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Dates:
Circa 1940s
Abstract:  

The photographs of the "Codex Marcianus" were collected by Kaufmann for his research on a book about Filarete.
Call #:  
Mss.B.F482
Extent:
1 Linear feet



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Dates:
1953
Abstract:  

This dissertation deals with only the first forty-three years of Clark's life.
Call #:  
Mss.Film.1075
Extent:
1 microfilm_reel(s)



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Dates:
1965
Abstract:  

This dissertation reveals how Joseph Henry's teaching related to his research, and how it reflected his overall scientific outlook and affected developments in physics.
Call #:  
Mss.Film.1241.Reel5
Extent:
1 microfilm_reel(s)



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Dates:
1944
Abstract:  

This dissertation is a biography of Thomas Hutchins, the military engineer, map-maker, and "Geographer of the United States."
Call #:  
Mss.Film.398
Extent:
1 microfilm_reel(s)



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Dates:
1860
Abstract:  

This is a sketch of the life of William Henry, who, in 1763, was the first person in America to experiment with steamboats.
Call #:  
Mss.B.H391
Extent:
1 volume(s)



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Dates:
1967
Abstract:  

These two papers were written by Arthur H. Frazier and are entitled, "Joseph Saxton's first sojourn at Philadelphia, 1818 to 1831, and his contributions to the Independence Hall clock" (57 p., n.d.), and "Joseph Saxton and his electrical devices" (77 p., 1967).
Call #:  
Mss.B.Sa93f
Extent:
2 volume(s)



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Dates:
1963
Abstract:  

This paper is a biographical sketch of Edward Duffield, an eighteenth-century Philadelphia clockmaker, who was a friend of Benjamin Franklin. Also included is a catalog of clocks made by Duffield, and photocopies of pictures of clocks.
Call #:  
Mss.B.D865
Extent:
1 volume(s)



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Dates:
1963
Abstract:  

This dissertation covers the time period from David Hall's arrival in Philadelphia as Franklin's employee and business partner, to Hall's purchase of Franklin's share of the printing business and later career. Kany shows that Franklin's printing reputation was enhanced by the work of David Hall.
Call #:  
Mss.B.H142.k
Extent:
1 volume(s)



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Dates:
1952
Abstract:  

This dissertation describes Pratt as the first English novelist to introduce the theme of the American Revolution as material for fiction, and mentions that Pratt, using the name Courtney Melmoth, met Benjamin Franklin in Paris.
Call #:  
Mss.Film.1067
Extent:
1 microfilm_reel(s)



MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION

Dates:
1965
Abstract:  

This dissertation discusses Nathaniel Chapman's participation in and influence on the medical profession in Philadelphia.
Call #:  
Mss.Film.1241.Reel3
Extent:
1 microfilm_reel(s)



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Dates:
1927
Abstract:  

This dissertation traces Hans Driesch's development from a biologist to a philosopher.
Call #:  
Mss.Film.655.no. 16
Extent:
1 microfilm_reel(s)



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Dates:
1962
Abstract:  

This thesis (Universita Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan, Italy, 1962) is a biography of Benjamin Franklin, including sections on his writings, family, and political involvement.
Call #:  
Mss.B.F85.p
Extent:
1 volume(s)



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Dates:
1950
Abstract:  

This dissertation is a biography of William Sherard, the man whose bequest to Oxford established the Sherardian Chair of botany.
Call #:  
Mss.Film.1068
Extent:
1 microfilm_reel(s)



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Dates:
1932
Abstract:  

This paper contains biographical accounts of Joseph Hiester, Frederick A. Muhlenberg, and Andrew Gregg, and includes genealogical tables.
Call #:  
Mss.Film.481
Extent:
1 microfilm_reel(s)



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Dates:
1940
Abstract:  

This thesis contains text written by Newton, and transcriptions of letters to and from Parrish and other documents. Contains 54 letters and 5 maps pertaining to Indian affairs in New York State, from the Vassar College collection of Parrish papers.
Call #:  
Mss.Film.650
Extent:
1 volume(s)



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Dates:
1935
Abstract:  

This thesis summarizes the opinions of James A. McMaster, editor of "Freeman's Journal," a leading Catholic weekly during the last half of the nineteenth century, on education, Irish immigration, slavery, and secession and the Civil War.
Call #:  
Mss.Film.772
Extent:
1 microfilm_reel(s)



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