J.P. Lesley Papers 1826-1898
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Stewart, William, 1927-
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Guyot, A. (Arnold), 1807-1884
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Lyman, E. H. R.
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Barrows, Samuel J. (Samuel June), 1845-1909
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Unitarian clergyman, congressman, and prison reformer. Appointed International Prison Commissioner, 1895, by Grover Cleveland. From the description of Papers, 1897-1910 (inclusive). (University of Chicago Library). WorldCat record id: 52247523 ...
Langel, Augustus
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Moore, Ira
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Goodfellow, Edward
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Owen, David Dale, 1807-1860
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Booth, James C.
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Henry, Joseph, 1872-
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Whitney, J. W.
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Loring, Ellis Gray, 1803-1858
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A Boston lawyer and abolitionist who used his legal training to aid runaway slaves, Loring was an organizer of the New England Anti-Slavery Society. He married Louisa Gilman (1797-1868) in 1827. Their daughter, Anna Loring Dresel (1830-1896), was vice president of the Boston Sanitary Commission during the Civil War and president of Vincent Hospital. She married Otto Dresel (1826-1890), a German pianist and composer in 1863; they had two children: Louisa Loring Dresel (1864-195?) and Ellis Loring...
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Spengler, C. E.
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Wright, Chauncey, 1830-1875
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Wright graduated from Harvard in 1852 and taught physics at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Chauncey Wright, ca. 1852. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972942 Epithet: American mathematician British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000507.0x000142 Chauncey Wright was a naturalist and philosopher. He taught at Harvard as professor of psychology in 1870 and as instructor in mathe...
Francis, Convers, 1795-1863
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American theologian and educator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cambridge, to the Rev. John Pierpont, 1854 Aug. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270138877 Francis and Parker were both ministers. From the description of Letters : to Theodore Parker, 1836-1839. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612802278 ...
Kerr, W. C.
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Harrison, William, active 1660
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Rogers, William B.
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Henderson, A.A.R.
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Lovering, Joseph
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Chavanne, F. G.
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Hillard, Kate
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Colman, James F.
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Newberry, J. S. (John Strong), 1822-1892
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Newberry, a naturalist and physician, was secretary of the western department of the U. S. Sanitary Commission during the Civil War. After the war he was a noted geologist. From the description of Telegram, November 14, 1864. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 298561221 John Strong Newberry was a geologist and Professor of Chemistry and Natural Science at Columbian College (the name changed to George Washington University in 1904). Newberry was born ...
Hale, Susan
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Susan Hale was born December 5, 1833, into a prominent literary family of Boston. She was the youngest of eight children. Her father, Nathan Hale, nephew of the revolutionary war hero of the same name, was editor of the Boston Daily Advertiser. Her mother, Sarah Preston Everett, was a sister of the orator, Edward Everett. Susan's brother, Edward Everett Hale, was a leading Unitarian minister, a leader in the Social Gospel movement, and author of numerous art...
Watts, M. M.
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Dessley, H. V.
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Walling, H. F.
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Ware, Lizzie
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Lesley, Peter
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Hotchkiss, William B.
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Miller, Edward
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Tracy, Samuel F.
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Dawson, J. W.
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McCauley, E. M.
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Emory, W. H.
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Smith, Robert Pearsall, 1827-1898
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Clergyman. From the description of Robert Pearsall Smith note, 1875. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980492 ...
Hitchcock, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1836-1919
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The Michigan Geological Survey was created by Public Act 20 of 1837. Its purpose was to conduct a geological and mineralogical survey of the state. The state legislature appointed Douglass Houghton the first state geologist (1837). In 1921, the state legislature established the Department of Conservation, and the Michigan Geological Survey became part of that department (Public Act 17 of 1921). The Department of Conservation established the Geological Survey Division circa 1947. In 1968, the dep...
Bushnell, George
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Hillard, George Stillman, 1808-1879
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George Stillman Hillard was a Boston lawyer, politician, and author. As a lawyer he practiced practiced in partnership with Charles Sumner, and served both in the Massachusetts legislature as well as U.S. district attorney for Massachusetts. He also wrote extensively and edited a number of periodicals. From the description of George Stillman Hillard letters, 1840-1866. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 711612596 American lawyer and biographer. ...
Fontaine, William H.
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Dyke, P. B.
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Ware, William R.
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Hodge, H. Lenox
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Ashburner, Charles A. (Charles Albert), 1854-1889
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Porter, John W.
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Emmons, Ebenezer, 1799-1863
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Scott and Brown
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King, Clarence, 1842-1901
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Clarence Rivers King (1842-1901) was a geologist, mining engineer, and writer. He graduated from Yale Scientific School in 1862, journeyed West, and joined the California Geological Survey as volunteers. From 1867-1877, King directed the geological and scientific survey of the Fortieth Parallel from eastern Colorado to the California border. The next year he was made head of the newly established United States Geological Survey, a position he held until entering private practice as a mining engi...
Wilson, Daniel J.
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Epithet: Bishop of Calcutta British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001137.0x000158 Epithet: MP for Westmorland British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000300.0x0002d4 Epithet: MD, of Bushey Heath British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000815.0x0002ee Epithet: Vica...
Thayer, J. B.
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Wilson, Stephen
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Gorringe, Henry H. (Henry Honeychurch), 1841-1885
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de Lapparent, A.
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Lesley, Joseph, 1831-1889
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Gibbs, Wolcott, 1822-1908
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Gibbs received an honorary degree from Harvard in 1888. He served as Dean of Lawrence Scientific School and Dean of School of Mining and Practical Engineering, and taught chemistry and physics. From the description of Papers of Wolcott Gibbs, 1885-1944 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77069357 Chemist (Ammonia-cobalt compounds; metals of platinum group; new methods of analysis; complex inorganic acids). A.M. Columbia College, 1841; M.D. Columbia College...
Haldeman, Samuel Stehman, 1812-1880
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Haldeman was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. From the description of Letters and papers, ca. 1855-1879. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122490919 Samuel Stehman Haldeman was a scientist and philologist. From the description of Letters, 1859-1875. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122540802 Samuel Stehman Haldeman (1812-1880, APS, 1844) American naturalist and philologist, w...
Whitney, J. D.
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Delesse
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Trego, Charles B... 1794-1874
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Russell, Ida
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Whitney, A. J.
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Gurney, Ephraim Whitney
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Thayer, W. S.
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Silliman, Benjamin, Jr.
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Hayden, F. V. (Ferdinand Vandeveer), 1829-1887
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Geologist who began his career as a teacher in Oberlin, Ohio. From the description of Ferdinand V. Hayden papers, 1846-1865. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18376030 Surveyor and geologist. From the description of Hayden, F. V. (Ferdinand Vandeveer), 1829-1887 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10570213 F. V. Hayden (1829-1887) was a physician turned geologist, explorer, and naturalist; originally of Westfield,...
Wilson, A. P.
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Tolman, E. D.
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Haldeman, Mary A.
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Bickel, J. M.
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Delano, Warren
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Powel, Robert Hare
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Bost, Samuel
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Bush, S. W.
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Wilson, William
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Epithet: of Add MS 35805 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000354.0x00000a William Wilson was the Labour Member of Parliament for Coventry South (later Coventry South East) from 1964-1983. He proposed the successful Divorce Law Reform Private Member's Bill in 1967. From the guide to the Qualidata: William Wilson Divorce Law Reform Papers, c.1967-1968, (Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick Libr...
Thomson, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1808-1874
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Pennsylvania Railroad official. From the description of J. Edgar Thomson correspondence, 1850 October 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981660 ...
Keen, W. W.
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Thurlow, S. L.
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Haidinger, W. F.
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Hitchcock, C. H.
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Earnest, William D.
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Lyman, Joseph, 1749-1828
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American clergyman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Northampton, to the Reverend John Pierpont, 1818 Dec. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270591052 Congregational clergyman; pastor of First Church in Hatfield, Mass. From the description of Dr. Joseph Lyman sermon No. 1464 continued in 1466, 1795 May 03. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979253 ...
Schuyler, Louisa Lee
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Social worker. Born 1837; died 1926. From the description of Louisa Lee Schuyler papers, 1852-1915. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981058 ...
Granville, A. R.
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Stearns, Mary Elizabeth
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Hale, Arthur
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Pickering, Charles, 1805-1878
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Pickering was a physician and a naturalist. He was a member of the Harvard College Class of 1823 but transferred to the Harvard Medical School and received an MD in 1826. In 1849 he was granted the AB with the Class of 1823. In 1827 he settled in Philadelphia where he practiced medicine and began active work with the Academy of Natural Sciences. He was appointed chief zoologist of the United States Exploring Expedition from 1838-1842. After this and other voyages, he made his home in Boston in M...
Petrikin, R. Bruce
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Marsh, Othniel Charles, 1831-1899
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Othniel Charles Marsh was a paleontologist and was President of the National Academy of Science. From the description of Papers, 1817-1899. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122616238 From the guide to the Othniel Charles Marsh papers, 1817-1899, 1817-1899, (American Philosophical Society) Epithet: Professor of Palaeontology, Yale University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055...
Bost, Jenny
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Cutler, E. J.
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Selwyn, Alfred R. C.
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Barnes, Oliver Weldon, 1823-1908
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Myers, Julia A.
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Bremer, Frederika
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M'Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874
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Phillips, R. (Richard), Sir, 1767-1840
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Coates, Beulah
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Andrews, Emma B., 1837-1922.
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Emma B. Andrews accompanied her relative Theodore M. Davis (1837-1915) of New York and Newport, R.I., on his annual visits to Egypt for a period of more than twenty years. From the description of A journal on the Bedawin, 1889-1912. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523420 A wealthy retired businessman and art collector from New York and Newport, R.I., Theodore M. Davis financed a series of archeological excavations in Egypt betwee...
Wattson, L. T.
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Hazard, Samuel, 1834-1876
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Scudder, Samuel Hubbard, 1837-1911
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Epithet: palaeontologist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000707.0x0001c4 Samuel H. Scudder was an American entomologist and paleontologist. Scudder specialized in the study of Orthoptera, which at that time was defined to include grasshoppers, crickets, cockroaches and other insects. He also did extensive work on the classification of Lepidoptera and Coleoptera (beetles), and was a pion...
Leuffer, George W.
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Pumpelly, Raphael, 1837-1923
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Raphael Pumpelly (1837-1923), American geologist and explorer, studied at the Royal School of Mines in Freiberg. He accepted a post in 1861 as a geologist for the Japanese government, and served two years in that position before traveling on through China, Mongolia, and Russia. He returned to the U.S. to study iron and copper deposits in Michigan and the Lake Superior district and from 1884-89 served as head of the New England division of the U.S. Geological Survey. In 1903 and 1904 he led exped...
Irwin, W. H.
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Garnett, Charles F. M. (Charles Fenton Mercer), 1810-1886
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Peckham, Stephen Farnum, 1839-1918
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Stephen Peckham was a professor of chemistry and physics at the University of Minnesota from 1874-1880. From the description of Stephen Peckham papers, 1874-1880. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63301089 Stephen Farnum Peckham, a chemist, was interested in the oil refining process, and particularly the occurrence of petroleum in Southern California. From the description of Stephen Farnum Peckham papers, 1865-1881. (Unknown). WorldCat r...
Davis, William M.
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William M. Davis was an engineer who helped White Motors build an aircraft engine for the Burgess Company of Marblehead, Massachusetts. From the guide to the William M. Davis Papers, 1914-1919, (Western Reserve Historical Society) ...
McDaniel, John Robert
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Loring, Louisa
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Hopper, John D., 1923-1996
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Cope, E. D. (Edward Drinker), 1840-1897
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Vertebrate paleontologist Edward Drinker Cope became the leading theorist of the neo-Lamarckian movement in American biology. He sold his fossil collection to the American Museum of Natural History in 1894. From the guide to the Edward Drinker Cope Field diaries, 1872-1874, 1876-1877, 1879, 1881-1885, 1892, 1872-1892, (American Philosophical Society) Zoologist, paleontologist and educator. Member Society of Friends. Professor at Haverford College (1864-1867) and University o...
Cooke, Josiah P.
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Paine, Robert Treat, 1835-1910
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Benson, H. L.
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Lesley, J. Peter and A. Lesley
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Gilchrist, Ann
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Perkins, Robert Ralph, 1951-
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Winsor, Henry
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Pennsylvania Railroad
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The Pennsylvania Railroad Company was the largest railroad in the United States in terms of corporate assets and traffic from the last quarter of the nineteenth century until the decline of the northeast's and midwest's dominance of manufacturing, caused by the evolution of the interstate highway system and the advancements in air transportation. Originally created by Philadelphia merchants in 1846, it sought to build a trunk route from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh via the Allegheny Mountains to c...
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Lesquereux, Léo, 1806-1889
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Louis Agassiz (1807-1873, APS 1843) was a zoologist and geologist. A student of Georges Cuvier, Agassiz was renown for his six-volume work Poissons fossils, a study of more than 1,700 ancient fish. Equally important was his Ètudes sur les glaciers (1840). In 1845 Agassiz moved to the United States on a two-year study grant from King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia to compare the flora and fauna of the United States and Europe. While in the United States he was invited to deliver a c...
Sylvester, J. J.
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Mann, Horace, 1796-1859
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Horace Mann was an educator and a statesman who greatly advanced the cause of universal, free, non-sectarian public schools. Mann also advocated temperance, abolition, hospitals for the mentally ill, and women's rights. From the description of Horace Mann Letter, 1858. (University of the Pacific). WorldCat record id: 213372958 Horace Mann, "Father of our Public Schools," was born in Franklin, Massachusetts on May 4, 1796. His family was poor and his father di...
Patterson, James (Singer)
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Shaler, S. P.
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Haldeman, Mary A. Hough
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Whitney, J.D. (Josiah Dwight), 1819-1896
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Born in Northampton, Mass., Nov. 23, 1819, son of Josiah Dwight and Sarah (Williston) , grad. Yale 1839, read law 1841, traveled and studied in France, Germany, Italy, 1842-45, worked survey of mineral lands of Northern Peninsula of Mich., 1847-49, Ia. State Chemist Ill. State Survey, Geologist of Cal., 1860-74, opened Harvard School of Mines, 1868, elected to Geol. Soc. of London. Author of Metal Wealth of the U.S. and other books. Married Louisa Goddard Howe in June, 1854, had 1 daughter. Died...
Desor, E. (Edouard), 1811-1882.
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Bost, Timothy
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Schnell, W. O.
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Geikie, Archibald, 1835-1924
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Archibald Geikie was born in Edinburgh in 1835. He was educated at Edinburgh High School and the University of Edinburgh. In 1855, he joined the Geological Survey of Scotland, becoming its director in 1867. Between 1871 and 1882, he was professor of geology and mineralogy at the University of Edinburgh, and from 1882 until his retirement in 1901, served as director general of the Geological Survey of Great Britain. Geikie did much to further the study of glacial deposits in Scotland...
Swan, Martha Louise
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Wolff, George D.
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Jean Jaquet Brothers
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Swallow, G. C. (George Clinton), 1817-1899
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Wood, George B. (George Bacon), 1797-1879
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George Bacon Wood was a Philadelphia physician, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1829. From the description of Journal, 1836-1849. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122624442 From the description of Papers, 1815-1913. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523736 From the guide to the George B.(George Bacon) Wood journal, 1836-1849, 1836-1849, (American Philosophical Society) From...
Dean, Lizzie P.
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Sumner, Charles
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Epithet: US statesman British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000351.0x000103 ...
Hopper, Rosa
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Wright, Chauncey, 1830-1875
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Wright graduated from Harvard in 1852 and taught physics at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Chauncey Wright, ca. 1852. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972942 Epithet: American mathematician British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000507.0x000142 Chauncey Wright was a naturalist and philosopher. He taught at Harvard as professor of psychology in 1870 and as instructor in mathe...
Desor, Edouard
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Flint, Austin, 1812-1886
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Born in Petersham, Mass. Graduated from Harvard Medical College in 1833; practiced medicine in Massachusetts, then moved to Buffalo, N.Y. in 1836. A founder of the Buffalo Medical College and the Buffalo Medical Journal. Appointed professor of medicine at Bellevue Hospital Medical College, New York City, in 1861. From the description of Letter : Buffalo, to My dear Doctor, 1856. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 57196432 Physician of New York. From th...
Peelor, David
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Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920
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Benjamin Smith Lyman was a geologist and mining engineer. From the description of Papers, 1850-1918. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122316358 Benjamin Smith Lyman studied geology and mining engineering in France and in Germany. He worked with J. Peter Lesley in the Second Geological Survey of Pennsylvania, and later worked on the Iowa Geological Survey. Lyman was surveyor of the coal fields of Cape Breton Island and Nova Scotia and of the gold ...
Pepper, William, 1843-1898
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William Pepper was provost of the University of Pennsylvania from 1880 to 1890. The University commissioned Muybridge to complete his animal locomotion studies under their auspices. The results were published in 1887. From the description of William Pepper papers on Eadweard Muybridge, 1883-1898. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122566066 Physician and professor of medicine of Philadelphia. From the description of Papers, 1872-1886, Philadelphia. (Duke University)....
Bost, Theodore
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Whitney, A. G.
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Roddy, John D..
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Whelpley, J. D.
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Petrikin, H.
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Smith, Edmund J. (Edmund James)
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Came to Paw Paw, Mich. in 1843; operated "Long Brick Store" under name of E. Smith & Co.; president First Nat. Bank, 1883-94; married Janette Fowler. (blue index cards) From the description of Edmund Smith papers, 1857-1881 (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 496273867 Brothers Edmund, Joel, George, and C. [Cassius] Smith traveled overland from Iowa to California in 1850. From the description of Correspondence, May 12-Dec. 22, 1850. (University of N...
Martin, D.S.
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Heer, O.
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Hale, Lucretia P. (Lucretia Peabody), 1820-1900
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Hale was an American author of childrens' books. From the description of Lucretia P. Hale letters to Miss Lowell, 1866. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 38508992 ...
Bost, Marie
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Patton, William, 1798-1879
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William Patton was one of the early pioneers who settled in Kansas Territory in 1855 and later became a member of the community of Highland, Kansas. Prior to settling in Kansas Territory, Patton lived in Randolph County, Missouri and maintained a number of slaves. From the guide to the Papers concerning Kansas Territory and Highland, Kansas., 1834-1912, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kansas Collection) Presbyterian clergyman, educator, and author. ...
Frothingham, Octavius Brooks, 1822-1895
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Octavius Brooks Frothingham was an American clergyman and author. Born in Boston and educated at Harvard, he began as a Unitarian pastor, although his congregation evolved into the Independent Liberal Church. He was a renowned speaker, and author of numerous religious and secular works. Often controversial, often radical, he was an active abolitionist and early supporter of Darwin. From the description of O.B. Frothingham letter to My dear sir, 1886 Nov. 11. (Pennsylvania State Unive...
Prevost, Lewis M.
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Winsor, E. W.
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Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912
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American Shakespeare scholar. From the description of Letters : to Dr. John C. Rolfe, 1910. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 79028412 Shakespearean scholar. From the description of Papers of Horace Howard Furness, 1872-1899. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 56349747 Horace Howard Furness was a lawyer and Shakespeare scholar. From the description of Scrapbook, 1869-1911. (American Philosophical Society Library). Wor...
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
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Maria Weston Chapman was a New England anti-slavery activist, writer, and editor. From the description of Maria Weston Chapman letters, 1839 and 1884. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 49016462 Abolitionist Maria Weston Chapman was born in Weymouth, Mass., to Warren and Anne (Bates) Weston. In 1830 she married Henry Grafton Chapman, who encouraged her interest in abolition. She helped organize the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society and was active...
Hill, Arthur, 1922-2006
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Kendall, E. O..
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Seeley, R. H.
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Africa, J. Simpson, 1832-1900
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Jackson, James
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Epithet: of Aylesbury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000214.0x000110 Epithet: of Add MS 40228 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000214.0x00010f Epithet: merchant, of Dublin British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000214.0x00010c Epithet: of Glasgow ...
Perston, Jessie
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Barton, Susan R.
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McIlwain, S.
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Rogers, Henry D. (Henry Darwin), 1808-1866
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Epithet: LLD, Professor at Glasgow University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001391.0x0000a0 State geologist for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. From the description of Catalogue of the specimens composing the first state geological cabinet deposited in Harrisburg. [archival material]. 1837-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122581671 Epithet: geologist British Library Arch...
Bost, Mary G.
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Paine, Robert Treat, 1773-1811
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Williston, P.
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Wandel, Franz
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May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
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Samuel May was a Unitarian clergyman of Syracuse, New York with connections to national organizations related to anti-Slavery, temperance, and suffrage, among others. From the description of Samuel J. May diary, 1867. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64691611 Samuel May was a Unitarian Clergyman of Syracuse, New York with connections to national organizations related to Freedman's Relief, Temperance, and Suffrage, among others. From the descripti...
Thompson, R. E.
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Revere, Josie
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Quincy, Edmund, 1808-1877
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Edmund Quincy, author and abolitionist, was the son of Josiah Quincy, President of Harvard University. He graduated from Harvard, and wrote several novels and a biography of his father. He was an active member of the anti-slavery movement, and published numerous articles on the topic. From the description of Edmund Quincy letters, 1855-1868. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 57759735 Edumund Quincy, author and reformer, was born in Boston, Mass.,...
Stewart, J.
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Tunner, P.
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Murchison, Roderick Impey, Sir, 1792-1871
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British geologist. From the description of Papers, 1857 and undated. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35230784 English geologist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Folkestone, to an unnamed correspondent, 1870 Sept. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612797 Geologist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to an unidentified recipient, 1847 July 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872039 Ro...
Wendté, Ch. W.
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Haupt, Lewis M. (Lewis Muhlenberg), 1844-1937
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Lewis Muhlenberg Haupt was a civil engineer and a member of the Isthmian Canal Commission. From the description of Papers, 1890-1940. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523513 From the guide to the Lewis M. (Lewis Muhlenberg) Haupt papers, 1890-1940, 1890-1940, (American Philosophical Society) Civil engineer and public official of Pennsylvania. Died 1937. From the description of Lewis M. Haupt papers, 1849-1923 (bulk 1852-19...
Ingham, Charles F.
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Reeves, Samuel J., 1818-1878
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LeConte, Joseph L.
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Shumard, B. F.
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Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate, 1841-1906
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Shaler (Harvard, S.B., 1862) taught paleontology and geology at Harvard and was Dean of the Lawrence Scientific School. From the description of Papers of Nathaniel Southgate Shaler, 1872-1914 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972881 Prominent geologist and scholar, served with the Kentucky Geological Survey, and as a professor at the Lawrence Scientific School of Harvard University. From the description of Nathaniel Southgate Shaler : paper...
Lyman, Kate
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Dow, J. M. (John M.)
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Smith, C. E.
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Fields, Annie, 1834-1915
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Annie Adams Fields was an author and charity worker, the wife of the Boston publisher James T. Fields. From the description of Papers pertaining to the estate of Annie Adams Fields, 1846-1935. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 86143813 From the guide to the Papers pertaining to the estate of Annie Adams Fields, 1846-1935., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Eighteen letters written by Annie Adams Fields between the years 1882 and...
Shaler, N. S.
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Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908
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Charles Eliot Norton was an American author, editor, and teacher. He was a professor of the history of fine arts at Harvard. Eliot Norton was his son. From the guide to the Charles Eliot Norton letters to Eliot Norton, 1867-1908., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) American author, editor, and educator. From the description of Letter to Edwin D. Mead [manuscript], 1881 May 30. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814472 ...
Jackson, R. M. S.
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Tyndale, Hector, 1821-1880
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Hector Tyndale was captain of the National Rangers of Southwark, later known as the Artillery Corps of Cadwalader Grays. From the description of Diary, 1842. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 151376880 ...
Bushnell, Horace, 1802-1876
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Horace Bushnell was born in Bantam, Connecticut on April 14, 1802. He was educated at Yale (B.A., 1827; M.A., 1830; B.D., 1833), and received degrees from Wesleyan University (D.D., 1842), Harvard (S.T.D., 1852) and Yale (LL.D., 1871). He served as pastor of North Church, Hartford, CT from 1833-1859. He was the author of "God in Christ" (1849) and "Christ in Theology" (1851), as well as other works uncongenial to the orthodox theology of his times. From the description of Horace Bush...
Cook, George H.
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Truübner, N.
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McKim, J. Miller
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Daniels, Edward
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Boss, Theodore
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Sheafer, P.W.
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Hooker, W. H.
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Winchell, Alexander, 1824-1891
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The Michigan Geological Survey was created by Public Act 20 of 1837. Its purpose was to conduct a geological and mineralogical survey of the state. The state legislature appointed Douglass Houghton the first state geologist (1837). In 1921, the state legislature established the Department of Conservation, and the Michigan Geological Survey became part of that department (Public Act 17 of 1921). The Department of Conservation established the Geological Survey Division circa 1947. In 1968, the dep...
Francis, James J.
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Frothingham, Louis R.
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Washburn, Emory, 1800-1877
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Governor of Massachusetts, writer and law teacher. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Worcester, Mass., to Junius S. Morgan, 1841 Nov. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270659722 Washburn was a judge on the Massachusetts Court of Common Pleas (1844-1847), Governor of Massachusetts (1854-1855), and professor at Harvard Law School (1856-1876). From the description of Letters, 1850, 1866. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234779790 ...
Blair, D.
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Whitney, Charles
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Smith, Russell
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Norwood, J. G.
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Dana, C. A.
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Lesley, Allen
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When J. Peter Lesley (1819-1903) graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1838, he intended for the Presbyterian ministry, but when ill health intervened, he was set off on a path that would make him one of the most influential geologists in 19th century Pennsylvania. In order to help rebuild his strength and restore his health, Lesley accepted an appointment with the first Pennsylvania Geological Survey under the direction of Henry Darwin Rogers and engaged in structural an...
Bost, Leon and Sophie
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Bost, John
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Covolle, John
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Owen, Richard, 1804-1892
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Richard Owen was a comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From the description of Letter from Richard Owen to Charles Léopold Laurillard to introduce John Gould, 1833 [manuscript]. [1833] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 277137992 Professor of the Royal College of Surgeons of London; authority on comparative anatomy, vertebrate paleontology and geology. From the description of Osteological contributions to the natural history of the chimpanzees (Tr...
Petherick, Thomas
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Barnard, F. A. P
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Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860.
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Unitarian minister and reformer. From the description of Letter, 1850 Nov. 5, Boston, to Charles Mason. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 170925855 Rev. Theodore Parker (1810-1860), Unitarian minister, social reformer, and publicist, was born in Lexington, Mass., a grandson of Captain John Parker (1729-1775) of Revolutionary fame. Parker graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1836, became minister of West Roxbury, and proceeded to develop his theological and social ...
Wilkeson, William
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Harrison, George Leslie, 1887-1958
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BIOGHIST REQUIRED Lawyer, financial expers. Harrison was legal secretary to Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1913-1914; Assistant General Counsel, and the Counsel, Federal Reserve Board, Washington, D.C., 1914-1920; Counsel and Deputy Governor, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 1920-1928; Governor and President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, 1928-1941; President, New York Life Insurance Company, 1941-1948; and Chairman of the Board, New York Life Insurance Company, 1948-1953. His career ...
Green, A. H. (Alexander Henry), 1832-1896
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Epithet: geologist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000982.0x0000fc ...
Lyman, Mary
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Jones, Henry
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Epithet: of Heathfield House, Cardiff British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000441.0x00033f Epithet: of Stowe MS 744 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001197.0x000046 Epithet: agent, of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000441.0x00033c Epithet: ...
Davis, William A.
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Dr. William A. Davis (1908-1999) was an accomplished physician and avid birdwatcher. During World War II, he was awarded the Order of the British Empire for his service and was one of the first outside doctors to witness the conditions in the German concentration camps. After the war, he worked in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado. In 1972 Dr. Davis was transferred to Tucson, Arizona to set up a drug and alcohol rehabilitation program at the local VA h...
Micheler, V.
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Bost, Sophie, 1835-1922
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Howe, Estes
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Gatiss, Henry
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Henry, Joseph, 1797-1878
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Joseph Henry (1797-1878, APS 1835), a physicist, was the first secretary and director of the Smithsonian Institution, a post he retained for over three decades. Henry was a leading experimental scientist whose contributions include several discoveries in the field of electromagnetics. He has been credited with the invention of the electromagnet and the telegraph, among other things. Henry was born in 1797 in Albany, New York, the son of William Henry, a teamster, and his wife An...
Ramey, J. F.
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Quincy, Josiah, 1772-1864
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Mayor of Boston, Massachusetts; United States and Massaschusetts legislator; and, President of Harvard University. From the description of Josiah Quincy letter, portrait and autograph, 1839-1889. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 63118297 President of Harvard. From the description of Autograph note signed : [Cambridge, Mass.], addressed to the Rev. John Pierpont, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616000 From the description of Autograph note ...
Peabody, A. S.
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Newton, S. M.
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Frazer, John Fries, 1812-1872
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John Fries Frazer was a Philadelphia scientist, who studied under A. D. Bache, Robert Hare, and Henry D. Rogers. He taught chemistry and natural philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania (1844-1872) and was editor of the Franklin Institute's "Journal" (1850-1866). From the description of Papers, 1834-1871. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523586 John Fries Frazer was a professor of chemistry and natural philosophy at the University of Penns...
Smith, R. P.
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Spencer, J. W. (Joseph William), 1851-1921
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Gossler, P.
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Reston, William B.
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Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896
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William Henry Furness, Unitarian minister, was born 20 Apr. 1802 in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1825 Furness was ordained minister of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia. He became pastor emeritus of the congregation in 1875 and continued to preach occasionally until his death 30 Jan. 1896 in Philadelphia. Furness published numerous books on the New Testament, translated German poetry, and wrote original hymns. In the years before the Civil War, Furness tried to comprehend a Christian's dut...
Bost, A.
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Fulton, John
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Epithet: of the Royal Sappers and Miners British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000301.0x0003a8 ...
Brooks, T. B.
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Leo Lesquereux
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Whipple, E. P.
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Cadwalader, Charles S.
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Trumbull, David
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Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895
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American scientist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Utica, New York, to T.F. Dwight, 1865 Apr. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270530661 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New Haven, Ct., to E.W. Hilgard, 1877 Mar. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870623 ...
Sedgwick, Adam, 1785-1873
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Adam Sedgwick was one of the founders of modern geology. He proposed the Devonian period of the geological timescale. Later, he proposed the Cambrian period, based on work which he did on Welsh rock strata. Though he had guided the young Charles Darwin in his early study of geology, Sedgwick was an outspoken opponent of Darwin's theory of evolution by means of natural selection. From the description of Letter to Richard Owen, [1860?], January 8. (Huntington Library, Art Collections &...
Genth, F. A. (Frederick Augustus), 1820-1893
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Friedrich August Genth was a chemist. From the description of Chemische Untersuchung des Mesopins, 1843. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122439872 Friedrich August Frenth was a chemist. From the guide to the Complete catalogue of the collection of minerals of Dr. F. A. Genth, [n.d.], n.d., (American Philosophical Society) Frederick August Ludwig Karl Wilhelm Genth (1820-1893) was born in Hesse, Germany, and received his doct...
Brush, George Jarvis, 1831-1912
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George Jarvis Brush (1831-1912): 1852-1853 taught chemistry at the University of Virginia and did mineralogical experiments; 1855 appointed professor of metallurgy at Yale University Sheffield Scientific School, and in 1864 this position was expanded to include mineralogy; became president of Sheffield Scientific School in 1872, and continued until 1898; served as trustee, and other positions on the Board of the school until 1912; author of books and articles. Louis Vale...
Tholuck, A.
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Meigs, Charles D. (Charles Delucena), 1792-1869
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Kessler and Bro.
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McDougall, James
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James McDougall was pastor of the Presbyterian Church in Huntington, New York. From the guide to the James McDougall papers, 1836-1854, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...
Owen, Richard
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Epithet: Captain; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000566.0x000092 Epithet: Subject of Mss Eur F234 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001440.0x000114 Epithet: Lieutenant RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000566.0x000093 Epithet: KCB, natural...
Dean, John
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Berthoud, Fritz, 1812-1890
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Gould, Augustus A.
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Colquhoun, James
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Epithet: Colonial Agent for St British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000367.0x0000c9 Epithet: of Luss Title: 4th Baronet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000367.0x0000d4 Epithet: Merchant at Dumbarton British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Descripti...
William Wilson and Son
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Loring, Warren
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Robie, Edward
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From Joseph P. Moore.
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Towne, Alice N.
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From J. R. Blake
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Hotchkiss, Jedediah, 1828-1899
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Confederate Army officer, topographical and mining engineer, and historian. From the description of Jedediah Hotchkiss papers, 1835-1908 (bulk 1875-1898). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 317574630 Jedediah Hotchkiss, of Staunton, Va., served with the Confederate States Army Corps of Engineers, with primary duties of map-making during the Army's Virginia campaigns. After the war, he became an author, lecturer, and editor and continued to produce maps, especially for various Ci...
