Resources in Early American History

Author:	American Philosophical Society	Requires cookie*
Title:	American Philosophical Society Archives
Dates:	1743-1984
Abstract:	The APS Archives contain a wide range of material on early American history. View finding aid for a full description
Call #:	APS.Archives
Extent:	192.25 Linear Feet
Topics:	African American \| Colonial Politics \| Early National Politics \| Native America \| Natural history \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology
Genre:	Institutional Records \| Miscellaneous \| Native American Materials \| Scientific Correspondence
Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Adena culture -- West Virginia \| American Philosophical Society \| Anishinaabe \| Astronomy -- 18th century \| Aztecs. \| Cherokee Indians \| Choctaw Indians \| Eastern Woodlands Indians \| Education \| History of science and technology. \| Indians of Mexico \| Indians of North America -- Kentucky \| Indians of North America -- Mississippi \| Indians of North America -- Northwest Coast \| Indians of North America -- West Virginia \| Mound builders \| Natural history -- 18th century \| Natural history -- 19th century \| Ojibwe people \| Plains Indians \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Southeast Indians \| United States History.

Author:	Bache, A.D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867	Requires cookie*
Title:	A. D. Bache Collection
Dates:	1833-1873
Abstract:	This collection consists of a wide-range of general correspondence to and from Alexander Dallas Bache from 1833-1865. The correspondence includes letters to many prominent scientists, such as Louis Agassiz, Maria Mitchell, and Charles Babbage. The content reflects the wide range of Bache's scientific activity and his extensive contacts. Topics range from cartography to lighthouses to education reform to phrenology. View finding aid for a full description
Call #:	Mss.B.B123
Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
Topics:	Antebellum Politics \| Early National Politics \| Science and technology
Genre:	General Correspondence \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Scientific Correspondence
Subjects:	Cooper Union \| Education \| Geological Survey of the State of New Jersey \| Geology \| Girard College \| Lighthouses \| National Academy of Sciences \| Natural history \| United States Coast Survey

Author:	Beccaria, Giambatista, 1716-1781	Requires cookie*
Title:	Ex Phisicis Institutionibus, 1769
Dates:	1769
Abstract:	Giovanni Battista Beccaria was a leading scientist in eighteenth century Italy. In addition to the manuscript collection, the APS also has a bound handwritten volume of Beccaria entitled Ex Phisics Institutionibus. This volume has the feel of a textbook with chapters on different subjects, most dealing with electricity. The back of the book contains fourteen plates. These plates contain diagrams on weights and measures, mechanics, astronomy, and mathematics. View finding aid for a full description
Call #:	Mss.537.B38exp
Extent:	1 volume(s)
Topics:	Natural history \| Science and technology
Genre:	Educational Material \| Foreign Language \| Manuscript Essays \| Scientific Data
Subjects:	Copernican system \| Cosmography. \| Education \| Electricity -- Early works to 1850. \| Electricity -- Experiments. \| Mathematics -- Research -- Italy. \| Physics -- Research -- Italy.

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