Papers, 1836-1978 bulk 1836-1875.

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Papers, 1836-1978 bulk 1836-1875.

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Description: Books, pamphlets, and articles by Lapham, biographies, family and personal correspondence, material related to founding of Milwaukee Female Seminary, the Milwaukee & Rock River Canal project, publications on Wisconsin history, mines, fish, geography, maps, and clippings. Included is Lapham's "The Antiquities of Wisconsin," 1855, a survey of the state's Indian effigy mounds, published by the Smithsonian Institution.

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Library Council of Metropolitan Milwaukee

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Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878

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Educator Catharine Esther Beecher, a daughter of Lyman Beecher, was an advocate of education for women and of women teachers. In 1823 she founded the Hartford Female Seminary to educate young women. In 1846, she began a project to send female teachers from the Eastern states to western states and territories, and established training schools for women teachers in several western cities. From the description of Letter, 1847. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 548941345 ...

Lapham, Mary J.

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Lapham, Increase Allen, 1811-1875

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Increase Allen Lapham (1811-1875), scientist and scholar of Milwaukee, Wis., was a keen observer and prolific recorder of geographical, topographical, botanical, climactic, and other physical aspects of the state of Wisconsin. He served as President of the State Historical Society and State Geologist and was influential in urging the establishment of a weather bureau in 1869. From the description of Antiquities of Wisconsin, 1850-1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207149049 ...

Milwaukee College

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United States. Weather Bureau

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Smithsonian Institution

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The Smithsonian Institution was established on August 10, 1846, is a group of museums and research centers administered by the United States government. The institution is named after its founding donor, British scientist James Smithson. Originally organized as the United States National Museum.James Smithson (1765-1829), a British scientist, left his estate to the United States to found “at Washington, under the name of the Smithsonian Institution, an establishment for the increase and diffusio...

Lapham, Julia E.

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