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1	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

2	Author:	Wright, William D.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William D. Wright notebooks, 1843-1847
	Dates:	1843-1847
	Abstract:	The William Wright Collection is beyond the geographic scope of this guide, but scholars of early America, especially science and technology, may find this collection useful. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.W936
	Extent:	6 volume(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Educational Material
	Subjects:	Geology. \| Mechanics. \| Natural history. \| Steam-engines.

3	Author:	Young, Aaron,b. 1819.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Aaron Young papers, [ca. 1839-1894]
	Dates:	Circa 1839-1894
	Abstract:	The Andrew Young Collection contains a series of letters that reflect Young's interest in the sciences and natural history. Most date to the mid- to late-century. Some of the later documents contain correspondence from Young relating to his time in Brazil as an American consul. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Y81
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Diplomatic History \| Education \| International Travel \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Diplomatic Material \| Educational Material
	Subjects:	Botany. \| Geology. \| Mineralogy. \| Natural history -- Maine.

4	Author:	Fabbroni, Giovanni Valentino Mattia, 1752-1822	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Giovanni Valentino Mattia Fabbroni papers, ca. 1770s-1875
	Dates:	Circa 1770-1875
	Abstract:	This Collection of Giovanni Fabbroni letters contain a range of correspondence that Fabbroni carried on with fellow scientists throughout Europe. Although much of Fabbroni's travel and correspondence focused on Continental Europe, his wide-ranging correspondence can offer insight into the British Atlantic World and the flow of ideas and information within it. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F113
	Extent:	8 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Foreign Language \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Agriculture \| Botany. \| Bridges. \| Coinage. \| Geology. \| Locks (Hydraulic engineering) -- Middle Atlantic states -- History. \| Machinery -- Drawings. \| Manufacturing processes. \| Museums -- History. \| Natural history. \| Tools -- Drawings. \| Weights and measures.

5	Author:	Bache, A.D. (Alexander Dallas), 1806-1867	Requires cookie*
	Title:	A. D. Bache Collection
	Dates:	1833-1873
	Abstract:	This collection consists of a wide-range of general correspondence to and from Alexander Dallas Bache from 1833-1865. The correspondence includes letters to many prominent scientists, such as Louis Agassiz, Maria Mitchell, and Charles Babbage. The content reflects the wide range of Bache's scientific activity and his extensive contacts. Topics range from cartography to lighthouses to education reform to phrenology. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B123
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Antebellum Politics \| Early National Politics \| Science and technology
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Official Government Documents and Records \| Scientific Correspondence
	Subjects:	Cooper Union \| Education \| Geological Survey of the State of New Jersey \| Geology \| Girard College \| Lighthouses \| National Academy of Sciences \| Natural history \| United States Coast Survey