| | Author: | Mazzei, Filippo, 1730-1816 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Filippo Mazzei correspondence, 1788-1791, from Stanislaw II August, King of Poland
| | | | Dates: | 1788-1791 | | | | 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.s | | | | Extent: | 1 microfilm_reel(s) | | | | Genre: | Microfilm Collection | |
| | Author: | Mazzei, Filippo, 1730-1816 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Filippo Mazzei letterbook, 1788-1792
| | | | Dates: | 1788-1792 | | | | 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.1211 | | | | Extent: | 2 Linear Feet | |
| | Author: | Mazzei, Filippo, 1730-1816 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Filippo Mazzei papers, 1730-1922 (inclusive), 1780-1816 (bulk)
| | | | Dates: | 1730-1922 | | | | 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.47 | | | | Extent: | 21 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Beyond Early America | | | | Subjects: | Agriculture -- United States. | Viticulture. | |
| | Author: | Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Francis Hopkinson notebook, 1784-1791
| | | | Dates: | 1784-1791 | | | | Abstract: | This volume contains a short record of Francis Hopkinson's expenses and other personal notes. Items mentioned include costs associated with horses, books purchased, and lots rented.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.H768.1 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | |
| | Author: | Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Francis Hopkinson poems, [n.d.]
| | | | Dates: | n.d. | | | | Abstract: | This collection contains twelve poems by Hopkinson. They are: Poem Addressed to the Honourable the Lady President, vice President, Secretary of the Friendly Association; On Music, 1754; Verses inscribed to the officers of the 35th regiment; Song of the absent Lover; The Beau Directors solemn recantation to the ladies; The hoop Faction; A Song; Poem; The Medley; The Kirk's Room; Poem; Ode on the morning.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.H768.p | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Literature, Arts, and Culture | | | | Genre: | Literature | |
| | Author: | Michaux, Francois André, 1770-1855 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Francois André Michaux papers, 1802-1911
| | | | Dates: | 1802-1911 | | | | Abstract: | The F.A. Michaux Collection is a large collection of correspondence. Francois Michaux was the son of Andre Michaux. He was, like his father, a botanist. Francois also was an active member of the APS. Michaux regularly corresponded with peers in Europe, and this collection captures the conveyance of news, information, and knowledge across the Atlantic. As an active member of the APS and other institutions, Michaux's correspondence also lends insight into the establishment and operation of many scientific institutions. The vast majority of the collection consists of outgoing correspondence from Michaux; his primary correspondent was John Vaughan of the APS. The correspondence is almost exclusively in French. Later documents reflect the APS's continued interest in silviculture, which was spurred by a bequest by Michaux. Included in this section is the APS's acquisition of books and involvement in forest preservation and development, including the planting and preservation of Michaux Grove in Fairmount Park.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.M58.1 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Science and technology | | | | Genre: | Foreign Language | General Correspondence | Institutional Records | Scientific Data | | | | Subjects: | Forests and forestry -- United States. | |
| | Author: | Smyth, Frederick, 1732-1815 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Frederick Smyth papers, 1756-1816
| | | | Dates: | 1756-1816 | | | | Abstract: | Frederick Smyth was the Chief Justice of New Jersey before the American Revolution (appointed in 1764). Before that, he lived in England, Barbados, and Martinique. This collection of Smyth papers contains a range of official documents that relate to political and legal matters in New Jersey. The legal documents include petitions, reports to the grand jury, and official pronouncements and commissions. There are also several pieces of private correspondence. Some of the earliest documents contain information on Smyth's career before arriving in New Jersey. There is also a deposition relating to the firing on HMS St. John in Newport, Rhode Island in 1764 and a series of other documents relating to legal and political affairs in Rhode Island during the imperial crisis. Of particular note are two long speeches Smyth delivered before a grand jury in 1775 and 1776 in which he defends the Crown, a response to these speeches from the grand jury defending American rights, and a long letter from Edward Affleck in 1783 describing the British departure from New York City. Smyth stayed in Philadelphia after the war, although he never relinquished his British citizenship, and there are a few documents chronicling his post-war experience.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.Sm95 | | | | Extent: | 0.25 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Colony and State Specific History | Law | | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | Legal Records | Official Government Documents and Records | Political Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Judges -- New Jersey. | Legal instruments -- New Jersey. | |
| | Author: | Friends of Benjamin Franklin House. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Friends of Benjamin Franklin House papers, 1976-1983
| | | | Dates: | 1976-1983 | | | | Abstract: | The Papers of Benjamin Franklin are a rich source as varied and expansive as Dr. Franklin's storied life. The Collection has been calendared, catalogued, and much of it is available online at franklinpapers.org and in printed volumes. The APS inventory in MOLE (Mss.B.F85) is extraordinarily detailed. The aim of this entry is not to reproduce what is already readily accessible, but to focus on material that is unavailable in printed or online sources.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.F85.fri | | | | Extent: | 0.5 Linear Feet | | | | Subjects: | Historic sites -- England -- London. | |
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