Willard P. Gerrish papers, 1874-1937 (bulk 1896-1920). [1874-1937]

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Willard P. Gerrish papers, 1874-1937 (bulk 1896-1920). [1874-1937]

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The Willard P. Gerrish papers include a manuscript copy of his Journal of [the] voyage of yacht Coronet, along with specifications, blueprints, photographs of various telescopes and mounts and related technical writings by Gerrish on specific engineering projects, from 1896 to 1920. Household receipts and correspondence comprise a large portion of the collection. Also included are legal documents and correspondence regarding the estate of Willard P.'s father, William H. Gerrish, and high school copy books belonging to his sisters Isabel and Mary.

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Brown University, Brown University Library

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Brown University, Brown University Library

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Gerrish, Mary L.

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Gerrish, William H.

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Gerrish, Willard P. (Willard Peabody), b. 1866.

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Willard Peabody Gerrish was born in 1866 and worked at the Blue Hill Meteorological Observatory and, later, at Harvard College Observatory during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He was hired by Abbot Lawrence Rotch as the first observer at Blue Hill when it opened in 1885, where he kept an ongoing account of the climate. After graduation from MIT in 1887 Gerrish eventually became an assistant professor of astronomy at Harvard College Observatory, where he worked u...

Gerrish, Isabel F.

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