Oscar M. Lieber papers, 1848-1942 (bulk, 1850-1862).

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Oscar M. Lieber papers, 1848-1942 (bulk, 1850-1862).

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Letters, journals, drawings, original drafts of published materials, and other items documenting Lieber's travels and scientific contributions, including letters, 2 and 16 July 1858, Philadelphia, Pa., from chemist F[rederick] A[ugustus] Genth, re Lieber's second geological report and criticism of South Carolina's handling of the project, and requesting land and freshwater shells; 23 Aug. 1858, from John Lynch, re successfully laying the cable, and expecting Ursuline nuns to establish a school at Columbia, S.C.; ca.1858, Greenville, S.C., re surveying Greenville District for a map; 22 Aug. 1859, "Camp near Anderson" [S.C.], to Col. A[ndrew] P[ickens] Calhoun, Pendleton, [S.C.], re camp life at Sandy Springs, and sending regards to the Calhoun family; typescript copies of 6 letters, 1859-1862, to Dr. Edmund Ravenel, re Lieber's reports as State Geologist, origin of rice lands, bibliography of works on geology, mineralogy, and paleontology of S.C., and his trip to Labrador; and typed copy of will, 7 Apr. 1862, Richard I. Manning, executor. Annotated published material includes 3 volumes, 1848-1851, of German- and English-language publications; 14 manuscript volumes, 1850- 1860, including scrapbooks, journals, and notebooks re notes on geological survey of South Carolina, patent experiment book, history notes, natural history notes, architectural sketches, and illustrations. Other volumes include notes, 1854-1857, used in the writing of Mineralogical, Geological, and Agricultural Survey of South Carolina (1857) and Vocabulary of the Catawba Language (1858), with scattered business accounts; 2 illustrated volumes, "A Summer Excursion to Labrador," 1860, re his trip to Labrador for the U.S. Government Coast Survey Department, and journal, 15 June-7 Aug. 1860.

25 items and 17 v.

University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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