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William Ernest Hocking papers

Title: William Ernest Hocking papers

Correspondence of Harvard philosopher William Ernest Hocking, his wife, Agnes Hocking, the Hocking family, and others.

ArchivalResource: 144 linear feet (110 boxes)

http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.Hough:hou01777 View

LeConte, John L. (John Lawrence), 1825-1883. Papers, 1812-1897

Title: John L. (John Lawrence) LeConte papers, 1812-1897

This collection contains mostly entomological material, with much information on the description and identification of particular insects, entomological collections, and the study of entomology in Europe and the United States. In addition, there are materials on medicine and hospitals during the American Civil War, on the Corps of Topographical Engineers, the United States Army, on natural history in the United States, and on the LeConte's family. Some letters are written to President Rutherford B. Hayes and concern the Commissionership of Agriculture, for which LeConte was considered, but not appointed. Letters of John Eatton LeConte and Joseph LeConte are included.

ArchivalResource: 7.7 Linear feet, Ca. 1900 items

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.L493-ead.xml 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

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F865-ead.xml View

Samuel J. Baird Papers, 1834-1892

Title: Samuel J. Baird Papers 1834-1892

Presbyterian clergyman and author of Newark, Ohio. Correspondence and other material relating to Presbyterian Church affairs and doctrinal questions, the work of the American Bible Society in Virginia, and the Baird family.

ArchivalResource: 650 items; 5 containers; 1 linear foot

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009247 View

Records, 1826-1936.

Title: Records, 1826-1936.

Correspondence, reports, financial statements, and other material concerning work of agents and district superintendents throughout the United States and abroad, 1838-1936; correspondence, clippings, circulars, and other material concerning translations of the Bible, 1850-1930, centennial of the American Bible Society, 1914-1916, distribution abroad, 1865-1953, auxiliaries, 1850-1929, foreign secretaries, 1845-1930, celebrations, 1880-1920, contributions and fund raising, 1899-1930, relations with denominational groups, 1912-1923, and other matters. Individuals represented include William Foulke, Andrew L. Taylor, Edmund S. Janes, Noah Levings, Edward Gilman, T. Ralston Smith, John C. Brigham, Joseph Holdich, James McNeill, William J.R. Taylor, W. Herr, Alexander McLean, Albert S. Hunt, John Fox, William I. Haven, and Edward Ingersoll.

ArchivalResource: ca. 315 microfilm reels, .5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/84317567 View