| | Author: | Cohen, Hennig | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | A name index to the South Carolina Gazette, 1732-1738
| | | | Dates: | 1732-1738 | | | | 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.667 | | | | Extent: | 1 microfilm_reel(s) | |
| | Author: | Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus, 1743-1823 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Names which the Lenni Lenape...had given to rivers, streams, places, etc., 1822
| | | | Dates: | 1822 | | | | 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, Pa 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 DuPonceau.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.497.3.H35n | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Language and Linguistics | Native America | | | | Genre: | Diaries | Native American Materials | Oral History | | | | Subjects: | Names, Delaware. | Names, Indian -- North America. | |
| | Author: | Anonymous | Requires 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: | Dunn, Nathan,1782-1844. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Nathan Dunn letterbook, 1829-1830
| | | | Dates: | 1829-1830 | | | | 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.1229 | | | | Extent: | 1 microfilm_reel(s) | | | | Genre: | Microfilm Collection | |
| | Author: | Trevelyan, Charles E.(Charles | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | The natural process by which a conquered people in an inferior grade of civilization adopt the language and system of learning of their more civilized conquerors, 1832
| | | | Dates: | 1832 | | | | Abstract: | This manuscript essay from 1832 was written by Charles Trevelyan, the governor of Madras. Broken into eleven sections, he outlines the ways in which imperial governments can force assimilation and acculturation through state policies and institutions in India.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.954.T725 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Beyond Early America | | | | Genre: | Manuscript Essays | | | | Subjects: | Imperialism. | |
| | Author: | Webster, Noah, 1758-1843 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Noah Webster papers at New York Public Library
| | | | Dates: | 1764-1843 | | | | 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.1566 | | | | Extent: | 7 film_reel(s) | | | | Genre: | Microfilm Collection | |
| | Author: | Correia da Serra, José Francisco, 1750-1823 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Note nécrologique sur le Docteur Wistar, 1818
| | | | Dates: | 1818 | | | | Abstract: | This small bound volume contains a range of information on Caspar Wistar's life. There is a French essay on Wistar, a 47-page printed eulogy published by the APS, various newspaper clippings, and letters from others, all commemorating Wistar's life. A range of significant moments in Wistar's life are discussed, such as the yellow fever epidemic, scientific pursuits and friends, and his career as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.W76c | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Medicine | Philadelphia History | Science and technology | | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | Manuscript Essays | Printed Material | | | | Subjects: | Physicians | |
| | Author: | Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Etienne, 1772-1844 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Notes, 1825-1829, on natural history
| | | | Dates: | 1825-1829 | | | | 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.504.G29 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Beyond Early America | | | | Subjects: | Biology. | Natural history. | Zoology. | |
| | Author: | Heckewelder, John Gottlieb Ernestus, 1743-1823 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Notes, amendments, and additions to his account of the Indians, 1820
| | | | Dates: | 1820 | | | | Abstract: | This small document contains annotations, changes, and amendments that John Heckewelder hoped would be made to his "Account of the history, manners, and customs of the Indian nations, who once inhabited Pennsylvania and the neighboring states." The changes include additions to sections on religion, belief, and cultural practices.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.970.1.H35n | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Native America | Pennsylvania History | | | | Genre: | Manuscript Essays | Native American Materials | | | | Subjects: | Algonquian Indians | Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania -- History | Indians of North America -- Pennsylvania -- Social life and customs | |
| | Author: | Stevens, John Austin, 1795-1874 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Notes, from Professor Day's Lectures, on Natural Philosophy
| | | | Dates: | 1812 | | | | Abstract: | This bound volume contains notes taken by John Austin Stevens, a student at Yale University, in 1812 during Jeremiah Day's course on Natural Philosophy. The twenty lectures touch on a wide range of subjects, including electricity, astronomy, magnetism, meteorology, and fluids.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.530.St45 | | | | Extent: | 1 volume(s) | | | | Topics: | Education | Natural history | Science and technology | | | | Genre: | Educational Material | Notebooks | Scientific Data | | | | Subjects: | Gravitation | Hydraulics | Mechanics | Physics -- Study and teaching -- 19th century | |
| | Author: | Anonymous | Requires 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. | |
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