Subject| • | Abolition, emancipation, freedom |
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| | • | Archaeology |
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| | • | Aymara Indians |
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| | • | Banks and banking -- United States -- History -- 19th century. |
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| | • | Botany |
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| | • | Craniology. |
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| | • | Craniometry |
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| | • | Education |
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| | • | Egyptology. |
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| | • | Exploration |
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| | • | Genealogy. |
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| | • | Geology |
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| | • | Indians of North America -- Kentucky |
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| | • | Indians of North America -- Massachusetts |
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| | • | Indians of North America -- Mississippi |
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| | • | Indians of North America -- Ohio |
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| | • | Indians of North America -- Physical characteristics |
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| | • | Indians of North America -- Rhode Island |
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| | • | Indians of North America -- Tennessee |
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| | • | Indians of South America -- Peru |
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| | • | Indians of South America -- Physical characteristics |
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| | • | Land speculation |
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| | • | Medicine |
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| | • | Mineralogy |
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| | • | Mineralogy. |
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| | • | Miscegenation |
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| | • | Natural history |
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| | • | Naumkeag Indians |
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| | • | Ornithology |
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| | • | Paleontology |
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| | • | Pentland, Joseph Barclay |
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| | • | Phrenology |
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| | • | Quaker businesspeople |
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| | • | Quakers -- Missions. |
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| | • | Race |
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| | • | Race, race relations, racism |
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| | • | Religion, religious organizations |
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| | • | Science -- United States -- 19th century. |
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| | • | Science and technology |
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| | • | Seneca Indians |
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| | • | Skull. |
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| | • | Slavery -- Barbados |
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| | • | Slaves, slavery, slave trade |
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| | • | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform |
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| | • | Steam-engines. |
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| | • | Stephen H. Long Expedition to the Rocky Mountains (1819-1820) |
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| | • | Titantic (Steamship) |
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| | • | United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) |
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| | • | West (U.S.)-Description and travel |
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| | | Author: | Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Samuel George Morton Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1819-1850 | | | | Abstract: | The Samuel George Morton Collection provides a window into the life of this nineteenth century scientist, explorer, and natural historian. The collection holds a wide-range of materials, and the correspondence touches on many different subjects. The entry in MOLE contains an item level accounting of the collection and its contents. The collection begins in the 1820s, when Morton is just beginning his career and continues through to the 1840s. Letters touch on topics, such as the treatment of Native Americans, Indian burial grounds, discoveries of fossilized remains, and medical education. Material on the Wilkes Expedition and especially on Morton's early medical career is covered in depth. One letter contains a request from General Lafayette for a skull of an Indian for his own scientific collection. Most of the letters are to Morton and contain results of experiments or observations from travel and exploration. Additionally, the Diary to the West Indies form 1834 offers insight into the culture of the islands. Morton's own involvement in the scientific racism is prominent in much of his later writing. Included in the collection are sketches of his "craniometrical drawings," which were used by pro-slavery advocates.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.M843 | | | | Extent: | 2.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | African American | Exploration. | International Travel | Travel | | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | Scientific Correspondence | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | | Subjects: | Archaeology | Aymara Indians | Botany | Craniology. | Craniometry | Education | Egyptology. | Geology | Indians of North America -- Kentucky | Indians of North America -- Massachusetts | Indians of North America -- Mississippi | Indians of North America -- Ohio | Indians of North America -- Physical characteristics | Indians of North America -- Rhode Island | Indians of North America -- Tennessee | Indians of South America -- Peru | Indians of South America -- Physical characteristics | Medicine | Mineralogy | Miscegenation | Natural history | Naumkeag Indians | Ornithology | Paleontology | Pentland, Joseph Barclay | Phrenology | Race | Race, race relations, racism | Science and technology | Skull. | Slavery -- Barbados | Slaves, slavery, slave trade | United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842) | |
| | Author: | Vaux, George, V, 1721-1803 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Vaux Family Papers, 1690-1996
| | | | Dates: | 1690-1996 | | | | Abstract: | The George Vaux Papers is a massive collection which is focused on the business and financial interests of a prominent Philadelphia family. What follows is a list of some of the more notable parts of this expansive collection:
- Correspondence: There is a massive amount of correspondence, much of which is personal and familial in nature. Nonetheless, the letters often discuss politics, current affairs, and society. The earliest records date to 1701, although the great bulk are focused on the revolutionary era to the first quarter of the nineteenth century.
- Almanacs, 1790-1870: The collection contains a large collection of small pocket almanacs from Philadelphia. Some of the earliest ones contain records of financial transactions and diaries.
- Charles Thomson Correspondence: The collection has a series of letters from Charles Thomson, the Secretary of the Continental Congress. These letters are from the 1780s, after Thomson had largely retired from the political arena.
- Legal and Estate Documents: This portion of the collection is extensive and difficult to summarize. The family owned a huge amount of property throughout the state. These papers contain deeds, information on rents, surveys of land, and other transactions. Moreover, the Vaux family had ties through marriage and friendship to other prominent families, and some of their estate business is included in this collection. Among the notable papers are documents pertaining to John and Sally Norris Dickinson's properties and the estates of the Emlens and the Sansoms. One document complements the Jane Aitken Collection, as it has an accounting of the Bible that she printed.
- Travel Accounts: Most notably, George Vaux VII made a trip to "Indian Country" in 1802-1803. He wrote numerous letters home and kept a small and incomplete travel journal.
- Philadelphia City Affairs: The Vaux were active in civic life. The collection contains information on city improvements, with specific letters and records relating to the water supply. The collection has letters that discuss building the Water Works, records of a Committee on the Sewers, and an agreement between the city and Peale's Museum.
- Business Affairs: The record of the Vaux's diverse business interests is contained in this collection. In addition to their land holdings, the Vaux's were very active in internal improvements, with records from numerous navigation companies held in the collection. The Vaux's were also involved in mining and mineralogy, including Pennsylvania's oil lands, which is also reflected in the content of this collection. Finally, there are partial records of some prominent Philadelphia institutions, such as the Bank of Pennsylvania and the Philadelphia Contributorship.
- Native American Documents - In addition to George Vaux's travels into Indian Country, there are extracts from Indian Treaties and some records of the Friendly Association in this collection.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.Ms.Coll.73 | | | | Extent: | 150 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | African American | American Revolution | Antebellum Politics | Early National Politics | Marriage and Family Life | Native America | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | Social Life and Custom | Surveying and Maps | Travel | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Institutional Records | Legal Records | Maps and Surveys | | | | Subjects: | Abolition, emancipation, freedom | Genealogy. | Land speculation | Mineralogy. | Quaker businesspeople | Quakers -- Missions. | Seneca Indians | Slaves, slavery, slave trade | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform | Yellow fever. | |
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