A.B. Prescott papers, 1865-1877 (scattered dates).

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A.B. Prescott papers, 1865-1877 (scattered dates).

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Civil War orders and receipts, and letters from Silas Douglas about Prescott's position at the University of Michigan; and photographs.

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Bentley Historical Library

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University of Michigan. Dept. of Chemistry.

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The University of Michigan was the second institution in the nation to offer chemistry classes. In 1839, Dr. Douglas Houghton was appointed to a combined professorship of chemistry, geology and mineralogy, although he did not actually teach chemistry. Instruction in chemistry at the university began in 1844 with the appointment of Silas H. Douglass as assistant to the professor of chemistry. For some years instruction was limited to lectures, but shortly after Henry P. Tappan became...

Douglas, Silas Hamilton, 1816-1890

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Prescott, A. B. (Albert Benjamin), 1832-1905

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Professor of chemistry at the University of Michigan. From the description of A.B. Prescott papers, 1865-1877 (scattered dates). (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418885 ...