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1	Author:	Ord, George, 1781-1866	Requires cookie*
	Title:	George Ord Collection
	Dates:	1831-1864
	Abstract:	The collection of George Ord correspondence is a relatively small but significant collection. Most of the letters are from George Ord to Charles Waterton, a British naturalist, and reflect their shared interest in natural history, especially ornithology. The letters deal with Ord's rivalry with Audubon. Many of Ord's letters question the accuracy of Audobon's work. Other letters touch on Alexander Wilson and on new techniques for capturing images of animal life, such as the use of the Daguerre process. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Or2
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Early National Politics \| Exploration. \| Natural history \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Abolitionists -- United States -- Attitudes \| Animals -- Habits and behavior of \| Audubon, John James, 1785-1851. Birds of America \| Banks and banking -- United States. \| Birds -- Study and teaching \| Birds. \| Cholic Acid \| Church buildings -- Pennsylvania-Philadelphia \| Cicada (Genus) \| Columbidia \| Cuckoos \| Daguerreotypes \| Dictionary of the English language. Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784 \| Dove \| English language -- Dictionaries \| Famines -- Ireland \| France -- 19th century \| Frogs -- United States \| Frost -- Great Britain \| Geese \| Gold mines and mining -- California -- 19th century \| Heatstroke \| Immigrants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia \| Influenza -- United States \| Irish -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia \| Memorials -- Great Britain \| Mercury \| Mexican War, 1846-1848 \| Monk, Maria, d. 1850 \| Partridges \| Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827 -- Art collections. \| Potatoes \| Railroads -- 19th century \| Rattlesnake \| Religion \| Reptiles \| Sea monsters \| Secession -- Southern States \| Skin -- Diseases-Treatment \| Slaves -- Emancipation-America \| Smoking -- Health aspects -- United States \| Soap trade -- Pennsylvania \| Steam-navigation -- Atlantic Ocean \| Steamboat disasters \| Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896 Uncle Tom's Cabin. \| Telegraph \| United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842). \| Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1872. Narrative of the United States exploring expedition. \| Williams, Eleazer, 1787-1858

2	Author:	Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Samuel George Morton Papers
	Dates:	1819-1850
	Abstract:	The Samuel George Morton Collection provides a window into the life of this nineteenth century scientist, explorer, and natural historian. The collection holds a wide-range of materials, and the correspondence touches on many different subjects. The entry in MOLE contains an item level accounting of the collection and its contents. The collection begins in the 1820s, when Morton is just beginning his career and continues through to the 1840s. Letters touch on topics, such as the treatment of Native Americans, Indian burial grounds, discoveries of fossilized remains, and medical education. Material on the Wilkes Expedition and especially on Morton's early medical career is covered in depth. One letter contains a request from General Lafayette for a skull of an Indian for his own scientific collection. Most of the letters are to Morton and contain results of experiments or observations from travel and exploration. Additionally, the Diary to the West Indies form 1834 offers insight into the culture of the islands. Morton's own involvement in the scientific racism is prominent in much of his later writing. Included in the collection are sketches of his "craniometrical drawings," which were used by pro-slavery advocates. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.M843
	Extent:	2.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	African American \| Exploration. \| International Travel \| Travel
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Scientific Correspondence \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Archaeology \| Aymara Indians \| Botany \| Craniology. \| Craniometry \| Education \| Egyptology. \| Geology \| Indians of North America -- Kentucky \| Indians of North America -- Massachusetts \| Indians of North America -- Mississippi \| Indians of North America -- Ohio \| Indians of North America -- Physical characteristics \| Indians of North America -- Rhode Island \| Indians of North America -- Tennessee \| Indians of South America -- Peru \| Indians of South America -- Physical characteristics \| Medicine \| Mineralogy \| Miscegenation \| Natural history \| Naumkeag Indians \| Ornithology \| Paleontology \| Pentland, Joseph Barclay \| Phrenology \| Race \| Race, race relations, racism \| Science and technology \| Skull. \| Slavery -- Barbados \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| United States Exploring Expedition (1838-1842)