Humboldt-Säcular-Feier, 1869.

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Humboldt-Säcular-Feier, 1869.

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Scrapbook of clippings and ephemera (35 leaves) pasted in a small hardcover marble notebook, concerning celebrations on 13 and 14 September 1869, in Philadelphia and other cities, honoring the centennial of the birthday of Alexander von Humboldt. Includes newspaper clippings in German and English about the laying of the cornerstone for a Humboldt monument in Fairmount Park on 13 September, and the general centennial celebration on 14 September, along with three copies of the program for the latter, entitled: Centennial anniversary of the birthday of Alexander von Humboldt ... at Musical Fund Hall, Philadelphia (concert conducted by William Hartmann); two admission tickets for a seat on the platform in the hall (f. 2r, 6r); a form letter from the centennial committee inviting participation in the committee, and attendance at the ceremony to lay the cornerstone of the monument (inside front cover); and two copies of a flier bearing an invitation to the subscription supporting the erection of the monument (f. 33v-34r). Many of the German-language clippings are from the Philadelphia Freie Presse; the earliest clipping, covering the preparations, is dated 14 August 1869 (f. 16v). English-language clippings (some from the Philadelphia Inquirer; f. 30r) include an article on the unveiling of the Humboldt monument in Central Park, in New York City (f. 28r), with an English version of Francis Lieber's German address given upon the occasion (f. 32r-33r). Among the other texts printed in the clippings are a German poem by Wilhelm Spitznassky (f. 1v-2r), and speeches by William J. Horstmann (f. 4r), Mayor Daniel Fox (f. 4r-v), Gottlieb Theodor Kellner (f. 4v-6r), Henry Morton (f. 6r-v), E.R. Schmidt (f. 8r-10r; in English, f. 30v), H.C. Wood (f. 11r-13r; in English, f. 30v-31v), and Herman B. Van Tronk (von Tronk; f. 13r-16r). Included are articles reporting on the celebrations in New York (f. 28r); Boston (f. 28v); Cincinnati, Ohio (f. 18r, 19r); Pittsburgh, Pa. (f.18v, 20v-21v); Allentown, Pa. (21v-22r); Chicago (f. 20r); Mexico City (f. 22v-23r); and Berlin, Germany (f. 23v-25r).

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German Society of Pennsylvania, Joseph P. Horner Memorial Library

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Von Humboldt, Alexander, 1769-1859

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Born in Berlin, Germany, and educated at the universities of Frankfurt and Göttingen, Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most prominent European figures of his age. His fame largely derived from his scientific expedition in Latin America between 1799 and 1804, which resulted in numerous discoveries, particularly related to physical geography and meteorology. Notably, he spent 1803 in New Spain (present day Mexico) conducting a census of the territory. Source: Alexander von ...

Van Tronk, Herman B.

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Schmidt, Ernst Reinhold 1819-1901

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Horstmann, William J., 1819-1873

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Lieber, Francis, 1800-1872

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Political scientist and author; born in Berlin, settled in U.S. 1827. From the description of ALsS : to George Mifflin Dallas, 1846. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122365122 Political scientist and educator. From the description of Letter, 1865 July 28, New York, to Dr. C[harles?] D[aniel?] Drake, St. Louis, Missouri [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806353 Francis Lieber: German American political phil...

Spitznassky, Wilhelm.

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KELLNER, GERD D.

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Fox, Daniel M. (Daniel Miller), 1809-

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German Society of Pennsylvania

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Members of the German Society of Pennsylvania constituted the Executive Committee in charge of the arrangements for the Humboldt birthday centennial celebration in Philadelphia: William J. Horstmann (chair); C.M. Baumann; Julius Hein; Lorenz Herbert; Emil Herwig; Paul Jagode; Rudolphi Koradi; Josef Kinike; Oswald Seidensticker; and F.W. Thomas. From the description of Humboldt-Säcular-Feier, 1869. (German Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 646218809 The German So...

Wood, H. C. 1841-1920.

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Morton, Henry, 1836-1902

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