Other correspondence with staff of the Edison Botanical Research Co. is found throughout this series alphabetically by name of the correspondent. There is one folder of personal correspondence. Other correspondence is located in Series 6: Irises and Series 7: Irises.