| | Author: | Baldwin, Loammi, 1780-1838 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Loammi Baldwin diary, 9 September 1823 - 29 November 1823
| | | Dates: | 1823 | | | Abstract: | The Diary of Loammi Baldwin (September 9 – November 29, 1823) chronicles a portion of Baldwin's trip to Europe where he observed European canals and other internal improvements. Baldwin was a leading civil engineer in antebellum America, and he traveled to Europe to learn about tested methods and good practices that he could bring back to America. The journal begins with Baldwin departing London for Dover and follows his trip through Holland and France. The diary contains numerous sketches of machinery, including carriages, canals, locks, boats, and steam-engine parts. There are also observations on European cities, towns, and customs. Many of the canal sketches are elaborate and detailed.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.B189 | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Americans Abroad | Business and Skilled Trades | Engineering | International Travel | Science and technology | Travel | | | Genre: | Art | Scientific Data | Sketchbooks | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | Subjects: | Canals -- Belgium. | Canals -- Design and construction. | Canals -- England. | Canals -- France. | Canals -- Netherlands. | Technology - History | |
| Author: | Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Violetta Delafield-Benjamin Smith Barton Collection
| | | Dates: | 1783-1817 | | | Abstract: | The extensive Benjamin Smith Barton collection contains six sections: Correspondence, Bound Volumes (including notebooks), Subject Files, and Graphic Materials. The material includes numerous images, sketches, notes, printed material, and other correspondence. The collection also has numerous copper plates that were used to print images drawn by Barton. Although a collection this large touches on a variety of interesting and important subjects, the collection's strength is its wealth of data on nineteenth century medical, botanical, and Native American studies.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.B284d | | | Extent: | 10 Linear Feet | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Education | Language and Linguistics | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Medicine | Native America | Natural history | Printing and Publishing | Science and technology | Travel | | | Genre: | Art | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Language Material | Notebooks | Political Correspondence | Sketchbooks | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | Subjects: | Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Botanists | Botany -- Study and teaching -- 19th century | Botany -- Virginia | Chemistry -- 18th century | Cherokee Indians | Cherokee language | Choctaw Indians | Dysentery. | Electricity -- 18th century | Ethnobotany | Geology -- 18th century | Gout | Indians of North America | Indians of North America -- Agriculture | Indians of North America -- Languages | Kaigana Indians | Kaskaskia Indians | Mammals -- Classification | Mandan Indians | Mastodons | Materia medica | Medicine -- Practice -- 18th century | Medicine -- Study and teaching -- 18th century | Meteorology -- United States -- 18th century | Meteors | Mineralogy | Natural history -- 18th century | Natural history -- 19th century | Osage language | Physicians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Physics | Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796 | Seminole Indians | Seneca Indians | Tuscarora Indians | University of Pennsylvania -- Faculty | Venereal disease | Yellow fever | Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1793 | Zoology -- 18th century | |
| Author: | Benbow, John, Jr. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | The Bee Book
| | | Dates: | 1846-1854 | | | Abstract: | The "Bee Book" is a small, pocket-sized notebook kept by John Benbow, an amateur beekeeper. The journal is handwritten and has extensive and detailed sketches of beehives and beekeeping. The 250 page volume details beekeeping practices, customs, and stories. It contains a log of Benbow's practice from 1846-1854. The book is intended to be not only a guide to beekeeping, but also a source of entertainment and is filled with amusing anecdotes and sketches.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.630.4.B43 | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Beyond Early America | | | Genre: | Art | Diaries | Manuscript Essays | Sketchbooks | | | Subjects: | Bee culture -- Great Britain | |
| Author: | Clark, William, 1770-1838 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | William Clark diary, August 25, 1808 - September 22, 1808
| | | Dates: | August 25, 1808 - September 22, 1808 | | | Abstract: | This document is a private journal of William Clark from his time as an Indian agent in the Midwest after the completion of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The journal chronicles his expedition to treat with the Osage Indians. The journal contains a wealth of information, including a vivid account of every days' events, a sketch of a map, and a chronicle of the Indian-white relations.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.917.3.L58c | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Native America | Trade | Travel | | | Genre: | Sketchbooks | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | Subjects: | Indians of North America -- Treaties | Osage Indians -- Treaties | |
| Author: | Day, Sherman,1806-1884. | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Ephraim Dyer IV Collection, ca. 1842, of the sketches of Sherman Day
| | | Dates: | Circa 1842 | | | Abstract: | This collection contains the proofs of images for Historical Collections of the State of Pennsylvania. The book is over 700 pages long with more than 200 images. The book and images capture Pennsylvania life past and present and can provide insight into the customs of the period. Days' engravings provide detailed images of towns and areas of Pennsylvania circa 1840. Some of the over 250 images included in this collection are: Pittsburgh with steamboats traveling up the rivers and smoke spouting in the sky from factories, a redoubt at Fort Pitt, a vista of Reading, mines in western Pennsylvania, Native American engravings found on a rock, the public squares at Chambersburg, Lancaster and Erie, and Ephrata's houses.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.917.48.D33 | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear Feet | | | Topics: | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Pennsylvania History | Social Life and Custom | | | Genre: | Art | General Correspondence | Sketchbooks | | | Subjects: | Architecture -- Pennsylvania. | Delaware Indians | Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania | Landscape -- Pennsylvania. | Seneca Indians | |
| Author: | Dupré, Augustin, 1748-1833 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Drawings and matrices of medals relating to the American Revolution and the United States
| | | Dates: | n.d. | | | Abstract: | Augstin Dupre was a prominent artist in eighteenth century France. This collection consists of a series of medals, sketches, and engravings that commemorate the American Revolution that the U.S. commissioned Dupre to create. The collection includes sketches and medals commemorating Daniel Morgan, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and "American liberty." Perhaps the most important sketch and medal is that of the American Eagle, which served as the basis for the official American eagle and was placed on the $10 gold coin in 1795. The dates of Dupre's work range from the 1780s to the 1790s. Aside from the collection's artistic value, the detailed sketches and splash medals provide material artifacts from the printing industry and culture of commemoration of the 18th century.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.737.44.D92 | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | Topics: | American Revolution | International Affairs | Literature, Arts, and Culture | | | Genre: | Art | Sketchbooks | |
| Author: | Hare, Robert, 1781-1858 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Robert Hare papers, 1764-1858
| | | Dates: | 1764-1858 | | | Abstract: | The Robert Hare collection is a large, diverse, and rich collection. The collection contains essays, lectures, and letters to and from Robert Hare, the preeminent chemist in the United States during much of the nineteenth century. But as this collection shows, Hare was far more than a chemist. His essays and lectures touch on an array of topics, including discussions of democracy, currency, history, slavery, among others. The APS collection captures the sophistication of Hare's thought.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.H22 | | | Extent: | 3 Linear Feet | | | Topics: | African American | Antebellum Politics | Business and Skilled Trades | Early National Politics | Education | Literature, Arts, and Culture | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Educational Material | General Correspondence | Literature | Manuscript Essays | Scientific Data | Sketchbooks | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | Subjects: | Abolition, emancipation, freedom | American Philosophical Society | Antislavery movements -- Pennsylvania | Banks and banking -- United States. | Blasting, Submarine | Blowpipe. | Capital punishment. | Chemical apparatus | Chemistry | Chemists -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Cyclones. | Electricity -- 19th century | Epidemics -- United States | Federalist Party -- Pennsylvania | Fire extinction | Guano | Mesmerism | Money | Paper money -- United States -- 19th century | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Politics and government -- 19th century | Race, race relations, racism | Railroads | Religion | Rome (Italy) -- Antiquities | Science and technology | Slaughtering and slaughter-houses -- United States -- 19th century | Slavery -- Pennsylvania. | Slaves, slavery, slave trade | Smithsonian Institution | Spiritualism -- Pennsylvania | Storms | Tornadoes | United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century | |
| Author: | LeConte, John L. (John Lawrence), 1825-1883 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | John L. (John Lawrence) LeConte papers, 1812-1897
| | | Dates: | 1812-1897 | | | Abstract: | Summary(s) of Collection:
The John Lawrence LeConte Collection contains a vast array of material. John Lawrence LeConte, son of John Eatton LeConte, was a scientist whose interests, like his father's, were in natural history, especially entomology. Like his father, J.L. LeConte undertook many scientific expeditions, primarily to the Midwest region. He is known as the "father of American beetle study" because of his entomological work. With over 1,900 documents, the collection touches on a wide range of scientific topics and includes correspondence from many of the most prominent scientists and citizens of the day. The vast majority of the scientific discussions – indeed the vast majority of the collection in general – deals with entomology. The LeConte's were both active in many scientific institutions, many based in Philadelphia, and the history of these institutions can also be gleaned from some of their correspondence.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.B.L493 | | | Extent: | 7.7 Linear Feet | | | Topics: | Education | Exploration. | Medicine | Science and technology | | | Genre: | Educational Material | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Miscellaneous | Notebooks | Scientific Data | Sketchbooks | | | Subjects: | Entomology -- Europe. | Entomology -- United States. | Hospitals -- United States -- Civil War, 1861-1865. | Insects. | Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century. | Natural history -- United States. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| Author: | Nevins, Pim, 1756-1833 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Pim Nevins Journal
| | | Dates: | 1802-1803 | | | Abstract: | This bound volume contains a travel journal of Pim Nevins, an English Quaker who traveled throughout the Mid-Atlantic from 1802-1803. The journal begins in New York City and follows Nevins throughout the Mid-Atlantic, including stops in Trenton, Easton, Bethlehem, Philadelphia, Lancaster, and Baltimore. Nevins traveled with Joshua Gilpin, whose journal has been published.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.917.3.N41 | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Natural history | Religion | Travel | | | Genre: | Art | Sketchbooks | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | Subjects: | Society of Friends -- Missions | |
| Author: | Pursh, Frederick, 1774-1820 | Requires cookie* | | Title: | Journal of a botanical excursion in the Northeastern parts of Pennsylvania and in the state of New York, 1807
| | | Dates: | 1807 | | | Abstract: | This volume contains the travel journal of Frederick Pursh, a patron of Benjamin Smith Barton, during his journey from Philadelphia throughout northeastern Pennsylvania and New York. Although the excursion was for botanical research, Pursh's diary entries record many other details, including comments on the state of roads, the people he met, the towns he visited, and the natural environment. There are two sketches in the volume.
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| | | Call #: | Mss.580.P97 | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | Topics: | Colony and State Specific History | Natural history | Pennsylvania History | Travel | | | Genre: | Scientific Data | Sketchbooks | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | Subjects: | Botany -- New York (State) | Botany -- Pennsylvania. | |
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