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1	Author:	Anonymous	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Stock certificates, [ca. 1840-1900]
	Dates:	Circa 1840-1900
	Abstract:	This collection contains 121 stock and bond certificates for companies, most of which are railroad companies. The bonds are notable for having engraved depictions of locomotives on them. There is also at least one that is signed by Cornelius Vanderbilt. The majority of the certificates date to the late-nineteenth century. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.385.St6
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades
	Genre:	Art \| Business Records and Accounts
	Subjects:	Bonds -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. \| Railroad companies. \| Stock certificates.

2	Author:	Baldwin, Loammi, 1780-1838	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Loammi Baldwin diary, 9 September 1823 - 29 November 1823
	Dates:	1823
	Abstract:	The Diary of Loammi Baldwin (September 9 – November 29, 1823) chronicles a portion of Baldwin's trip to Europe where he observed European canals and other internal improvements. Baldwin was a leading civil engineer in antebellum America, and he traveled to Europe to learn about tested methods and good practices that he could bring back to America. The journal begins with Baldwin departing London for Dover and follows his trip through Holland and France. The diary contains numerous sketches of machinery, including carriages, canals, locks, boats, and steam-engine parts. There are also observations on European cities, towns, and customs. Many of the canal sketches are elaborate and detailed. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B189
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Americans Abroad \| Business and Skilled Trades \| Engineering \| International Travel \| Science and technology \| Travel
	Genre:	Art \| Scientific Data \| Sketchbooks \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Canals -- Belgium. \| Canals -- Design and construction. \| Canals -- England. \| Canals -- France. \| Canals -- Netherlands. \| Technology - History

3	Author:	Audubon, John James, 1785-1851	Requires cookie*
	Title:	John James Audubon Papers
	Dates:	1821-1845
	Abstract:	This fairly large collection (over 200 letters) of John James Audubon material consists primarily of John's correspondence with his wife Lucy and son Victor. The collection shows a personal side of Audubon who kept his wife and son informed of all aspects of his work and travels. The letters to his wife – "my dearest friend" – are particularly affectionate and open. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Au25
	Extent:	0.75 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Natural history \| Printing and Publishing \| Science and technology
	Genre:	Art \| Business Records and Accounts \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence
	Subjects:	Birds -- North America \| Natural history -- North America \| Naturalist \| Ornithologist \| Ornithology -- North America

4	Author:	Barton, Benjamin Smith, 1766-1815	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Violetta Delafield-Benjamin Smith Barton Collection
	Dates:	1783-1817
	Abstract:	The extensive Benjamin Smith Barton collection contains six sections: Correspondence, Bound Volumes (including notebooks), Subject Files, and Graphic Materials. The material includes numerous images, sketches, notes, printed material, and other correspondence. The collection also has numerous copper plates that were used to print images drawn by Barton. Although a collection this large touches on a variety of interesting and important subjects, the collection's strength is its wealth of data on nineteenth century medical, botanical, and Native American studies. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.B284d
	Extent:	10 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Education \| Language and Linguistics \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Medicine \| Native America \| Natural history \| Printing and Publishing \| Science and technology \| Travel
	Genre:	Art \| Family Correspondence \| General Correspondence \| Language Material \| Notebooks \| Political Correspondence \| Sketchbooks \| Travel Narratives and Journals
	Subjects:	Bartram's Garden (Philadelphia, Pa.) \| Botanists \| Botany -- Study and teaching -- 19th century \| Botany -- Virginia \| Chemistry -- 18th century \| Cherokee Indians \| Cherokee language \| Choctaw Indians \| Dysentery. \| Electricity -- 18th century \| Ethnobotany \| Geology -- 18th century \| Gout \| Indians of North America \| Indians of North America -- Agriculture \| Indians of North America -- Languages \| Kaigana Indians \| Kaskaskia Indians \| Mammals -- Classification \| Mandan Indians \| Mastodons \| Materia medica \| Medicine -- Practice -- 18th century \| Medicine -- Study and teaching -- 18th century \| Meteorology -- United States -- 18th century \| Meteors \| Mineralogy \| Natural history -- 18th century \| Natural history -- 19th century \| Osage language \| Physicians -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia \| Physics \| Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796 \| Seminole Indians \| Seneca Indians \| Tuscarora Indians \| University of Pennsylvania -- Faculty \| Venereal disease \| Yellow fever \| Yellow fever -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 1793 \| Zoology -- 18th century