| | Creator: | Ulam, Stanislaw M. (Stanislaw Marcin), 1909-1985 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Stanislaw M. Ulam Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1916-1984 | | | | Abstract: | A gifted mathematician, Polish-born Stanislaw Ulam made contributions to set theory, topology, mathematical logic, and number theory, but is most widely remembered for his work in fostering the technical development of thermonuclear weapons. He was associated with Los Alamos Scientific Laboratories for most of the years between 1943 and 1965, and thereafter with the University of Colorado. These papers include personal and professional correspondence, manuscripts of both published and unpublished works, and memorabilia. | | | | Call #: | Mss.Ms.Coll.54 | | | | Extent: | 36.0 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Atomic bomb | Audiotapes | Banach, Stefan, 1892-1945 | Bradbury, Norris | Chess | Computers | Everett, C. J. (Cornelius Joseph), 1914- | Fermi, Enrico, 1901-1954 | Feynman, Richard P., (Richard Phillips), 1918-1988 | Frisch, Otto Robert, 1904-1979 | Gamow, George, 1904-1968 | Godel, Kurt | Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. | Hydrogen bomb | Kistiakowsky, George B. (George Bogdan), 1900- | Kuratowski, Kazimierz, 1896- | Logic, Symbolic and mathematical | Lomnicki, Zbigniew A. | Los Alamos National Laboratory | Mandelbrot, Benoit B. | Manhattan Project (U.S.) | Mathematical physics | Mathematics | Mathematics--Study and teaching | Mazur, Stanislaw | Metropolis, N. (Nicholas), 1915- | Mycielski, Jan, 1932 | Number theory | Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967 | Pasta, John | Photographs | Physics | Poles--United States | Princeton University. | Rabi, I. I., (Isidor Isaac), 1898-1988 | Schrandt, Robert | Seaborg, Glenn Theodore, 1912- | Segrè, Emilio Gino, 1905-1989 | Set theory | Sierpinski, Waclaw, 1882-1969 | Stein, Myron | Stein, Paul | Steinhaus, Hugo, 1887-1972 | Stone, Marshall H., (Marshall Harvey), 1903-1989 | Tarski, Alfred | Teller, Edward, 1908-2003 | Topology | Ulam, Stanislaw M. (Stanislaw Marcin), 1909-1985 | University of Colorado | University of Wisconsin. | Von Kármán, Theodore, 1881-1963 | Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957 | Weisskopf, Victor Frederick, 1908-2002 | World War, 1939-1945 | Zygmun, Antoni | |
| | Creator: | United Church Board for World Ministries. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Papers,1817-1883, relating to North American Indian missions
| | | | Dates: | 1817-1883 | | | | Abstract: | These papers include letters, reports, accounts, and memoranda relating to the work of the American Board of Home Missions among the Abnaki, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Dakota, Mackinaw, Maumee, Mayhaw, Ojibwa, Osage, Pawnee, Penobscot, Sioux, and Stockbridge Indians of Arkansas, New York, and Oregon. | | | | Call #: | Mss.Film.1223 | | | | Extent: | 64.0 Microfilm reel(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Abenaki Indians | Accounts. | Cherokee Indians | Chickasaw Indians | Choctaw Indians | Creek Indians | Dakota Indians | Indians of North America--Missions | Memoranda. | Microfilm Collection | Ojibwa Indians | Osage Indians | Pawnee Indians | Penobscot Indians | Reports. | Stockbridge Indians | |
| | Creator: | United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Apollo 11 Mission Commentary
| | | | Dates: | 1903-1962 | | | | Abstract: | The spacecraft Apollo 11 blasted off from Cape Kennedy, Fla., on July 16, 1969, with the mission to become the first to "perform a manned lunar landing and return." After entering lunar orbit on July 20, the landing module
Eagle separated from the command module
Columbia (piloted by Michael Collins) and descended to the lunar surface. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin E. (Buzz) Aldrin made a soft landing in the Sea of Tranquility, and following a quick meal -- but postponing a scheduled sleep -- they exited to become the first men to walk on the surface of the moon.
The Apollo 11 collection contains transcripts of communications between Mission Control in Houston, Tex., and the astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin during the first landing on the moon, July 20, 1969. Divided into two segments, both titled "Apollo 11 Mission Commentary," these transcripts includes a record of transmissions during the landing itself (27p.) and during the first moonwalk (27p.). Both are autographed by Armstrong. | | | | Call #: | Mss.629.1388.Un33a | | | | Extent: | 2.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Aldrin, Buzz | Apollo 11 (Spacecraft) | Armstrong, Neil, 1930- | Moon--Exploration | Transcripts | |
| | Creator: | United States.Army.District of North Carolina. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | General orders, 1863, pertaining to the defense of New Bern, North Carolina
| | | | Dates: | 1863 | | | | Abstract: | This volume contains orders, with some leaves being printed, from the commanding generals during the period, Brigadier General C.A. Heckman and Brigadier General Innis N. Palmer. | | | | Call #: | Mss.355.Un5ncng | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Heckman, C. A. | North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. | Palmer, Innis N. | United States. -- Army -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. | United States. -- Army -- Regulations. | |
| | Creator: | University of Chicago. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Manuscripts on Middle American Cultural Anthropology, 1590-1976
| | | | Dates: | 1590-1976 | | | | Abstract: | This collection includes field notes and reports, diaries of expeditions, texts, grammars, dictionaries of Indian languages, theses and research papers collected by members of the Department of Anthropology of the University of Chicago in connection with the Carnegie Institution of Washington Middle American Research Program as well as various Middle American governmental agencies. A microfilm publication of the University of Chicago, 1946-1957. Table of contents. | | | | Call #: | Mss.Film.297 | | | | Extent: | 26.0 Microfilm reel(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Andrade, Manuel José, 1885-1941 | Anthropology--Research--United States | Carr, Malcolm | Diagrams. | Diaries. | Dictionaries. | Doll, Eugene E. | Goubaud Carrera, Antonio | Grammars. | Guiteras Holmes, Calixta, 1905-1988 | Indians of Central America--Languages | Indians of Central America--Social life and customs | Indians of Mexico--Languages | Indians of Mexico--Social life and customs | Key, Harold H. | Kline, Howard F. | Lepine, Jeanne | Lincoln, Jackson Steward, 1902-1941 | Maps. | Microfilm Collection | Noyes, Ernest, 1903- | Redfield, Robert, 1897-1958 | Reports. | Starr, Betty Warren, 1906-1964 | Tax, Sol, 1907-1995 | Theses. | Tumin, Melvin Marvin, 1919-1994 | Whorf, Benjamin Lee, 1897-1941 | Wisdom, Charles | |
| | Creator: | University of Virginia.Board of Visitors. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | University of Virginia. Board of Visitors. Minutes, 1814-1828
| | | | Dates: | 1814-1828 | | | | Abstract: | These are copies of the Board of Visitors minutes of the Albemarle Academy (25 March-17 June 1814), and Central College (5 May 1817-1819), both of which were forerunners of the university. There are also minutes of the reconstituted university (29 March 1819-7 April 1826, 10-24 July 1828). Among the members of the Board were Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, and James Madison. Partly in hand of William C. Rives (?). | | | | Call #: | Mss.378.755.V8lbo | | | | Extent: | 2.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Albemarle Academy (Va.). | Central College (Va.). | Colony and State Specific History | Education | Educational Material | Institutional Records | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 | Madison, James, 1751-1836 | Monroe, James, 1758-1831 | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Andre, Major John, Letter Regarding the Battle of Germantown
| | | | Dates: | 1777 (September 28 and October 8) | | | | Abstract: | Major John André (1750-1780) was a British officer during the American Revolutionary War. He is best known in America for his attempt to facilitate Benedict Arnold’s surrender of West Point to the British in 1780, but was known in his time as a capable, cosmopolitan officer, who served an interesting and varied career until his death in 1780. A participant in many of the Revolutionary War’s most famous battles, André was twice captured by the American army, and served well enough to earn two promotions and numerous important assignments during the conflict. This eight-page letter chronicles the Philadelphia campaign of 1777 and includes descriptions of the Battles of Brandywine, Paoli and Germantown. | | | | Call #: | Mss.SMs.Coll.7 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Item(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Agnew, James, 1719-1777 | American Revolution | Bird, John, ?-1777 | Brandywine, Battle of, 1777 | British Landing at Head of Elk, Maryland, 1777 | Germantown, Battle of, 1777 | Grey, Charles, 1729-1807 | Howe, William Howe, 5th Viscount, 1729-1814 | Knyphausen, Wilhelm zu Innhausen und, Reichsfreiherr, 1716–1800 | Military History | Military Records | Musgrave, Thomas, ?-1777 | Paoli Massacre, 1777 | Philadelphia History | Washington, George, 1732-1799 | Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Autograph collection, 1816-1917
| | | | Dates: | 1816-1917 | | | | Abstract: | There are 153 letters in this collection, many addressed to Aubrey Lackington Moore, an English writer who tried to reconcile evolution and traditional Christianity. Some letters discuss scientific questions of the day, while others are formal social notes. Also includes 24 clipped signatures, inlcuding those of Sir Henry Wentworth Acland; Goerge Bentham; H. A. Bruce; S. H. Butcher; Matthewss Duncan; Percy Gardner; George Gritchett; G. Grote; Alfred Cort Haddon; Sir Prescott Gardner Hewitt; William Guyer Hunter; Thomas Henry Huxley; John Lingard; Thomas Babington Macauley; Miss K. Aubrey Moore; Louis Pasteur; Sir John Russell Reynolds, bart.; Thomas Smith; James Leigh Strachan-Davidson; Agnes Strickland; and Arthur Thomason. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.M781 | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Acland, Henry W., (Henry Wentworth), 1815-1900 | Autographs. | Bentham, George, 1800-1884 | Beyond Early America | Brown-Séquard, Charles-Edouard, 1817-1894 | Evolution. | Fletcher, C. R. L., (Charles Robert Leslie), 1857-1934 | Flower , William Henry, 1831-1899 | Gladstone, W. E., (William Ewart), 1809-1898 | Grote, George, 1794-1871 | Lubbock, J. W., (John William), 1803-1865 | Miscellaneous | Moore, E. M.,collector. | Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895 | Science. | Thomson, William | Trevelyan, George Otto, Sir, 1838-1928 | Turner, William, Sir | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Bache family papers, 1770-1890 (bulk), 1770-1923 (inclusive)
| | | | Dates: | Bulk, 1770-1890 | | | | Abstract: | The family correspondence of Richard and Sarah Franklin Bache on a variety of topics including references to Benjamin Franklin and his estate. There is also a family genealogy. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.B121 | | | | Extent: | 50.0 Item(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798 | Bache, Catherine Wistar, 1770-1820 | Bache, Richard, 1737-1811 | Bache, Sarah Franklin, 1743-1808 | Bache, Theophylact, 1735-1807 | Bache, William, 1773-1818 | Family Correspondence | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823 | Franklin, William, 1731-1813 | Genealogies. | General Correspondence | Hewson, M. S., (Mary Stevenson) | Hosack, Mary Eddy Wistar | Journalists -- Pennsylvania. | Law | Legal Records | Livingston, William, 1723-1790 | Marriage and Family Life | Miscellaneous | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs. | Physicians -- Pennsylvania. | Printing and Publishing | Randolph, Thomas M., (Thomas Mann), 1768-1828 | United States - Armed Forces - Medical care | United States - Armed Forces - Medical personnel | United States - History - 1783-1865 | United States - History - Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 | United States - History - Revolution - 1775-1783 - Personal narratives | Wills. | Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818 | Women's History | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | David Rittenhouse Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1774-1932 | | | | Abstract: | David Rittenhouse (1732-1796) was one of the most prominent American men of science of the 18th Century. A skilled instrument maker, Rittenhouse was the an astronomer, playing a major role in recording the 1769 Transit of Venus, among many accomplishments. Rittenhouse also conducted important survey work for the state of Pennsylvania, establishing the state’s western border, as well as overseeing the completion of the Mason-Dixon survey. In addition to his scientific endeavors, Rittenhouse’s work for American independence places him among the important founding fathers. Subordinating his scientific interests for the greater good of Pennsylvania during the American Revolution, Rittenhouse served as a member of both the Pennsylvania Assembly and the Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention, and held powerful positions on the Pennsylvania Council of Safety and the subsequent Committee on Safety. Rittenhouse also served as the first director of the United States’ Mint, at the behest of President George Washington. Rittenhouse was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1768 and played a major role in placing the Society on the scientific map. He held many positions in the Society, including serving as its President from 1791 until his death in 1796. The Rittenhouse papers span 1774 to 1932, and consist of 61 items, over 0.25 linear feet. The collection is comprised mainly of correspondence, but also includes receipts, genealogies and broadsides. | | | | Call #: | Mss.SMs.Coll.11 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Abbott, Fanny D. | American Revolution | Barton family. | Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815 | Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869 | Broadsides. | Business Records and Accounts | Colonial Politics | Genealogies. | General Correspondence | Government Affairs | Official Government Documents and Records | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | Rittenhouse family. | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Documents, 1728-1816, relating to the province of Pennsylvania and to the American Revolution
| | | | Dates: | 1728-1816 | | | | Abstract: | This volume includes messages and proclamations of governors of the province, a petition to the King from the province of Georgia [n.d.], the draft of an address of the University of the State of Pennsylvania to George Washington (1781), a letter from Arthur Lee to Alexander Wedderburn (1774), letters of Timothy Matlack to Abiel Holmes (1819), and George Wythe's draft resolutions (1775). | | | | Call #: | Mss.974.8.D65 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 volume, 50 p. | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | American Revolution | Colonial Politics | Georgia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. | Government Affairs | Holmes, Abiel, 1763-1837 | Lee, Arthur, 1740-1792 | Matlack, Timothy, 1736-1829 | Official Government Documents and Records | Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775. | Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- To 1775. | Pennsylvania History | Petitions. | Proclamations. | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal histories. | Various authors | Wedderburn, Alexander | Wythe, George, 1726-1806 | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | The future of the Museum of the American Indian
| | | | Dates: | 1984 | | | | Abstract: | Radio broadcast: "Manhattan at Large." Councilman Stanley Michaels, host. Topic: "The Future of the Museum of the American Indian." Guests: Dr. Edmund Carpenter, Anthropologist, Member Board of Trustees, Museum of the American Indian; Pamela Mann, Asst. N.Y., Attorney General; N.Y. Assemblyman Herman D. Farrell, Jr.; Randle Borshi, Deputy Commissioner, N.Y. City Dept. of Cultural Affairs. | | | | Call #: | Mss.Rec.183 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Tape(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Borshi, Randle | Carpenter, Edmund, 1922-2011 | Farrell, Herman D. | Fenton, William N., (William Nelson), 1908-2005 | Mann, Pamela | Michaels, Stanley | Museum of the American Indian, Heye Foundation | Sound recordings | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | George Weedon military correspondence, 1777-1786
| | | | Dates: | 1777-1786 | | | | Abstract: | George Weedon (1734-1793) was Captain in the French and Indian War and a General in the American Revolutionary War. Between the two conflicts he was a prominent citizen of Fredericksburg, Virginia, operating a tavern in that city which served as a meeting place for George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, John Marshall and others to discuss politics and the future course of the American colonies. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.W41 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | American Revolution | Colonial Politics | Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806 | General Correspondence | Green, Nathaniel, 1710-1758 | Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves, marquis de, 1757-1834 | Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794 | Military History | Military Records | Military history, Modern -- 18th century. | Muhlenberg, John Peter Gabriel, 1746-1807 | Nelson, Thomas, 1738-1789 | Political Correspondence | Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794 | United States. -- Army -- Records and correspondence. | Washington, George, 1732-1799 | Weedon, George,1734-1793. | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Hopi Indian Songs
| | | | Dates: | 1965 | | | | Abstract: | Field recordings made in Arizona in 1965. Hopi songs of a wide variety, including kachinas, clown, and corn-grinding songs, many with translation and commentary. Also includes Pan-Indian English-language "pachala" songs and discussions of different types of songs, dances, ceremonies, and subsistence activities. | | | | Call #: | Mss.Rec.56 | | | | Extent: | 4.0 Reel(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Indian and Military Affairs of Pennsylvania, 1737-1775
| | | | Dates: | 1737-1775 | | | | Abstract: | Reports on conferences and treaties with the Indians and miscellaneous Indian affairs in Pennsylvania, with emphasis upon the French and Indian War. Correspondents include: John Armstrong Thomas Barton Edward Braddock Daniel Claus George Croghan James Hamilton James Logan Hugh Mercer Andrew Montour Robert Hunter Morris Robert Orme Ferdinand J. Paris Thomas Penn Horatio Sharpe Joseph Shippen William Shirley John Stanwix Robert Stobo William Trent Conrad Weiser | | | | Call #: | Mss.974.8.P19 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Armstrong, John | Barton, Thomas | Braddock, Edward, 1695-1755 | Claus, Christian Daniel, 1727-1781 | Colonial Politics | Croghan, George, d.1782 | Delaware Indians | Diplomatic History | Diplomatic Material | Government Affairs | Hamilton, James, 1710-1783 | Indians of North America--Pennsylvania | Logan, Jim, (James) | Mercer, Hugh, 1726-1777 | Military History | Military Records | Montour, Andrew | Morris, Robert Hunter, 1713-1764 | Native America | Official Government Documents and Records | Orme, Robert, 1728-1801 | Paris, Ferdinand John | Penn, Thomas | Pennsylvania History | Pennsylvania--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 | Seven Years' War | Sharpe, Horatio, 1718-1790 | Shippen, Joseph | Shirley, William, 1694-1771 | Social Life and Custom | Stanwix, John, 1690?-1766 | Stobo, Robert, 1726-1770 | Surveying and Maps | Teedyuscung, ca. 1700-1763 | Trent, William | United States--History--French and Indian war, 1755-1763 | Weiser, Conrad, 1696-1760 | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Jasper Yeates Papers
| | | | Dates: | Bulk, 1760-1816 | | | | Abstract: | Jasper Yeates (1745-1817) was a lawyer and Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice, one of the state's most successful colonial-era legal practitioners. After moving to Lancaster County in 1765, he became active in colonial and early federal affairs, first by supporting the Revolutionary struggle and later by serving as one of Lancaster's delegates to the State Convention of 1787, which ratified the U.S. Constitution. The Jasper Yeates Papers (1728-1910, bulk 1760-1816) consist mainly of correspondence and business and court/legal records related to the Yeates family. The bulk of this three linear foot collection reflect Yeates’ personal life as husband, father, son, and friend, as well as his professional life as lawyer and judge in Pennsylvania; much of the material dated after Yeates’ death was created by children and/or grandchildren. | | | | Call #: | Mss.Ms.Coll.151 | | | | Extent: | 3.0 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | African American | Burd, Edward Shippen, 1779-1848 | Burd, Elizabeth | Burd, Joseph | Business Records and Accounts | Cox, Tench | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Lancaster County (Pa.)--History | Law | Legal Records | Marriage and Family Life | Pennsylvania --History --French and Indian War, 1755-1763 | Pennsylvania History | Pennsylvania Supreme Court | Political Correspondence | Seven Years' War | Shippen, Edward Jr. | Shippen, Joseph Jr. | Slavery -- Pennsylvania. | Social Life and Custom | Tilghman, Edward, 1750-1815 | United States--History--French and Indian War, 1755-1763 | Whelan, William | Yeates, Elizabeth | Yeates, Jasper | Yeates, John | Yeates, Margaret | Yeates, Sarah Burd | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | John Bartram correspondence, 1735-1775
| | | | Dates: | 1735-1775 | | | | Abstract: | Correspondence compiled by Edward E. Wildman and Francis D. West, chiefly from original letters in the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and other depositories, 1956. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.B28.w | | | | Extent: | 719.0 Item(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Bartram, John, 1699-1777 | Botanists. | Botany. | Breintnall, Joseph, d. 1746 | Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776 | Collinson, Peter, 1694-1768 | Colony and State Specific History | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | General Correspondence | Horticulture. | Horticulturists. | Linne, Carl von, 1707-1778 | Natural History | Natural history. | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | Plant collectors. | Plants -- Collection and preservation. | Scientific Correspondence | Sloane, Hans, Sir, 1660-1753 | Wildman, Edward, (Edward Embree), 1874-1956 | Witt, Christopher, 1675-1765 | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | John Morgan correspondence, 1763-1788
| | | | Dates: | 1763-1788 | | | | Abstract: | Nine of these letters are addressed to Sir Alexander Dick of Edinburgh (1763-1768), and relate to Morgan's medical studies, his travels on the Continent, and the founding of the medical department of the College of Physicians. These are copies of originals in possession of Mrs. Dick Cunyngham, Prestonfield House, Edinburgh. In addition there are letters from Morgan to: Petrus Camper, William Smith, Samuel Vaughan, Jr.; and from Peter Collinson to Camper; Camper to Morgan; S. Vaughan Jr. to Camper; and an exchange between Christian F. Michaelis and Camper. These concern Morgan, with mentions of fossils (mastodon bones in America), natural history, comments on Franklin, Jefferson, and Angelica Kauffmann. These are from originals in the P. Camper Papers, on deposit (1976) at the University of Amsterdam Library. These letters are individually indexed in the card catalog in the library. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.M82 | | | | Extent: | 27.0 Item(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | College of Physicians of Philadelphia. | Collinson, Peter, 1694-1768 | Dick, Alexander, Sir, 1703-1785 | Education | Educational Material | Europe -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 | Kauffmann, Angelica, 1741-1807 | Medicine | Medicine -- Study and teaching. | Michaelis, Christian Friedrich, 1727-1804 | Morgan, John,1735-1789. | Natural History | Natural history. | Paleontology -- North America. | Science and Technology | Scientific Correspondence | Smith, William | Vaughan, Samuel, 1762-1827 | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | John Pershouse correspondence and papers, 1749-1899
| | | | Dates: | 1749-1899 | | | | Abstract: | This correspondence is principally concerned with business between Pershouse and his brother James in England, with comments on conditions and events in the United States, including anti-British feeling, Thomas Paine's return to America, Jefferson's administration, and immigration. The papers include Pershouse's journal (1800-1838), which includes accounts of travels in England, France, and the United States, letterbooks (1836-1862) of Henry Pershouse, nephew of John, chiefly on business matters, and two volumes of Pershouse genealogical data, compiled by B.M. Pershouse Bayley (1899). | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.P43 | | | | Extent: | 5.0 volumes; 62 items. | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Bayley, B. M. Pershouse | Business Records and Accounts | Diplomatic History | Early National Politics | England -- Description and travel. | Family Correspondence | Genealogies. | General Correspondence | International Travel | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 | Journals (notebooks). | Letterbooks. | Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809 | Pershouse, Henry | Pershouse, James. | Pershouse, John,1769-1841. | Philadelphia History | Political Correspondence | Social Life and Custom | Travel | Travel Narratives and Journals | United States -- Description and travel. | United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809. | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | John Thomas Gulick papers, 1853-1898
| | | | Dates: | 1853-1898 | | | | Abstract: | This collection includes correspondence on natural history and evolution, and especially on his collection and study of shells from Japan and the Pacific islands. Principal correspondents include Louis Agassiz, Charles Robert Darwin, Sir William Henry Flower, Alpheus Hyatt, George Newbold Lawrence, George J. Romanes, Alfred R. Wallace, and the Linnean Society of London. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.G96 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Evolution. | Flower , William Henry, 1831-1899 | Gulick, John Thomas, 1832-1923 | Lawrence, George N.(George Newbold),1806-1895. | Linnean Society of London. | Mollusks -- Japan. | Natural history. | Shells -- Japan. | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | John Torrey papers, 1819-1864
| | | | Dates: | 1819-1864 | | | | Abstract: | These papers include letters on natural history, metals and mineralogy, botany, insects, the geological survey of New York, and analyses of distilled liquors in the cause of temperance. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.T63.1 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Botany. | Buckley, S. B., (Samuel Botsford), 1809-1884 | Cleaveland, Parker, 1780-1858 | Delavan, Edward C., (Edward Cornelius), 1793-1871 | Durand, Elie M. | Eaton, Amos, 1776-1842 | Geology -- New York (State) -- Surveys. | Insects. | Mineralogy. | Natural History | Natural history. | Science and Technology | Scientific Correspondence | Temperance. | Torrey, John, 1796-1873 | Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877 | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | John Warner letters and papers, 1850-1864
| | | | Dates: | 1850-1864 | | | | Abstract: | The major portion of this correspondence deals with the controversy which arose when Benjamin Peirce, after having seen the manuscript of Warner's "Studies in Organic Morphology" (Philadelphia, 1857), read a paper on morphology before the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1855). Other topics discussed include the alleged "Harvard clique," the administration of the Dudley Observatory (Albany, N.Y.), and the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.W243 | | | | Extent: | 255.0 Item(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Africa--Description and travel | American Academy of Arts and Sciences. | Asia -- Description and travel. | Diaries. | Dudley Observatoy | Europe -- Description and travel. | Foulke, William Parker, 1816-1865 | Fraley, F., (Frederick), 1804-1901 | Greeley , Horace, 1811-1872 | Lesley, J. P., (J. Peter), 1819-1903 | Morphology. | Science. | Sketches. | U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. | Warner, John,d. 1873. | Winslow, C. F. | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Joseph Priestley Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1771-1803 | | | | Abstract: | Correspondence of Joseph Priestley, scientist, Unitarian minister, and republican theorist. The collection includes 41 letters written to John Vaughan, 1791-1800, 5 letters to other correspondents, and manuscripts and photostats of 68 items in the Municipal Library, Warrington, England, on theological issues, the internal development of the United States, the French Revolution and its aftermath, Unitarianism, science, his publications, and American Philosophical Society. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.P931 | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | American Philosophical Society | Belsham, Thomas, 1750-1829 | Business Records and Accounts | Cardale, Paul | Chemistry--18th century | Church and State--Great Britain--18th century | Cobbett, William, 1763-1835 | Early National Politics | France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799 | Great Britain--Politics and government--1789-1820 | Legal Records | Lindsey, Theophilus | Mansell, Judith | Oxygen | Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809 | Phlogiston | Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804 | Riots--England--Birmingham | Science and technology | Scientific Correspondence | Taxation | Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835 | Vaughan, John, 1756-1841 | Wilkinson, John, 1789-1802 | Withering, William, 1741-1799 | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Keugh, Lieutenant William, Report of British Officer to His Majesty from Camp at German Town 28th of Setptemr. 1777
| | | | Dates: | 1777 September 28- October 7 | | | | Abstract: | Lieutenant William Keugh (b. 1732) was an Irish-born officer in the British army during the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War. Serving as Adjutant for the 44th Regiment of Foot, Keugh wrote Report of British Officer to His Majesty from Camp at German Town 28th of Setptemr. 1777, which chronicles the Philadelphia campaign of 1777, including descriptions of the Battles of Brandywine, Paoli and Germantown. | | | | Call #: | Mss.SMs.Coll.8 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | American Revolution | Brandywine, Battle of, 1777 | British Landing at Head of Elk, Maryland, 1777 | Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795 | Germantown, Battle of, 1777 | Grey, Charles, 1729-1807 | Howe, William Howe, 5th Viscount, 1729-1814 | Knyphausen, Wilhelm zu Innhausen und, Reichsfreiherr, 1716–1800 | Military History | Military Records | Official Government Documents and Records | Paoli Massacre, 1777 | Philadelphia History | Washington, George, 1732-1799 | Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796 | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Materials for a biography, [ca. 1946-1962], of David Hosack
| | | | Dates: | Circa 1946-1962 | | | | Abstract: | David Hosack (1769-1835, APS 1810) was a physician and botanist active in medical education, as well as cultural life of New York City. Hosack founded Elgin Botanic Gardens, the first botanical gardens in America, co-founded the New York Historical Society and the short-lived Rutgers Medical School in New York City. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.H78 | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 | Biographies. | Du Ponceau , Peter Stephen, 1760-1844 | Eaton, Amos, 1776-1842 | Park, Thomas, 1766-1844 | Physicians | Robbins, Christine Chapman | Torrey, John, 1796-1873 | Vaughan, John, 1756-1841 | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Max Planck correspondence, 1919-1948
| | | | Dates: | 1919-1948 | | | | Abstract: | These letters are to and from Planck. Correspondents include Hans Thacher Clarke, Gerard Peter Kuiper, and Raymond John Seeger. | | | | Call #: | Mss.509.L56.p | | | | Extent: | 60.0 Item(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Barton, Henry Askew, 1898-1983 | Clarke, Frieda | Clarke, Hans Thacher, 1887-1972 | Kuiper, Gerard Peter, 1905- | Physics. | Planck, Max, 1858-1947 | Richards, Alfred N.(Alfred Newton),1876-1966. | Science. | Seeger, Raymond John, 1906- | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Nathan Dunn's Chinese Museum
| | | | Dates: | 1986 | | | | Abstract: | Founded in 1838 by merchant and philanthropist Nathan Dunn (1782-1844), the Chinese museum informed and entertained Philadelphians from 1838-1841 with its variety of objects, art, and life-size figures in recreated Chinese room settings. For the 50,000 or so people who visited, the museum provided a window into a world that few of them ever would have the chance to experience firsthand.
In his 1986 B.A. thesis at the University of Pennsylvania, Aaron Caplan described American diplomatic, commercial, and religious involvement in China and how the experiences of Anglo-American traders and missionaries influenced public perceptions of China and the Chinese. He explored how, in this context, Nathan Dunn's Chinese Museum educated and entertained the public and how it fit into the world of Philadelphia museums in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. | | | | Call #: | Mss.069.C17n | | | | Extent: | 0.1 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Caplan, Aaron | China--Civilization--19th century | China--Commerce--United States | China--Politics and government--19th century | Chinese Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Dunn, Nathan,1782-1844. | Masters theses | Museums--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia | Peale's Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.). | Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--19th century | United States--Commerce--China | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Nautilus (Submarine) Photograph Collection
| | | | Dates: | 1931 | | | | Abstract: | In 1931, the
Nautilus, an O-12 class submarine, was fitted out to undertake an expedition to gather meteorological and oceanographical information while venturing beneath polar ice floes to the north pole. Although the crew did gather some useful information, the expedition was fated to suffer delays, accidents, and perhaps even sabotage. Although mechanical problems ruined any hope of reaching the pole, by late August, 1931, the
Nautilus had maneuvered to the edge of the Arctic ice cap and was able to dive beneath a few floes. On its return, however, damage from storms and engine failure led the crew to scuttle the ship a few miles off the coast of Bergen, Norway. The
Nautilus Collection is comprised of approximately 60 photographs, plus assorted newspaper clippings, postcards, and a few other miscellaneous items. The photographs document the voyage of the
Nautilus from Camden, New Jersey, to the Brooklyn Naval Yard, and New London, Connecticut, across the Atlantic to the Arctic regions. The collection includes formal and informal photographs of the submarine, its interior, and ice floes, along with portraits of many of the ship's officers. | | | | Call #: | Mss.Ms.Coll.101 | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration | Brooklyn Navy Yard | Icebergs | Mathis Shipyard (Camden, N.J.) | Nautilus (Submarine) | Photoprints | Submarines | Wilkins, George H. (George Hubert), 1888-1958 | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Navajo: Radio program, Holbrook, Arizona, August 1, 1968. Autobiographical Remarks, Mrs. Elsie Benally, Navajo Reservation, Bellemont, Arizona, August 2, 1968
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| | | | Subjects: | Autobiography | Bennally, Elsie | Navajo Indians. | Navajo language | Radio programs | Shetter, William Z. | Sound recordings | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Nicholas Biddle correspondence, 1815-1893
| | | | Dates: | 1815-1893 | | | | Abstract: | This microfilm contains correspondence concerning the Lewis and Clark Expedition, 1804-1806. The letters discuss financial matters of Biddle's publication and the Lewis and Clark manuscripts and the specimens collected on the expedition. | | | | Call #: | Mss.Film.1329 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Microfilm reel(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Boyd, Julian P., (Julian Parks), 1903-1980 | Chauncey, Charles, 1777-1849 | Clark, William, 1770-1838 | Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899 | Exploration | Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804-1806). | Lewis, Meriwether, 1774-1809 | Microfilm Collection | United States - Discovery and exploration. | West (U.S.) -- Discovery and exploration. | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Nootka ethnographic and linguistic materials, [ca. 1900-1920]
| | | | Dates: | Circa 1900-1920 | | | | Abstract: | These materials were compiled by various anthropologists: Edward Sapir, Franz Boas, Alex Thomas, and Frank Williams. Sapir (ca. 1920) collected and annotated a series of Nootka ethnographic and legendary texts (600 pages of materials), initially intended as a third volume of Sapir and Swadesh,
Nootka Texts (1939). Boas (ca. 1900-1913) contributed Nootka vocabularies and grammatical notes (100 slips and 100 pages). Thomas obtained Nootka texts for the collection (ca. 1910-1920). | | | | Call #: | Mss.Film.687 | | | | Extent: | 2.0 Microfilm reel(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Boas, Franz, 1858-1942 | Indians of North America--Languages | Nootka Indians | Sapir, Edward, 1884-1939 | Thomas, Alex | Vocabularies. | Williams, Frank | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | North American Land Company ledger, 1795-1805
| | | | Dates: | 1795-1805 | | | | Abstract: | The North Amercian Land Company ledger contains accounts with prominent men of the time; in additon to the ledger are numerous deeds and other documents involving Robert Morris. | | | | Call #: | Mss.973.N75 | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Business Records and Accounts | Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824 | Deeds. | FitzSimons, Thomas, 1741-1811 | Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823 | L'Enfant, Pierre Charles, 1754-1825 | Land and Speculation | Land companies -- Pennsylvania. | Land speculation | Muhlenberg, Frederick Augustus Conrad, 1750-1801 | Real estate investment. | Ruston, Thomas, ca. 1739-1804 | Shoemaker, Benjamin | Vaughan, John, 1756-1841 | Wilson, James,1742-1798. | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | A note on the history of the Jefferson manuscript draught of the Declaration of Independence in the Library of the American Philosophical Society, 1898
| | | | Dates: | 1898 | | | | Abstract: | Accompanying this reprint from A.P.S. "Proceedings" 37(1898):88-107, are facsimilies of the Jefferson draft of the Declaration of Independence; 3 original letters from Richard Henry Lee, Jr., to John Vaughan, 1836 and 1840; an original letter from Isaac Lea to Vaughan, 1840; a note on the manuscript by Vaughan; and two original letters between Vaughan and George Combe, 1841. | | | | Call #: | Mss.973.3.H33n | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | American Philosophical Society. Library. | Hays , I. Minis, (Isaac Minis), 1847-1925 | Lea, Isaac, 1792-1886 | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal histories. | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Papago and Pima oral literature
| | | | Dates: | 1977-1978 | | | | Abstract: | Papago and Pima oral literature tapes. Includes a variety of songs; discussions of curing practices and sand paintings; war orations and other speeches; myths; etc. Papago informants: Jose Manol, Juan Gregorio, Lupe Antone, Rosana Ventura, Ligali (Mrs. Masi Loin), B. Lopez family, Maila Kelaila, Frances Ventura, Mendes Lopez, Arturo Mendez, Listo Antone, Chico Moreno, Jose Hillman Ventura, Jose Pancho, Baptisto Lopez. Pima informant: Paul Manuel. Recorded at: Ak Cin and Sikol Himadk, Papago Reservation, Arizona; Santa Rosa, Arizona; Phoenix, Arizona. | | | | Call #: | Mss.Rec.111 | | | | Extent: | 132.0 Reel(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Bahr, Donald M. | Indians of Mexico | Indians of Mexico--Music | Pima Indians | Pima Indians--Folklore | Sound recordings | Tohono O'Odham Indians | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Peter Adolph Grotjahn Memoir
| | | | Dates: | 1844-1846 | | | | Abstract: | After emigrating from Germany to Philadelphia in 1796, Peter Adolph Grotjahn established himself within the city's mercantile community, trading opportunistically both inland and coastwise as far as the Caribbean. In 1812, he began publishing a commercial newspaper,
Grotjan's Philadelphia Public Sale Reports and he became increasingly active in local Democratic Party politics.
The APS copy of Peter Grotjahn's memoir is a typescript copy of an original volume held at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Written for his grandchildren, the memoir begins with a relatively brief genealogical discussion, but concentrates on his personal and political life and commercial experiences prior to 1817. The last section of the autobiography was completed posthumously from notes, and includes extracts from Grotjahn's diary as late as 1844. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.G913 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Autobiographies | Autobiography | Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836 | Cholera--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia | Cuba--Description and travel--19th century | Early National Politics | Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849 | Germans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia | International Travel | Jamaica--Description and travel--19th century | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 | Jerome Bonaparte, King of Westpahlia, 1784-1860 | Lemon Hill (Estate : Philadelphia, Pa.) | Merchants--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia | Pennsylvania--Description and travel--18th century | Philadelphia (Pa.)--Politics and government--19th century | Philadelphia (Pa.)--Social life and customs--19th century | Printing and Publishing | Privateers--Jamaica | Reading (Pa.)--Description and travel | Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 | Travel | Travel Narratives and Journals | War of 1812 | Washington (D.C.)--Description and travel--19th century | West Indies--Description and travel--19th century | Woodlands (Estate : Philadelphia, Pa.) | Yellow fever--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Protestant missionaries to the American Indians, 1787 to 1862
| | | | Dates: | 1787-1862 | | | | Abstract: | In this dissertation Berkhofer compares and contrasts the differing missionary activities of Quakers, Moravians, Congregationalists, Presbyterians, Baptists, and Methodists, to reactions among the Oneida, Seneca, Cherokee, Choctaw, Ojibwa, Sioux, Ottawa, and Nez Percé Indians. | | | | Call #: | Mss.Film.1157 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Microfilm reel(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Baptists -- Missions. | Berkhofer, Robert Frederick, Jr. | Cherokee Indians | Choctaw Indians | Congregationalists -- Missions. | Dakota Indians | Methodists -- Missions. | Microfilm Collection | Missionaries | Moravians -- Missions. | Nez Percé Indians | Ojibwa Indians | Oneida Indians | Ottawa Indians | Presbyterians -- Missions. | Quakers -- Missions. | Seneca Indians | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Real property surveys, 1741-1831, [n.d.]
| | | | Dates: | n.d. | | | | Abstract: | These are maps of various pieces of property in the Southwark division of Philadelphia which belonged to certain members of the Shippen family. They include maps taken, in part, from Philadelphia City records, as well as up-to-the-minute surveys done when the property was sold or subdivided. There are names of purchasers in some cases, showing which lots were acquired. There are also drawings of tracts of lands near roads or water and of estates of persons other than the Shippens. | | | | Call #: | Mss.649.962.Sh6m | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Burd, Edward Shippen, 1779-1848 | Camden County (N.J.) -- Maps. | Church buildings -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Maps. | Duché, Anthony, -- fl. 1775. | Flower, John | Flower, William G. | Garrigues, Mary | Gloria Dei Church (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Graeme, John | Hills, John, -- fl. 1777?-1817. | Howell, Reading, 1743-1827 | Maps. | McCall, Lawrence | McGoffin, John | Morris, Israel, 1741-1806 | Morris, Samuel, 1734-1812 | Real property -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- Maps. | Shippen family. | Shippen, Edward,1729-1806. | Shippen, Joseph,1706-1793. | Shippen, William, 1712-1801 | Surveys (land). | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Reminiscences on old naturalists
| | | | Dates: | 1959 | | | | Abstract: | This is a recording of Fowler's remembrances of Philadelphia naturalists who were affiliated with the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, where he worked. Fowler remembers Edward D. Cope and Samuel N. Rhoads in particular. | | | | Call #: | Mss.Rec.32 | | | | Extent: | 2.0 Tape(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Cope, E. D. , (Edward Drinker), 1840-1897 | Fowler, Henry Weed,1878-1965. | Harper, Francis | Hart, William D. | Interviews. | Natural history. | Naturalists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | Rhoads, Samuel Nicholson, 1862-1902 | Sound recordings | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Reports on papers read to the Académie royale des sciences, Paris, 1746
| | | | Dates: | 1746 | | | | Abstract: | This volume contains reports made for the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres on such topics as astronomy, geometry, and natural history. | | | | Call #: | Mss.506.44.In73p | | | | Extent: | 1.0 volume, 208 p. | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Académie royale des sciences (France) | Astronomy. | Bertin, Exupère Joseph | Beyond Early America | Bouger, Pierre | Cassini de Thury, César Francois. | Cassini, Jacques. | Clairaut, M., 1713-1765 | Courtivron, Gaspard Le Compasseur de Créqui-Montfort, -- marquis de, -- 1715-1785. | Duhamel du Monceau, M., 1700-1782 | Electricity. | Essays. | Geoffroy, -- M. -- (Etienne-Louis), -- 1725?-1810. | Geometry. | Jussieu, Antoine. | La Caille, Nicolas Louis de, 1713-1762 | La Condamine, Charles-Marie de, 1701-1774 | Le Monnier, M. , (Pierre-Charles), 1715-1799 | Malouin, M., (Paul Jacques), 1701-1777 | Maraldi, J. D., (Jean Dominique), 1709-1788 | Montigny, Etienne Mignot de,1714-1782. | Natural history. | Nollet, -- abbé -- (Jean Antoine), -- 1700-1770. | Pitot, Henri | Réaumur, René-Antoine Ferchault de, -- 1683-1757. | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Richard Owen papers, 1827-1889
| | | | Dates: | 1827-1889 | | | | Abstract: | This collection contains correspondence on natural history, expecially mollusks, fishes, and birds, and on medicine and social affairs, with references to the British Museum of Natural History. Also included are a paper by Owen on dinosaurs and a synopsis of a course of lectures, 1857. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.Ow2 | | | | Extent: | 1.5 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Beyond Early America | Birds. | Bonaparte, Charles Lucian, 1803-1857 | Bowerbank, James Scott, 1797-1877 -- Correspondence | British Museum (Natural History). | Buxton, Charles, 1768-1833 | Carpenter, Philip Pearsall, 1819-1877 | Carpenter, Philip Pearsall, 1819-1877 -- Correspondence | Cooke, William Fothergill, 1806-1879 | Cooper, Mary, Lady | Cooper, William White -- Correspondence | Dinosaurs. | Eyton, Thomas Campbell, 1809-1880 | Fishes. | Grey-Egerton, Philip de Malpas, Sir, 10th bart., 1806-1881 -- Correspondence | Hooker, William Jackson, Sir, 1785-1865 -- Correspondence | Horne, R. H., (Richard H.), 1802-1884 -- Correspondence | Horne, R. H., (Richard H.), 1802-1884 | Hunt, William Holman, 1827-1910 | Lankester, E. Ray, Sir, (Edwin Ray), 1847-1929 | Lubbock, J. W., (John William), 1803-1865 | Manby, George William, 1765-1854 -- Correspondence | Medicine. | Milne-Edwards, H., (Henri), 1800-1885 -- Correspondence | Milne-Edwards, H., (Henri), 1800-1885 | Mollusks. | Natural history. | Owen, Richard, 1804-1892 | Owen, Richard, 1804-1892 -- Correspondence | Ransome, George -- Correspondence | Richardson, John, Sir, 1787-1865 | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Rittenhouse family papers, 1774-1932
| | | | Dates: | 1774-1932 | | | | Abstract: | These papers include letters, broadsides, and other documents pertaining to various branches of the Rittenhouse family, in particular, David Rittenhouse. Included are references to Benjamin Smith Barton, and copies of documents concerning the Barton family, especially Thomas Barton, in Fanny Abbott's, "Family Records." | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.R51f | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Abbott, Fanny D. | Barton family. | Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815 | Barton, Thomas Pennant, 1803-1869 | Broadsides. | Family Correspondence | Genealogies. | Marriage and Family Life | Papermakers. | Rittenhouse family. | Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796 | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Robert M. (Robert Maskell) Patterson papers, 1775-1853
| | | | Dates: | 1775-1853 | | | | Abstract: | Robert Maskell Patterson (1787-1854, APS 1809) was a professor of chemistry and natural philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania (1812-1828) and professor of natural philosophy at the University of Virginia (1828-1835). He was director of the U.S. Mint from 1835 to 1851. His father, Robert Patterson, was a revolutionary soldier, professor of mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania (1779-1814), and director of the U.S. Mint (1805-1824). | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.P274 | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Adams, John, 1735-1826 | Algebra. | Americans Abroad | Annuities. | Astronomy. | Bache, A.D., (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 | Canals. | Clocks and watches. | Coal. | Early National Politics | Education | Educational Material | Electricity. | Freeman, Thomas,d. 1821. | General Correspondence | Gummere, John, 1784-1845 | Hassler, F. R, (Ferdinand Rudolph), 1770-1843 | Institutional Records | Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 | Lectures. | Magnetism. | Mathematics. | Meteorology -- Observations. | Military History | Native America | Navigation (Astronautics) | Notebooks | Optics. | Patterson, , Robert M., (Robert Maskell), 1787-1854 | Pemberton, Phineas | Physics. | Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869 | Political Correspondence | Quarries and quarrying -- Pennsylvania. | Science and Technology | Sergeant, John, 1779-1852 | Sound. | Time clocks. | Travel Narratives and Journals | U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. | United States Mint. | University of Pennsylvania. | University of Virginia. | War of 1812 | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Samuel Coates receipt book, 1804-1829
| | | | Dates: | 1804-1829 | | | | Abstract: | In addition to receipts for money paid to various persons, the book includes engravings of Samuel Coates, John Barry, Tench Coxe, Poulson, Charles Chauncy, and Isaac Hopper. The receipts are signed by a great range of people, from inviduals who signed with their mark, to prominent people, such as Stephen Du Ponceau, Tench Coxe, Zachary Poulson, John Mease, Charles Chauncy, and John Barry. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.C632 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Business Records and Accounts | Business and Skilled Trades | Coates, Samuel, 1748-1830 | Trade | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Samuel George Morton papers, 1838-1844
| | | | Dates: | 1838-1844 | | | | Abstract: | This collection of Morton letters forms part of a bound volume of incoming correspondence. It is a companion volume to the original letters in the Morton collection at the American Philosophical Society, which were also originally bound. Most of the subjects of the two collections overlap, but additional subjects in the microfilmed collection include American Indians, archaeology, Egyptology, and phrenology. | | | | Call #: | Mss.Film.1413 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Microfilm reel(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Archaeology | Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887 | Chapman, Nathaniel, 1780-1853 | Cortina, T. Gomez de la. | Craniology. | Dana, James D. (James Dwight), 1813-1895 | Education. | Egyptology. | Farias, Hermin G. | French, B. F., (Benjamin Franklin), 1799-1877 | Geology. | Gliddon, George R.(George Robins),1809-1857. | Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 | Indians of North America | Kane , John K., (John Kintzing), 1795-1858 | Locke, John, 1792-1856 | Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875 | Maclure, Alexander | Medicine. | Microfilm Collection | Mineralogy. | Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851 | Paleontology. | Peale, Rembrandt, 1778-1860 | Phrenology. | Ravenel, Edmund, 1797-1871 | Rush, William, 1756-1833 | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Samuel Miles Papers, 1776-1802
| | | | Dates: | 1776-1802 | | | | Abstract: | Correspondence and an autobiographical sketch of the French and Indian War and Revolutionary War service of Samuel Miles. A native Pennsylvanian, Miles raised and commanded a regiment of riflemen, but was captured near Flatbush in August 1776, during the battle of Long Island. He was held as a prisoner of war in New York until his exchange in April 1778. Miles subsequently served as Mayor of Philadelphia and was a presidential elector in 1796. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.M589 | | | | Extent: | 16.0 Item(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | American Revolution | Autobiographies. | Autobiography | Early National Politics | Howe, William Howe, 5th Viscount, 1729-1814 | Long Island (N.Y.), Battle of, 1776 | Miles, Samuel, 1740-1805 | Military History | Military Records | Nicholson, John | Pennsylvania--Politics and government | Reed, Joseph, 1741-1785 | Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796 | Seven Years' War | United States--History--French and Indian War, 1755-1763--Personal narratives | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Personal narratives | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Prisoners and prisons | Washington, George, 1732-1799 | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Scott, Captain William, The Battle of Germantown
| | | | Dates: | 1777 | | | | Abstract: | Captain William Scott (b.1752) was a company commander in the British 17th Regiment of Foot. He participated in many battles and campaigns during the American Revolutionary War, including the Philadelphia campaign. This three-page memorandum describes the events leading up to, and the conduct of, the Battle of Germantown, on October 4, 1777. | | | | Call #: | Mss.SMs.Coll.9 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Abercrombie, James, 1706-1781 | American Revolution | Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792 | Erskine, William, Sir, 1728-1795 | Germantown, Battle of, 1777 | James, Grant, 1720-1806 | Military History | Military Records | Philadelphia History | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Shippen family papers, 1733-1878
| | | | Dates: | 1733-1878 | | | | Abstract: | This small but rich collection of letters and documents concern the Shippen family of Pennsylvania. The subjects of the letters are varied and include domestic details, military affairs of the Revolution and the Pennsylvania frontier, politics, trade, and business. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.Sh61f | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | American Revolution | Billings, Joseph, 1761-1806 | Burd, Edward Shippen, 1779-1848 | Business Records and Accounts | Cam, William | Family Correspondence | Furness, William H. | Izard, Elizabeth C., (Elizabeth Carter), ca. 1774-1826 | Literature | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Marriage and Family Life | Military Records | Morris, Caspar | Morris, Robert, 1734-1806 | Peale, Mary Jane, 1827-1902 | Penn, Ann Allen | Penn, John, 1729-1795 | Pennsylvania -- History -- 18th century. | Pennsylvania -- History -- 19th century. | Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- 18th century. | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Commerce. | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs. | Philadelphia History | Seven Years' War | Shippen family. | Shippen, Edward, ca. 1703-1781 | Shippen, John, 1771-1805 | Shippen, Joseph Galloway, 1783-1857 | Shippen, William, 1712-1801 | Smith, Jacob | Social Life and Custom | United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal histories. | United States -- Politics and government -- 18th century. | United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century. | Women's History | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Sir Charles Galton Darwin papers, 1911-ca. 1938
| | | | Dates: | 1911 - Circa 1938 | | | | Abstract: | This collection includes numerous Darwin writings, in manuscript and typescript, as well as letters to him from Niels Bohr, Max Born, M. Frenkel, Oskar Klein, J. E. Littlewood, H. Moseley, H. R. Robinson. The writings include such topics as magnetic storms, atom mechanics, and wave theory. There is also a copy of a paper in Darwin's hand by Henri Poincaré, "On the theory of Quanta" (published in Journal de Physique, 1912). | | | | Call #: | Mss.530.1.Ar2.1 | | | | Extent: | 40.0 Item(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Atomic orbitals. | Bohr, Niels Henrik David, 1885-1962 | Darwin, Charles Galton, Sir, 1887-1962 | Frenkel, Yakov Il'ich, 1894-1952 | Klein, Oskar, 1894-1977 | Littlewood, John E., (John Edensor), 1885-1977 | Magnetic storms. | Moseley, H. G. J., (Henry Gwyn Jeffreys), 1887-1915 | Physics. | Poincaré, Henri, 1854-1912 | Quantum theory. | Robinson, H. Russell | Wave mechanics. | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Sir John F. W.(John Frederick William) Herschel correspondence, 1793-1874
| | | | Dates: | 1793-1874 | | | | Abstract: | This collection concerns astronomical observations, earthquakes, meteorology, photography, physics, professional associations, publications, and scientific instruments. The correspondents include Augustus De Morgan, Dionysius Lardner, Sir Francis Beaufort, and Sir Edward Ryan. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.H435p | | | | Extent: | 40.0 Item(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Astronomy. | Beaufort, Francis, Sir, 1774-1857 | Beyond Early America | De Morgan, Augustus,1806-1871. | Earthquakes. | Herschel, John F. W., Sir, (John Frederick William), 1792-1871 | Lardner, Dionysius, 1793-1859 | Meteorology. | Photography -- Early works to 1850. | Physics. | Ryan, Edward, Sir, 1793-1875 | Science -- Societies, etc. | Scientific apparatus and instruments. | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Sir William Jackson Hooker letters, 1819-1863
| | | | Dates: | 1819-1863 | | | | Abstract: | These letters refer to the exchange of various plants, to botany in general, and to the operation of Kew. There is mention as well of the plants of Halifax, Nova Scotia. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.H7652 | | | | Extent: | 39.0 Item(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Beyond Early America | Botanical gardens -- England. | Botany -- England. | Botany -- Nova Scotia. | Bowring, John, Sir, 1792-1872 | Braun, Alexander | Eyton, Thomas Campbell, 1809-1880 | Henslow, J. S. (John Stevens), 1796-1861 | Hooker, William Jackson, Sir, 1785-1865 | Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875 | Plants -- Collection and preservation. | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. | Royle, J. Forbes, (John Forbes), 1799?-1858 | Washington, John, 1800-1863 | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Stephen Girard papers, 1793-1857.
| | | | Dates: | 1793-1857 | | | | Abstract: | From the Board of Trustees of the Estate of Stephen Girard, these films are the complete archive of one of the largest mercantile and financial operations in the United States of his day. The collection includes correpondence, with translations of letters in French (139 reels). It also includes bank records, account books, ledgers, cash books, and journals; papers, documents, and records of trading voyages (arranged by vessel and date); records of Girard's country house, "The Place"; records of real estate, rents, etc.; prices current of ports of the world. There is a card index of correspondents and ships (14 reels). Included is a card file, a unique and invaluable research tool, this is an index of names and places and alphabetical abstracts of Philadelphia newspaper items and advertisements for the period covering ca. 1718-1795. Roach made a systematic search through eighteenth-century newspapers and several other sources, for biographical and subject information on Philadelphians and Pennsylvanians of the period. It is primarily biographical , but subject headings, such as "The Barracks," "Blue Lion, Sign of the," "Custom House," are scattered throughout. The source of each entry is cited, and there are brief annotations. There is also a miscellaneous assortment of volumes that were received with the Kane family papers. | | | | Call #: | Mss.xxxx | | | | Extent: | 600.0 Microfilm reel(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Albany (Sloop-of-War). | American Philosophical Society. | Astronomical observatories -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | Aykroyd, Henry | Bache, A.D., (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 | Bancker, Charles Nicoll, 1778-1869 | Bank of the United States (1791-1811) | Banks and banking -- United States. | Bolivar, George W. | Boon, W. B. | Brandywine (Ship) | Breese, Samuel L., (Samuel Livingston), 1794-1870 | Bunker, Benjamin H. | Butchers. | Cargo ships -- United States. | Caster, A. | China -- Commerce -- 1644-1912. | Commonplace books. | Cumberland (Ship) | Davis, Amos | Donaldson, John | Duncan, R. R. | Education -- Europe -- 19th century. | Edward O'Brien (Ship) | Europe -- Commerce -- 18th century. | Europe -- Commerce -- 19th century. | Girard Trust Corn Exchange Bank. | Girard's Bank. | Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831 | Harris, William | Journals (notebooks). | Kaspar, Peter | Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves, marquis de, 1757-1834 | Law -- Societies, etc. | Ledgers. | Leesburg (Ship) | Leiper, Mary B. | Logbooks. | Lovell, H. H. | Microfilm Collection | Minutes. | Museums -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 19th century. | New World (Ship) | Parker, F. A. | Peale's Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.). | Pennsylvania -- History -- 18th century. | Pennsylvania Literary Association of Philadelphia. | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Commerce. | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783. | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs. | Philadelphia Society for the Employment and Instruction of the Poor. | Receipt books. | Rice, J. D. | Roach, Hannah Benner. | Roath, H. G. | Roderic (Ship) | Sandusky (Ship) | Savanah (Ship) | Shipping -- United States -- 18th century. | Shipping -- United States -- 19th century. | Ships -- United States. | Smith, Robert | Society for the promotion of legal knowledge and forensic eloquence (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Telegraph (Ship) | United States -- Commerce -- 18th century. | United States -- Commerce -- 19th century. | University of Pennsylvania. | Wings of the Morning (Ship) | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Torpedo marmorata Sur la Torpille..., ca. 1770s. (Manuscripts, [ca. 1770-1779], concerning the torpedo fish)
| | | | Dates: | Circa 1770-1779 | | | | Abstract: | These manuscripts are in the hand of various unknown authors, and concern research and observations on the torpedo fish, which was of much interest to those studying electricity at the time. Included are copies of letters from John Walsh to Benjamin Franklin, and a copy of a Walsh and Thomas Pennant letter, read before the Royal Society (1774), concerning a torpedo fish found off the coast of England. | | | | Call #: | Mss.597.5.Su7 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Electrophysiology. | Essays. | Fishes -- Research. | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | Natural History | Pennant, Thomas, 1726-1798 | Royal Society (Great Britain). | Science and Technology | Scientific Correspondence | Walsh, John | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | University of California, Berkeley. Department of Genetics Collection
| | | | Dates: | 1911-1947 | | | | Abstract: | In 1912, the University of California, Berkeley, became the first university in the nation to form a separate Department of Genetics. The first two appointments in the department went to plant geneticists Ernest Brown Babcock and Roy E. Clausen, and as the department grew slowly, shifting slightly away from its roots in agricultural science, it gained a strong reputation as an important center for research in several areas in genetics and evolutionary biology.
The U.C. Berkeley Department of Genetics Collection contains a selective sampling of correspondence relating to the organization and early history of the nation's first Department of Genetics. Centered in the years 1912-1930, the collection consists primarily of correspondence to and from Babcock and Clausen, pertaining to their research, administrative matters, and the genetical community. Prominent among their correspondents are George H. Shull, Thomas Hunt Morgan, A. H. Sturtevant, and H. J. Muller. | | | | Call #: | Mss.378.794.C12gen | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Babcock, Ernest Brown | Bateson, William N. | Bateson, William, 1861-1926 | Bibliographical matters | Biographical and personal data | Clausen, Roy Elwood | Conferences and symposia | Conferences and symposia -- Eugenics | Cytogenetics | Drosophila genetics | Drosophila--Genetics | Educational matters | Educational matters -- Research programs | Evolution | Genetics | Genetics of plants | Goldschmidt, Richard Benedict | Graduate study | Harvard University | Harvard University. Department of Genetics | History of biology, especially genetics | International Congress of Genetics -- Seventh Congress | International Congress of Genetics(7th: 1937 : Moscow) | Johannsen, Wilhelm | Lectures, public speaking | Mendel, Gregor | Morgan, Thomas Hunt | Muller, Hermann Joseph | Plant breeding | Plant genetics | Publication | Publication -- Genetics | Rabbit genetics | Radiogenetics | Rat genetics | Recommendations -- Belling, John | Recommendations -- Clausen, Roy Elwood | Recommendations -- Redfield, Helen | Shull, George Harrison | Sturtevant, A. H., (Alfred Henry), 1891-1970 | Sturtevant, Alfred Henry | Teaching | Travel -- Invitations, arrangements | University of California, Berkeley | Unpublished manuscripts, notes, etc. | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Wills, 1790-1822, of signers of the Declaration of Independence
| | | | Dates: | 1790-1822 | | | | Abstract: | This group includes wills for Benjamin Franklin Bache (B/B122.w), Richard Bache (B/B121.w), George Clymer (B/C625.w), Benjamin Franklin (B/F85.w), Francis Hopkinson (B/H768.w), Jared Ingersoll (Misc. Ms. Coll.), Thomas McKean (B/M195.w), Thomas Mifflin (B/M586.w), Robert Morris (B/M835.w), George Ross (B/R735.w), and Benjamin Rush (B/R89.w). | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.B122.w | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | American Revolution | Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798 | Bache, Richard, 1794-1836 | Clymer, George, 1739-1813 | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791 | Ingersoll, Jared, 1749-1822 | Legal Records | Marriage and Family Life | McKean, Thomas, 1734-1817 | Mifflin, Thomas, 1744-1800 | Morris, Robert | Philadelphia History | Ross, George | Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 | United States. -- Declaration of Independence -- Signers. | Wills. | |
| | Creator: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Zebulon Montgomery Pike biographical materials, 1780-1956
| | | | Dates: | 1780-1956 | | | | Abstract: | Zebulon Montgomery Pike (1779-1813) was an explorer and soldier, most often remembered two exploratory trips to the newly acquired Louisiana territory. The first of these trips was to the source of the Mississippi River in 1805; the second was to explore the headwaters of the Arkansas and Red Rivers in 1806. Because General James Wilkinson was responsible for organizing Pike’s two expeditions, when the conspiracy charges again Aaron Burr implicated Wilkinson, suspicion was, for a short time, also focused on Pike. Pike worked his way up the ranks of the United States Army, becoming a brigadier-general during the War of 1812. He was killed in the Battle of York in Upper Canada (now Toronto) in 1813. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.P63 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Calhoun, John C., (John Caldwell), 1782-1850 | Exploration. | Explorers. | General Correspondence | Hollon, W. Eugene, (William Eugene), 1913- | Maps. | Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813 | Research Records and Reports | Rush, Richard | Travel | Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825 | |
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