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Albert, John S., 1835-1880. Diary and letterbook, 1867-1874.

Title: Diary and letterbook, 1867-1874.

The diary portion of the volume covers the period between August 1868 and November 1874 and was kept during cruises to Central and South America. It contains references to the 1868 earthquakes in Bolivia and Peru. The volume also contains copies of about 50 letters from Albert to various naval figures, primarily relating to ships' trials and engine performances.

ArchivalResource: 0.2 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122516600 View

Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865. Papers, 1812-1865.

Title: Papers, 1812-1865.

The Samuel Francis Du Pont Papers include correspondence with more than 1,500 individuals. There is a good deal of official and semi-official correspondence describing naval practices and policies as well as Du Pont's career. Of particular interest are letters from British diplomats and naval officers during the 1840s and 50s describing the operations of the British Navy. Letters received from William B. Reed, American minister to China, document the negotiations leading up to the Treaty of Tientsin which opened up China to western trade. Letters from American missionaries Samuel Wells and William and Edward Syle describe the missionary movement in China and efforts to eradicate the opium trade. The files also contain correspondence reflecting Du Pont's role in the Naval Efficiency Board and the reform movement which sought to modernize the navy as it moved into the age of steam.

ArchivalResource: 50 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122503472 View

Thurston, Robert Henry, 1839-1903. Robert Henry Thurston papers, 1859-1902.

Title: Robert Henry Thurston papers, 1859-1902.

Correspondence, reprints, photograph album from Brown University, Class of 1859 and diplomas, and bound volume of some of Thurston's publications from 1878-1891, mainly reprints of journal articles. The correspondence concerning experiments, inventions, engineering and scientific problems, scientific machinery and instruments includes letters from Charles Kendall Adams, Edward Atkinson, Alexander Graham Bell, Alonzo Cornell, George William Curtis, Chauncey Depew, Thomas A. Edison, John Ericsson, Daniel Coit Gilman, Abram Hewitt, Edwin J. Houston, B.F. Isherwood, Lord Kelvin, Samuel P. Langley, Seth Low, Cyrus McCormick, Charles Porter and Nikola Tesla.

ArchivalResource: ca. 1.4 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64686675 View

John Fries Frazer papers, 1834-1871, 1834-1871

Title: John Fries Frazer papers, 1834-1871 1834-1871

Principal correspondents in the lettes of John Fries Frazer include Alexander Dallas Bache, Louis Agassiz, Joseph Henry, and Titian Ramsay Peale who discuss mainly general scientific topics, although personal and family matters are discussed with Bache. Topics include the University of Pennsylvania, boiler explosions, chemistry, education, the National Academy of Sciences, the Smithsonian Institution, fossils, magnetism, solar eclipses, the American Philosophical Society, weights and measures, the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, scientific instruments, the American Civil War, electricity, the United States Mint, the Franklin Institute, scientists of the period, natural history, and publications.

ArchivalResource: 3.0 Linear feet, 6 boxes, ca. 683 items

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Robert Henry Thurston papers, 1859-1902.

Title: Robert Henry Thurston papers, 1859-1902.

Correspondence, reprints, photograph album from Brown University, Class of 1859 and diplomas. The correspondence concerns experiments, inventions, engineering and scientific problems, scientific machinery and instruments.

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McKay, Donald, 1810-1880. ALS: to James W. Grimes, [1864?].

Title: ALS: to James W. Grimes, [1864?].

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122503446 View