Papers, 1865-1940, 1880-1925 (bulk)

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Papers, 1865-1940, 1880-1925 (bulk)

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Papers of Cleveland Abbe, Jr. and Cleveland Abbe, Sr. Cleveland Abbe, Jr. papers include correspondence, 1880-1919, with family members, including his wife Frieda, son Ernest, uncle Robert, father Cleveland, Sr., mother Frances, brothers Truman and William, A.B. Williams, and others concerning family matters, meteorology, his ouster from the National Weather Bureau during World War I for "German sympathies," and other matters; letter books; autograph books, 1882, 1887; Harvard yearbook, 1894; school notebooks; and diary and datebook, 1889-1890, 1913-1915. Manuscripts, clippings, and offprints of articles and translations by Cleveland Abbe, Jr. and others on meteorology and geology. Photographs, 1898-1918, of Cleveland Abbe, Sr., Cleveland, Jr., Frieda, and other family members, and colleagues and friends, including a number of Japanese scientists. Cleveland Abbe, Sr. papers include correspondence, 1889-1916, concerning genealogy of the Colgate and Abbe families, College of the City of New York alumni activities, proposed National University, and other matters. Files, including correspondence, 1898-1912, copies of documents, 1848-1857, notes, and printed genealogy concerning meteorologist James P. Espy. Other material includes Ernest Abbe's albums of German and American postcards and advertising stamps; bibliography, obituaries, death announcements, and other memorial letters concerning Cleveland Abbe, Sr., 1916-1917; and death notice for Cleveland Abbe, Jr., 1930.

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Abbe, Cleveland, 1838-1916

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Astronomer and meteorologist. From the description of Cleveland Abbe papers, 1850-1954 (bulk 1850-1916). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71130912 Meteorologist. From the description of Cleveland Abbe papers, 1892-1906. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70939748 Biographical Note: Cleveland Abbe, astronomer and meteorologist, was the first, regular, official weather forecaster of the U.S. government and was an avid su...

Abbe, Cleveland, 1872-1934

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College of the City of New York (1866-1926)

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Boysen, L. H.

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Abbe, Frances.

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Abbe, Frieda.

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Abbe, Truman, 1873-1955

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Son of meteorological pioneer Cleveland Abbe, Truman Abbe was a surgeon. He was educated at Harvard, earned his M.D. at Columbia University in 1899 and continued with post-graduate studies at the University of Berlin. He specialized in researching the therapeutic uses of radium. From the guide to the Truman Abbe Papers, 1894-1933, (History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine) Dr. Abbe practiced medicine in Washington, D.C. and was especially interested in radi...

Espy, James P. (James Pollard), 1785-1860

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Educator and meterologist. From the description of James P. Espy letter, 1836. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71009915 Washington, D.C. meteorologist. From the description of Papers, 1844. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36791109 American educator and meteorologist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington City, to the Rev. John Pierpont, 1857 Apr. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270614574 Meteor...

Williams, A. B. (Arnold Beetham), 1870-

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Abbe family.

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Cleveland Abbe, Jr. was a meteorologist and geologist. Cleveland Abbe, Sr. was a founder of the National Weather Bureau and an alumnus of the Free Academy, Class of 1857. From the description of Papers, 1865-1940, 1880-1925 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155500696 ...

Abbe, Ernest.

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Abbe, William A.

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United States. National Weather Service

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The National Weather Service is under the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. From the description of Surface weather observations at the National Weather Service Office, Tucson International Airport, 1975- (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 27959868 The National Weather Service (NWS) provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the ...