Cleaveland, Parker, 1780-1858

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Parker Cleaveland (1780-1858) was a professor at Bowdoin College from 1805 until his death in 1858. For the school terms 1840-41, 1841-42, and 1842-43, he was Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Natural Philosophy, as well as Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory, and Lecturer on Civil Polity.

From the description of Lecture notes, c. 1840? (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259246

Parker Cleaveland (1780-1858) was a scientist and professor of chemistry, mineralogy and natural philosophy at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.

From the description of Parker Cleaveland papers, 1807-1857. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122576139

From the guide to the Parker Cleaveland papers, 1807-1857, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

Parker Cleaveland worked as a mineralogist and geologist.

From the guide to the Parker Cleaveland papers, [ca. 1806]-1844, Circa 1806-1844, (American Philosophical Society)

American mineralogist.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Brunswick, Me., to William Phillips in London, 1820 June 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270903882

Professor of chemistry, materia medica, mineralogy and natural philosophy at Bowdoin; father of American mineralogy.

From the description of Parker Cleaveland autograph letter signed, 1830. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71058807

From the description of Correspondence sent to Parker Cleaveland, 1818-1839. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70979493

Parker Cleaveland was a mineralogist and geologist.

From the description of Letters, [ca. 1806]-1844. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122380138

U.S. scientist, professor of mathematics and natural philosophy, Bowdoin College, Maine.

From the description of Papers, 1822-1828. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35005800

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referencedIn American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIb, 1807-1825 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Fuller, B. A. G., 1879-1956. Autograph collection, 1620-1920 Houghton Library
creatorOf Cleaveland, Parker, 1780-1858. Lecture notes, c. 1840? Gadsden Public Library
creatorOf Everett, Edward, 1794-1865. Letter to Parker Cleaveland, 1820 April 29. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Spec. Coll., Dibner Coll.. [Contact repository for more information].
referencedIn Aaron Young papers, [ca. 1839-1894], Circa 1839-1894 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864. Correspondence, 1808-1859. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Smallwood Collection, 1801-1887 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Coffin, James H. (James Henry), 1806-1873. James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835. Papers, 1746-1900 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Cleaveland, Parker, 1780-1858. Parker Cleaveland papers, 1807-1857. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn American Philosophical Society Library. Miscellaneous Manuscripts Collection. 1668-1983. American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835. Papers, 1746-1900. American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf Childs, Henry H. (Henry Halsey), 1783-1868. Letter to P. Cleaveland, 1838 December 11. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Vaughan, Petty. Letter : London, to Professor Cleaveland, Brunswick, Me., 1832 Jan. 12. Bryn Mawr College, Mariam Coffin Canaday Library
referencedIn University Of Oklahoma. [Contact repository for more information].
referencedIn Vaughan, John, 1755-1841. Papers, 1768-1922 (inclusive). American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf Daniell, J. Frederic (John Frederic), 1790-1845. Autograph letter signed : London, to Professor Parker Cleaveland of Bowdoin College, 1824 Jul. 28. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Cleaveland, Parker, 1780-1858. Letter to John Neal. Brunswick, OH. 1838 July 21. University of Iowa Libraries
creatorOf Cleaveland, Parker, 1780-1858. Papers, 1822-1828. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
referencedIn New York Public Library. T. Romeyn Beck Papers.
creatorOf Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878. Correspondence. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
referencedIn Williams College. Notes on chemical experiments, ca. 1824. University of Pennsylvania Library
creatorOf Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Letters, 1839-1879 : Cambridge, Mass. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Hubbard, John, 1759-1810. Letter, 1807 January 13, Hanover, N.H., to Parker Cleaveland, Brunswick, Me. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Spalding, Lyman, 1775-1821. Papers, 1799-1820. Duke University, Medical Center Library & Archives
referencedIn Bush, John, 1792-1876. Papers, 1809-1848. Gadsden Public Library
referencedIn Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851. ALS : Philadelphia, to Parker Cleaveland, 1827 June 28. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851. Papers, 1819-1850. American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf Cleaveland, Parker, 1780-1858. Correspondence sent to Parker Cleaveland, 1818-1839. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Audubon, John James, 1785-1851. Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to Professor [Parker] Cleveland, Bowdoin College, New Brunswick, Me., 1833 Sept. 17. Newberry Library
referencedIn Colonel Richard Gimbel Collection of Thomas Paine Papers, 1692 - Circa 1921 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Atwater, Caleb, 1778-1867. Letter : Circleville, Ohio, to Parker Cleveland, Bowdoin College, Me., 1818 Nov. 15. Newberry Library
creatorOf Cleaveland, Parker, 1780-1858. Letters, [ca. 1806]-1844. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Stover, I. P. B. I.P.B. Stover letter to Parker Cleaveland, 1813 June 7. Maine Historical Society Library
creatorOf Cleaveland, Parker, 1780-1858. Autograph letter signed : Brunswick, Me., to William Phillips in London, 1820 June 24. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn King's College. J. F. Daniell Papers.
creatorOf [Parker Cleaveland, biographical materials] University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 Smithsonian Institution Archives
creatorOf Cleaveland, Parker, 1780-1858. Parker Cleaveland a.l.s. to William Jenks, 1830. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Carleton, S. L. Miscellaneous daguerreotypes, ca. 1840-1860. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Torrey, John, 1796-1873. Papers, 1819-1864. American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf Hubbard, Oliver P. (Oliver Payson), 1809-1900. Letter, 1839 Mar. 28, to Parker Cleaveland. New Hampshire Newspaper Project
referencedIn Young, Aaron, 1819-1898. Papers, [ca. 1839-1894]. American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf Cleaveland, Parker, 1780-1858. Parker Cleaveland autograph letter signed, 1830. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Princeton University Library, Dept. Of Rare Books & Mss., Ms. James Henry Coffin Papers.
creatorOf Parker Cleaveland papers, 1807-1857 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Augustus A. (Augustus Addison) Gould papers, 1831-1866, 1831-1866 (inclusive), 1838-1852 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn John Torrey papers, 1819-1864, 1819-1864 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow papers, 1831. Maine Historical Society Library
referencedIn Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Benjamin Silliman correspondence, 1808-1859, 1808-1859 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Vaughan, John, 1755-1841. Papers, 1768 - ca. 1936 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Parish, Elijah, 1762-1825. Elijah Parish letters, 1807-1813. New-York Historical Society Library
referencedIn Weather Bureau National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864. Benjamin Silliman letters, 1824-1850. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Autograph File, C Houghton Library
referencedIn Asa Gray papers, 1838-1887, 1838-1887 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Gray, Asa, 1810-1888. Papers, 1838-1887. American Philosophical Society Library
referencedIn Samuel George Morton Papers, 1819-1850 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Renwick, James, 1792-1863. Autograph letter signed : "Columbia College New York," to Professor Cleaveland, 1826 Jan. 16. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Farrar, John, 1779-1853. Letter. Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
creatorOf Parker Cleaveland papers, [ca. 1806]-1844, Circa 1806-1844 American Philosophical Society
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Birth 1780-01-15

Death 1858-08-15

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