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1	Author:	Shippen, William	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William Shippen journal, July 19, 1759 - January 22, 1760
	Dates:	1759-1760
	Abstract:	This bound volume contains the journal William Shippen kept while receiving medical training in London. Shippen would go on to become a leading doctor, specializing in obstetrics, in the early republic. This journal keeps track of his daily activities and includes personal anecdotes as well as notes on his education. Many entries note when he awoke and when he began his rotation. He sometimes describes things he witnessed in the hospital. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Sh61
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Education \| International Travel \| Medicine \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Diaries \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Medical education -- England. \| Medicine -- England.

2	Author:	Franklin, William Temple, 1760-1823	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William Temple Franklin diary, 1785
	Dates:	1785
	Abstract:	This item is part of the William Temple Franklin Collection. The Franklin Collection contains a range of correspondence, but this item is a diary William Temple Franklin kept in a French almanac for much of 1785 while serving in France. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F86d
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Americans Abroad \| Diplomatic History
	Genre:	Diaries \| Diplomatic Material \| Travel Narratives and Journals

3	Author:	Bache, Benjamin Franklin, 1769-1798	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Franklin Bache diary, 1782-1785
	Dates:	1782-1785
	Abstract:	This is a translation of Benjamin Franklin Bache's diary that he kept while in Europe during the American Revolution. Bache traveled there as a young child when his grandfather, Benjamin Franklin, served as the American envoy to France. Bache spent nine years in Europe and during that time, received schooling in Passy and Switzerland. The journal begins with an account of his time in Switzerland and ends with his time with his grandfather in Passy. There are numerous stories and anecdotes in this journal. Some bear only on Bache's experience as a child and teenager in Europe. In Switzerland, among other things, Bache witnessed an execution by firing squad, saw a seven-foot tall giant, and was attacked by a watchdog at a Chateux. While in Passy, Bache received instructions on printing, witnessed numerous ballooning experiments, visited famous sites in Paris, and recorded some comings and goings of prominent guests. Some of these entries from Passy provide insight into Franklin's time in Paris, including a detailed account of the well-known scientific examination Franklin conducted on animal magnetism (hypnosis). Originally in French, this English translation of his journal along with the Benjamin Franklin Bache Collection (Mss.B.B122) provides a clear account of Bache's time in Europe during the Revolution. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B122d
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Americans Abroad \| Diplomatic History \| Education \| International Travel \| Printing and Publishing \| Travel
	Genre:	Diaries \| Travel Narratives and Journals

4	Author:	Hutchinson, James, 1752-1793	Requires cookie*
	Title:	James Hutchinson diary, February 26, 1777 - March 16, 1777
	Dates:	February 26-March 16
	Abstract:	This diary contains the journal James Hutchinson kept during his trans-Atlantic passage from England to America in 1777. The back of the journal includes an essay defending the attacks on Quakers by revolutionaries. The essay, signed "A Friend to the Liberty of Conscience," appears to have been intended for publication, although it is not clear if it ever was published. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.H97d.1
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Americans Abroad \| International Travel \| Religion
	Genre:	Diaries \| Manuscript Essays \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Voyages and travels.

5	Author:	Fox family	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Fox Family papers, ca. 1690-1915
	Dates:	1690-1915
	Abstract:	This collection contains information on the prominent Philadelphian Fox family with a large portion of the collection focusing on the family's land holdings and business dealings. George Fox was a close friend of William Temple Franklin, who bequeathed to Fox his grandfather's papers. George Fox was a doctor educated at the University of Pennsylvania. His brother Samuel was a businessman. Samuel's son Charles became a doctor. The collection reflects various papers relating to the lives and careers of these three men. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F832f
	Extent:	2 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Education \| International Travel \| Land and Speculation \| Law \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life \| Medicine \| Pennsylvania History \| Social Life and Custom \| Surveying and Maps
	Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Diaries \| Educational Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys \| Travel Narratives and Journals