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Owen, Richard, 1804-1892. Papers, 1826-1889.

Title: Papers, 1826-1889.

The bulk of this collection is dominated by the Frances Hirtzel Collection of Owen Correspondence, the correspondence of a prominent nineteenth century British anatomist and zoologist. The correspondence is dominated by communication from Owen to his wife Caroline Amelia Owen, his sisters, Elizabeth and Maria Owen, and his father-in-law, William Clift.

ArchivalResource: 0.8 cubic ft. (4 boxes).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122489961 View

Mitchell, Thomas Livingstone, 1792-1855. [Letters relating to Australia (NSW) fossil mammal specimens forwarded to Dr Fitton (Geol Soc. London) by Mitchell and H. Dumaresq : some, at least, of the specimens survived & were transferred later to the BM (NH) along with the letters. One letter to W Lonsdale from Lincoln's Inn Fields 29 July 1831 by W. Clift : one letter to Fitton, Customhouse 31 March 1831 by T. Stapleton : one letter 22 Feb 1831, NSW to Fitton, by H. Dumaresq : two letters to Fitton, Sydney 1830, by T.L. Mitchell].

Title: [Letters relating to Australia (NSW) fossil mammal specimens forwarded to Dr Fitton (Geol Soc. London) by Mitchell and H. Dumaresq : some, at least, of the specimens survived & were transferred later to the BM (NH) along with the letters. One letter to W Lonsdale from Lincoln's Inn Fields 29 July 1831 by W. Clift : one letter to Fitton, Customhouse 31 March 1831 by T. Stapleton : one letter 22 Feb 1831, NSW to Fitton, by H. Dumaresq : two letters to Fitton, Sydney 1830, by T.L. Mitchell].

ArchivalResource: 10 leaves 23 cm or less.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/182849275 View

Adam Sedgwick Collection, 1825-1870

Title: Adam Sedgwick Collection 1825-1870

Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873, APS 1860), geologist, was an important figure in the development of the modern discipline of geology. He was educated at Cambridge, being ordained in 1817. An excellent field geologist, he did significant work interpreting complex old rock in such places as Devonshire (naming the Devonian Period after that location), Cornwall, and the Lake District, correlating his findings with strata in places such as Germany. Sedgwick first interpreted strata from the period he named Cambrian. He served in many professional organizations and was honored for his work with the Wollaston and Copley medals. Sedgwick, a Liberal in politics, served on committees that reformed the administration of university education. Despite being a friend of Charles Darwin's, Sedgwick was critical of the materialist bent of Darwinian thought. The 37 letters in the collection were acquired at various times, mainly through purchase, and assembled for the collection. The letters span the dates 1825-1870. Individually most letters are not especially significant, but collectively they touch on most aspects of Sedgwick's life and career. There are letters about Sedgwick's work on university reform, the Geological Museum at Cambridge, lectures, colleagues, travel, health, and family. Only one letter in the collection delves into detail about Sedgwick's geologic work.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 Linear feet

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.Se25L-ead.xml View

Clift, William, 1775-1849. Autograph letter signed : London, England, to Philip Syng Physick, Philadelphia, Pa., 1835 May 8.

Title: Autograph letter signed : London, England, to Philip Syng Physick, Philadelphia, Pa., 1835 May 8.

Letter of William Clift to Philip Syng Physick, 1835 May 8, describes care of pathological collections of John Hunter since Hunter's death in 1793; extracts concerning pathological specimens made from Hunter's papers and manuscripts before their destruction; production of catalogue; and current inaccessibility of museum collections due to construction in the library of the Royal College of Surgeons.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122464995 View

John Edward Gray papers, 1783-1884, 1783-1884

Title: John Edward Gray papers, 1783-1884 1783-1884

These are primarily letters to Gray on various aspects of natural history, with many references to collections at the British Museum of Natural History. There are numerous letters from British scientists and from European colleagues. There are letters from Americans too, such as those from Agassiz which relate to his Florida expeditions and the creation of natural history collections.

ArchivalResource: 5.0 Linear feet, Ca. 500 items.

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.G784-ead.xml View

The Papers of William Clift, 1780-1849

Title: The Papers of William Clift 1780-1849

ArchivalResource: 40 boxes

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Richard Owen papers, 1827-1889, 1827-1889

Title: Richard Owen papers, 1827-1889 1827-1889

This collection contains correspondence on natural history, expecially mollusks, fishes, and birds, and on medicine and social affairs, with references to the British Museum of Natural History. Also included are a paper by Owen on dinosaurs and a synopsis of a course of lectures, 1857.

ArchivalResource: 1.5 Linear feet; Ca. 200 items.

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.Ow2-ead.xml View

Jameson, Robert, 1774-1854. Letters.

Title: Letters. 1826-1833.

A.L.S. (1826 Oct.) to Mylne (i.e. Home) on comets, and A.L.S. (1833 June 29, Edinburgh) to Clift concerning a fossil bone, with Clift's response.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/10284769 View

Richard Brinsley Sheridan additional papers, 1753-1868.

Title: Richard Brinsley Sheridan additional papers, 1753-1868.

Autograph manuscripts, correspondence, legal documents, and other papers associated with playwright, politician, and theater proprietor, Richard Brinsley Sheridan.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes and 8 volumes (2 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01964/catalog View