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Hunt, Robert, 1807-1887. Letters, 1842-1879.

Title: Letters, 1842-1879.

These letters to Hunt concern geology, physics (photography and light), and scientific instruments.

ArchivalResource: 32 items.

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American Philosophical Society Library. Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection. 1668-1983.

Title: Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection

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.

ArchivalResource: 25.0 Linear feet

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An Annotated Calendar of the Letters of Charles Darwin in the Library of the American Philosophical Society, 1799-1882

Title: An Annotated Calendar of the Letters of Charles Darwin in the Library of the American Philosophical Society 1799-1882

One of the most important natural historians in nineteenth century Britain, Charles Darwin provided the first compelling mechanism to account for organismal evolutionary change. Although lacking a coherent model of heredity, Darwin's natural selection has exerted an enormous influence over the biological sciences and since the introduction of Mendelian genetics, had remained the key unifying principle in the discipline. The APS Darwin Papers are a large a valuable assemblage of Darwin's correspondence with scientific colleagues, including Charles Lyell and George J. Romanes. They are included in the print version of the (Cambridge Univ. Press). Correspondence of Charles Darwin

ArchivalResource: 2.5 Linear feet

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Album materials, 1777-1925

Title: Album materials 1777-1925

Materials removed from albums, of letters and autographs of various persons.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 Linear feet

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Lyell, Charles, Sir, 1797-1875. Papers, 1806-1874.

Title: Papers, 1806-1874.

There is correspondence concerning geology, botany, natural history, natural selection, evolution, British science and scientists, and other scientific topics. Most of the letters are written to Lyell, but there are numerous ones from him.

ArchivalResource: ca. 450 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122578721 View

Robert Hunt letters, 1842-1879, 1842-1879

Title: Robert Hunt letters, 1842-1879 1842-1879

These letters to Hunt concern geology, physics (photography and light), and scientific instruments.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 Linear feet, 32 items

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.H916-ead.xml View

De La Beche, Henry T. (Henry Thomas), 1796-1855. Letter.

Title: Letter. 1822.

A.L.S. (1822 June 20, Bristol) to an unnamed correspondent regarding payment for the printing of plates.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.)

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Rogers, William Barton, 1804-1882. Correspondence of William Barton Rogers, 1843-1844.

Title: Correspondence of William Barton Rogers, 1843-1844.

Letter,1843 June 18, University of Virginia, William. B. Rogers, John B. Minor [and] F.G. Ruffin, to William C. Rives, inviting him, on behalf of The Society of Alumni, to deliver the public day address at the University. Letter, 1843 December 14, Albany, James Hall to William B. Rogers, University of Virginia asking his opinion on a geological map of Virginia he wishes to publish which made use of some of Rogers's work. Letter, 1844 June 1, Geological Society of London, signed by H.T. De La Beche, Foreign Sec., to William B. Rogers, University of Virginia, informing Rogers of his unanimous election to the Society.

ArchivalResource: 3 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54859001 View

Scientists Collection, 1563-1973

Title: Scientists Collection 1563-1973

The Scientists Collection is comprised of individual letters and small groups of correspondence from American, British, French, and German scientists during the past three centuries. Although the content is highly varied, there is significant strength in astronomy, natural history, conchology, and geology. Among the scientists better represented in the collection are the astronomers William Radcliffe Birt, J.F.W. Herschel, and Franz Xaver von Zach; the conchologists A.D. Brown, Fred L. Button, Otto Mörch, Alfred Newton, Christian M. Poulsen, Temple Prime, Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy, and A. G. Wetherby; the physical scientists George Biddell Airy, Arnold Sommerfeld, Ferdinand R. Hassler, and Max Planck; the archaeologist Jean François Nadaillac; the philosopher William Whewell; and the naturalists Walter Henry Bates, Robert Chambers, Edme Dupuget, Robert Kaye Greville, Joseph Henry, John Stevens Henslow, John Lubbock, and Herbert Spencer.

ArchivalResource: 5.75 Linear feet; 13 upright boxes, 8 oversize folders.

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.509.L56-ead.xml View

De La Beche, Henry T. (Henry Thomas), 1796-1855. Letter / H.T. De La Beche.

Title: Letter / H.T. De La Beche. [18--]

Letter, to an unknown correspondent, agreeing to allow a Mr. Hall, Jr. to study some documents connected with the Geological Survey and to accompany De La Beche around Great Britain.

ArchivalResource: [2] p. ; 23 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47179721 View

Sir Charles Lyell papers, 1806-1874, 1806-1874

Title: Sir Charles Lyell papers, 1806-1874 1806-1874

There is correspondence concerning geology, botany, natural history, natural selection, evolution, British science and scientists, and other scientific topics. Most of the letters are written to Lyell, but there are numerous ones from him.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 Linear feet, Ca. 450 items

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.L981-ead.xml View

Adam Sedgwick Collection, 1825-1870

Title: Adam Sedgwick Collection 1825-1870

Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873, APS 1860), geologist, was an important figure in the development of the modern discipline of geology. He was educated at Cambridge, being ordained in 1817. An excellent field geologist, he did significant work interpreting complex old rock in such places as Devonshire (naming the Devonian Period after that location), Cornwall, and the Lake District, correlating his findings with strata in places such as Germany. Sedgwick first interpreted strata from the period he named Cambrian. He served in many professional organizations and was honored for his work with the Wollaston and Copley medals. Sedgwick, a Liberal in politics, served on committees that reformed the administration of university education. Despite being a friend of Charles Darwin's, Sedgwick was critical of the materialist bent of Darwinian thought. The 37 letters in the collection were acquired at various times, mainly through purchase, and assembled for the collection. The letters span the dates 1825-1870. Individually most letters are not especially significant, but collectively they touch on most aspects of Sedgwick's life and career. There are letters about Sedgwick's work on university reform, the Geological Museum at Cambridge, lectures, colleagues, travel, health, and family. Only one letter in the collection delves into detail about Sedgwick's geologic work.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 Linear feet

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Thomas Webster Papers, 1814-1844

Title: Thomas Webster Papers 1814-1844

ArchivalResource: 0.013 cubic metres

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