Maria Mitchell Papers, 1853-2007, 1853-1889 (bulk).

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Maria Mitchell Papers, 1853-2007, 1853-1889 (bulk).

Correspondence, manuscripts, research material, and photographs relating to Mitchell's work as an astronomer and member of the faculty of Vassar College.

12 cubic ft. (52 boxes)

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Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889

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Maria Mitchell and her father William Mitchell were astronomers. In 1869, Maria Mitchell was one of the first women elected into the American Philosophical Society. From the description of Papers, ca. 1825-1887. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122624294 From the guide to the Maria Mitchell papers, ca. 1825-1887, Circa 1825-1887, (American Philosophical Society) Astronomer and teacher. From the description of Letter to Mr. Al...

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

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The American Academy of Arts and Sciences was chartered by the legislature of Massachusetts in 1780 and is the second oldest learned society in the U.S. Among its incorporators were James Bowdoin, John Adams, Samuel Adams, and John Hancock. From the description of Records of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1775-1800 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122413111 ...

Raymond, John H. (John Howard), 1814-1878

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Raymond was a minister who left his position at Colgate to help found the University of Rochester. He was on the first Board of Trustees of Vassar College and became its President in 1865. From the description of John Howard Raymond papers, 1823-1913, 1823-1878 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576938 From the description of Papers, 1823-1913, 1823-1878 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519596 ...

Bishop, Nathan, 1808-1880

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Association for the Advancement of Women

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Oliver, James Edward 1829-1895

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Professor of Mathematics, Cornell University. From the description of James Edward Oliver miscellany, 1894-1953. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63534740 ...

Babcock, Rufus, 1798-1875

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Vassar College.

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Searle, Arthur

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Wright, Helen, 1914-1997

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Philip L. Wright was born July 9, 1914 in Nashua, New Hampshire, to Avis and Clarence Wright. He obtained a bachelor’s and a master’s of science in zoology at the University of New Hampshire and, after completing a Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin, began teaching at the University of Montana in 1939. Dr. Wright taught zoology, ornithology, and wildlife techniques at UM for over forty-five years until his retirement in 1985. Wright began his involvement with the Boone...

Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891

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Historian, author. From the description of Transcriptions of documents, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122583022 Wood engraver, author, editor. From the description of Benson J. Lossing papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576931 From the description of Papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519295 Benson John Lossing, editor, illustrator, and historian born in New York. Edited the Poughkeepsie Telegraph, Poughk...

Farrar, Charles A.

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Vassar College. Observatory

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Raymond, Cornelia Morse, 1861-1952.

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Raymond, youngest child of Vassar College President John H. Raymond, graduated from Vassar in 1883 and pursued a teaching career. She returned to Vassar in 1913 to work in their publicity and publications offices. From the description of Cornelia Morse Raymond papers, 1819-1952, 1876-1952 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576610 ...

Swan, Cyrus, 1768-

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Whitney, Mary Watson, 1847-1921

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Mary Watson Whitney (b. Sept. 11, 1847, Waltham, MA-d. Jan. 21, 1921, Waltham, MA) graduated from Vassar College in 1868 and received her masters there in 1872. There she met astronomer Maria Mitchell. Whitney became an assistant of Maria Mitchell and, in 1888, became a professor and the director of the observatory there until she retired in 1915. Whitney was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a charter member of the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society. Wh...

Vassar College. Astronomy Dept.

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Morse, Ann Eliza.

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Babbitt, Mary King, 1861-1912

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Vassar College. Board of Trustees.

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Taylor, James Monroe, 1848-1916

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Baptist minister, President of Vassar College, 1886-1914. From the description of Papers, 1865-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519841 From the description of James Monroe Taylor papers, 1865-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576943 ...