Subject| • | Abolition, emancipation, freedom |
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| | • | Africa |
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| | • | African American churches -- United States |
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| | • | Algebra. |
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| | • | American loyalists. |
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| | • | Americans -- China -- Social life and customs. |
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| | • | Annuities. |
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| | • | Arctic Indians |
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| | • | Arctic regions-Pictorial works |
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| | • | Astronomy. |
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| | • | Aurora (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
(1)
| | • | Avesta |
(1)
| | • | Balloons -- Early works to 1800 |
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| | • | Banks and banking -- United States -- History -- 19th century. |
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| | • | Botany. |
(2)
| | • | Bridges -- 18th century |
(1)
| | • | British -- China -- Social life and customs -- 1644-1912. |
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| | • | Business and politics -- Pennsylvania. |
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| | • | Canals -- Belgium. |
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| | • | Canals -- Design and construction. |
(1)
| | • | Canals -- England. |
(1)
| | • | Canals -- France. |
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| | • | Canals -- Netherlands. |
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| | • | Canals. |
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| | • | Cartography. |
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| | • | Charities -- United States. |
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| | • | China -- Foreign relations -- United States |
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| | • | Clocks and watches. |
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| | • | Coal. |
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| | • | Colonization, repatriation |
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| | • | Consuls -- United States. |
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| | • | Diplomats -- United States. |
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| | • | Education -- Europe -- 19th century. |
(1)
| | • | Education -- United States |
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| | • | Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic |
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| | • | Electricity -- Early works to 1800 |
(1)
| | • | Electricity. |
(1)
| | • | Exploration |
(1)
| | • | Explorers -- United States |
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| | • | France -- Description and travel |
(1)
| | • | France -- Politics and government -- 1789-1815 |
(1)
| | • | Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Egypt |
(1)
| | • | Geological Survey of Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Geology -- Maps |
(1)
| | • | Geology -- Nova Scotia -- Surveys |
(1)
| | • | Geology -- Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Geology. |
(1)
| | • | Geometry -- Study and teaching |
(1)
| | • | Germany -- Description and travel |
(1)
| | • | Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1789-1820 |
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| | • | Grinnell Expedition, 1st, 1850-1851 |
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| | • | Grinnell Expedition, 2d, 1853-1855 |
(1)
| | • | Hawaiian language |
(1)
| | • | Hospitals -- Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Indians of North America -- Nunavut |
(1)
| | • | Inuit -- Canada |
(1)
| | • | Inuit -- Greenland |
(1)
| | • | Inuit -- Nunavut -- Baffin Island |
(1)
| | • | Ireland -- Foreign relations |
(1)
| | • | Javanese language |
(1)
| | • | Land speculation |
(1)
| | • | Lotteries -- New York (State) |
(1)
| | • | Magnetism. |
(1)
| | • | Manufacturing processes -- Europe. |
(1)
| | • | Mathematics. |
(1)
| | • | Medical education -- England. |
(1)
| | • | Medical publishing |
(1)
| | • | Medicine -- England. |
(1)
| | • | Medicine -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. |
(1)
| | • | Medicine -- Practice -- France |
(1)
| | • | Medicine -- Practice -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Medicine -- Study and teaching -- England -- London -- 18th century. |
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| | • | Medicine -- Study and teaching -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Medicine -- Study and teaching -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 18th century. |
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| | • | Medicine. |
(1)
| | • | Mesmerism |
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| | • | Meteorology -- Arctic Regions |
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| | • | Meteorology -- Observations -- Europe. |
(1)
| | • | Meteorology -- Observations. |
(1)
| | • | Military supplies. |
(1)
| | • | Mineralogy -- France -- History -- 18th century. |
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| | • | Mineralogy -- Study and teaching |
(1)
| | • | Mineralogy -- Switzerland. |
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| | • | Mineralogy. |
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| | • | Minerals -- Classification. |
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| | • | Mines and mineral resources -- Europe. |
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| | • | Natural history -- Maine. |
(1)
| | • | Naturalists. |
(1)
| | • | Navigation (Astronautics) |
(1)
| | • | New York (N.Y.) -- Description and travel -- 18th century |
(1)
| | • | Northwest Passage |
(1)
| | • | Nova Scotia -- Surveys |
(1)
| | • | Obelisks |
(1)
| | • | Obstetrics |
(1)
| | • | Optics. |
(1)
| | • | Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809 |
(1)
| | • | Paleontology |
(1)
| | • | Paleontology -- Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Pennsylvania -- Surveys |
(1)
| | • | Philology |
(1)
| | • | Physics. |
(1)
| | • | Plantations |
(1)
| | • | Poems |
(1)
| | • | Postal service -- United States |
(1)
| | • | Printers -- Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Publishers and publishing. |
(1)
| | • | Quarries and quarrying -- Pennsylvania. |
(1)
| | • | Real property -- Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Real property -- Pennsylvania. |
(1)
| | • | Religion, religious organizations |
(1)
| | • | Roofing, Slate |
(1)
| | • | Royal Botanic Gardens, Calcutta |
(1)
| | • | Schuylkill River Bridge |
(1)
| | • | Science -- United States -- 19th century. |
(1)
| | • | Slave trade -- Africa |
(1)
| | • | Slavery -- United States. |
(1)
| | • | Slaves, slavery, slave trade |
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| | • | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform |
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| | • | Sound. |
(1)
| | • | Stamp Act, 1765 |
(1)
| | • | Steam-engines. |
(1)
| | • | Switzerland -- Description and travel |
(1)
| | • | Taxation. |
(1)
| | • | Technology - History |
(1)
| | • | Textile industry -- England. |
(1)
| | • | Time clocks. |
(1)
| | • | Titantic (Steamship) |
(1)
| | • | Transcendentalism |
(1)
| | • | Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, with the United States of America (1794 November 19) |
(1)
| | • | Unitarianism |
(1)
| | • | United States -- Foreign relations -- China |
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| | • | United States -- Politics and government -- Revolution, 1775-1783 |
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| | • | United States. Navy |
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| | • | Voyages and travels. |
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| | • | World War I |
(1)
| | • | World War II |
(1)
| | • | Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia |
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| | • | Zoological specimens -- Collection and preservation. |
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| | 8 | Author: | Patterson family. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Patterson-Lord papers, [ca. 1809]-1876
| | | | Dates: | Circa 1809-1876 | | | | Abstract: | Previously catalogued with the Robert Patterson Collection, The Patterson-Lord Collection contains contains a range of documents that touch on many different topics, although most have to do with science and engineering. The largest portion of the documents relate to scientific correspondence to Robert Patterson, a member of the APS. Much of this correspondence is done under the cover of official APS business. Of particular note are a series of letters relating to nautical calculations that include complex equations used to determine longitude and latitude for nautical almanacs.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.P274.2 | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Americans Abroad | Education | Science and technology | | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | Institutional Records | | | | Subjects: | Education -- Europe -- 19th century. | |
| 10 | Author: | Unidentified | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Extract of a letter from London, May 19, 1770
| | | | Dates: | 1770 | | | | Abstract: | This rich letter dated May 19, 1770 contains a detailed report on the state of affairs in London. The author, writing to friends in the colonies, relays the political machinations inside of Parliament and out of doors. The author focuses on the debates surrounding the crisis developing between Parliament and their North American colonies. The author discusses the content of some speeches, the alignment of factions in Parliament, and the opinion of merchants and manufacturers relating to laws and imperial policies. The letter is an "Extract" and was likely copied from a longer letter. This manuscript copy was probably forwarded to interested parties throughout the colonies to disseminate news. The letter is bound. The last page contains the signature of Robert Smith, although it is not clear if this is the author of the letter, the owner of the letter, or simply an autograph.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.973.3.Ex7 | | | | Extent: | 1 item(s) | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Americans Abroad | Colonial Politics | International Affairs | | | | Genre: | Political Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Stamp Act, 1765 | Taxation. | |
| 11 | Author: | Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Benjamin Franklin Bache papers, 1779-1793
| | | | Dates: | 1779-1793 | | | | Abstract: | The Benjamin Franklin Bache Collection is composed primarily of correspondence sent from B.F. Bache. The vast majority dates to his time in Europe during the American Revolution while a young child under the care of his grandfather, Benjamin Franklin, who was then serving as one of America's ambassadors to France. These letters consist of B.F. Bache writing from his school in Switzerland to his grandfather in Paris (often in French) and to his parents in America (in English). Most of the letters relay information on B.F.'s formal education and his experience learning the printing trade. The only letter dated after Bache's time in Europe is a personal letter mourning the loss of Benjamin Franklin that he wrote to his soon-to-be-wife, Margaret Markoe. The letter contains one of the most detailed accounts of Franklin's last days.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.B122 | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Americans Abroad | Diplomatic History | Education | Printing and Publishing | | | | Genre: | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Aurora (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation, with the United States of America (1794 November 19) | |
| 12 | Author: | Carson, Joseph, 1808-1876 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Joseph Carson papers, 1810-1877
| | | | Dates: | 1810-1877 | | | | Abstract: | The APS collection of Joseph Carson's letters is relatively small, especially for the purposes of this guide. Joseph Carson was a Philadelphia born and educated physician who spent time serving as a ship's physician. The collection has six documents from before 1850. They range from letters to receipts to notes from a lecture. Of particular significance is a very long letter Carson wrote from Calcultta in 1830 to Samuel Grant, an associate in the U.S.. Carson had been asked to carry a bill of exchange for Grant, which he had some difficulty disposing of because Grant's credit was not well-known, and to purchase goods on Grant's behalf for sale in the U.S.. Carson details the process and availability of goods in India, and the reasons for his decision to purchase silk and indigo for Grant. Carson then goes on to describe his experience on the trip, stating that he "played the part of merchant and doctor."
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.C239 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Americans Abroad | Education | Medicine | Trade | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Educational Material | General Correspondence | Notebooks | | | | Subjects: | Botany. | Medical publishing | Medicine -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | |
| 16 | Author: | Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Elisha Kent Kane Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1810-1953 | | | | Abstract: | This large collection contains the papers of Elisha Kent Kane, a prominent Philadelphian who led the U.S. Exploring Expedition.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.K132 | | | | Extent: | 6.75 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Americans Abroad | Exploration. | International Travel | Marriage and Family Life | Social Life and Custom | | | | Genre: | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | | Subjects: | Abolition, emancipation, freedom | Africa | Arctic Indians | Arctic regions-Pictorial works | China -- Foreign relations -- United States | Colonization, repatriation | Exploration | Explorers -- United States | Geometry -- Study and teaching | Grinnell Expedition, 1st, 1850-1851 | Grinnell Expedition, 2d, 1853-1855 | Hospitals -- Pennsylvania | Indians of North America -- Nunavut | Inuit -- Canada | Inuit -- Greenland | Inuit -- Nunavut -- Baffin Island | Medicine -- Practice -- Pennsylvania | Medicine -- Study and teaching -- Pennsylvania | Meteorology -- Arctic Regions | Mineralogy -- Study and teaching | Northwest Passage | Obstetrics | Plantations | Slave trade -- Africa | Slaves, slavery, slave trade | United States -- Foreign relations -- China | United States. Navy | |
| 17 | Author: | Lea, Isaac, 1792-1886 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Isaac Lea journals, 1832, 1852-1853
| | | | Dates: | 1832-1853 | | | | Abstract: | Isaac Lea was a Philadelphia based geologist and publisher. He was primarily a publisher, founding the firm Lea and Febiger, which had its origins in Matthew Carey's publishing house. Isaac married Carey's daughter Frances Anne in 1821. Always interested in science, in 1851, after retiring from the day-to-day operations of his printing firm, he dedicated his time to geology and other scientific interests. This collection contains the journals of Isaac Lea's trips to Europe in 1832 and 1852-53. Lea traveled to Europe to become acquainted with European ideas and methods, although both trips – especially the earlier one – included much sightseeing. Very much a gentleman scientist, Lea gained wide-respect for his knowledge and work, earning an honorary doctorate from Harvard. These travel journals provide insight into some of the people and practices he encountered in Europe that may have shaped his ideas about science.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.L462 | | | | Extent: | 16 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Americans Abroad | Military History | Printing and Publishing | Science and technology | | | | Genre: | Art | Sketchbooks | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | | Subjects: | Naturalists. | |
| 18 | Author: | Lesley, J. P. (J. Peter), 1819-1903 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | J.P. Lesley Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1826-1898 | | | | Abstract: | J.P. Lesley was a prominent Pennsylvanian who became a leading geologist. This collection contains a range of materials that relate to his life. The content of the correspondence is not just scientific. Instead, subjects span a wide-range of topics, including European travel, the Civil War, politics, art, literature, personal affairs, and family matters. The papers also reflect Lesley wide-ranging scientific interests. Although a geologist, Lesley also dabbled in demographic studies, religion, and philology. A fair amount of the collection is from the 1850s and beyond. Much of this early correspondence is among family members, but some letters are from prominent reformers, such as Lydia Maria Child. Among the Lesley papers are poems, journals, and notebooks. Two boxes date from 1841 to 1851, which, notably, deal with the period before Lesley became a full-time geologist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.L56 | | | | Extent: | 7.75 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Americans Abroad | International Travel | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Marriage and Family Life | | | | Genre: | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Literature | Scientific Data | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | | Subjects: | Abolition, emancipation, freedom | Avesta | Cartography. | Charities -- United States. | Education -- United States | Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic | France -- Description and travel | Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Egypt | Geological Survey of Pennsylvania | Geology -- Maps | Geology -- Nova Scotia -- Surveys | Geology -- Pennsylvania | Germany -- Description and travel | Hawaiian language | Javanese language | Nova Scotia -- Surveys | Obelisks | Paleontology -- Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania -- Surveys | Philology | Poems | Slavery -- United States. | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform | Switzerland -- Description and travel | Transcendentalism | Unitarianism | |
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