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Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873. Original zoological drawings and plates, 1830-1880 (bulk)

Title: Original zoological drawings and plates, 1830-1880 (bulk)

ArchivalResource: 1 linear ft. (2 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/181156449 View

Blake, James Henry, 1845-1941. [Track of the Hassler Expedition].

Title: [Track of the Hassler Expedition]. 1872.

ArchivalResource: 3 ms. maps on 3 sheets : hand col. ; 20 x 22 cm., 27 x 45 cm., and 58 x 47 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/422210859 View

Blake, James Henry, 1845-1941. Notes on Louis Agassiz's lectures on board the steamer Hassler, 1871-1872.

Title: Notes on Louis Agassiz's lectures on board the steamer Hassler, 1871-1872.

Manuscript notebook kept during the Hassler Expedition.

ArchivalResource: 34 p. : ill. ; 11 x 17 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/421240867 View

Blake, James Henry, 1845-1941. Hassler journal, 1871-1872.

Title: Hassler journal, 1871-1872.

Manuscript notebooks composed during the Hassler Expedition.

ArchivalResource: 3 v. : ill. ; 21 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/421237382 View

Hill, Thomas, 1818-1891. "Here in Africa we may see" and "Out of his study's stifling air," poems written on the Hassler Expedition, 1871 or 1872.

Title: "Here in Africa we may see" and "Out of his study's stifling air," poems written on the Hassler Expedition, 1871 or 1872.

ArchivalResource: 1 s. (2 p.) ; 20 x 17 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/422643739 View

BLAKE, JAMES. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material.

Title: Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86149389 View

Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology. Records, 1859-1984 (inclusive), 1859-1946 (bulk).

Title: Records, 1859-1984 (inclusive), 1859-1946 (bulk).

Museum departmental records include 19th-century administrative and financial records; 19th and 20th-century collection records of accession, storage and exchange; curatorial correspondence; field and research notes; drawings; and about 50 photographs,1859-ca.1940, documenting the museum building, exterior, exhibitions, classrooms and laboratories. The second series contains papers (mostly 19th century) of the museum curatorial staff including zoologists, paleontologists, geologists, biologists, and students; correspondence with colleagues and research institutions worldwide; manuscripts; field and research notes; drawings; approximately 500 pictures of staff and students, and scientific illustrations; student notes of Louis Agassiz's lectures; and ephemera. The last series of papers (mostly 20th century) of curators and research associates are characterized by their emphasis on research rather than museum functions. Each individual's papers typically contains: correspondence with colleagues, field notes, manuscripts, photographs and memorabilia.

ArchivalResource: 124 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/181154406 View

Blake, James Henry, 1845-1941. Hassler Expedition pencil drawings, chiefly of Indians, buildings, landscapes, seascapes, and boats, 1871-1872.

Title: Hassler Expedition pencil drawings, chiefly of Indians, buildings, landscapes, seascapes, and boats, 1871-1872.

Pencil drawings. Places identified in the drawings include Acapulco, the Strait of Magellan, Panama, and Tom Bay.

ArchivalResource: 8 drawings ; 9 x 15 cm. - 13 x 6 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/423683171 View

Russell, William Goodwin, 1821-1896. Legal papers in the case of Burnham v. the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Company, 1878.

Title: Legal papers in the case of Burnham v. the Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Company, 1878.

Contains correspondence, notes, transcripts, and depositions in this action brought by trustees of stockholders to prohibit the merger of two other railroad companies with the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company. Russell was selected to arbitrate the dispute.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ; 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78421825 View

Blake, James Henry, 1845-1941. Hassler notes, 1871-1872.

Title: Hassler notes, 1871-1872.

Manuscript notebooks regarding the Hassler Expedition.

ArchivalResource: 2 v. ; 21-22 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/421246737 View

Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879

Title: SIA RU000026, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary, Correspondence, 1863-1879

This series consists mostly of correspondence addressed to Joseph Henry, much of which received his personal attention; also included are some copies of Henry letters, occasional returned original Henry letters, and a considerable number of letters to Spencer Fullerton Baird.

ArchivalResource: 59.56 cubic feet

https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_216640 View

Blake, James. Papers.

Title: Papers. 1839-1851.

Documents (1839-1846) including real estate transactions, insurance policies and receipts of James Blake of Knox County, Ohio, and 1847-1851 accounts of partnership in a dry goods business with James Huntsberry.

ArchivalResource: 100 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/9631756 View

Hill, Thomas, 1818-1891. Letter to James Henry Blake, written on the Hassler Expedition, 1871 or 1872.

Title: Letter to James Henry Blake, written on the Hassler Expedition, 1871 or 1872.

Autograph letter unsigned.

ArchivalResource: 1 p. ; 21 x 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/422643717 View

Putnam, Frederic Ward, 1839-1915. Papers, 1807-1971 (bulk: 1855-1935)

Title: Frederic Ward Putnam papers, 1807-1971, bulk 1855-1935

This collection of Putnam papers were formerly part of the Ralph Dexter Papers at Kent State University Archives. They include FW Putnam family correspondence, professional papers and ephemera.

ArchivalResource: 4 linear feet

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/pea00054/catalog View

Letters patent collection, 1819-1922.

Title: Letters patent collection, 1819-1922.

Collection of letters patent, 1819-1922, issued to various residents of New York and Massachusetts.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (41 items)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58783182 View

Blake, James Henry, 1845-1941. Summary of the Hassler Expedition.

Title: Summary of the Hassler Expedition.

Typescript, carbon copy, with pencilled corrections.

ArchivalResource: [2] leaves ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/421249090 View

Agassiz family. Papers of the Agassiz family, 1817-1910 (inclusive), 1847-1910 (bulk) [microform].

Title: Papers of the Agassiz family, 1817-1910 (inclusive), 1847-1910 (bulk) [microform].

The Agassiz family papers reflect Louis Agassiz's activities and affiliations with other scientists in most areas of the natural sciences, in both the United States and Europe, including correspondence documenting the founding of the Museum of Comparative Zoology in 1859 and the Anderson School of Natural History on Penikese Island, Mass., in 1873 by Agassiz. Also materials relating to several of the collecting expeditions led by him, such as the Thayer Expedition to Brazil in 1863. The correspondence of Alexander Agassiz reflects his wide-ranging involvements, including funding and direction of the Museum of Comparative Zoology; planning and leadership of research expeditions to the Caribbean, Pacific and Great Barrier Reef, Australia; his concern with the development and support of science in the United States and participation in professional associations both nationally and internationally; and some documentation of his administration of the Calumet & Hecla Mining Co. Also correspondence documenting the research of other early oceanographers, such as Sir John Murray, and the exchange of scientific information with other zoologists. Photographs in the papers include about 200 images (ca. 1859-1910) from Alexander Agassiz, including portraits, views of the Newport Laboratory, coral reefs, and oceanographic expeditions, and approximately 50 photographs (1854-1872) of Louis Agassiz, including portraits and a few pictures of the Hassler Expedition.

ArchivalResource: 14 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/181154404 View

Scudder, Samuel Hubbard, 1837-1911. Papers, 1880-1896 (bulk)

Title: Papers, 1880-1896 (bulk)

Papers include correspondence; notebooks of insect drawings by Scudder, A. Frič (1896), J.H. Blake (beetles), C. Brongniart, E.F. Germar, F. Goldenberg and G. de Saporta (relating to Scudder's Fossil butterflies); clippings about fossil insects (1882); 3-vol. catalog of fossil insects of the Scudder collection (entries numbered 1-17727); and other items.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/181156393 View

Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891

Title: Correspondence, 1865-1891

This record unit consists of outgoing correspondence from the Office of the Secretary during the tenures of Joseph, Henry, 1846-1878; Spencer Fullerton Baird, 1878-1887; and Samuel Pierpoint Langley, 1887-1906.

ArchivalResource: 46.06 cu. ft. (62 document boxes) (68 3x5 boxes) (243 microfilm reels)

https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_216647 View

Blake, James. DS, 1791 November 2 : Gloucester, [Mass.] / James Blake, Sam[ue]l Leighton, Henry Edgar.

Title: DS, 1791 November 2 : Gloucester, [Mass.] / James Blake, Sam[ue]l Leighton, Henry Edgar.

Master and other sailors on the Schooner Jack attest that when they arrived on Cape Francois, W.I. from Massachusetts to sell their goods, there was an "insurrection of the Negroes" and they were pressed into military service and were not paid for their cargo.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 23 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54951052 View

Blake, James,. James Blake collection, 1810-1957.

Title: James Blake collection, 1810-1957.

Papers of the families of James J. and Lena Towne Blake of Galesburg, Michigan, include correspondence; letters by William A. Blake, Michigan Legislature, 1891-1892; beekeeping account book of Lanckford Burdick, 1875-1877; William A. Blake diaries contain notes made while traveling from Kalamazoo to Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, and into Minnesota, 1857, and accounts of Kalamazoo and Galesburg, 1860; account book of William A. Blake, 1859; account book of Lanckford Burdick estate, 1886-1902. Manuscript report titled Level of Kalamazoo River, signed by F[rancis] Hodgman, County Surveyor, 1870. Manuscript surveyor's description of school house lot, Galesburg, signed by F. Hodgman, 1870. Hand-tied booklet with poem, Glimpses of a Winter Day, by F. Hodgman and illustrated by his wife, 1895. Diaries of George R.C. Adams, Galesburg and Allegan, Michigan, 1866-1895, recording farmer's daily activities and the weather. Account book of George Adams, Franklin, Portage County, Ohio, 1846-1848. Manuscript by Mrs. C.A. Towne about her trip to the West Coast, 1908. Miscellaneous papers about the Galesburg public schools. Daughters of the American Revolution, Lucinda Hinsdale Stone Chapter, Kalamazoo, yearbooks, 1926-1932, 1934-1957. Galesburg Oak Grove Cemetery Association, constitution and by-laws, 1912. Reunion book of former students of the Rev. J.A.B. and Mrs. Lucinda Hinsdale Stone, 1885. Information about the Ladies' Library Association, Galesburg.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/613216673 View

Handwriting samples of naturalists and others, ca. 1800-1970 (inclusive)

Title: Handwriting samples of naturalists and others, ca. 1800-1970 (inclusive)

ArchivalResource: 12 folders.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/181162346 View

Scrapbook of clippings, photographs, cartes-de-visite studio portraits, manuscripts and other materials, 1871-1940 (inclusive).

Title: Scrapbook of clippings, photographs, cartes-de-visite studio portraits, manuscripts and other materials, 1871-1940 (inclusive).

Chiefly includes material on Louis Agassiz, the MCZ and its staff and students, and the Hassler Expedition.

ArchivalResource: 152 p. : ill. ; 32 cm.

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/alma/990115952190203941/catalog View

Dorchester Antiquarian and Historical Society. Papers, 1635-1874 (bulk: 1720-1870).

Title: Papers, 1635-1874 (bulk: 1720-1870).

Collection includes records of the Society as well as material collected by the Society concerning the town, its families, and associations. Documents include [James] Blake's Annals and drafts of Thaddeus Mason Harris's town history; material concerning the town's 225th anniversary in 1855; announcements of various social and political events; town records, marriage intentions, warrants; financial records, tax tables, statements; miscellaneous deeds and memoranda; military records; church records; political material (mostly party tickets); school records (returns, visitations, correspondence, lists of scholars); misc. family papers; 1635 Rev. Richard Mather journal; and numerous maps or surveys probably by James or Samuel Blake. Also includes material concerning Boston, Medfield, and Stoughton, Mass.

ArchivalResource: 8.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54782731 View