Subject | • | Archaeology, prehistory |
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| | • | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture |
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| | • | Folklore, mythology, religion |
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| | • | Linguistics and philology |
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| | • | Museums -- Development, operation, and collections |
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| | • | Personal matters |
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| | • | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous |
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| | 1 | Author: | Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus, 1742-1823 | | | | | Moravian missionary, ethnographer, linguist. Heckewelder, a member of the Moravian community at Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, was active among the Indians of Pennsylvania and Ohio, from 1763 until 1810. He served as envoy and consultant for the U.S. government on Indian affairs and was correspondent with P. S. Du Ponceau on Indian linguistics. | |
| | | Title: | Letter to John Vaughan
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 18 March 1820 | | | | Extent: | 1 letter | | | | Abstract: | Indian publications | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
| 2 | Author: | Lesley, J. Peter, 1819-1903 | | | | | Geologist, secretary and librarian of the APS. Assistant, Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 1838-1841, 1852-1856, state geologist, 1873-1887; Presbyterian minister, 1845-1853; Secretary, American Iron Association, 1856-1864; professor, mining, University of Pennsylvania, 1859-1872, dean of the science department, 1872-1875, dean, Towne Science School, 1875-1883, professor emeritus, 1883-1903; librarian, American Philosophical Society, 1859-1885, secretary, 1859-1887, vice-president, 1887-1903 | |
| | | Title: | Correspondence with various individuals
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | Circa 1859-1887 | | | | Extent: |
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| | | | Abstract: | Correspondence with various individuals in his capacity as secretary and librarian. Correspondents include Daniel Garrison Brinton, Joseph Carson, A.S. Gatschet, A.H. Guyot, S.S. Haldeman, Mathew S. Henry, Everard Im Thurn. American Indian tribes and languages; archaeological specimens; antiquities; publications. | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Linguistics and philology | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
| 3 | Author: | Mason, John Alden, 1885-1967 | | | | | Anthropologist. Assistant curator, Mexican and South American archaeology, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, 1917-1924; assistant curator, Mexican archaeology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, 1924-1925; curator, American archaeology, and ethnology, University Museum, University of Pennsylvania, 1926-1955, curator emeritus, 1955-1967; editor, American Anthropologist, 1945-1948 | |
| | | Title: | Letter to John S. Jenks
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 10 December 1943 | | | | Extent: | 1 letter | | | | Abstract: | Pre-Columbian gold artifacts | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Museums -- Development, operation, and collections | |
| 4 | Author: | Mathews, Robert Hamilton, 1841-1918 | | | | | Australian anthropologist | |
| | | Title: | Letters to the American Philosophical Society
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | May 1897 - 31 July 1898 | | | | Extent: | 11 letters | | | | Abstract: | 11 letters to APS, Harrison Allen, Frederick Fraley, I. Minis Hays. Publications. Australian rock carvings. APS Proceedings | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
| 5 | Author: | Mitchill, Samuel Latham, 1764-1831 | | | | | Physician, natural historian, U.S. Senator. Professor, natural history, chemistry, agriculture, Columbia College, 1793-1801, of botany, 1793-1795; U.S. Representative, 1801-1803, 1810-1813; U.S. Senator, 1804-1809; professor, chemistry, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, 1807-1808, professor, natural history, 1808-1820, professor, botany and materia medica, 1820-1826; vice president, Rutgers Medical College, 1826-1830 | |
| | | Title: | Letter to Peter S. Du Ponceau
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 24 February 1819 | | | | Extent: | 1 letter | | | | Abstract: | American Indian languages and origins | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Linguistics and philology | |
| 7 | Author: | Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851 | | | | | Physician, naturalist. Practicing physician, Philadelphia, 1826-1851; professor of anatomy, Pennsylvania Medical College, 1839-1843; member of the American Philosophical Society and the Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences; researcher and writer in paleontology, geology, zoology, medicine, and physical anthropology. Morton, a noted polygenist, wrote on craniology and human hybridity | |
| | | Title: | Letter to A. D. Bache
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 5 May 1843 | | | | Extent: | 1 letter | | | | Abstract: | Egyptian ethnography | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | |
| 8 | Author: | Newell, William Wells, 1839-1907 | | | | | Folklorist. Congregational and then Unitarian minister, 1863-1868; tutor in philosophy, Harvard College, 1868-1870; organized and ran school in New York City, 1870-1880s; private scholar and researcher in folklore, 1880s-1907; co-founder and permanent secretary of American Folk-Lore Society, 1888; editor, Journal of American Folk-Lore, 1888-1900 | |
| | | Title: | Letter to Henry Phillips
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 6 June 1888 | | | | Extent: | 1 letter | | | | Abstract: | Journal of American Folk-Lore | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
| 9 | Author: | Prichard, James Cowles, 1786-1848 | | | | | Physician, ethnologist. Practiced medicine at Bristol, England, 1810-1845; elected physician, St. Peter's Hospital, 1811; physician Bristol Infirmary, 1814-1845; commissioner in lunacy, London, 1845-1848. Prichard was a leading monogenist, president of the Ethnological Society, and published extensively on the physical history of man | |
| | | Title: | Letter to an unknown correspondent
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 26 October 1838 | | | | Extent: | 1 letter | | | | Abstract: | Languages of Brittany and Wales | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Linguistics and philology | |
| 10 | Author: | Cushing, Frank Hamilton, 1857-1900 | | | | | Ethnologist, archaeologist, member of the Bureau of American Ethnology (1879-1900). Cushing is best known for his studies of the Zuni Indians, including works on Zuni folkore and general ethnography. | |
| | | Title: | Letters to Persifor Frazer, Isaac Minis Hays, and George H. Horn
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 1869-1899 | | | | Extent: | 34 letters | | | | Abstract: | 34 letters to Persifor Frazer, Isaac Minis Hays, and George H. Horn. American Philosophical Society; publications. | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
| 11 | Author: | Albright, William Foxwell, 1891-1971 | | | | | Archaeologist, orientalist. Acting director, American School of Oriental Research, 1920-1921, director, 1921-1929, 1933-1936; W. W. Spence professor, Semitic languages, Johns Hopkins University, 1929-1958, emeritus professor, 1958-1971; director, archaeological expedition, Palestine, 1922-1934. | |
| | | Title: | Letter to George W. Corner
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 29 June 1970 | | | | Extent: | 1 letter | | | | Abstract: | Albright's research interests and hobbies | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Personal matters | |
| 12 | Author: | Evans, Sir John, 1823-1908 | | | | | Archaeologist, numismatist, businessman. A businessman by occupation, Evans dedicated his spare time to studies of the antiquity of man in Europe and to British numismatics. He was active in numerous learned societies, serving as president of the Geological Society, Society of Antiquaries, the Numismatic Society, the Anthropological Institute, the Egypt Exploration Fund, and the Society of Arts. Evans was elected to the Royal Society in 1864 and made a KCB in 1892 | |
| | | Title: | Letter to the American Philosophical Society
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 16 June 1888 | | | | Extent: | 1 letter | | | | Abstract: | Congress for an universal language | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Linguistics and philology | |
| 13 | Author: | Frazer, Persifor, 1844-1909 | | | | | Geologist, chemist. Mineralogist and metallurgist, U.S. Geological Survey, 1869-1870; instructor and professor, chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 1870-1874; assistant, Geological Survey, Pennsylvania, 1874-1882. Frazer was secretary of the American Philosophical Society, from 1896 to 1898. In this capacity, he corresponded with numerous authors about their contributions to the Society's Proceedings. A portion of this correspondence refers to papers on anthropology and archaeology. | |
| | | Title: | Correspondence of Persifor Frazer
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 10 April 1896 - 3 December 1897 | | | | Extent: | 13 letters | | | | Abstract: | Correspondents include Sara Yorke Stevenson, Frank Hamilton Cushing, Daniel Garrison Brinton. Publications on archaeology, Indian languages, prehistory. | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | Linguistics and philology | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
| 14 | Author: | Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849 | | | | | U. S. Representative, Secretary of the Treasury, diplomat, linguist. An immigrant to America in 1780, Gallatin later served as a representative in the U. S. Congress from western Pennsylvania, secretary of the treasury under Jefferson, and U.S. diplomatic representative abroad. Gallatin had a strong interest in the ethnology and linguistics of the American Indians. He was founder of the American Ethnological Society in 1842 and an important contributor to its Transactions. | |
| | | Title: | Correspondence of Albert Gallatin
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 4 February 1800 - 29 May 1845 | | | | Extent: | 15 letters | | | | Abstract: | 15 letters to/from Gallatin. Correspondents include John Vaughan and George Ord. Indian languages and grammar; miscellaneous. | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Linguistics and philology | |
| 15 | Author: | Gallatin, Albert, 1761-1849 | | | | | U. S. Representative, Secretary of the Treasury, diplomat, linguist. An immigrant to America in 1780, Gallatin later served as a representative in the U. S. Congress from western Pennsylvania, secretary of the treasury under Jefferson, and U.S. diplomatic representative abroad. Gallatin had a strong interest in the ethnology and linguistics of the American Indians. He was founder of the American Ethnological Society in 1842 and an important contributor to its Transactions. | |
| | | Title: | Letters from Peter Du Ponceau
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 8 April 1826 - 15 April 1826 | | | | Extent: | 2 letters | | | | Abstract: | Historical and Literary Committee Letterbooks. 2 letters from Peter S. Du Ponceau. National survey of Indian languages. | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Linguistics and philology | |
| 16 | Author: | Haldeman, Samuel Stehman, 1812-1880 | | | | | Naturalist, linguist. Assistant, New Jersey Geological Survey, 1836-1837; assistant, Pennsylvania Geological Survey, 1837-1838; lecturer, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, 1842-1843; professor, natural history, University of Pennsylvania, 1851-1855; professor, geology and chemistry, Pennsylvania Agricultural College, and professor of natural sciences, Delaware College, 1853-1858; professor, comparative philology, University of Pennsylvania, 1868-1880. | |
| | | Title: | Letter to J. P. Lesley
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 15 June 1878 | | | | Extent: | 1 letter | | | | Abstract: | Indian artifacts | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Archaeology, prehistory | |
| 17 | Author: | Hale, Horatio, 1817-1896 | | | | | Ethnologist, lawyer. Member of scientific corps, Wilkes Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842; lawyer, Clinton, Canada, 1856-96. Hale served as an officer in several learned societies and acted as chief Canadian agent for the BAAS, in its survey of the Northwest Coast Indians. | |
| | | Title: | Letters to Daniel G. Brinton and Henry Phillips
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 16 March 1885 - 11 January 1889 | | | | Extent: | 11 letters | | | | Abstract: | Max Mueller and a congress for an universal language; linguistics; publications. | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Linguistics and philology | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
| 19 | Author: | Hoffman, Walter James, 1846-1899 | | | | | Ethnologist, physician. Acting assistant surgeon, U.S. Army, 1871-1873; curator of ethnology and mineralogy, U.S. geographical and geological survey, 1877-1879; assistant ethnologist, Bureau of Ethnology, 1879-1899. | |
| | | Title: | Letters to the APS
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 15 July 1888 - 1897 | | | | Extent: | 22 letters | | | | Abstract: | 22 letters to I. Minis Hays, E. M. Morison, Henry Phillips. Folk medicine; Ojibwa Indians; "Menonomie" language; Pennsylvania German customs; publications | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Cultural description and analysis, social organization and structure, ceremonial behavior, material culture | Folklore, mythology, religion | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
| 20 | Author: | Holmes, William Henry, 1846-1933 | | | | | Archaeologist, illustrator. Artist, U.S. Survey, 1872-1874, assistant geologist, 1874-1879; assistant geologist, U.S. Geological Survey, 1880-1888; archaeologist, Bureau of American Ethnology, 1889-1894; curator of anthropology, Field Museum, Chicago, 1894-1897; curator, department of anthropology, Smithsonian Institution, 1897-1920; chief, Bureau of American Ethnology, 1902-1907; director, National Gallery of Art, 1920-1932. | |
| | | Title: | Letters to Christine S. Trepp and Cyrus Thomas
| | | | Type: | Text items | | | | Format: | Correspondence | | | | Language: | English | | | | Dates: | 22 May 1907 - 25 May 1907 | | | | Extent: | 2 letters | | | | Abstract: | Mexican Indian language manuscripts | | | | Source: | American Philosophical Society Archives (A.P.S. Archives) | | | | |
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| | | Subjects: | Linguistics and philology | Publishing, publications, miscellaneous | |
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