Charles Sumner Dolley papers, ca. 1880s

Mss.B.D695

Date: Circa 1880s | Size: 1 Linear feet, 150 items
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Abstract

This collection consists primarily of personal letters to his wife and family. There are letters from Europe and several that concern Dolley's translation of Ferdinand Julius Cohn's book, "Bacteria: the Smallest of Living Organisms" (1881).

Background note

Charles Sumner Dolley was a biologist, graduating with a doctorate of medicine from University of Pennsylvania (1882) and conducting post-graduate research at Johns Hopkins University (1883-1884), the University of Leipzig (1884), and the Zoological Station in Naples (1885). He taught at Swarthmore College (1885-1889) and at the University of Pennsylvania (1885-1892).

Collection Information

Physical description

150 items.

Provenance

Purchased from Carmen D. Valentino ($150.00) and accessioned, 02/--/1977 (1977 1193ms).

Indexing Terms


Occupation(s)

  • Biologists.

Personal Name(s)

  • Cohn, Ferdinand, 1828-1898
  • Dolley, Charles Sumner,1856-19
  • Dolley, Elizabeth Gilman

Subject(s)

  • Bacteriology.
  • Biology.