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1	Author:	unknown	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Joseph Priestley Papers
	Dates:	1771-1803
	Abstract:	The Joseph Priestley Collection contains a series of original letters (about 40) from this leading scientist and thinker. The letters date to the 1790s. The MOLE entry contains a detailed inventory of the original letters. There is also a box of photostats in a separate box. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.P931
	Extent:	0.5 Linear feet
	Topics:	Early National Politics
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Legal Records \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	American Philosophical Society \| Chemistry--18th century \| Church and State--Great Britain--18th century \| Cobbett, William, 1763-1835 \| France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799 \| Great Britain--Politics and government--1789-1820 \| Oxygen \| Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809 \| Phlogiston \| Riots--England--Birmingham \| Science and technology \| Taxation \| Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835

2	Author:	Ord, George, 1781-1866	Requires cookie*
	Title:	George Ord Collection
	Dates:	1831-1864
	Abstract:	The collection of George Ord correspondence is a relatively small but significant collection. Most of the letters are from George Ord to Charles Waterton, a British naturalist, and reflect their shared interest in natural history, especially ornithology. The letters deal with Ord’s rivalry with Audubon. Many of Ord's letters question the accuracy of Audobon’s work. Other letters touch on Alexander Wilson and on new techniques for capturing images of animal life, such as the use of the Daguerre process. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Or2
	Extent:	0.25 Linear feet
	Topics:	Early National Politics \| Exploration. \| Natural History \| Philadelphia History \| Science and Technology
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Abolitionists--United States--Attitudes \| Animals--Habits and behavior of \| Audubon, John James, 1785-1851. Birds of America \| Banks and banking -- United States. \| Birds--Study and teaching \| Birds. \| Cholic Acid \| Church buildings--Pennsylvania-Philadelphia \| Cicada (Genus) \| Columbidia \| Cuckoos \| Daguerreotypes \| Dictionary of the English language. Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 \| Dove \| English language--Dictionaries \| Famines--Ireland \| France--19th Century \| Frogs--United States \| Frost--Great Britain \| Geese \| Gold mines and mining--California--19th Century \| Heatstroke \| Immigrants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia \| Influenza--United States \| Irish--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia \| Memorials--Great Britain \| Mercury \| Mexican War, 1846-1848 \| Monk, Maria, d. 1850 \| Partridges \| Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827--Art collections. \| Potatoes \| Railroads--19th Century \| Rattlesnake \| Religion \| Reptiles \| Sea monsters \| Secession--Southern States \| Skin--Diseases-Treatment \| Slaves--Emancipation-America \| Smoking--Health aspects--United States \| Soap trade--Pennsylvania \| Steam-navigation--Atlantic Ocean \| Steamboat disasters \| Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 Uncle Tom's Cabin. \| Telegraph \| United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842). \| Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1872. Narrative of the United States exploring expedition. \| Williams, Eleazer, 1787-1858

3	Author:	Bache, A.D., (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867	Requires cookie*
	Title:	A. D. Bache Collection
	Dates:	1833-1873
	Abstract:	This collection consists of a wide-range of general correspondence to and from Alexander Dallas Bache from 1833-1865. The correspondence includes letters to many prominent scientists, such as Louis Agassiz, Maria Mitchell, and Charles Babbage. The content reflects the wide range of Bache’s scientific activity and his extensive contacts. Topics range from cartography to lighthouses to education reform to phrenology. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B123
	Extent:	0.25 Linear feet
	Topics:	Antebellum Politics \| Early National Politics \| Science and Technology
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Cooper Union \| Education \| Geological Survey of the State of New Jersey \| Geology \| Girard College \| Lighthouses \| National Academy of Sciences \| Natural history \| United States Coast Survey

4	Author:	Various authors	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection, 1668-1983
	Dates:	Bulk, 1750-1850
	Abstract:	J. Stephen Catlett wrote of the Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection that “there is no other way to describe these manuscript letters, essays, and other papers that are contained presently in 49 boxes.” Catlett then listed a random assortment of names of authors found in the collection. Each individual item was catalogued in the card catalogue, but his data has now been put online. Rather than try to replicate that data, this entry will focus on some of the main themes of the collection and some of the most notable documents. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Ms.Coll.200
	Extent:	25.0 Linear feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Colonial Politics \| Early National Politics \| Natural History
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Miscellaneous \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Arctic Indians \| Cayuga Indians \| Eastern Woodlands Indians \| History of science and technology. \| Inuit--Canada \| Iroquois Indians \| Isleta Indians \| Mohawk Indians \| Ojibwa Indians \| Oneida Indians \| Onondaga Indians \| Penobscot Indians \| Physics -- History. \| Seneca Indians \| Southwest Indians \| Tuscarora Indians \| United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783

5	Author:	American Philosophical Society.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	American Philosophical Society Archives
	Dates:	1743-1984
	Abstract:	The APS Archives contain a wide range of material on early American history. MOLE contains a detailed breakdown of its content. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	APS.Archives
	Extent:	192.25 Linear feet
	Topics:	African American \| Colonial Politics \| Early National Politics \| Native America \| Natural History \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Science and Technology
	Genre:	Institutional Records \| Miscellaneous \| Native American Materials \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Adena culture--West Virginia \| American Philosophical Society \| Astronomy--18th century \| Aztecs. \| Cherokee Indians \| Choctaw Indians \| Eastern Woodlands Indians \| Education \| History of science and technology. \| Indians of Mexico \| Indians of North America--Kentucky \| Indians of North America--Mississippi \| Indians of North America--Northwest Coast \| Indians of North America--West Virginia \| Mound builders \| Natural History--18th century \| Natural History--19th century \| Plains Indians \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Southeast Indians \| United States History.