William Libbey correspondence, 1876-1925.

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William Libbey correspondence, 1876-1925.

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Consists of 207 letters written to Libbey by 89 different correspondents associated with Princeton University, the greater scientific community, and friends. Also included is a commencement program, June 1877, for the College of New Jersey.

0.4 linear ft. (1 archival box)

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Libbey, William, 1855-1927

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A graduate of Princeton (Class of 1877), Libbey was appointed assistant professor of physical geography and director of the Museum of Geology and Archaeology at Princeton in 1880, and in 1883 he became a full professor. He was correspondence secretary of the American Geographical Society, a fellow of various geographical societies, and a leader and member of several scientific expeditions, including Robert E. Peary's arctic expeditions of 1894 and 1899. From the description of Willia...