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Morton, Henry, 1836-1902. Correspondence with Edgar Fahs Smith, 1872.

Title: Correspondence with Edgar Fahs Smith, 1872.

re: fluorescent spectra.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 leaf).

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German Society of Pennsylvania. Humboldt-Säcular-Feier, 1869.

Title: Humboldt-Säcular-Feier, 1869.

Scrapbook of clippings and ephemera (35 leaves) pasted in a small hardcover marble notebook, concerning celebrations on 13 and 14 September 1869, in Philadelphia and other cities, honoring the centennial of the birthday of Alexander von Humboldt. Includes newspaper clippings in German and English about the laying of the cornerstone for a Humboldt monument in Fairmount Park on 13 September, and the general centennial celebration on 14 September, along with three copies of the program for the latter, entitled: Centennial anniversary of the birthday of Alexander von Humboldt ... at Musical Fund Hall, Philadelphia (concert conducted by William Hartmann); two admission tickets for a seat on the platform in the hall (f. 2r, 6r); a form letter from the centennial committee inviting participation in the committee, and attendance at the ceremony to lay the cornerstone of the monument (inside front cover); and two copies of a flier bearing an invitation to the subscription supporting the erection of the monument (f. 33v-34r). Many of the German-language clippings are from the Philadelphia Freie Presse; the earliest clipping, covering the preparations, is dated 14 August 1869 (f. 16v). English-language clippings (some from the Philadelphia Inquirer; f. 30r) include an article on the unveiling of the Humboldt monument in Central Park, in New York City (f. 28r), with an English version of Francis Lieber's German address given upon the occasion (f. 32r-33r). Among the other texts printed in the clippings are a German poem by Wilhelm Spitznassky (f. 1v-2r), and speeches by William J. Horstmann (f. 4r), Mayor Daniel Fox (f. 4r-v), Gottlieb Theodor Kellner (f. 4v-6r), Henry Morton (f. 6r-v), E.R. Schmidt (f. 8r-10r; in English, f. 30v), H.C. Wood (f. 11r-13r; in English, f. 30v-31v), and Herman B. Van Tronk (von Tronk; f. 13r-16r). Included are articles reporting on the celebrations in New York (f. 28r); Boston (f. 28v); Cincinnati, Ohio (f. 18r, 19r); Pittsburgh, Pa. (f.18v, 20v-21v); Allentown, Pa. (21v-22r); Chicago (f. 20r); Mexico City (f. 22v-23r); and Berlin, Germany (f. 23v-25r).

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (1 box)

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Peale-Sellers families. Correspondence, 1686-1963.

Title: Correspondence, 1686-1963.

This collection includes wide-ranging, miscellaneous correspondence, with some other manuscripts, of members of the Peale and Sellers families, on natural history, the Philadelphia Museum, engineering, current events, and family matters. There is a group of letters and papers of Titian Ramsay Peale, including a sketchbook and a large number of loose sketches. There is also a group of letters of Rubens Peale and one of letters of Raphaelle Peale.

ArchivalResource: 12 boxes.

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Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859. Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1859.

Title: Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1859.

Facsimiles of French original and English translation of letter dated 12 March 1859 from Humboldt to Charles R. Hale, concerning the translation of the Rosetta Stone inscription by the Philomathean Society of the University of Pennsylvania. The translation committee consisted of Hale, S. Huntington Jones and Henry Morton. Humboldt feels that the Society's efforts "contribute to prove the justice of the system of Champollion, to which my brother, William von Humboldt, was the first to render justice in Germany."

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 leaves).

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American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIf, 1866-1886

Title: American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIf 1866-1886

This is part of the large inventory for the American Philosophical Society Archives. For complete information concerning this collection, please view the . Collection Description

ArchivalResource: 1.0 section

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Peale-Sellers family collection, 1686-1963

Title: Peale-Sellers Family Collection, 1686-1963

The collection, divided into seven series, represents the careers and interests of the members of the Peale-Sellers family from the 1670s to 1960s. More than half is correspondence among various members of the families. The Peale family is best known as a family of artists; however, family interests and activities were much more wide-ranging. The best known Peale is Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827, APS 1786), who produced more than one thousand paintings, including hundreds of portraits of leading Americans during the colonial and early national periods. Peale was married three times, to Rachel Brewster (1744-1790), Elizabeth de Peyster (1765-1804), and Hannah More (1755-1821). He had eighteen children, eleven of whom reached adulthood. Three of Charles Willson Peale’s sons became artists: Raphaelle Peale (1774-1825), Rembrandt Peale (1778-1860), and Rubens Peale (1784-1865). A fourth son, Titian Ramsay Peale (1799-1885, APS 1833), was a naturalist (who made drawings on the exploring expeditions he accompanied) and pioneer in photography, and another son, Benjamin Franklin Peale (1795-1870), became a naturalist and paleontologist. Peale’s daughter Sophonisba Angusciola was married to Coleman Sellers (1781-1834), an inventor and manufacturer of machinery, including locomotives. Two of their sons, George Escol Sellers (1808-1899) and Coleman Sellers (1827-1907, APS 1872), were inventors and engineers. The latter served as director of the construction of the hydro-electric power development at Niagara Falls. He was married to Cornelia Wells Sellers (1831-1909). One of their grandsons was Charles Coleman Sellers (1903-1980, APS 1979), a librarian and historian and the author of several studies of the Peale family, including a Charles Willson Peale biography.

ArchivalResource: 19.0 Linear feet; 38 Boxes; 147 Volumes

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American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIg, 1887-1891

Title: American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIg 1887-1891

This is part of the large inventory for the American Philosophical Society Archives. For complete information concerning this collection, please view the . Collection Description

ArchivalResource: 1.0 section

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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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