Increase A. Lapham collection, 1870-1964.

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Increase A. Lapham collection, 1870-1964.

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Miscellaneous materials concerning a pioneer Wisconsin naturalist, including several photographs, letters and an article about the 1964 dedication of the Lapham Rock at the University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee, newsclippings, and a biography. Also contains Lapham's shaving box and other miscellaneous artifacts, and two manuscripts of Charles Lapham's 1874 oration on "Nature's Laws."

.6 cubic ft.

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, UWM Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7287632

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, UWM Libraries

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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 ...