| | | Author: | Academia de Ciencias de Guatemala. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Vocabulario de la lengua Cakchiquel
| | | | Dates: | Circa 1675 | | | | Abstract: | This manuscript collection falls outside the geographic scope of the Early American guide (British North America and the United States before 1840). It may be of interest to scholars interested in global history, international relations, imperialism, or the U.S. in the world.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.497.43.V85 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Beyond Early America | | | | Subjects: | Cakchikel language | Mayan languages | |
| | Author: | Anonymous | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Libro de govierno en donde se sientan las cordilleras y edictos de los illustrissimos señores obispos el que se hiso siendo cura y vicario y interino de este veneficio de Tusta Don Dionicio Josse Canales; y Comenso el dia 17 de Julio, del año de 1793
| | | | Dates: | 1793-1818 | | | | Abstract: | This manuscript collection falls outside the geographic scope of the Early American guide (British North America and the United States before 1840). It may be of interest to scholars interested in global history, international relations, imperialism, or the U.S. in the world.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.972.7.L615 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Beyond Early America | |
| | Author: | Bancker, James A. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | James A. Bancker papers, 1842-1849
| | | | Dates: | 1842-1849 | | | | Abstract: | This collection of letters (40+) consists primarily of James Bancker writing to his family from Asia in the 1840s. The collection offers a vivid depiction of an American's life abroad in the nineteenth century. The letters convey quotidian information, such as the type of food he is eating, to more remarkable events, such as witnessing a comet. Bancker also witnessed a number of significant political events while in China, including the acquisition of Hong Kong by Great Britain and resistance to this takeover from the Hong Kong residents (1842-1843). These events, the rioting in particular, are recounted in his often long and detailed correspondence to his Philadelphia-based family. Bancker spent much of his time in Canton, but he also described visits to the Philippines and voyage to and from China. Combined, the collection provides a lens in the experiences of a wealthy American traveling abroad in the midst of the nineteenth century.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.B22 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Americans Abroad | Beyond Early America | Business and Skilled Trades | International Trade. | International Travel | Marriage and Family Life | Trade | Travel | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Americans -- China -- Social life and customs. | British -- China -- Social life and customs -- 1644-1912. | Voyages and travels. | |
| | 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: | Brillon de Jouy, Anne Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt, 1744-1824 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Musical compositions, late 18th century
| | | | Dates: | Circa 1775-1800 | | | | Abstract: | This collection contains a number of musical compositions by Madame Anne Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Juoy, a prominent Parisian salon hostess and musician. Her most famous composition, Le Marche des Insurgents, which was inspired by the American victory at Saratoga, is included in this collection. Many of these compositions are handwritten and appear to be from the eighteenth century, although it is unclear when they were written and who wrote them.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.781.508.B762 | | | | Extent: | 26 item(s) | | | | Topics: | Beyond Early America | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Women's History | | | | Genre: | Foreign Language | Literature | Miscellaneous | | | | Subjects: | Marches. | Music - France - 18th century | Sonatas. | Songs, French. | |
| | Author: | Bruno, M. de | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Essai metaphysique, physique et phisiologistique relativement à la découverte de M. Mesmer, 1786
| | | | Dates: | 1786 | | | | Abstract: | This is a handwritten essay on Franz Mesmer and his claims to have healing and other metaphysical powers. Mesmer is today thought of as an early user of hypnosis. Throughout the 1770s and 1780s, he captivated French society. Marie Antoinette was particularly interested in his abilities. Finally, King Louis convened a scientific body in 1784 to examine the claims of Mesmer and his disciples. Benjamin Franklin, still in France as an American envoy, headed the committee, which debunked Mesmerism. The report can be found in the Papers of Benjamin Franklin and in the Diary of Benjamin Franklin Bache, both of which are at the APS.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.134.B83 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Beyond Early America | Medicine | Natural history | Science and technology | | | | Genre: | Manuscript Essays | | | | Subjects: | Animal magnetism. | Hypnotism. | Mesmerism. | |
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