Subject| • | Abolition, emancipation, freedom |
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| | • | Agriculture |
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| | • | Agriculture -- United States. |
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| | • | Art -- United States. |
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| | • | Avesta |
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| | • | Bees. |
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| | • | Cartography. |
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| | • | Charities -- United States. |
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| | • | Civil engineering -- United States. |
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| | • | Culture, community, organizations |
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| | • | Drawing. |
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| | • | Education -- United States |
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| | • | Egyptian language -- Writing, Hieroglyphic |
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| | • | Engineering. |
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| | • | France -- Description and travel |
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| | • | Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Egypt |
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| | • | Geological Survey of Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Geology -- Maps |
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| | • | Geology -- Nova Scotia -- Surveys |
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| | • | Geology -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Germany -- Description and travel |
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| | • | Hawaiian language |
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| | • | Home economics -- United States -- Accounting |
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| | • | Horticulture |
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| | • | Insurance agents -- United States. |
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| | • | Javanese language |
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| | • | Locomotives. |
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| | • | Medicine, Military. |
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| | • | Natural history. |
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| | • | Nova Scotia -- Surveys |
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| | • | Obelisks |
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| | • | Paleontology -- Pennsylvania |
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| | • | Pennsylvania -- Surveys |
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| | • | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs |
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| | • | Philology |
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| | • | Poems |
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| | • | Portraits, American. |
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| | • | Quakers |
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| | • | Race, race relations, racism |
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| | • | Reconstruction |
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| | • | Religion, religious organizations |
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| | • | Slavery -- United States. |
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| | • | Slaves, slavery, slave trade |
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| | • | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform |
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| | • | Social problems. |
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| | • | Switzerland -- Description and travel |
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| | • | Technology. |
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| | • | Transcendentalism |
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| | • | Unitarianism |
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| | 1 | 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.
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| | | | 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 | |
| 4 | Author: | Wyck Association | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Wyck Association Collection
| | | | Dates: | 1663-1972 | | | | Abstract: | The Wyck Collection is a massive collection that touches upon a number of early American themes. MOLE contains an extensive inventory of the collection. There are also binders with the collection that contain item level descriptions of the contents. The collection is particularly notable for its family correspondence, business records, and information on the operations of some Philadelphia institutions, such as the Academy of Natural Sciences.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.Ms.Coll.52 | | | | Extent: | 151.5 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | Business and Skilled Trades | Early National Politics | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Marriage and Family Life | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | Science and technology | Trade | | | | Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Family Correspondence | Institutional Records | Miscellaneous | | | | Subjects: | Abolition, emancipation, freedom | Agriculture | Culture, community, organizations | Home economics -- United States -- Accounting | Horticulture | Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs | Quakers | Race, race relations, racism | Reconstruction | Religion, religious organizations | Slaves, slavery, slave trade | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform | Social problems. | |
| 5 | Author: | Wistar family. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Eastwick Collection, 1746-1929
| | | | Dates: | 1746-1929 | | | | Abstract: | This large and rich collection contains a range of documents including travel journals, diaries, business records, and personal correspondence. The largest portion of the collection is of correspondence among members of the extended Wister family and their network of friends in the early nineteenth century, which provides insight into early nineteenth century Germantown and Philadelphia culture and society. These often long letters lend insight into all aspect of nineteenth century life, including politics, courtship, friendship, family, and manners. Poetry of Elizabeth, Sarah, and Charles Wister is included, as are daybooks and journals of Sarah.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.974.811.Ea7 | | | | Extent: | 3.5 Linear Feet | | | | Topics: | American Revolution | Business and Skilled Trades | Land and Speculation | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Marriage and Family Life | Social Life and Custom | Surveying and Maps | Women's History | | | | Genre: | Diaries | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Literature | Maps and Surveys | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | | Subjects: | Agriculture -- United States. | Bees. | Gardening -- United States. | |
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