| | 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: | Gruber, Jacob W. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | [A calendar of the correspondence of Richard Owen, 1830-1890] / compiled by Jacob W. Gruber, 1981-1990
| | | | Dates: | 1830-1890 | | | | 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.Ow2g | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Beyond Early America | | | | Subjects: | Naturalists -- England -- Correspondence. | |
| | Author: | Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia Records, 1683-1983
| | | | Dates: | 1683-1983 | | | | Abstract: | The Carpenter's Company Collection is a potentially rich source for those interested in Philadelphia history and early trade unions. The Carpenters' Company was one of the most prominent trade associations in colonial Philadelphia and the early national period. The collection includes official minutes of the Carpenter's Company for nearly all of early America. These volumes capture the inner workings of one of the most prominent business institutions in the city. The minute books capture a wide range of company business, including establishing prices for the public, member procedures, and public relations. The collection also includes the minutes of the Friendship Company from its founding in 1769 – 1775 and their accounts from 1769-1799.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.974.811.C22.a | | | | Extent: | 18 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Philadelphia History | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Institutional Records | Miscellaneous | | | | Subjects: | Carpenters -- Labor unions -- United States. | Guilds -- United States. | |
| | Author: | Fisher, Joshua Francis, 1807-1873 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Catalogue of political tracts relating to the history of the colony of Pennsylvania from 1681 to 1770, 1838
| | | | Dates: | 1838 | | | | Abstract: | This volume contains a series of manuscript essays compiled by Joshua Francis Fisher and presented to the APS in the early 19th Century. It is part of the APS collection of documents relationg to colonial Pennsylvania politics and governance. The first part of the volume has a bibliography made in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century that lists all of the printed pamphlets and other similar documents printed about Pennsylvania from 1681 to 1770. The remaining documents appear to involve the political career and rivalries of William Keith and Andrew Hamilton. The first is an essay "The Life and Character of a strange 'He Monster," that is purportedly written by William Keith about Andrew Hamilton. The second and third pamphlets "A Modest Apology" and "A Petition … against the Quakers" were written during Hamilton's life and involve political controversies he was involved in surrounding defensive measures. The final document is an obituary for Andrew Hamilton.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.016.9748.C28 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Colonial Politics | Government Affairs | Pennsylvania History | | | | Genre: | Manuscript Essays | Miscellaneous | Official Government Documents and Records | | | | Subjects: | Society of Friends. | |
| | Author: | Araujo, Antonio de, 1566-1632 | Requires 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: | Bache, Catherine Wistar, 1770-1820 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Catharine Wistar Bache Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1788-1822 | | | | Abstract: | This relatively small collection contains rich correspondence often directed to Catherine Wistar Bache, the daughter of prominent doctor Caspar Wistar and wife of Richard Bache's son. The collection is one of the many to the Bache-Franklin collections at the APS. This specific collection contains numerous letters from other women, often wives and mothers, to Catherine. There are a few letters to Caspar Wistar and William Bache (Catherine's husband), which often discuss current events, specifically Anthony Wayne's victory at Fallen Timbers in 1794 and the Whiskey Rebellion. The letters to Catherine discuss current affairs, such as the Yellow Fever epidemic and the War of 1812. More often, however, the letters relate family and personal matters. The letters primarily discuss husbands, family activities, children, and other such topics. Some of the early letters also touch upon gender relations and courtship. For instance, a male correspondent wrote Catherine that he has not received any letters from his "female correspondents" and was thus hoping "to renew the friendly intercourse," and Mary Eddy discussed flirtations. The correspondence in this collection spans more than thirty years, and therefore also provides insight on the changing concerns of Catherine as a young single woman, wife, and mother. William Bache was sent to Louisiana in 1803 in an official post overseeing a hospital. Discussion of moving to Louisiana is included in the collection, during which references to "Captain Lewis" are made, likely Meriwether Lewis. Because of her position in society, these letters often provide portraits and anecdotes of prominent figures.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.B124 | | | | Extent: | 0.75 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Early National Politics | Marriage and Family Life | Native America | Philadelphia History | Social Life and Custom | War of 1812 | Women's History | | | | Genre: | Family Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | United States -- History -- War of 1812 | United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809 | Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | |
| | Author: | Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Charles Darwin diary and correspondence written during the voyage of the Beagle, 1831-1836
Accessioned, 1972
(Film 496.14)
| | | | Dates: | 1831-1836 | | | | Abstract: | This microfilm collection may be of interest to early American scholars.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.Film.496.14 | | | | Extent: | 1 microfilm_reel(s) | | | | Genre: | Microfilm Collection | |
| | Author: | Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Charles Darwin Papers Editorial Project Collection
| | | | Dates: | 1821-1882 | | | | 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.Ms.Coll.28 | | | | Extent: | 48 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Beyond Early America | | | | Subjects: | Evolution (Biology) | |
| | Author: | Cassin, Charles Luke, 1846-1878 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Charles Luke Cassin papers, 1745-1878
| | | | Dates: | 1745-1878 | | | | Abstract: | The Cassin Collection is heavily focused on Charles Luke Cassin's correspondence in the late nineteenth century. Charles Cassin was a physician in the U.S. Navy in the late-nineteenth century. His family's roots date to the colonial era. There are approximately seven documents from the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, however. This portion of the collection includes three legal documents from colonial Pennsylvania that were likely handed down through the family: one is a will for Aaron Thompson dated 1745, another is an indenture from 1758, and another is a copy of a court decision in Berks County in 1774. There are two letters from James Mullins to Eliza Cassin relating to their past affairs and children. Finally, there are official documents relating to Joseph Cassin, Charles Luke's father, including a commission in the U.S. Navy signed by James Madison.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.C274 | | | | Extent: | 70 item(s) | | | | Topics: | Marriage and Family Life | Military History | | | | Genre: | Family Correspondence | Legal Records | Military Records | Official Government Documents and Records | | | | Subjects: | Medicine -- United States. | Trust indentures. | |
| | 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: | Genth, F. A. (Frederick Augustus), 1820-1893 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Chemische Untersuchung des Mesopins, 1843
| | | | Dates: | 1843 | | | | 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.Ms.Ms.Coll | | | | Extent: | 1 item(s) | | | | Topics: | Beyond Early America | | | | Subjects: | Chemistry | |
| | Author: | Pierce, Catherine J.,collector | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Collection of family letters, 1787-1869
| | | | Dates: | 1787-1869 | | | | 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.1221 | | | | Extent: | 1 microfilm_reel(s) | | | | Genre: | Microfilm Collection | |
| | Author: | Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Collection of Peruvian manuscripts,1790-1800, 1820
| | | | Dates: | 1790-1820 | | | | Abstract: | Although outside the bounds of the Early American Guide's parameters, this collection may be of interest to early Americanists. MOLE contains further details on this items content. The documents are in Spanish. There is a detailed table of contents that describes the content of each document in English. Among the documents are diaries, proclamations, and affidavits relating to the Peruvian rebellion.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.980.P75 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Beyond Early America | International Affairs | | | | Subjects: | Incas. | |
| | Author: | Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus, 1743-1823 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Communications to the Historical and Literary Committee of the American Philosophical Society, 1816-1821
| | | | Dates: | 1816-1821 | | | | Abstract: | The John Heckewelder Collection consists of an assortment of documents, almost all of which deal with Native Americans. Heckewelder was a Moravian missionary to Delaware Indians in Pennsylvania who was a prominent figure in nineteenth century intellectual circles. The primary focus of the collection is on his attempt to preserve Native American languages, especially those of the Lenni Lenape (Delaware) in Pennsylvania. His correspondence and one publication also chronicle Native American history, customs, and life. Heckewelder also kept a meteorological journal while on his mission to Gnadenhutten, Pennsylvania from 1802-1814, which is part of the collection. Much of the collection comes from Heckewelder's correspondence with the APS and its prominent member and linguist Stephen Du Ponceau.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.970.1.H35c | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Subjects: | Delaware Indians | Indians of North America -- History | Indians of North America -- Languages | Indians of North America -- Social life and customs | |
| | Author: | Genth, F. A. (Frederick Augustus), 1820-1893 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Complete catalogue of the collection of minerals of Dr. F. A. Genth, [n.d.]
| | | | Dates: | n.d. | | | | Abstract: | The bound volume contains a catalogue of Frederick Augustus Genth's library. It is over 100 pages long. Genth was a prominent scientist in Europe and the United States. Born in Germany, he fled during the tumult of 1848, arriving in Baltimore before settling in Philadelphia where he worked as a contract scientist and professor. A large portion of his papers are housed at Penn State.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.549.G283 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Science and technology | | | | Genre: | Scientific Data | | | | Subjects: | Minerals -- Catalogs and collections. | |
| | Author: | Mazzei, Filippo, 1730-1816 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | The comprehensive microfilm edition of his papers, 1730-1816
| | | | Dates: | 1730-1816 | | | | 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.1436 | | | | Extent: | 9 microfilm_reel(s) | | | | Genre: | Microfilm Collection | |
| | Author: | Unidentified | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Criticism of Franklin's historical review of the constitution and government of Pennsylvania
| | | | Dates: | Circa 1760 | | | | Abstract: | This manuscript offers a critique of A Historical Review of the Constitution and Government of Pennsylvania (1759). A Historical review was anonymously published, but it has been credited to either Benjamin Franklin or Richard Jackson. Written in the wake of the politically divisive 1750s, the pamphlet attacked the proprietors of Pennsylvania and the proprietary nature of the colonial government and defended the actions of the Assembly and Quaker Party during the Seven Years' War. The manuscript in the APS's vault was written in 1759 or 1760, likely in London. It defends the proprietor and the government in general. Largely unknown to historians, this manuscript provides insight into the deep political divisions within colonial Pennsylvania by offering a clear view into the beliefs of the proprietors and the proprietary party. The anonymous author of the work is almost certainly Thomas Penn. The manuscript was never published.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.974.8.C86 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Colonial Politics | Pennsylvania History | Seven Years' War | | | | Genre: | Manuscript Essays | |
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