| | | Author: | Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel ), 1783-1840 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | C. S. (Constantine Samuel ) Rafinesque correspondence, 1809-1840, with William Swainson
| | | | Dates: | 1809-1840 | | | | Abstract: | This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.Film.898.1 | | | | Extent: | 1 microfilm_reel(s) | | | | Genre: | Microfilm Collection | | | | Subjects: | Botany. | Natural history. | |
| | Author: | Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel ), 1783-1840 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | C. S., (Constantine Samuel ) Rafinesque correspondence, 1819-1840, to John Torrey
| | | | Dates: | 1819-1840 | | | | Abstract: | This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.Film.898 | | | | Extent: | 1 microfilm_reel(s) | | | | Subjects: | Botany. | |
| | Author: | Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel ), 1783-1840 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | C. S. (Constantine Samuel ) Rafinesque miscellaneous manuscripts, 1817-1834
| | | | Dates: | 1817-1834 | | | | Abstract: | This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.Film.898.2 | | | | Extent: | 1 microfilm_reel(s) | | | | Genre: | Microfilm Collection | | | | Subjects: | Botany. | Natural history. | |
| | Author: | Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel ), 1783-1840 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | C. S. (Constantine Samuel) Rafinesque Papers, 1808-1840
| | | | Dates: | 1808-1840 | | | | Abstract: | The Rafinesque Collection consists of two types of documents: correspondence and copies of his writings. The correspondence is separated into three distinct parts: general correspondence, correspondence with Augustin Pyramus de Candole (a Swiss botanist), and correspondence with John Quincy Adams. The copies of his writings consist of manuscript essays, notebooks, lectures, and other materials that discuss various scientific topics, especially botany.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.R124 | | | | Extent: | 1.75 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | International Travel | Native America | Natural history | Science and technology | Travel | | | | Genre: | Manuscript Essays | Native American Materials | Notebooks | Political Correspondence | Scientific Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Anishinaabe | Biology, genetics, eugenics | Botany. | Culture, community, organizations | Delaware Indians | Indians of North America -- Louisiana | Ojibwa Indians | Osage Indians | Ottawa Indians | Plains Indians | Race, race relations, racism | Wallam olum | Zoology. | |
| | Author: | Schweinitz, Lewis David von, 1780-1834 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Lewis David von Schweinitz letters and papers, 1816-1833
| | | | Dates: | 1816-1833 | | | | Abstract: | This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.Film.879 & 899 | | | | Extent: | 2 microfilm_reel(s) | | | | Subjects: | Botany. | Natural history. | |
| | Author: | Short, Charles Wilkins, 1794-1863 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Charles Wilkins Short correspondence, 1813-1867
| | | | Dates: | 1813-1867 | | | | Abstract: | The bulk of this collection pertains to the affairs of the Short family who were based in Kentucky. The bulk of the correspondence is between John Short and his brother Charles Wilkins Short, a doctor and member of the APS. Most of the letters are dated after 1850.There are a few letters that pertain to science and APS business, notably a long letter from John Vaughan.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.Sh81 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Science and technology | | | | Genre: | Family Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Botany. | Science. | |
| | Author: | unknown | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | John Torrey papers, 1819-1864
| | | | Dates: | 1819-1864 | | | | Abstract: | The John Torrey Papers consist of two separate collections. The first contains original documents, often from John Torrey, a prominent botanist in the nineteenth century. Torrey's letters often discuss natural history, books, and flora. Amos Eaton is his most regular correspondent, and the letters are often of a personal nature in which Torrey gives Eaton support for his scientific pursuits. Mention is also made of temperance. This portion of the collection is relatively small. The second part of the collection contains various notes and transcriptions Chapman Robbins made for a study she undertook on Torrey. This larger part of the collection consists of over two boxes of transcriptions of Torrey correspondence and provides a far more complete picture of Torrey.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.T63.1 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Natural history | Science and technology | | | | Genre: | Scientific Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Botany. | Geology -- New York (State) -- Surveys. | Insects. | Mineralogy. | Natural history. | Temperance. | |
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