Correspondence to Henry Charles Lea, 1881-1904.

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Correspondence to Henry Charles Lea, 1881-1904.

1 item regarding Dr. William White (1889), 1 item regarding nomination for George F. Baer to the Wistar Association (1902); others regarding Lea's historical and political writing.

8 items (10 leaves).

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Wistar Association

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Wistar, Isaac J. (Isaac Jones), 1827-1905

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Isaac Jones Wistar was born in Philadelphia and educated at the Friends' Select School and Haverford College. He ran a dry goods store in Philadelphia, but in 1849 he travelled West with Dr. William Gambel as assistant curator of the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences. From the description of Autobiography, 1892. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122597453 ...

Baer, George F. (George Frederick), 1842-1914

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White, J. William (James William), 1850-1916

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Surgeon, educator and author; M.D. and Ph. D., U. of Pennsylvania, (1871); faculty, School of Medicine, U. of Pennsylvania, (1874-1911); member of staff of Louis Agassiz on U.S. Coast Survey expedition by U.S.S. Hassler for the scientific exploration of the South Atlantic Ocean (1871-1872); founded Dept. of Physical Education, U. of Pennsylvania (1884) and served its first professor and director (1884-1886); trustee, U. of Pennsylvania (1911-1916); chairman, Alumni Committee which was responsibl...