University Of Vermont, Bailey/Howe Library. Manton Marble Papers.

Gray, Asa, 1810-1888

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Often called the “Father of American Botany,” Asa Gray was instrumental in establishing systematic botany as a field of study at Harvard University and, to some extent, in the United States. His relationships with European and North American botanists and collectors enabled him to serve as a central clearing house for the identification of plants from newly explored areas of North America. He also served as a link between American and European botanical sciences. Gray regularly reviewed new Euro...

Corcoran, William Wilson, 1798-1888

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Washington, D.C. banker and philanthropist. From the description of Note : to "Dear Madam", [18]81 Jan. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22205349 From the description of Letter : Washington City, to Dr. James Laurie, Washington City, 1843 Jan. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22205336 Banker and philanthropist, of Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers, 1838-1887. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19405728 American banke...

Library of Congress

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The Library of Congress was established by an act of Congress in 1800 when President John Adams signed a bill providing for the transfer of the seat of government from Philadelphia to the new capital city of Washington. The legislation described a reference library for Congress only, containing "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress - and for putting up a suitable apartment for containing them therein…" The original library was housed in the Washington, DC until August 1814, ...

Henry, William Alexander (Henry's Son)

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Flugel, Felix

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Lucas, James H.

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Ferguson, James, FRS; astronomer

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Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862

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Henry David Thoreau (b. July 12, 1817, Concord, Massachusetts-d. May 6, 1862, Concord, Massachusetts), American author, lecturer, naturalist, student of Native American artifacts and life, transcendentalist, land surveyor, and life-long resident of Concord, Massachusetts. He was an active opponent of slavery and a social critic. He graduated from Harvard College in 1837....

American Association For Education

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Gilliss, James Melville

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Mitchel, Ormsby Mcknight

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Green, James

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Epithet: fl 1880s British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001150.0x0001c2 James Green was a contemporary of Henry Grinnell (1799-1874) co-founder of Fish, Grinnell and Co. (later renamed Grinnell, Minturn and Co) From the guide to the James Green collection, 1851, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge) Epithet: Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms British Library Archives an...

Chauvenet, William

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Markoe, Francis Hartman

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Davis, E. H.

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Brewer, Thomas M., Dr.

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Felton, C. C.

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Elliott, Mr.

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Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1850-1908

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Squier, E. G. (Ephraim George), 1821-1888

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Ephraim George Squier (1821-1888) and Dr. Edwin Hamilton Davis (1811-1888) of Chillicothe, Ohio were antiquarian authors who became authorities in the field of Indian antiquities. Mr. Squier was editor of the Scioto Gazette in Ohio when he began investigating the moundbuilders of the Scioto Valley under the tutelage of Dr. Davis, an Ohio physician who wrote for several historical and medical journals. Squier was later appointed Charge d'affaires to Guatemala and other Central American states and...

Peters, Christian H. F. (Prof.)

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Bliss, Col.

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Alexander, John H.

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Wilkes, Charles,

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Allen, George

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Epithet: of Aldborough British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000813.0x0003d6 Epithet: of Add MS 46958 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000813.0x0003d5 ...

Toucey, Isaac

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Kossuth, Louis

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Epithet: Hungarian patriot British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000753.0x0002ac ...

Choate, Rufus, 1799-1859

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Choate practiced law Essex County, Mass. (1822-1834) and Boston (1834-1850) and served in the United States Senate (1841-1845). From the description of Papers, 1829-1869. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234337959 Choate was an American lawyer and politician, U.S. senator from Massachusetts from 1841-1845. From the description of Rufus Choate letter : to Joseph B. Boyer, [18--]. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63937076 ...

St. Louis Academy Of Science

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American Agricultural Society

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Blodget, Lorin

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Downing, Andrew J.

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Gibbs, Wolcott

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Maury, Matthew F.

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Vattemare, Alexander

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Gallatin, A.

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Upham, C. W.

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Pearce, James Alfred (Sen.)

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