| 1 | Creator: | Friends of Benjamin Franklin House. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Friends of Benjamin Franklin House papers, 1976-1983
| | | | Dates: | 1976-1983 | | | | Abstract: | These are letters between Whitfield J. Bell, Jr., Lady Mary Bessborough, and others, concerning the legal formation to the Friends, preservation of the Craven Street house in London, and articles of incorporation and meeting agenda. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.F85.fri | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Bell, Whitfield J. (Whitfield Jenks) | Bessborough, Mary, -- Lady. | Doonan, Nancy Locke | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | Historic sites -- England -- London. | London (England) -- Buildings. | London (England) -- Description and travel. | |
| 2 | Creator: | Marchant, Henry,1741-1796. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Henry Marchant diary, 1771-1772
| | | | Dates: | 1771-1772 | | | | Abstract: | This diary is an account of a voyage from Newport (R.I.) to London, with descriptions of Boston, Dover, Edinburgh, and London. There are also many references to Benjamin Franklin in the diary. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.M332 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | American Revolution | Americans Abroad | Beyond Early America | Boston (Mass.) -- Description and travel. | Diaries. | Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790 | International Travel | London (England) -- Description and travel. | Manuscript Essays | Marchant, Henry,1741-1796. | Science and Technology | Scotland -- Description and travel -- Early works to 1800. | Travel Narratives and Journals | |
| 3 | Creator: | Jacobs, Norman Leonard, 1885- | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Anathan-Jacobs Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Collection
| | | | Dates: | 1905-1910 | | | | Abstract: | Norman Leonard Jacobs was an engineer and surveyor with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway in Canada. The collection consists of his correspondence with Bessie Frank (later Anathan), an acquaintance from Pittsburgh. Jacobs wrote of daily life in Canadian cities, interactions with First Nations tribes, and daily hardships encountered in the field (extreme cold, snowblindness, and lack of food), but also spoke of his work with pride and enthusiasm. In addition to the letters, Jacobs wrote twenty-eight pages of a "Diary of a Tenderfoot." Also included in the collection are two photobooks and various loose photographs, which display various aspects of camp life, details of work sites and landscape, as well as First Nations families, camps, and modes of transportation. | | | | Call #: | Mss.SMs.Coll.13 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 ln. ft. | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Anathan, Bessie Frank, 1885-1976 -- Correspondence | Anecdotes. | Canada--Religious life and customs. | Collie, Ruth, 1888-1936 | Diaries. | Dog teams--Canada--1890-1920. | Edmonton (Alta.)--History--20th century. | Frontier and pioneer life -- Canada. | Indians of North America | Indians of North America--Canada. | Indians of North America--Material culture--Canada. | Indians of North America--Rites and ceremonies | Jacobs, Norman Leonard, 1885- | Jacobs, Norman Leonard, 1885- -- Pictorial works | Jews--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh. | Landscapes--Canada. | London (England) -- Description and travel. | Native American Materials | Photographs. | Railroads--1900-1910. | Railroads--Canada. | Railroads--England. | Wild animals | Winnipeg (Man.)--History--20th century. | Winnipeg (Man.)--Social life and customs--20th century. | |
| 4 | Creator: | Harlan, Richard, 1796-1843 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Richard Harlan Journals
| | | | Dates: | 1816-1817, 1833 | | | | Abstract: | The natural historian Richard Harlan was a pioneer in the study of comparative anatomy and vertebrate paleontology in the United States during the years following the War of 1812. Having received his medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1818, Harlan was employed as an instructor of anatomy at Joseph Parrish's school and at the Philadelphia Museum. A practicing physician and member of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia and the American Philosophical Society, Harlan made important contributions in comparative neuroanatomy, paleontology, herpetology, and systematic zoology. He died shortly after moving to New Orleans in 1839.
Harlan's journals document two of the three overseas voyages he undertook during his lifetime. The first took place in 1816-1817 when Harlan was still a medical student, accompanying an East Indiaman to Calcutta as ship's surgeon. The second took place when Harlan was at the peak of his career in 1833, venturing to England, France, and Italy to strengthen contacts with European colleagues. Interesting travel narratives in themselves, the journals mingle enthusiasm for the new and exotic with a touch of Harlan's truculance. The European journal includes a valuable account of the 3nd meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Cambridge at which Harlan delivered a paper on fossil reptiles. | | | | Call #: | Mss.B.H228 | | | | Extent: | 2.0 Volume(s) | | | | Sections: |
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| | | | Subjects: | Alps--Description and travel | Americans Abroad | British Association for the Advancement of Science (3d : Cambridge, England) | Buckland, William, 1784-1856 | Dalton, John, 1766-1844 | Edinburgh (Scotland)--Description and travel | France--Description and travel | Gray, John Edward, 1800-1875 | Harlan, Richard, 1796-1843 | India--Description and travel | International Travel | Ireland--Description and travel | Italy--Description and travel | Journals | London (England)--Description and travel | Mantell, Gideon Algernon, 1790-1852 | Medicine | Medicine--Practice--France | Paleontology | Paris (France)--Description and travel | Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta | Science and Technology | Sedgwick, Adam, 1785-1873 | Switzerland--Description and travel | Syme, James, 1799-1870 | Travel | Travel Narratives and Journals | Valenciennes, M., 1794-1865 | |
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