| 27 | Author: | Stevens, John Austin, 1795-1874 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Notes, from Professor Day's Lectures, on Natural Philosophy
| | | Dates: | 1812 | | | Abstract: | This bound volume contains notes taken by John Austin Stevens, a student at Yale University, in 1812 during Jeremiah Day's course on Natural Philosophy. The twenty lectures touch on a wide range of subjects, including electricity, astronomy, magnetism, meteorology, and fluids.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.530.St45 | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Education | Natural history | Science and technology | | | Genre: | Educational Material | Notebooks | Scientific Data | | | Subjects: | Gravitation | Hydraulics | Mechanics | Physics -- Study and teaching -- 19th century | |
31 | Author: | Frazer, John Fries, 1812-1872 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | John Fries Frazer papers, 1834-1871
| | | Dates: | 1834-1871 | | | Abstract: | John Fries Frazer was a prominent Pennsylvania scientist in nineteenth century America, serving as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and very active in both the Franklin Institute and the APS. This large collection of his correspondence provides a snapshot of the growing scientific community in mid-nineteenth century America. Frazer's correspondence involves a wide range of topics: science and scientific institutions (shipbuilding, mechanical engineering, geology, geography, astronomy, chemistry, among others), although there are fragments of personal correspondence. His range of correspondents is as diverse as the topics, but there is a notably large collection of letters from scientific heavyweights Titian Ramsey Peale, Louis Aggasiz, Joseph Henry, and Alexander Dallas Bache.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.F865 | | | Extent: | 3 Linear Feet | | | Topics: | Education | Philadelphia History | Science and technology | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | Scientific Correspondence | | | Subjects: | Boilers. | Education -- United States. | Electricity. | Geology -- United States. | Haida Indians | Magnetism. | Natural history. | Paleontology. | Scientific apparatus and instruments. | Scientists -- United States. | Solar eclipses. | Tsimshian Indians | Weights and measures. | |
32 | Author: | Jones, Robert Strettel,1745-17 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Robert Strettel Jones papers, 1761-1779
| | | Dates: | 1761-1779 | | | Abstract: | The Robert Strettell Jones Collection contains an assortment of small, but potentially interesting documents. Jones' notes from a course on metaphysics and rhetoric at the University of Pennsylvania are included in a bound notebook. Also from his college days, Jones apparently ran into trouble receiving his degree, crossing paths with Doctor Francis Allison, the vice provost. Jones' appeal and supporting documents are also included in the collection. During the British occupation of Philadelphia, Jones was accused of treason for helping raise arms and there are depositions taken to rebut this charge, including statements from prominent Philadelphians like Joseph Shippen.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.J732 | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Education | Philadelphia History | | | Genre: | Educational Material | General Correspondence | Legal Records | | | Subjects: | Metaphysics. | Rhetoric. | Treason -- United States. | |
33 | Author: | Morris, Anthony,1766-1860. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Anthony Morris papers, ca. 1690-1830
| | | Dates: | Circa 1690-1830 | | | Abstract: | The Anthony Morris Collection is a miscellaneous collection of materials relating to the life of this Philadelphia businessman. The type of material includes some correspondence, many receipts, various business records, and a few deeds, one of which dates to 1681. Most of the documents come from early to mid nineteenth century. There is a particularly large collection of Anthony Morris's correspondence, dating mostly to the early nineteenth century. There are also architectural drawings of a Fellenberg Institution, a school that would use the educational techniques created by a Swiss educator. The Institution was proposed to be built on Morris' property. Morris, born in 1766 and dying in 1860, was from a prominent Philadelphia family and served as a merchant and legislator.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.M836 | | | Extent: | 1 Linear Feet | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Education | Trade | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Educational Material | General Correspondence | Sketchbooks | | | Subjects: | Agricultural colleges -- Pennsylvania. | |
35 | 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. | |
36 | Author: | Patterson, , Robert M. (Robert Maskell), 1787-1854 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Robert Maskell Patterson notebooks, 1810-1811
| | | Dates: | 1810-1811 | | | Abstract: | Previously catalogued as part of the the Robert Patterson Collection, this portion contains lecture notes on natural philosophy, death, mathematics, engineering, and other subjects. In addition to the notes, there is a class roster from the Universities of Pennsylvania and Virginia and copies of exams. There is also meteorological data for 1775 and 1776.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.P275.n | | | Extent: | 4 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Education | Natural history | Science and technology | | | Genre: | Educational Material | Meteorological Data | Notebooks | | | Subjects: | Agriculture | Botany | Chemistry | Mineralogy | Physics | Zoology | |
38 | 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) | |
39 | 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. | |
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