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Silliman family. Silliman family papers, 1717-1977 (inclusive), 1717-1911 (bulk).

Title: Silliman family papers, 1717-1977 (inclusive), 1717-1911 (bulk).

The papers consist of correspondence, lectures, notebooks, diaries, journals, and other material documenting the personal lives and professional careers of the Silliman family, including Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) and Benjamin Silliman, Jr. (1816-1885). Personal material details family life, relationships, social activities, and cultural pursuits. Professional material details the academic and literary interests of the Sillimans, particularly in chemistry, physics, and geology. The evolution and development of science, the beginnings of scientific instruction at Yale, and many related topics are documented. Material relating to John Trumbull and the Trumbull Art Gallery at Yale is also included. Family letters and journals offer observations on local and national events, as exemplified by Maggie Lindsley's journal and letters with Benjamin Silliman relating to the Civil War.

ArchivalResource: 26.25 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79316908 View

Silliman family. Silliman family papers, 1717-1977 (inclusive), 1717-1911 (bulk).

Title: Silliman family papers, 1717-1977 (inclusive), 1717-1911 (bulk).

The papers consist of correspondence, lectures, notebooks, diaries, journals, and other material documenting the personal lives and professional careers of the Silliman family, including Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) and Benjamin Silliman, Jr. (1816-1885). Personal material details family life, relationships, social activities, and cultural pursuits. Professional material details the academic and literary interests of the Sillimans, particularly in chemistry, physics, and geology. The evolution and development of science, the beginnings of scientific instruction at Yale, and many related topics are documented. Material relating to John Trumbull and the Trumbull Art Gallery at Yale is also included. Family letters and journals offer observations on local and national events, as exemplified by Maggie Lindsley's journal and letters with Benjamin Silliman relating to the Civil War.

ArchivalResource: 35 linear feet (69 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702154274 View

Benjamin Silliman correspondence, 1808-1859, 1808-1859

Title: Benjamin Silliman correspondence, 1808-1859 1808-1859

Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864, APS 1805) was a scientist and educator. As a professor of chemistry at Yale University from 1802 to 1853, and pioneering teacher of chemistry, mineralogy and geology, Silliman was largely responsible for the conversion of Yale College to Yale University, with strong medical and scientific departments.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 Linear feet, 31 items

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.Si4-ead.xml View

Silliman family papers, 1717-1977 (bulk 1717-1911)

Title: Silliman family papers 1717-1977 (bulk 1717-1911)

The papers consist of correspondence, lectures, notebooks, diaries, journals, and other material documenting the personal lives and professional careers of the Silliman family, including Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) and Benjamin Silliman, Jr. (1816-1885). Personal material details family life, relationships, social activities, and cultural pursuits. Professional material details the academic and literary interests of the Sillimans, particularly in chemistry, physics, and geology. The evolution and development of science, the beginnings of scientific instruction at Yale, and many related topics are documented. Material relating to John Trumbull and the Trumbull Art Gallery at Yale is also included. Family letters and journals offer observations on local and national events, as exemplified by Maggie Lindsley's journal and letters with Benjamin Silliman relating to the Civil War.

ArchivalResource: 36.25 Linear Feet (90 boxes)

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0450 View

Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809. Will, 1808.

Title: Will, 1808.

Stipulates disposition of his worldly goods among Eunice Trumbull, his wife, Faithy [sic] Wadsworth and Harriet Trumbull, his two living daughters, and Jonathan Trumbull Hudson, son of his deceased daughter Maria Hudson.

ArchivalResource: 6 p. ; 24 x 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25781502 View