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21	Author:	Davy, Humphry,Sir,1778-1829.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Sir Humphry Davy correspondence, 1803-1822
	Dates:	1803-1822
	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. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.D315.1
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America
	Subjects:	Anatomy \| Chemistry \| Medicine. \| Mineralogy. \| Natural history.

22	Author:	Hosack, David, 1769-1835	Requires cookie*
	Title:	David Hosack letters and papers, 1795-1835
	Dates:	1795-1835
	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. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Film.885.1-.7
	Extent:	3 microfilm_reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Botany. \| Horticulturists. \| Medicine. \| Natural history.

23	Author:	Carson, Joseph, 1808-1876	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Joseph Carson letters, 1789-1858
	Dates:	1789-1858
	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. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Film.1116
	Extent:	1 microfilm_reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Medical education -- United States. \| Medicine \| Physicians

24	Author:	Wistar, Caspar, 1761-1818	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Caspar Wistar commonplace book, 1796-1813
	Dates:	1796-1813
	Abstract:	This fascinating commonplace book contains some of Caspar Wistar's thoughts on medicine. Infectious disease is a particularly prominent topic. Wistar offers observations and some theories, noting how "country people" had some immunities that others did not. Wistar discusses the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia and infections on boats, in individuals, and within families. There is also meteorological data from 1758-1765. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.616.928.W765
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Medicine \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Educational Material \| Meteorological Data \| Notebooks \| Scientific Data
	Subjects:	Communicable diseases. \| Medicine. \| Meteorology -- Observations. \| Typhus fever. \| Yellow fever.

25	Author:	Owen, Richard, 1804-1892	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Richard Owen papers, 1827-1889
	Dates:	1827-1889
	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. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Ow2
	Extent:	1.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America
	Subjects:	Birds. \| Dinosaurs. \| Fishes. \| Medicine. \| Mollusks. \| Natural history.

26	Author:	Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Rush commonplace book, 1792-1813
	Dates:	1792-1813
	Abstract:	The commonplace book is better described as Benjamin Rush's diary of events from 1792. Rush recounts in great detail the spectacular failure of William Duer and other investors in Philadelphia and New York, noting the panic and uncertainty that swept elite society in those months. The second portion of the volume contains a range of Rush's thoughts and observations on society, making this portion more like a traditional commonplace book. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.R89c
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Land and Speculation \| Medicine \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Diaries
	Subjects:	Hospitals -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. \| Indians of North America \| Marriage. \| Medicine. \| Religion.

27	Author:	Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Travels through life:or an account of sundry incidents and events in the life of Benjamin Rush...written for the use of his children, [1800]
	Dates:	Circa 1800
	Abstract:	Benjamin Rush's Travels Through Life is his multi-volume autobiography. This manuscript copy is in his own hand and takes up eight volumes of notebooks. The APS also has another manuscript copy of the work that was written by someone other than Rush, likely in preparation for its publication. Rush wrote the autobiography for his children. The APS published portions of the diary, but segments have not been published. Notations suggest that portions that would be "offensive to surviving relatives" be omitted from publication. Other sections were crossed out but are readable and contain pertinent information. This is especially true on the section where Rush records his thoughts on prominent individuals from the American Revolution. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.R89t
	Extent:	8 volume(s)
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Early National Politics \| Marriage and Family Life \| Medicine \| Philadelphia History \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Autobiography \| Diaries
	Subjects:	Epidemics -- United States \| Indians of North America \| Medicine. \| Yellow fever -- United States.

28	Author:	Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Memorable facts -- events opinions -- thots [sic] etc., 1789-1791
	Dates:	1789-1791
	Abstract:	This collection contains a photocopy of Benjamin Rush's "Memorable Events." The originals are held by the Library Company of Philadelphia. The manuscript contains descriptions of Philadelphia events and personalities. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.R89me
	Extent:	0.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Philadelphia History
	Genre:	Autobiography
	Subjects:	Abolitionists. \| African American churches \| African Americans -- Religion \| Creek Indians \| Indians of North America \| Medicine. \| Slavery -- United States.

29	Author:	Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Rush correspondence, 1759-1813
	Dates:	1759-1813
	Abstract:	This collection of Benjamin Rush Papers was compiled by Lyman Butterfield for his biography of Rush. The papers are photocopies of Rush's correspondence. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.R89p
	Extent:	2.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	African American \| Early National Politics \| Medicine \| Religion
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Political Correspondence \| Research Records and Reports
	Subjects:	Abolitionists. \| African American churches \| African Americans -- Religion \| Medicine. \| Slavery. \| Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

30	Author:	Morton, Samuel George, 1799-1851	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Samuel George Morton papers, 1838-1844
	Dates:	1838-1844
	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. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Film.1413
	Extent:	1 microfilm_reel(s)
	Genre:	Microfilm Collection
	Subjects:	Archaeology \| Craniology. \| Education. \| Egyptology. \| Geology. \| Indians of North America \| Medicine. \| Mineralogy. \| Paleontology. \| Phrenology.

31	Author:	Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Benjamin Vaughan Papers
	Dates:	1746-1900
	Abstract:	The Benjamin Vaughan Papers contain an extensive amount of correspondence and other documents. MOLE contains a detailed inventory of its holdings. Vaughan was a prominent figure in the revolutionary Atlantic. This large collection captures the complex and high profile life Benjamin led. He was born in the Caribbean but grew up in London. He became a friend of Franklin and his circle in London in the 1770s. During the War for Independence, he served as an emissary to the peace negotiations between the U.S. and British. He then spent a few years in Switzerland before emigrating to the United States with his wife. They settled in Maine, where Vaughan dabbled in speculation, farming, and other pursuits. His brother John became active in the American Philosophical Society. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.V46p
	Extent:	13.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	American Revolution \| Beyond Early America \| Colonial Politics \| Diplomatic History \| Early National Politics \| Land and Speculation \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Diplomatic Material \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Maps and Surveys
	Subjects:	Agriculture \| Animal magnetism. \| Architecture \| Astronomy \| Bowdoin College \| Breeding. \| Diplomacy. \| Diseases \| Dueling. \| Electricity \| Genealogies \| Hallowell (Me.) \| Manufactures \| Medicine \| Mesmerism \| Meteorology \| Notes \| Plantations \| Punctuation \| Religion \| Silk industry. \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Taxation \| Unitarianism \| United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783

32	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)

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