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1	Author:	Philological Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Philological Society (Philadelphia, Pa.) papers, 1809-1811
	Dates:	1809-1811
	Abstract:	This collection contains various records from Philadelphia's Philological Society. Its contents lends insight into the literary culture of Philadelphia's polite society in the early nineteenth century (1809-1811). The collection contains many essays that discuss city life and problems. Other essays deal with issues such as ambition, avarice, literature, history, and the like. There is a detailed index with the title and topic of each essay. The Society's records also contain correspondence (often short) that documents its workings. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.405.P5o
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Philadelphia History \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Institutional Records \| Manuscript Essays \| Miscellaneous
	Subjects:	Learned institutions and societies -- Pennsylvania. \| Philology.

2	Author:	Lesley, J. P. (J. Peter), 1819-1903	Requires cookie*
	Title:	J.P. Lesley Papers
	Dates:	1826-1898
	Abstract:	J.P. Lesley was a prominent Pennsylvanian who became a leading geologist. This collection contains a range of materials that relate to his life. The content of the correspondence is not just scientific. Instead, subjects span a wide-range of topics, including European travel, the Civil War, politics, art, literature, personal affairs, and family matters. The papers also reflect Lesley wide-ranging scientific interests. Although a geologist, Lesley also dabbled in demographic studies, religion, and philology. A fair amount of the collection is from the 1850s and beyond. Much of this early correspondence is among family members, but some letters are from prominent reformers, such as Lydia Maria Child. Among the Lesley papers are poems, journals, and notebooks. Two boxes date from 1841 to 1851, which, notably, deal with the period before Lesley became a full-time geologist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.L56
	Extent:	7.75 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| International Travel \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life
	Genre:	Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Literature \| Scientific Data \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Avesta \| Cartography. \| Charities -- United States. \| Education -- United States \| Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic \| France -- Description and travel \| Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Egypt \| Geological Survey of Pennsylvania \| Geology -- Maps \| Geology -- Nova Scotia -- Surveys \| Geology -- Pennsylvania \| Germany -- Description and travel \| Hawaiian language \| Javanese language \| Nova Scotia -- Surveys \| Obelisks \| Paleontology -- Pennsylvania \| Pennsylvania -- Surveys \| Philology \| Poems \| Slavery -- United States. \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform \| Switzerland -- Description and travel \| Transcendentalism \| Unitarianism