| 4 | Creator: | Various authors | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Deeds, 1703-1798, for land in Pennsylvania
| | | | Dates: | 1703-1798 | | | | Abstract: | This is a miscellaneous collection of deeds, indentures, and land surveys. Many names are represented, including James Claypole, Joseph Harrison, John Penn, Richard Penn, Thomas Penn, Zachariah Poulson, and William Shippen, Jr. | | | | Call #: | Mss.974.8.D363 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
Administrative Information
| | | | |
View Full Finding Aid
|
View Full Finding Aid as PDF
|
View as XML
| | | | Subjects: | Claypoole, James, 1640-1694 | Deeds -- Pennsylvania. | Deeds. | Harrison, Joseph | Indentures. | Land and Speculation | Legal Records | Official Government Documents and Records | Penn, John, 1729-1795 | Penn, Richard, 1706-1771 | Penn, Thomas,1702-1775. | Pennsylvania History | Pennsylvania. | Poulson, Zachariah, 1761-1844 | Shippen, William, 1736?-1808 | Surveys (land). | Various authors | |
| 5 | 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: |
Administrative Information
|
Inventory
| | | | |
View Full Finding Aid
|
View Full Finding Aid as PDF
|
View as XML
| | | | 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 | |
| 6 | Creator: | Various authors | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | English Scientific Autograph Collection, [ca. 19th century]
| | | | Dates: | Circa 19th century | | | | Abstract: | The collection is a miscellaneous group of letters of mainly British scientists and physicians, purchased as an existing autograph collection. There are a few American signatures. The letters are primarily from the nineteenth century and focus on medical and geological topics, but also there are some earlier and later dates. In addition to the letters are anatomical drawings of surgery, sketches of bones, and one geological notebook. | | | | Call #: | Mss.509.En3 | | | | Extent: | 3.0 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
Administrative Information
| | | | |
View Full Finding Aid
|
View Full Finding Aid as PDF
|
View as XML
| | | | Subjects: | Adler, Joshua | Allen, William | Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887 | Bather, F. A. | Beaufort, Francis, Sir, 1774-1857 | Bell, Alfred | Brewster, David, Sir, 1781-1868 | Chaversworth, J. Kaye | Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899 | Cuming, Hugh, 1791-1865 | Dalton, John | Damon, Robert | Drawings. | Flower , William Henry, 1831-1899 | Geology. | Jekyll, Gertrude, 1843-1932 | Jenner, William, Sir, 1815-1898 | Knight, T. A., (Thomas Andrew), 1759-1838 | Lankester, E. Ray, Sir, (Edwin Ray), 1847-1929 | Leslie, John | Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913 | Mantell, Gideon Algernon, 1790-1852 | Medicine. | Newton, Alfred, 1829-1907 | Owen, Richard, 1804-1892 | Paget, James, Sir, 1814-1899 | Physicians -- Great Britain. | Sabine, Edward, Sir, 1788-1883 | Scientists -- Great Britain. | Sketches. | Various authors | Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913 | Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, -- Duke of, -- 1769-1852. | Whewell, William, 1794-1866 | Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889 | |
| 7 | Creator: | Various authors | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection, 1668-1983
| | | | Dates: | Bulk, 1750-1850 | | | | Abstract: | Though the Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection is composed of items that do not fall readily into any other existing collection, the two dominant intellectual areas represented in the collection are Early American History and History of Science. | | | | Call #: | Mss.Ms.Coll.200 | | | | Extent: | 25.0 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
Scope and Contents Note
|
Administrative Information
|
Inventory
| | | | |
View Full Finding Aid
|
View Full Finding Aid as PDF
|
View as XML
| | | | Subjects: | Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873 | Arctic Indians | Banks, Joseph, Sir, 1743-1820 | Beyond Early America | Cayuga Indians | Colonial Politics | Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839 | Coues, Elliott, 1842-1899 | Cuvier, Georges, Baron, 1769-1832 | Darlington, William, 1782-1863 | Early National Politics | Eastern Woodlands Indians | Edison , Thomas A., (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931 | Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 | Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 | Fitch, John | Gelatin silver prints | General Correspondence | Genth, F. A. , (Frederick Augustus), 1820-1893 | Gray, Asa, 1810-1888 | Greeley , Horace, 1811-1872 | Harding, Warren G. | History of science and technology. | Inuit--Canada | Iroquois Indians | Isleta Indians | Miscellaneous | Mohawk Indians | Natural History | Negatives | Newcomb, Simon | Newton, Isaac, Sir, 1642-1727 | Ojibwa Indians | Oneida Indians | Onondaga Indians | Penobscot Indians | Photomechanical prints | Physics -- History. | Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 | Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796 | Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813 | Schoolcraft, Henry Rowe, 1793-1864 | Scientific Correspondence | Seneca Indians | Seybert, Adam,1773-1825. | Slides. | Southwest Indians | Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 | Stevens, Henry | Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 | Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824 | Tuscarora Indians | United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 | Various authors | Waterton , Charles, 1782-1865 | Wayne, Anthony | |
| 8 | Creator: | Various authors | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Genetics Collection, 1884-1971
| | | | Dates: | 1884-1971 | | | | Abstract: | This miscellaneous collection relates to numerous topics in genetics: cattle breeding (especially the American Jersey Cattle Club), longevity, radiation, International Congress of Genetics (the 10th, 11th, and 13th), Gregor Mendel, aid for refugee scientists, and the records of the Genetics Society of America (1947-1974). | | | | Call #: | Mss.575.109.C67 | | | | Extent: | 1.5 Linear feet | | | | Sections: |
Administrative Information
|
Inventory
| | | | |
View Full Finding Aid
|
View Full Finding Aid as PDF
|
View as XML
| | | | Subjects: | American Jersey Cattle Club. | Bacterial genetics | Bacteriophage and viral genetics | Bateson, William, 1861-1926 | Biographical and personal data | Biology--Research | Breeding. | Bridges, Calvin B. (Calvin Blackman), 1889-1938 | Buzzati-Traverso, Adriano A. | Cattle -- Breeding. | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory | Conferences and symposia | Cytogenetics | Demerec, M., (Milislav), 1895-1966 | Dempster, Everett R., (Everett Ross), 1903- | Displaced German scholars | Drosophila genetics | Genetics | Genetics -- Cattle | Genetics -- Mutation rates | Genetics -- Research. | Genetics Society of America | Genetics Society of America -- Committee on Aid to Geneticists Abroad | Genetics Society of America. | Genetics of plants | Gowen, John Whittemore, 1893-1967 | History of biology, especially genetics -- Mendel, Gregor | Hollaender, Alexander, 1898-1986 | Human genetics | International Congress of Genetics -- Sixth Congress | International Congress of Genetics -- Tenth Congress | International Congress of Genetics -- Thirteenth Congress | Lederberg, Joshua | Longevity -- Genetic aspects. | Mendel, Gregor | Mendel, Gregor, 1822-1884 | Molecular genetics | Muller, H. J., (Hermann Joseph), 1890-1967 | Photographs | Political issues | Political refugees. | Publication | Publication -- International Congress of Genetics Proceedings | Radiation -- Physiological effects. | Radiation genetics | Requests for aid in finding positions | Russian politics and science | Russian politics and science -- Lysenko, Trofim Denisovich | Savicki, Wieczeslav | Schindler, Alois | Scientific organizations, meetings, programs | Scientific refugees | Solicitations for support or contribution | Stadler, Janice B., 1912- | Umaersus, Magnhild | Unpublished manuscripts, notes, etc. | Various authors | Virtanen, A. I., (Artturi Ilmari), 1895-1973 | |
| 9 | Creator: | Various authors | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Kane Family Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1745-1955 | | | | Abstract: | A collection of letters, legal papers and financial records of three generations of the prominent Philadelphia family. Spanning 1745-1955, detailed are the legal cases and political advocacy work of John Kintzing Kane (1795-1858), Robert Patterson Kane (1827-1906), and Francis Fisher Kane (1866-1955). Also includes correspondence, architectural drawings, and photograph albums of the Cope family. Robert Patterson Kane's daughter Eliza Middleton Kane (1863-1952) married the Philadelphia architect Walter Cope (1860-1902) in 1893. The APS papers of Elisha Kent Kane are in call no. B K132. | | | | Call #: | Mss.Ms.Coll.115 | | | | Extent: | 56.0 lin. feet | | | | Sections: |
Inventory
| | | | |
View Full Finding Aid
|
View Full Finding Aid as PDF
|
View as XML
| | | | Subjects: | Addams, Jane, 1860-1935 | American Friends Service Committee. | American Institute of Architects. Philadelphia Chapter. | American League to Abolish Capital Punishment. | Antebellum Politics | Architects. | Architectural drawings. | Arctic regions -- Discovery and exploration -- American. | Bache, A.D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867. | Bache, A.D., (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867 | Bancroft, George, 1800-1891 | Bartram, John, 1699-1777 | Baynard, Edward | Bills (financial). | Biographies. | Brewster, Benjamin Harris, 1816-1888 | Briefs. | Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 | Business Records and Accounts | Business and Skilled Trades | Cadwalader, Sophia Francis | Cadwalader, Thomas | Cain family. | Caldwell, Thomas | Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company. | Collegiate Anti-Militarism League. | Commonplace Book | Cope & Stewardson | Cope, Anne Francis, 1900-1982 | Cope, Eliza Middleton Kane, 1863-1952 | Cope, Elizabeth Frances, 1898-1977 | Cope, Elizabeth Waln | Cope, Oliver, 1902-1994 | Cope, Thomas Pim, 1768-1854 | Cope, Thomas Pim, 1897-1977 | Cope, Walter, 1860-1902 | Coxe, Sophia | Dallas, George Mifflin, 1792-1864 | Deeds. | Devries, William Levering | Diaries. | Diplomas. | Dow, Margaret Elder | Early National Politics | Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 | Family Correspondence | Fisher, Eliza Middleton | Fisher, Joshua Francis, 1807-1873 | Fox, Margaret, 1833-1893 | General Correspondence | Germantown (Philadelphia, Pa.) -- Social life and customs. | Girard Bank. | Giretti, Edoardo, b. 1864 | Green, John P. | Green, Rowland | Grier, Robert Cooper, 1794-1870 | Grinnell, Cornelius | Grinnell, Henry, 1799-1874 | Guillon, Constant | Haiti | Harding, George | Heazlett, Charles T. | Henry, Morton P., (Morton Pearson), 1826-1901 | Hood, Samuel, 1800?-1875 | Hubbell, Horace | Indian Rights Association. | Indians of North America--Legal status, laws, etc. | Ingersoll, Joseph R. (Joseph Reed), 1786-1868 | Institutional Records | Insurance policies. | Italy -- Commerce. | Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 | Kane, Elizabeth Francis Fisher | Kane, Elizabeth Wood, 1836-1909 | Kane, Florence Bayard, 1868-1943 | Kane, Francis Fisher, 1866-1955 | Kane, Jane Duval Leiper | Kane, John K. (John Kintzing), 1795-1858 | Kane, John Kintzing, Jr. | Kane, Robert Patterson, 1827-1906 | Kane, Thomas Leiper, 1822-1883 | Laird, Warren Powers, 1861-1948 | Law | Law firms -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | Lawrence, William | Lawyers -- Pennsylvania. | Lawyers. | Legal Records | Leiper, Samuel M. | Leiper, William J. | Letterbooks. | Manuscripts (for publication). | Marriage and Family Life | McAllister, Richard | Miller, Jesse | Mitchell, S. Weir, (Silas Weir), 1829-1914 | Molzhan, Kurt -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Mormons -- Utah -- History. | Morse, Samuel Finley Breese, 1791-1872 | Nauvoo (Ill.) -- Expulsion of the Mormons. | Notebooks | Notes. | Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1948 | Patterson, Robert M. (Robert Maskell), 1787-1854 | Patterson, Robert, 1743-1824 | Patterson, Robert, 1802-1872 | Peale's Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.). | Peale, Franklin, 1795-1870 | Pennsylvania -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865. | Pennsylvania History | Pennsylvania Prison Society. | Pennsylvania--Politics and government | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social conditions. | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs. | Philadelphia History | Philadelphia Society for the Employment and Instruction of the Poor. | Philadelphia Voluntary Defender Association. | Phillips, Henry M., (Henry Myer), 1811-1884 | Photograph albums | Political Correspondence | Polk, James K., (James Knox), 1795-1849 | Poor -- Services for -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | Princeton University. | Prison reformers -- United States. | Prisons -- Pennsylvania. | Purviance, John N. | Receipts. | Religion | Reports. | Ritter, Frank M. | Robinson, Henry Mauris, 1868-1937 | Saint George Society -- Trials, litigation, etc. | Saunders, R. M. | Say, Benjamin, 1755-1813 | Shields, James K. | Shunk, Francis R. | Snowden, James R. | Social Life and Custom | Social reformers -- United States. | St. Paul's School (Concord, N.H.) | Strickland, William, 1787-1854 | Sully, Thomas, 1783-1872 | T Square Club. (Philadelphia, Pa.). | Taylor, John | Taylor, Robert | Tilghman, Benjamin, 1785-1850 | Trade | Trials (Espionage) -- United States. | Trials. | U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey | U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. | United States -- Commerce. | University of Pennsylvania. Dept. of Architecture. | Ute Indians | Ute Indians--Removal | Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862 | Various authors | Vaughan, John, 1756-1841 | Walnut, T. Henry | Wanamaker, John, 1838-1922 | Wanamaker, Rodman, 1863-1928 | Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 | Wharton, Francis, 1820-1889 | Wharton, Geo. M. (George Mifflin), 1808-1870 | Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 | Woodward, George W., (George Washington), 1809-1875 | Workers' Defense League. | |
|
