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1	Author:	Mills, Frederick Ira,1807-1830	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Notes to Proffessor [sic] Benjamin Siliman's [sic] lectures on chemistry and pharmacy, 1826-1827
	Dates:	1826-1827
	Abstract:	This is Frederick Mills' notebook from 1826 and 1827 of Benjamin Silliman's lectures on chemistry and pharmacy delivered at Yale College. Unlike some of the other notebooks at the APS, the notes in this one are dated, so one has a clear sense of how the lectures were delivered. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.M622
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Chemistry \| Pharmacy.

2	Author:	Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Silliman correspondence, 1808-1859
	Dates:	1808-1859
	Abstract:	This small collection contains a range of documents relating to the career of Benjamin Silliman, chemist and professor at Yale. Much of the correspondence dates to the 1830s and is from Silliman himself. There are a few letters in French from Jons Berzelius. Science, especially chemistry and geology, and other scientists are often discussed. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Si4
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Education \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Blowpipe. \| Chemistry \| Ether \| Geology. \| Natural history. \| Telegraph

3	Author:	Patterson, , Robert M. (Robert Maskell), 1787-1854	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Robert Maskell Patterson notebooks, 1810-1811
	Dates:	1810-1811
	Abstract:	Previously catalogued as part of the the Robert Patterson Collection, this portion contains lecture notes on natural philosophy, death, mathematics, engineering, and other subjects. In addition to the notes, there is a class roster from the Universities of Pennsylvania and Virginia and copies of exams. There is also meteorological data for 1775 and 1776. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.P275.n
	Extent:	4 volume(s)
	Topics:	Education \| Natural history \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material \| Meteorological Data \| Notebooks
	Subjects:	Agriculture \| Botany \| Chemistry \| Mineralogy \| Physics \| Zoology

4	Author:	Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Thomas Jefferson papers, 1775-1825
	Dates:	1775-1825
	Abstract:	This is the primary collection of Thomas Jefferson Papers at the APS. The collection is rich and extensive. The collection is well-described and inventoried in MOLE. What follows below is a general summary of some of the more noteworthy pieces. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.J35
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Colony and State Specific History \| Diplomatic History \| Early National Politics \| Government Affairs \| Native America \| Natural history \| Science and technology
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Boundaries, State. \| Canals. \| Chemistry \| Indians of North America -- Languages \| Linguistics. \| Louisiana Purchase -- Enclopedias. \| Plants. \| Science -- United States -- 18th century. \| Scientific apparatus and instruments. \| Seeds.