| 1 | Creator: | Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Alexander von Humboldt miscellaneous correspondence, 1789-1859
| | | | Dates: | 1789-1859 | | | | Abstract: | This microfilm contains correspondence from scientists, including Friedrich Wilhelm Bissell, 1816-1846 [from Deutsche Akademie der Wissenschaften, Berlin]; Matthew F. Maury, 1849-1859 [from National Archives, Washington, D.C.]; Paulus Usteri, 1789-1821 [from Bibliothèque Universitaire, Zurich; and Johann G. Galle, 1836-1858 [from Frau von Heinz, Schloss Tegal]. There is also correspondence from the Royal Society, London; Bibliothèque Nationale, Geneva; Göttingen University Library; British Museum; Massachusetts Historical Society; Bancroft Library of the University of California; Yale University; Henry E. Huntington Library; Library of Congress; the Alexander von Humboldt Kommission; Westdeutsche Bibliotek, Marburg; and Deutsche Staatsbibliotek, Berlin. The materials were, in general, collected by Helmut de Terra and contain correspondence with various scientists. A few items pertain to Humboldt's travels and general comments on American Indian linguistics. | | | | Call #: | Mss.Film.870 | | | | Extent: | 7.0 Microfilm reel(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Astronomy. | Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871 | Bancroft, George, 1800-1891 | Bissell, Friedrich Wilhelm | Blagden, Charles, Sir, 1748-1820 | Brown, Robert, 1773-1858 | Buckland, William, 1784-1856 | Galle, Johann Gottfried, 1812-1910 | Herschel, John F. W., Sir, (John Frederick William), 1792-1871 | Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859 | Lieber, Oscar | Maury, Matthew Fontaine, 1806-1873 | Microfilm Collection | Natural history. | Usteri, Paulus, 1768-1831 | Young, Thomas, 1773-1829 | |
| 2 | Creator: | Hooker, Joseph Dalton, Sir, 1817-1911 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker correspondence, 1844-1910
| | | | Dates: | 1844-1910 | | | | Abstract: | A variety of topics are discussed in these letters, mainly on plant specimens and botanical subjects in relation to England, India, and other parts of the world. The most voluminous correspondence is with Henry Walter Bates, Sir Henry Cole, Sir Richard Strachey, Dawson Turner, and William Crawford Williamson. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.H76 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Bates, Henry Walter, 1825-1892 | Beyond Early America | Botanical gardens -- England. | Botanical literature -- England. | Botany -- England. | Botany -- India. | Brown, Robert, 1773-1858 | Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de, 1778-1841 | Cole, Henry, Sir, 1808-1882 | Hooker, Joseph Dalton, Sir, 1817-1911 | Jenner, William, Sir, 1815-1898 | Jones, Bence, 1814-1873 | Kirk, John, -- Sir, -- 1824?-1904. | Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913 | Meteyard, Eliza, 1816-1879 | Natural history. | Plants -- Collection and preservation -- 19th century. | Reeve, Lovell, 1814-1865 | Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. | Turner, Dawson, 1775-1858 | Williamson, William Crawford , 1816-1895 | |
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