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 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:  Academy of Natural Sciences of PhiladelphiaRequires cookie*
 Title:  Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia minutes and correspondence, 1812-1924     
 Dates:  1812-1924 
 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.H.S.Film.23a 
 Extent:  38 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Science -- Societies, etc. 
 Author:  Academy of Natural Sciences of PhiladelphiaRequires cookie*
 Title:  Autograph letters of naturalists, 1744-1894     
 Dates:  1744-1894 
 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.628 
 Extent:  1 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Author:  Académie des sciences (France)Requires cookie*
 Title:  Selections from the Procès-verbaux, 1758-1789     
 Dates:  1758-1789 
 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.1367 
 Extent:  1 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Astronomy -- 18th century | Learned institutions and societies. | Science -- Societies, etc. 
 Author:  Accademia delle scienze di TorinoRequires cookie*
 Title:  Accademia delle scienze di Torino correspondence with Philadelphia institutions, 1824-1912     
 Dates:  1824-1912 
 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.574 
 Extent:  1 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Learned institutions and societies. | Science -- Societies, etc. 
 Author:  Adair, WilliamRequires cookie*
 Title:  William Adair meteorological notebook, 1776-1788     
 Dates:  1776-1788 
 Abstract:  This collection contains meteorological data for Lewes, Delaware from 1776-1788.

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 Call #:  Mss.551.5.Ad1 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Science and technology 
 Subjects:  Meteorology -- Delaware -- Observations. | Weather. 
 Author:  Adams familyRequires cookie*
 Title:  Adams Family papers, 1639-1899     
 Dates:  1639-1899 
 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.695 
 Extent:  608 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Author:  Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848Requires cookie*
 Title:  John Quincy Adams material from the administrative and chancellery files, 1809-1816     
 Dates:  1809-1816 
 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.695.1 
 Extent:  2 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Author:  Adye, Stephen PayneRequires cookie*
 Title:  Stephen Payne Adye correspondence, 1769-1783     
 Dates:  1769-1783 
 Abstract:  The collection consists of Stephen Payne Adye's correspondence during some of his time in North America (1769-1783), where he served as a Deputy Judge Advocate General of the British Army during the Revolutionary War. The correspondence is primarily related to wartime events and trials, although there are four letters that predate Independence and make vague references to events happening during the imperial crisis, especially military courts in Boston during 1774 and 1775 when the colony was put under martial law.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.Ad95 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  African American | American Revolution | Law | Military History 
 Subjects:  Armies, Colonial. | Trials (Military offenses) -- New York (State). 
 Author:  Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873Requires cookie*
 Title:  Louis Jean Rodolph Agassiz papers, 1833-1873     
 Dates:  1833-1873 
 Abstract:  The collection of Louis Agassiz correspondence consists of approximately fifty letters that discuss a wide range of topics at the fore of scientific thought in the mid to late nineteenth century. Many letters are short acknowledgements sent to various friends and acquaintances. Some letters are in French, although most are in English and are addressed to American correspondents. Topics of longer letters include his views on the origins of mankind and races, plant life in the Caribbean, and the possible scientific causes for "spiritual manifestations." Most letters date from 1850 onward and are thus outside the scope of this guide.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.Ag12.ms 
 Extent:  50 item(s) 
 Topics:  Religion | Science and technology 
 Subjects:  Fossils -- Collection and preservation. | Geology -- Research -- United States. | Mineralogy - Research - United States | Natural history museums -- Massachusetts. | Natural history. | Naturalists. | Scientific expeditions. | Zoological museums -- Massachusetts. | Zoology. 
 Author:  Airy, George Biddell, Sir, 1801-1892Requires cookie*
 Title:  Sir George Biddell Airy Papers     
 Dates:  1840-1890 
 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.B.Ai7p 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America | Science and technology 
 Genre:  Scientific Correspondence 
 Subjects:  Artifacts | Astronomy - Research - England | Electricity - Experiments | Geology - Research - England | Geology, Structural | Magnetism - Experiments | Magnets | Observatoire de Paris | Pendulum | Stars -- Magnitudes. | Telescopes 
 Author:  Aitken, Jane, 1764-1832Requires cookie*
 Title:  Jane Aitken Papers     
 Dates:  1784-1814 
 Abstract:  This collection consists of Aitken family papers and correspondence. The bulk of the collection relates to Jane Aitken's life and dates from 1800 to 1814, the height of Jane Aitken's business career. Much of the correspondence is between Aitken and John Vaughan, a wealthy Philadelphia merchant who served as Jane's investor and benefactor when she fell on hard times.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.Ai9 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Business and Skilled Trades | Philadelphia History | Printing and Publishing | Women's History 
 Genre:  Business Records and Accounts 
 Subjects:  American Philosophical Society | Bookbinding | Finance, Personal | Printers -- Pennsylvania -- History | Printing -- Pennsylvania -- History | Women Printers 
 Author:  Alexander, Caleb, 1755-1828Requires cookie*
 Title:  A grammatical institute of the Latin language intended for the use of Latin schools in the United States     
 Dates:  1794 
 Abstract:  This volume consists of a handwritten draft of Caleb Alexander's A Grammatical Institute of the Latin Language Intended for the Use of Latin in Schools. Although this work does not relate to Alexander's better known missionary activities, this volume does give some insight into the public school movement in the early republic. After the American Revolution, state governments and individual reformers addressed public education with renewed vigor. This text is one of three Alexander wrote. He expected it to be assigned in public schools throughout the country. Its publisher, Isaiah Thomas gifted this volume to the APS.

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 Call #:  Mss.470.AL2 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Education | Language and Linguistics | Native America 
 Genre:  Educational Material | Language Material 
 Subjects:  Education -- United States -- Curricula. | Latin language -- Grammar -- 1800-1870 | Latin language -- Study and teaching 
 Author:  Alexander, William, 1726-1783Requires cookie*
 Title:  Variation of the compass, 1773     
 Dates:  1773 
 Abstract:  This slender volume is an essay by William Alexander, a prominent figure in New Jersey politics and business. Alexander wrote this essay with the hope that it would spur the American Philosophical Society to support the study of variations in compasses. Alexander's interest in this subject likely had to do with his background as a merchant. He realized compass variations created inefficiencies and risks for captains and the merchants that relied on them. Alexander appeals specifically to the APS's mission by stating that such a study would be "useful to mankind." Alexander's essays shows that he is conversant in many of the current theories about variations. He also proposed a plan for the APS to facilitate a systematic study of compass variations that he believed would produce a clear general law for variations in compasses.

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 Call #:  Mss.522.76.Al2 
 Extent:  1 item(s) 
 Topics:  Science and technology | Surveying and Maps | Trade 
 Genre:  Scientific Correspondence | Scientific Data 
 Subjects:  Astronomy -- 18th century | Compass. | Learned institutions and societies. 
 Author:  American Philosophical Society. Historical & Literary CommitteeRequires cookie*
 Title:  American Philosophical Society Historical and Literary Committee, American Indian Vocabulary Collection     
 Dates:  1784-1828 
 Abstract:  These three volumes contain APS's correspondence and records relating to Native American languages. MOLE contains a detailed inventory of the collection. The first volume contains extensive correspondence on Native American languages, some of which is addressed to Thomas Jefferson. Much of this material is from the early to mid nineteenth centutry. The second volume contains Thomas Jefferson's printed form that he sent out to individuals asking for Native American language information. The third volume contains photostats of a dictionary of the Miami language.

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 Call #:  Mss.497.V85 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Language and Linguistics | Native America 
 Genre:  Language Material | Native American Materials 
 Subjects:  Atacapas language | Cherokee language | Chickasaw language | Chippewa language | Choctaw language | Chontal language | Creek language | Delaware language | Indians of North America -- Languages | Linguistics | Massachusett language | Miami language (Ind. and Okla.) | Micmac language | Mohegan language | Munsee language | Nanticoke language | Osage language | Quapaw language | Taino language | Unquachog language 
 Author:  Anguiano, Ramón deRequires cookie*
 Title:  Descripcion del reyno de Guatemala, 1818     
 Dates:  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.917.281.An4 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Subjects:  Indians of Central America -- Population 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Algebra workbook, 1772     
 Dates:  1772 
 Abstract:  This algebra notebook was kept by a student at West Nottingham Academy in Maryland. The notebook contains graphs, essays on mathematical rules, and problems.

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 Call #:  Mss.510.AL3 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Education 
 Genre:  Educational Material 
 Subjects:  Algebra. | Mathematics. 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Arithmetic workbook, [n.d.]     
 Dates:  n.d. 
 Abstract:  This notebook is from a course in arithmetic taken during the late-18th or early-19th century, possibly from West Nottingham Academy because it is bound with an Algebra notebook from that school. This notebook contains rules and essays on decimals and various equations.

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 Call #:  Mss.511.Ar4 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Education 
 Genre:  Educational Material 
 Subjects:  Arithmetic. | Fractions. | Geometry. | Mathematics. 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Astronomy workbook, 1821     
 Dates:  1821 
 Abstract:  This notebook on astronomy from 1821 contains a range of information on astronomical calculations and general scientific knowledge from the early nineteenth century.

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 Call #:  Mss.520.As83 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Education | Science and technology 
 Genre:  Educational Material 
 Subjects:  Astronomy -- Mathematics. 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  [Book on heraldry], [18th century?]     
 Dates:  Circa 18th century 
 Abstract:  This volume, along with [Dictionary of Heraldry] (Mss.929.6.H41), date from the 18th century and contain a range of information on heraldry. The Dictionary of Heraldry (H41) lists family names and descriptions of their shields. The back of the volume includes designs of various shields, many of which are in color. The Book on Heraldry (B646), which carries what appears to be a forgery of Benjamin Franklin's signature on its first page, is much smaller. It too contains information on names, shields, and family origins. The back page has a map of the Delmarva Peninsula done by Mason and Dixon. Notes on longitude and latitude sit on the page next to the map.

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 Call #:  Mss.929.6.B646 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Surveying and Maps 
 Subjects:  Heraldry. | Miscellaneous 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Dictionarioum Gallico Outaokum, interceptum Nov. 1771 [1771]     
 Dates:  Circa 1771 
 Abstract:  This dictionary of Native American language dates to 1771 and is from the Great Lakes region, an area often called the pays d'en haut. The dictionary is in French. The collection came to the APS from the Academy of Natural Sciences. It is bound in a rather unique white, soft leather cover.

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 Call #:  Mss.497.33.D564 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Subjects:  Anishinaabe | Ottawa language 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  [Dictionary of heraldry], [n.d.]     
 Dates:  n.d. 
 Abstract:  This volume, along with [Book on Heraldry] (Mss.929.6.B646), date from the 18th century and contain a range of information on heraldry. The Dictionary of Heraldry (H41) includes names and descriptions of shields. The back of the volume includes designs of various shields, many of which are in color. The Book on Heraldry (B646), which carries what appears to be a forgery of Benjamin Franklin's signature on its first page, is much smaller. It too contains information on names, shields, and family origins. The back page has a map of the Delmarva Peninsula done by Mason and Dixon. Notes on longitude and latitude sit on the page next to the map.

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 Call #:  Mss.929.6.H41 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Surveying and Maps 
 Subjects:  Heraldry. | Miscellaneous 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  [Eclipses of the sun and moon, 1820-1838], n.d.     
 Dates:  Circa 1820-1838 
 Abstract:  This collection of astronomical calculations from 1786-1838 consists of various loose notes on eclipses and solar/lunar calculations, including information on an eclipse as witnessed in Canton and Philadelphia. The collection also has a folio size bound volume that diagrams (sometimes with color added) eclipses for the years 1818, 1820, 1822, 1823, 1824, 1829, 1838, as observed in Philadelphia.

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 Call #:  Mss.521.8.Ec6 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Science and technology 
 Genre:  Scientific Data 
 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Eclipses. 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Electrologia, ca. 1785     
 Dates:  Circa 1785 
 Abstract:  This Italian language notebook contains a range of information on scientific information, especially information pertaining to electrical experiments. It was likely written in the late-18th century and contains references to Benjamin Franklin and Joseph Priestley. The manuscript, likely kept by an Italian, provides insight into the transmission of knowledge in the broader Atlantic World.

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 Call #:  Mss.537.EL23 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America | Natural history 
 Genre:  Educational Material | Foreign Language | Scientific Data 
 Subjects:  Electricity -- Early works to 1850. | Electricity -- Experiments -- History. | Science and technology 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Formulaire médical, [ca. 1750]     
 Dates:  Circa 1750 
 Abstract:  Dating to the eighteenth century, this bound volume contains treatments for various ailments. All remedies are described in French.

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 Call #:  Mss.615.13.F76 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Medicine 
 Genre:  Manuscript Essays | Notebooks 
 Subjects:  Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions. 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Journal of a voyage in the Ship Sampson, May 23, 1819 - August 23, 1819     
 Dates:  1819 
 Abstract:  The "Journal of a Voyage in the Ship Sampson" tracks the transatlantic crossing of an unknown immigrant from Liverpool to Philadelphia in 1819. The last pages describe the approach to Philadelphia in detail. The journal also touches on some of the emotions the author felt as he disembarked. The last page contains a poem written by the journal's author titled "On Leaving England for America" and a letter written to friends from "this land of liberty."

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 Call #:  Mss.910.J82 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Philadelphia History | Travel 
 Genre:  Travel Narratives and Journals 
 Subjects:  Emigration and immigration. | Voyages and travels. 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires 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:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Mandingo dictionary, [ca. 19th century]     
 Dates:  Circa 19th century 
 Abstract:  This volume contains Latin translations of what appears to be the Mandingo language and likely dates to the early-19th century.

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 Call #:  Mss.499.22.D56 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  African American | Beyond Early America | Language and Linguistics 
 Genre:  Language Material 
 Subjects:  Mandingo language 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Mathematics copybook, [n.d.]     
 Dates:  Circa 18th century 
 Abstract:  This eighteenth-century notebook on math contains graphs and solutions to problems. The rule for cube roots is also contained.

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 Call #:  Mss.510.M42 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Education 
 Genre:  Educational Material | Notebooks 
 Subjects:  Algebra. | Geometry. | Mathematics -- Problems, exercises, etc. 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  The Natchez, 1840     
 Dates:  1840 
 Abstract:  This fascinating account of the Natchez was written in 1840 and appears to convey oral history of the time. The author begins by stating "it was with extreme difficulty we succeeded in procuring the information." The document is approximately 135 pages long and touches on the Natchez history and their "manners, customs, [and] traditions." The focus of the document is on their history, however, and much of the content was relayed to the author orally by the Natchez. There is an extended discussion of their beliefs and practices. The document contains biographical data on prominent members of the Natchez and other native peoples, such as Pushmataha.

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 Call #:  Mss.970.3.N19 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Native America | Religion 
 Genre:  Manuscript Essays | Native American Materials 
 Subjects:  Indians of North America | Natchez Indians -- History 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Notes, [n.d.], from a text on conic sections     
 Dates:  n.d. 
 Abstract:  This slender notebook contains information on geometry. It includes rules, equations, and some graphs.

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 Call #:  Mss.516.2.C765 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Education 
 Genre:  Educational Material | Notebooks | Scientific Data 
 Subjects:  Conic sections. | Mathematics. 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Notes on lectures, 1801-1802, delivered by Charles Willson Peale     
 Dates:  1801-1802 
 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.402 
 Extent:  1 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Subjects:  Zoology. 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Notes on Mexican Antiquities     
 Dates:  1785-1806 
 Abstract:  Compiled by an anonymous traveler to Mexico sometime in the 19th century, this large volume contains hundreds of extremely intricate pencil and watercolor sketches of Mexican artifacts and sites that were seen during an expedition to Mexico.

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 Call #:  Mss.913.72.N84 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America | International Travel | Literature, Arts, and Culture 
 Genre:  Art | Sketchbooks | Travel Narratives and Journals 
 Subjects:  Indians of Mexico | Mixtec Indians 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Scientific copybook, [n.d.]     
 Dates:  Circa 19th c. 
 Abstract:  This scientific copybook is like a commonplace book. It has various essays on a range of scientifc topics. The essays had been printed in various journals that were then copied in manuscript form in this notebook. Some entries note the source from which they were copied. The partially filled notebook was likely compiled sometime in the early nineteenth century.

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 Call #:  Mss.500.Cop79 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Science and technology 
 Genre:  Commonplace Book | Educational Material | Manuscript Essays | Notebooks | Scientific Data 
 Subjects:  Astronomy. | Natural history. | Zoology. 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Stock certificates, [ca. 1840-1900]     
 Dates:  Circa 1840-1900 
 Abstract:  This collection contains 121 stock and bond certificates for companies, most of which are railroad companies. The bonds are notable for having engraved depictions of locomotives on them. There is also at least one that is signed by Cornelius Vanderbilt. The majority of the certificates date to the late-nineteenth century.

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 Call #:  Mss.385.St6 
 Extent:  0.25 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Business and Skilled Trades 
 Genre:  Art | Business Records and Accounts 
 Subjects:  Bonds -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. | Railroad companies. | Stock certificates. 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Traité de la physique, [17--]     
 Dates:  Circa 18th century 
 Abstract:  Written during the 18th century, this volume describes some of the principles of physics. The text is in French and there are occasional diagrams and sketches next to the text.

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 Call #:  Mss.530.T68t 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Science and technology 
 Genre:  Educational Material | Foreign Language | Notebooks | Scientific Data 
 Subjects:  Physics. 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Traité de physique et de chymie, ca. 1800     
 Dates:  Circa 1800 
 Abstract:  This beautifully bound volume contains numerous essays on scientific developments that occurred in the 18th century. The text of the notebook is written so that the manuscript appears like a published work. Among the topics discussed are electricity, physics, balloons, pharmacology, and an invention by Peter Woulfe. The notebook is in French.

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 Call #:  Mss.537.G18 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Education | Science and technology 
 Genre:  Educational Material | Foreign Language | Manuscript Essays | Notebooks | Scientific Data 
 Subjects:  Balloons. | Chemistry -- Experiments. | Electricity -- Early works to 1850. | Gases. | Hydraulics. | Pharmacology. | Science -- History. | Technology -- History. 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Turkish Manuscripts     
 Dates:  ca. 19th century 
 Abstract:  These Turkish manuscripts reflect Stephen DuPonceau's attempt to acquire a wide-array of language materials for the APS's archives in the early 19th century

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 Call #:  Mss.494.9.T84 
 Extent:  2 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America | Language and Linguistics 
 Genre:  Foreign Language | Language Material 
 Subjects:  Letter-writing, Turkish | Turkey -- Politics and government | Turkish language 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  Vocabulaire Chacta     
 Dates:  1820 
 Abstract:  This volume contains Choctaw words with French equivalents. Acquired by Peter Du Ponceau in 1827, it is part of the APS's large collection of language materials from the early-nineteenth century.

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 Call #:  Mss.497.3.V852c 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Language and Linguistics | Native America 
 Genre:  Language Material 
 Subjects:  Choctaw language -- Dictionaries -- French 
 Author:  AnonymousRequires cookie*
 Title:  A vocabulary of the most common words in use among the Sac & Fox Indians, n.d.     
 Dates:  n.d. 
 Abstract:  This volume contains Sak and Fox words with their English equivalents. It likely dates to the nineteenth century. One of the more notable features of this collection is that it includes words for relatively recent inventions, such as the steam boat.

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 Call #:  Mss.497.F11 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Language and Linguistics | Native America 
 Genre:  Language Material 
 Subjects:  Fox language | Indians of North America -- Languages 
 Author:  Araujo, Antonio de, 1566-1632Requires cookie*
 Title:  Catecismo brasilico da doutrina Christãa com o ceremonial dos sacramentos, & mais actos parochiaes, 1686     
 Dates:  1686 
 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.238.Ar1 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Subjects:  Tupi poetry. 
 Author:  Archivo General de la Nación (Guatemala)Requires cookie*
 Title:  Documents on Central America, 1568-1806.     
 Dates:  1568-1806 
 Abstract:  This microfilm collection may be of interest to early American scholars.

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 Call #:  Mss.Film.1155 
 Extent:  2 microfilm_reel(s) 
 Genre:  Microfilm Collection 
 Author:  Athénée des arts de ParisRequires cookie*
 Title:  Athénée des arts de Paris letters, 1792-1853     
 Dates:  1792-1853 
 Abstract:  This collection is beyond the geographic scope of this guide, but it may be of interest to some early American scholars.

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 Call #:  Mss.506.44.At4 
 Extent:  0.5 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Beyond Early America 
 Subjects:  Chemistry -- France. | Education -- France. | Natural history -- France. | Physics -- France. 
 Author:  Audubon, John James, 1785-1851Requires cookie*
 Title:  John James Audubon Papers     
 Dates:  1821-1845 
 Abstract:  This fairly large collection (over 200 letters) of John James Audubon material consists primarily of John's correspondence with his wife Lucy and son Victor. The collection shows a personal side of Audubon who kept his wife and son informed of all aspects of his work and travels. The letters to his wife – "my dearest friend" – are particularly affectionate and open.

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 Call #:  Mss.B.Au25 
 Extent:  0.75 Linear Feet 
 Topics:  Business and Skilled Trades | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Natural history | Printing and Publishing | Science and technology 
 Genre:  Art | Business Records and Accounts | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence 
 Subjects:  Birds -- North America | Natural history -- North America | Naturalist | Ornithologist | Ornithology -- North America 
 Author:  Azambuja, Jacob Frederico TorlRequires cookie*
 Title:  Memoria sobre o valor das moedas     
 Dates:  1833 
 Abstract:  This bound volume contains an essay Jacob Frederico Torlade Pereira de Azambuja presented to the American Philosophical Society in 1833. Jacob Azambuja was the Portuguese charge d' affaires in the United States from 1829-1834. The essay describes the monetary history and system of Portugal. Presented after Andrew Jackson's election, banking and currency were important political topics at the time. This essay likely reflects the growing interest APS members had in the subject and in understanding alternative systems to the United States. The essay can offer insight into prevalent European ideas about currency and may offer insight into how these ideas may have influenced how Americans thought about reforming their system.

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 Call #:  Mss.332.4946.Az1m 
 Extent:  1 volume(s) 
 Topics:  Business and Skilled Trades | Diplomatic History | Early National Politics | Government Affairs | International Affairs 
 Genre:  Business Records and Accounts | Manuscript Essays 
 Subjects:  Money -- Portugal